This project involved engaging with young Manchester women to explore feminism and their aspirations around education. Dr Niamh Moore, from the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC), worked collaboratively with Amelia Lee, a local youth worker from...
This was an intergenerational family open day exploring stories of Guernsey/Bury World War 2 evacuees. Gill Mawson researched the Guernsey/Bury evacuee experience during WW2. She worked with Bury Archives to hold a family open day in October 2010 at Ramsbottom...
This project saw large-scale public art (Rangoli) raise awareness of parasitic infections. A group of immunology researchers worked in partnership with Inspired Sisters, an Asian women's group from Longsight in Manchester. The aim was to demonstrate the role science...
Antibiotic drug resistance needs to be everyone's concern, because it's on target to kill more than ten million people a year worldwide by 2050. Drs Roger Harrison and David Allison have led a series of public engagement initiatives to raise awareness and...
In Manchester, more than 200 languages are spoken and more than 50 languages appear on signs in public spaces. Multilingual Manchester, a research, learning and engagement initiative led by Professor Yaron Matras, promotes awareness of language diversity both on...
Over 70 years ago, the NHS was created to provide free and universal access to healthcare. The lived experiences of workers, patients, volunteers and the public encapsulate a unique part of British history. The NHS's political and policy history has been well studied...
Creating an educational resource in partnership with teenage patients, artists and researchers The Changing Futures project brought together teenagers with cystic fibrosis (CF), clinicians, artists, scientists and education specialists to develop online resources...
Primary care is often someone's first point of contact with the NHS, and it covers GP practices, dental practices, community pharmacies and high street opticians. In 2008, PRIMER, the first public involvement group to focus on primary care, was set up at the...
Can data really save lives? Connected Health Cities and The Farr Institute work with patients and members of the public across the UK to raise awareness of sharing and re-using patient data in medical research, and to understand the questions people have about this....
The multi award-winning Our Migration Story represents the culmination of a decade of innovative interdisciplinary collaboration between Professors Claire Alexander, Joya Chatterji from Cambridge and The Runnymede Trust. It has taken original research into schools to...
Get involved in showing our local friends and neighbours, the breadth of work that goes on at The University of Manchester. As part of our commitment to enhancing our relationship with members of our local communities, we are holding our annual University-wide...
Approximately one in four people suffer from seasonal allergies and this incidence is on the increase. The causes of the increase are not known, and there is a lack of quality symptom data that hampers further understanding. #BritainBreathing was co-developed with...
This innovative project aimed to examine the everyday realities and impact of climate change on the lives of slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After talking to over 600 people living in a slum, Dr Joanne Jordan set out to communicate her findings to a diverse...
By 2030, two-thirds of the world's population will reside in cities, with at least one-quarter aged 60 and over. The World Health Organisation's Age-Friendly Cities programme emphasises the need to develop supportive environments for older citizens. This engagement...
Researchers have worked with professional authors to write stories inspired by discoveries in neuroscience and genetics. Comma Press, an independent publisher, explores the ways in which arts practitioners and scientists inform and interact with each other's practice....
A 'workshop in a bag' for engaging with the public, wider stakeholders and research participants, Ketso is a hands-on kit for creative engagement. It offers a structured way to run a workshop through reusable coloured shapes that are used to capture everyone's ideas....
At the height of the public spending cuts, the Everyday Austerity research project looked at the impact the austerity policies were having on everyday life for families and communities in Greater Manchester. Dr Sarah Marie Hall spent two years working with six...
Living with a facial disfigurement can be incredibly socially isolating. Facing Out is a two-year project that explores the impact of acquired facial disfigurement from head and neck cancers and their treatments. With Arts Council England/National Lottery, the...
Inspiring the next generation of engineers, the Robot Orchestra, led by Professor Danielle George, enables young people to learn computer coding and recycle things to make robot instruments, which are linked together by a robotic conductor to play music. The Orchestra...
Teenagers developed drama and music performances after working creatively with biomedical researchers. The 'Seeking Perfection' project explored human enhancement - tackling issues such as boosting athletic performance and using plastic surgery. The project was led by...
This is a national competition to excite 7 to 19-year-olds about computer science. The annual UK Schools Computer Animation Competition, founded in 2008, aims to encourage the next generation to become not just users of computers, but also creators of the future. The...
Our cultural institutions are involved in a collaborative arts and health project with Manchester Schools Hospital Service for 7 to 16-year-olds. The project involves the Whitworth, Manchester Museum, and Manchester Schools Hospital and Home Teaching Service. With...
Fruit fly research covers many areas of biomedical science, providing opportunities to teach biology in engaging ways, link to contemporary research, and create memorable micro-experiments that are affordable and feasible in schools. The droso4schools initiative,...
Whitworth Young Contemporaries is a programme developed by and for young people aged 11 to 24 based at the Whitworth. A core group of twenty 16 to 24-year-olds from diverse backgrounds meet weekly to plan and deliver a programme of workshops and creative events with a...
Developed in 2016 by Dr Lynne Bianchi and led by the Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub, the Great Science Share for Schools is a fast growing national campaign designed to engage young people in science and engineering. The...
