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An archaeologist working on a former burial site.

Secrets of UK’s Stone Age hunter-gatherers uncovered

Manchester archaeologists contributed to the discovery that sheds new light on the communities that inhabited Britain after the last Ice Age.

Manchester spin-out receives funding to revolutionise water filtration

A Manchester spin-out company that's developing a breakthrough water filtration technology has secured SEED equity investment of £500,000 to help scale up.

Britain's largest marine reptile fossil, discovered in January 2022

Our review of 2022

A roundup of just some of Manchester’s work, innovations and achievements over the last year.

University members recognised in New Year honours

A new Knight and a Dame are among the University of Manchester people recognised in the New Year honours, the first to be granted by King Charles III.

Next Vice-President and Dean of Humanities announced

Professor Fiona Devine will succeed Professor Keith Brown as Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities when he steps down from the role at the end of the academic year.

Landmark agreement to boost innovation and R&D in the city-region

Greater Manchester’s burgeoning innovation ecosystem has taken another major step forward with the signing of an agreement with the UK's national innovation agency, Innovate UK.

Another impressive financial year for Manchester-born spinouts

Ten new Manchester-based biomedical, science and engineering companies have been created over the past year by the University's Innovation Factory, producing cutting-edge technology and services to benefit societies around the world.