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Manchester Museum / Inclusivity and cultural understanding

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Student entrepreneurs / Innovation for good

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Chrissie Wellington OBE / Champion of courage

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Manchester firsts / Transforming the Parkinson's prognosis

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Nazir Afzal OBE / Made in Manchester

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UK-Med / 30 years of humanitarian aid

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Global Manchester / Building cancer partnerships in Kenya

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Ella Podmore MBE / Engineering change for women in science

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The Paterson Building/ A bold future for cancer research

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Gareth Owen / A man on a mission

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Artificial intelligence / Putting the human back in the algorithm

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Making a difference / Greater Manchester graduates

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Black Excellence Framework / Inspiring the Black leaders of tomorrow

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Research with impact / Solving the world's most urgent problems

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Students securing justice / The Innocence Project

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Lemn Sissay / Lemn's legacy

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The British Pop Archive / A real pop-portunity

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Written in – and for – the stars / Ben Elton

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Rethinking productivity / The Productivity Institute

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Countering the cost of conflict / Northern Uganda

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For health, equality and sustainability / Delivering the UN SDGs

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Driving sustainability/ Graphene start-ups

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Inspiring real change / Online and blended learning

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Fighting back against COVID-19 / The Manchester response

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Opening up the universe / The search for extra-terrestrial life

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Recovery from brain haemorrhage / Improving chances

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Communities as a local asset / Fundamental volunteers

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Tutoring the next generation / The Tutor Trust

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Creative Manchester / Music for the speed of light

Photo of Professor Camden Reeves, surrounded by musical instruments

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Sarah Cartmell / A materials world

Photo of Professor Sarah Cartmell, stood in a labratory

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Cancer/ Power couple

Photo of Dr Philip and Professor Emma Crosbie sat on a bench in Brunswick Park

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Jodrell Bank / World Heritage

Lovell Telescope, Jodrell Bank Observatory

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Poetry / Manchester Lens

The vaulted ceiling of The John Rylands Library

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Immunity / Lydia Becker Institute

3d illustration of cells

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Graphene / Smarter roads

Photo of tarmac with large capital letter G

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Enterprise / Invisible Manchester

Photo of Danny, one of Manchester's Invisible tour guides

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Anthony Burgess / Realising a vision

Photo of Anthony Burgess's writing desk, on top of the desk sits a typewriter, pair of glasses, ash-tray and some of his written work

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Luke Collinson / Tenacity to succeed

Photo of Luke Collinson holding his award for undergraduate of the year

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Stellify / Period poverty

Photo of university students India Burgess, BA History, and Gabriella Hartfield, LLB Law

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School governors / Making a difference in schools

Stephen Gabriel, headteacher

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Stellify / Their time

Stellify students

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Social Development Goals / Answering the world’s call

Bertrand Taithe, Director of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute and Professor of Cultural History

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Vaskar Saha / Taking on the challenge

Professor Vaskar Saha

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Windfarms / Blowing in the right direction

Wind turbine

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David Olusoga / History through a different lens

Professor David Olusoga

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Campus Masterplan / Building better futures

David Seville

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Public contributors / Shaping Manchester’s work

member of the public, contributing to The University of Manchester’s research

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MIF / Futures in creativity

Students standing in the sunshine in Manchester city centre

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Roy Conway / Inspiring by example

Roy Conway

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Shaping the future / Health care in Rwanda

Olivier Ndahiriwe, studying his master’s in Clinical Immunology at The University of Manchester

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Dams / Powering development

Image of a dam

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IntoUniversity / Helping the next generation

high school students

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Graham Lord / A healthier Manchester

Photo of Professor Graham Lord

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Chester Zoo / Placements that protect

Image of zeal of zebras

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Maxine Peake / Fearless creator

Maxine Peake

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Bone bricks / Rebuilding bodies

Professor Paulo Bartolo and Dr Glenn Cooper

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Between the lines / World War I remembrance

Fifty drama students in the University’s Old Quadrangle in remembrance of those who fought in World War I

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Peterloo / Remembering the fight

Historical artefacts from the Peterloo Massacre

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Storytelling / Public engagement

University of Manchester scientists recount the moments that have challenged and driven them at an inspiring event in Manchester’s city centre.

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Protons / Fighting against cancer

Karen Kirkby, Professor of Proton Therapy Physics at the University

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ScienceX / Science and engineering festival

Young people at ScienceX

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Today’s winner / Tomorrow’s research stars

University of Manchester undergraduate Amelia Halls

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Age-friendly cities / Manchester’s challenge

Elderly Manchester resident

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Social Responsibility / Local, national, international

Social Responsibility / Local, national, international landmarks

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Rosie Garland / A novel approach

Rosie Garland in John Rylands Library

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Volunteering / Making a difference

Jonah Ogbuneke. MEng Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment

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Graphene / A runaway success

Fellrunner wearing Graphene trainers

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Energy / Joined-up thinking

Radiator

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Smart screens / Aiding sleep

Woman using smartphone in the dark

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Culture / The Manchester way

Esme Ward

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Fighting for justice / Legal students' success

Student volunteers at the University's Legal Advice Centre

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Creative Manchester / Hive of creativity

A bee on a flower

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Dental health/ Students making a difference

Illustration of smiling mouths

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Parental leave / Shaping the future

Parents and their two children standing in a garden

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Lung cancer / Scans during the weekly shop

Shopping list

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HV Lab / 60 electrifying years

High voltage Tesla coil

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Reaching further / Widening participation

Photo of Ilyas Nagdee

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Change-makers / How students are helping our outreach work

Letitia Budu

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Power of learning / International success for our undergraduate

Farhana Choudhury

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Manchester, UNESCO City of Literature / A look at the University’s role

Tim Price

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Making a Difference / a poem by Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay

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Preventing stillbirth / Pioneering research giving parents hope

Picture of baby's hand

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Driving force / How will future cars be powered?

Electric car at charging station

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Alan Turing / 80 years since a heroic enigma joined us

Alan Turing

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Lighting the way / University initiatives helping to widen participation

Light bulbs

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A vast cosmic arena / Daleks, deep space and distant galaxies

Jodrell bank

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A man of the city / When it comes to Manchester, it’s personal

Alvin Bell

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Research / Propelling the aviation industry towards hypersonic speeds

Airplane flying across the sky above skyscrapers

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A bright future in The Works / Previously homeless people tell their story

Frezghi Teklemichael

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Be // Longing / Raising the curtain on Manchester Migration Lab

Dr Cathy Wilcock

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Artist fellowship / Giving a voice to the oppressed

Silvanos Mudzvova

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Social responsibility / Big numbers, real lives

Alvin Bell

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Defending the bee / The emblem of Manchester

University beekeepers maintaining one of two urban beehives on top of the Rutherford Building on campus

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Energy / Getting graphic: Bioenergy for the future

Page from bioenergy graphic novel

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Research / Sustaining our future

Illustration of two different interpretations of a future city

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Research / Cleaner water, bluer skies

View of city from aeroplane in flight

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God particle / The physicist, the rabbi and the quest to understand the universe

Dr Justin Evans

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Citizen science / Understanding allergies

Dandelion seed head

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Teaching / Sparks and explosions

An image of a large orange spark

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Our inspiring scholars / A journey of discovery

Birds settling in three tops in Masaka at sunset

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Research / Wealth of experience

Project co-researchers walking through Alexandra park

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Innovation / Doing things differently

The word Manchester in large type over a graphic of the UK

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Opinion / US politics

A graphic of the US flag with Donald Trump behind it

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Social responsibility / Empowering women

Rhys Archer

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Advanced materials / Big business, global solutions

Andrew Hosty

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Research / Making history in health care

Busy hospital corridor

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Research / The man who is building a brain

Steve Furber standing in front of a wall of computers

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Global inequalities / Born unequal

New born baby on scales

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ESOF 2016 / Science as revolution

he Lovell Telescope during the bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory

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Teaching / A Renaissance in learning

Massacre of the Innocents. Marcantonio Raimondi. ca. 1512–13

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Research / Bring me sunshine

Will Dixon, Professor of Digital Epidemiology in the University’s School of Biological Sciences

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Research / Grown for home

Row of houses and chemistry equipment

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Winnie Byanyima / We Belong

Winnie Byanyima standing in The University of Manchester's Whitworth Hall

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Research / Ahead of the curve

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Cancer / The personal approach

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Research / Manchester's mechanical opus

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Michael Wood / A storyteller in China

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Research / Robots doing the dirty work

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Teaching / A tale of two continents

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Research / The gifts of life and learning

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Social responsibility / Governing change in education

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Widening participation / Mapping out futures

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Jodrell / A journey into the unknown

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Powerhouse / Honorary Professor Jim O'Neill

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Research / An education in conservation

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Campus masterplan / A vision of transformation

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Industrial biotechnology / Feed, fuel and heal the world

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Student experience / Giant steps for student interns

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HCRI / A rare glimpse behind the scenes of a humanitarian crisis

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Outreach / A symphony of science and art

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Student experience / What does it take to be a student of the year?

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On campus / Our staff working to raise the aspirations of children in our community

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Politics / Charting a shifting political landscape with the BES

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Global inequality / An introduction to the new Institute tackling global inequalities.

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Health care / Pioneering tomorrow's patient care

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Materials / Manchester is developing advanced materials that are set to change the world

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Spotlight / Inspire and be inspired. An interview with Lemn Sissay.