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The University of Manchester has retained its place among the UK’s top ten universities in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

University of Manchester undergraduate has won second place in the Cambridge Edge AI Innovation for Sustainability Challenge 2026 with a concept designed to improve early wildfire detection whilst reducing reliance on energy-intensive data centres. …

University of Manchester chemists help create the first isolable uranium–carbon triple bond, giving scientists a clearer view of how uranium shares electrons with carbon and opening new routes for fundamental actinide chemistry.

This year’s ESRC Festival of Social Science brings research beyond the lecture room, creating opportunities for the public to explore the issues shaping everyday life.

The University of Manchester Library is delighted to invite teaching staff, Library colleagues and students to the launch of The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal, a new Open Educational Resource (OER) by Dr Mark Carrigan, …

We’re back after our summer break with the latest edition of the Open Research Digest from the Office for Open Research. As always, the Digest brings together news, opportunities and updates from across the Open Research community at the University …

Library subject guides bring together recommended resources and support in one convenient place. Whether you are studying, teaching or developing learning materials, they can help you find relevant databases, eBooks, eJournals, Special Collections …

Professor Pierre-Richard Agénor, Professor of Economics at The University of Manchester, has been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Economic Society (RES).

Chemists have designed a new molecule that can emit different colours for pressure and temperature, providing a built-in way to correct a long-standing error in the specialist paints used for testing aircraft.

Many people continue to face the threat of shelling, displacement, bereavement and uncertainty in their daily lives, highlighting the urgent need for sustained mental health support

From quantum computers to ultra-precise sensors, many of tomorrow’s breakthrough technologies depend on engineering materials at the atomic level. A new £12.6 million programme led by The University of Manchester aims to use this to create advanced …

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is changing the way it supports Open Access publishing. From 1 October 2026, CRUK funds can no longer be used to pay article processing charges for papers submitted on or after that date. CRUK-funded research must …

For some, fusion was a completely new area. For others, the internship provided an opportunity to build on existing interests in materials, engineering and energy.As an aspiring physicist, Zayna Quereshi welcomed the opportunity to step into the …

You can help keep Library spaces clean and tidy for everyone. We are launching a campaign to help keep your Library study space clean and comfortable. We are asking you to help us look after our Library by: Keeping your space tidy by disposing of …

A chance for innovators across the region to be awarded £25,000 in equity-free funding and access to dedicated commercialisation support, specialist mentors and industry experts.

Researchers from the University of Manchester have been recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering, as it is today announced that four will be made Fellows, and three receive the Colin Campbell Mitchell Award.

The University of Manchester is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Kirsty Hewitson as a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in Adoption of Robotics in High Hazard Industries at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Dr Jennifer Cearns is a digital anthropologist, specialising in AI and algorithms in social life. Her research focuses on how people relate to one another through emerging intelligent technologies and she is currently conducting researching into …

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Three Manchester researchers awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to lead bold challenge-led research. Dr Samuel Draycott will use his award to transform our understanding of how ocean waves break, and what happens when they do, Dr Lukas …

Five finalists have been selected for The University of Manchester and The Jeremy Coller Foundation Competition supporting responsible AI ventures with the potential to benefit people and society

Professor Francis Livens, Dalton Nuclear Institute, explores what the UK nuclear sector can tell us about the wider challenges facing government. Against the backdrop of the Government’s agenda to reduce administrative burdens and enable faster, …

Higher education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom have established a transatlantic partnership to advance research, skills, and policy in fusion energy.

Creative technologist, CTO for Massive Attack and Genotone founder will strengthen interdisciplinary research and teaching on AI, creative authorship and digital provenance

A UK-first brain health clinic that is set to transform how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down or prevented has launched in central Manchester. Designed as a scalable model which could be adopted nationwide, it represents a major step forward in …

Over the past six months, we’ve begun receiving an increased number of enquiries from researchers about Perma.cc. Some publishers - particularly in Law and Social Science, where citations to non-scholarly sources are more common - now ask authors to …

‘Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction’ is among six books competing for the UK’s leading history writing prize

New research highlights combined dangers of extreme rainfall and poor transport accessibility for China’s farmland

Women with a higher Body Mass Index in early adulthood may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause because of lasting changes in the structure of their breast tissue, according to researchers at The University of Manchester …

Dr Rebecca Tyne has secured a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to launch VISTA, an ambitious project that aims to create the first overarching picture of how gases move through the Earth's crust. By combining ultra-precise …