Goal 13: Learning and students

The University’s learning and student activities play a key role in our approach to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Here’s a wider showcase of our work addressing Goal 13.

University holds Talking Science Competition

Each year, the University’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) hosts the ‘Talking Science Competition’ where second year undergraduate students and above are invited to share their ideas on how science can create a healthier, fairer and greener world, creating a unique opportunity to talk about a subject that really matters to them. Winners are selected by a panel made up of Faculty academic and professional services staff, alumni and sci comms students.

The Great Science Share for Schools

Each year we hold the Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) which engages school children with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2022, 25 primary schools across Greater Manchester worked to investigate air quality in their local area in the ‘Great Science Share Clean Air Challenge,’ thanks to a partnership between The University of Manchester and the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science. The GSSfS theme for 2023-2024 is ‘Sustainable Science,’ which encourages students to think about global sustainability issues and climate action.

Annual Linnean Society Lecture

The Annual Linnean Society lecture led by our University’s Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, aims to inspire and inform everyone in contemporary biology and botany; and the role that female scientists play.