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Coronavirus update

The safety and wellbeing of our staff, students and visitors is our highest priority. To help keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, we have moved teaching online, closed non-essential facilities and cancelled or postponed on-campus events. For the latest updates, visit our coronavirus information page.

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Lockdown Lectures

Over the next few weeks, some of our amazing researchers will be going online to tell you their story.

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Responding to the 
challenge of coronavirus

Our people are working together to contribute to the response to COVID-19.

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Law students volunteer to help people affected by coronavirus

Manchester law students are set to volunteer their services during their holidays to help people affected by coronavirus.
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Cross-country mapping of COVID-19 effects and treatments in blood

More than 500 scientists globally are sharing data on COVID-19 gleaned from the use of mass spectrometry techniques.
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Willingness to take part in protests unaffected by coronavirus

Study shows that people are still willing to take part in protests in large numbers, despite the coronavirus crisis.

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Potential targets for COVID-19 vaccine found

Research shows parts of the SARS-CoV-2 strain that activate an immune response, which could act as targets for vaccine development.
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Public torn over using COVID-19 contact tracing apps

Early results from a Manchester study show privacy and lack of effectiveness are amongst the most common concerns.
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University to decarbonise investment portfolio

The University will end investments in fossil fuel reserve and extraction companies by 2022, and ‘decarbonise’ all investments by 2038.
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Help support our students

We’ve launched The University of Manchester Emergency Hardship Fund to support students struggling financially because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Research into COVID-19 impact on BME mentally-ill community

Research launched into how ethnic minority people with mental illness, and their carers, are coping during the pandemic.

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