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Psychiatric units safer as in-patient suicide falls
(17 May 2012)
Suicides by psychiatric in-patients have fallen to a new low, research published today (Thursday) has found.

Saving the planet, one microwave at a time
(16 May 2012)
The vast majority of the millions of microwave ovens thrown away every year could be easily fixed and reused, according to University of Manchester research.

Renowned China experts deliver 2012 China lecture
(15 May 2012)
This year’s China lecture at The University of Manchester is to be delivered by world renowned historian Professor Peter Perdue.

Cities must must adapt to our changing climate, say leaders
(14 May 2012)
UK cities must take more urgent and integrated action to adapt to our changing climate, according to some of the region's leading businesses and public sector representatives.

Winterson becomes Manchester Professor
(14 May 2012)
One of the country’s best known literary figures is to become a professor of creative writing at The University of Manchester.

Former UN adviser to join Manchester Medical School
(11 May 2012)
The University of Manchester’s Medical School has appointed Mukesh Kapila as Professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs.

Celebration day for Queen’s Anniversary Prize
(10 May 2012)
The University of Manchester last week celebrated the award of a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education for the Dalton Nuclear Institute.

Casken string quintet gets UK premiere
(10 May 2012)
The University of Manchester’s resident string quartet are to premiere a major work of one of the UK’s leading composers at the Martin Harris Centre tomorrow(11 May).

Manchester students make international mark as conductors
(08 May 2012)
A third year University of Manchester music student has signed up with one of the world’s leading music agencies Intermusica.

MPs visit Sir Bobby to learn more about Find A Better Way.
(04 May 2012)
Find A Better Way, the charity founded by Sir Bobby Charlton to improve the lives of individuals and communities around the world affected by landmines, will host a visit of prominent Westminster MPs at the University of Manchester today.

University joins UK Electronics Skills Foundation
(03 May 2012)
The University of Manchester has joined the UK Electronics Skills Foundation, which seeks to reverse the decline in the number of UK graduates entering the electronics industry by linking talented electronic engineering degree students with companies for scholarships with work experience.

Scientist awarded Royal Society fellowship
(03 May 2012)
A University of Manchester stem cell researcher has been awarded a prestigious Enterprise Fellowship Grant from The Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

Bacteria discovery could lead to antibiotics alternatives
(03 May 2012)
Scientists have discovered an Achilles heel within our cells that bacteria are able to exploit to cause and spread infection.

National charity role for kidney disease expert
(03 May 2012)
A major UK charity which funded a promising young kidney disease researcher back in 1992 has now invited him to join its Board of Trustees.

The science of poetry
(03 May 2012)
For most engineers and scientists, wandering lonely as a cloud or being compared to a summer rose are not phrases which normally enter their minds.

Manchester lecturer wins Blackboard award
(02 May 2012)
Dr Drew Whitworth from The University of Manchester has been honored by education technology company Blackboard for the innovative way he uses their software for his teaching.

Passover treasure launches on iBookstore
(01 May 2012)
A fourteenth-century Jewish masterpiece, painstakingly preserved by experts at The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library, is launched on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch this week.

Suicide risk for older people who self-harm
(01 May 2012)
Older people who self-harm are at much greater risk of suicide than both the general population and younger adults who self-harm, a new study has found.

‘Biggest ever’ computer conference to honour Alan Turing
(01 May 2012)
The University of Manchester will this year host the biggest event in the history of Computer Science to celebrate the centenary of Alan Turing, the father of the modern computer.

Obesity affects job prospects for women, study finds
(30 Apr 2012)
Obese women are more likely to be discriminated against when applying for jobs and receive lower starting salaries than their non-overweight colleagues, a new study has found.

'Uninvited' Haiti earthquake teams neglected medical record keeping
(26 Apr 2012)
Some foreign medical teams need to improve the way they respond to future disasters, according to an analysis of the devastating January 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Politics Professor wins top teaching prize
(26 Apr 2012)
A Professor of Politics at The University of Manchester was been awarded one of the country’s top teaching prizes.

Global economic prospects harmed by Apple business model, says CRESC
(25 Apr 2012)
A team of experts at The University of Manchester’s Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) says the West’s globalised system of doing business- typified by the multinational company Apple– is hitting profits and jobs in Asia and the United States.

“You need each other”, writers tell artists and scientists
(24 Apr 2012)
Six of the UK’s top science fiction writers are calling for scientists and the creative community to work more closely together to improve the credibility of their work.

Orang-utan nest-building shows high degree of sophistication
(17 Apr 2012)
Orangutans may be smarter than previously thought if a new study into the sophisticated way they build nests is any indication.

Researchers let loo-se on unique project
(17 Apr 2012)
University of Manchester researchers are beginning work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste.