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15August2018The University of Manchester has reached its highest-ever position in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Read more
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09August2018A University of Manchester PhD student has developed a prototype flexible heat shield for spacecraft that could reduce the cost of space travel and even aid future space missions to Read more
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06August2018The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar System 4.5 billion years ago may provide key clues to understanding the birth of life here on Read more
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August
2018
Earlier this year, a team of researchers from The University of Manchester and other universities have attended Evidence Week in Parliament to discuss issues around air quality with parliamentarians, before a House of Commons debate on the
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August
2018
A three-year experiment by ecologists from The University of Manchester, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Lancaster University has revealed how our iconic chalk grasslands - damaged by intensive farming - could be regenerated.
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August
2018
The NHS in England has saved an additional 1,600 patients with severe injuries since major trauma centres were established in 2012.
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August
2018
Around the world it seems far-right groups can infiltrate the mainstream regardless of a given country’s political present or past. The question is, then, how do they do it?
The far-right movement Golden Dawn, based in Greece, is a prime example …
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Aug
2018
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Manchester researchers create links with air pollution campaigners
07
Aug
2018
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Historic physics lab is one of England’s top ten places for progress
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Aug
2018
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Heatwave and climate change having negative impact on our soil say experts
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Aug
2018
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How my astronomy data from the Lovell Telescope was used to create an immersive light and sound show
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Jul
2018
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New research solves a 160 year old mystery about the origin of the vertebrate skeleton
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Jul
2018
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University launches international search for North Campus Development partner
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Jul
2018
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Physics graduate turned adventurist embarking on global cycling challenge
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Jul
2018
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Royal Society award for Professor Danielle George
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Jul
2018
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Engineering graduate receives national recognition for exceptional studies
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Jul
2018
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Expert Comment: Nuclear Energy, why we are all invested in its success or failure
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Jul
2018
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Graphene smart membranes can control water
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Jul
2018
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Manchester showcases its ageing credentials
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Jul
2018
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Survey asks public for insights into ethnic inequalities in mental health care
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Jul
2018
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Thai princess visits Jodrell Bank Observatory
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Jul
2018
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Manchester researchers take part in Parliament's first Evidence Week
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Jun
2018
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Water can be very dead, electrically speaking
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Jun
2018
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Atomic-scale ping-pong
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Jun
2018
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How a 70-year-old ‘Baby’ changed the face of modern computing
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Jun
2018
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This year's Great Science Share for Schools is bigger than ever
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Jun
2018
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Astronomers see distant eruption as black hole destroys star
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Jun
2018
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New research reveals British Isles buried under ice sheets 2.5 million years ago
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Jun
2018
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New material could capture toxic gases from atmosphere
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Jun
2018
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Astronomers discover diamond dust shimmering around distant stars
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Jun
2018
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RAAIR agreement opens a new frontier for Radio Astronomy technology
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Jun
2018
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Scientists use 4D scanning to predict behaviour of volcanoes
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May
2018
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Manchester scientists contribute to world first breakthrough at CERN
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May
2018
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Artificial intelligence footstep recognition system could be used for airport security
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May
2018
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University entrepreneurs scoop prizes at Innovator of the Year Awards
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May
2018
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Fukushima-Daiichi radioactive particle release was significant says new research
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May
2018
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Faster genome evolution methods to transform yeast
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May
2018
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Funding to create spectacular new gallery building at Jodrell Bank
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May
2018
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A laser from a space ant
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May
2018
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Ensuring social justice in AI is essential says new policy report
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May
2018
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Fringe benefits: drug side effects could treat human hair loss
09
May
2018
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Manchester PhD student sets off on Arctic voyage
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May
2018
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Scientists train spider to jump on demand to discover secrets of animal movement
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May
2018
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What will happen when our sun dies?
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Apr
2018
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EXPERT COMMENT: Mayor’s Green Summit – one month on
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Apr
2018
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Flexible TVs and high performance wearable smart tech one step closer
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Apr
2018
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Five ways the shipping industry can reduce its carbon emissions
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Apr
2018
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Student develops gaming technology for environmental and scientific research
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Apr
2018
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UK giant ichthyosaur is one of the largest animals ever
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Apr
2018
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Shipping industry needs an alternative to fossil fuels, but which one?
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Apr
2018
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Physicists measure ‘the colour and structure’ of antimatter for first time
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Apr
2018
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Prehistoric reptile pregnant with octuplets
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Mar
2018
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Chocolate unwrapped – what’s inside your Easter treat?
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Aug
2018
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New figures show 138 million women suffer from recurrent thrush
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Jul
2018
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Action plan can prevent over 600 stillbirths a year
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Jul
2018
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Light device is effective ulcer treatment
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Jul
2018
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Hidden abuse of Nigerian women revealed by researcher
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Jul
2018
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Manchester celebrates forty years since first test tube baby birth
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Jul
2018
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New study highlights Alzheimer’s herpes link, experts say
11
Jul
2018
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Manchester showcases its ageing credentials
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Jul
2018
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New world-leading precision medicine campus set to open in Manchester
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Jul
2018
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Survey asks public for insights into ethnic inequalities in mental health care
09
Jul
2018
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Director of major research centre to head up Manchester faculty
06
Jul
2018
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New therapy could treat children with Hunter disease
05
Jul
2018
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University secures lottery funding to record the NHS’s 70-year history
02
Jul
2018
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Policy units to help set health agenda for ageing population and health commissioning
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Jun
2018
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Largest ever primary care multimorbidity trial challenges current thinking
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Jun
2018
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Agreement takes new therapy for rare brain disease to next stage
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Jun
2018
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Drug treatment has profound effect on cerebral malaria in mice
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Jun
2018
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Phone insomniac? Sleepy smart screen could be the answer
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Jun
2018
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Test could help avoid antibiotic related deafness in newborn babies
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Jun
2018
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Nurses attitudes are key to better compliance with infection control practices
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Jun
2018
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Study unmasks scale of patient doctor divide
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Jun
2018
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University community recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
06
Jun
2018
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Mayor of Greater Manchester opens new training hub for surgeons
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Jun
2018
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Patient tells how tiny Welsh society was inspiration for NHS
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Jun
2018
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Copying movements could help manage Parkinson's
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May
2018
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Numbers of GPs who want out within 5 years at all-time high, finds survey
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May
2018
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War zone trauma surgeon to deliver University lecture
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May
2018
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University entrepreneurs scoop prizes at Innovator of the Year Awards
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May
2018
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Voucher scheme shown to improve diets of low income families
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May
2018
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There’s a crisis in psychology – here’s how technology could provide a solution
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May
2018
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Study paves the way for better treatment of prostate cancer
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May
2018
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Fringe benefits: drug side effects could treat human hair loss
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Apr
2018
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Suicidal thoughts follow bad night’s sleep in people with depression
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Apr
2018
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Step-change needed in support for carers of terminally ill, argue academics
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Apr
2018
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Technology used to map Mars now measuring effect of treatment on tumours
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Apr
2018
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Stories of child patients in early NHS unearthed
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Apr
2018
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Research reveals stronger people have healthier brains
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Apr
2018
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Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone if treatment duration is longer, study suggests
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Apr
2018
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New method could transform aphasia treatment after stroke
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Apr
2018
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Increased risk of unnatural death to people with epilepsy found
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Apr
2018
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Gene test for growth hormone deficiency developed
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Apr
2018
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Risks to victimised youth in alternative cultures exposed
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Mar
2018
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Research reveals why obese mothers less likely to breastfeed
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Mar
2018
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Give millennials a break
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Mar
2018
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Street drugs: legalisation is a meaningless word
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Mar
2018
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Drug reduces inflammation in stroke patients
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Mar
2018
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The 1918 book by Marie Stopes that launched the birth control movement
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Aug
2018
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Idris Elba: isn’t it time for a black James Bond?
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Aug
2018
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The too hard basket: a short history of Australia’s aborted climate policies
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Aug
2018
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Golden Dawn: how the Greek far right wrote the playbook others now use to go mainstream
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Aug
2018
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New partnership secures funding to train 225 arts & humanities researchers
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Aug
2018
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You may call me a BAME author, but this misleading term hides more than it reveals
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Aug
2018
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Trevor Noah is right. People can be both French and African
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Aug
2018
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UK wildfires: prevention is more than a fire service issue
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Aug
2018
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Naomi hops, skips and jumps into European finals
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Aug
2018
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Pressure on British Muslim parents to counter extremism is damaging
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Aug
2018
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Violent extremism: how communities can help counter it
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Aug
2018
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Manchester research reveals the benefits of energy efficiency investment
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Jul
2018
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Greater Manchester extremism commission publishes its findings
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Jul
2018
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University start-up company to expand its peat and heathland wildfire research efforts
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Jul
2018
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Manchester Arena archive awarded National Lottery support
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Jul
2018
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University's new bee sculpture celebrates Manchester's unique buzz
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Jul
2018
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Is the ‘Zero Hour’ youth climate march a turning point, or more of the same?
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Jul
2018
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First major Carbon Landscape restoration project is officially opened
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Jul
2018
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Going viral: what social media activists need to know
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Jul
2018
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Manchester showcases its ageing credentials
05
Jul
2018
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Leading Manchester academic joins new Facebook commission
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Jul
2018
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Manchester researchers take part in Parliament's first Evidence Week
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Jun
2018
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Royal Anthropological Institute awards for Manchester academics
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Jun
2018
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US painkiller restrictions linked to increase in illegal online drug sales
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Jun
2018
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Manchester researchers tackling extremism and promoting social unity
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Jun
2018
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Countering the doping and hooliganism scandals: why Russia needs a good World Cup
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Jun
2018
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Automation has the potential to improve gender equality at work
08
Jun
2018
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Manchester lecturer wins Women's Prize for Fiction
06
Jun
2018
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Manchester academics appear in BBC's new Emmeline Pankhurst documentary
05
Jun
2018
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Professor Jeanette Winterson to deliver the Dimbleby Lecture
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May
2018
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Voucher scheme shown to improve diets of low income families
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May
2018
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Manchester language documentation technology heads to Russia
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May
2018
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Britain may be reaching ‘peak acceptance’ of homosexuality
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May
2018
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UK’s gender pay gap is narrowing, new research finds
03
May
2018
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Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to tourist attraction
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May
2018
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Young women are more left wing than men, study reveals
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May
2018
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Mobike debate launches University’s new China institute
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May
2018
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Why France banned meat names for vegetarian alternatives
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May
2018
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Shared parental leave gives adoptive parents time to build a new family unit
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Apr
2018
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Treating young people like criminals actually makes violent crime worse
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Apr
2018
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More research needed to prevent BAME older people becoming socially isolated
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Apr
2018
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Echoing Marielle Franco, Brazil’s black women speak out against violence
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Apr
2018
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Major £5 million commercialisation boost for social sciences research
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Apr
2018
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Women are shattering the glass ceiling only to fall off the glass cliff
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Apr
2018
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Britons are less satisfied with restaurant food - and their dining companions
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Aug
2018
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University reaches highest-ever position in latest world rankings
07
Aug
2018
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Historic physics lab is one of England’s top ten places for progress
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Jul
2018
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University launches international search for North Campus Development partner
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Jul
2018
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University signs up to UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
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Jul
2018
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University's new bee sculpture celebrates Manchester's unique buzz
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Jul
2018
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Three become Fellows of the British Academy
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Jul
2018
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Physics graduate turned adventurist embarking on global cycling challenge
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Jul
2018
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Royal Society award for Professor Danielle George
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Jul
2018
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Engineering graduate receives national recognition for exceptional studies
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Jul
2018
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New national service will accelerate UK’s graphene industry
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Jul
2018
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MP praises local pupils getting a taste of university
10
Jul
2018
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University part of major report to help people with potential access higher education
09
Jul
2018
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Director of major research centre to head up Manchester faculty
06
Jul
2018
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University of Manchester hospitality and events team grabs top sustainability award
05
Jul
2018
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University secures lottery funding to record the NHS’s 70-year history
03
Jul
2018
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Manchester wins multiple awards at CUBO
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Jun
2018
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Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre announces first partners
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Jun
2018
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How a 70-year-old ‘Baby’ changed the face of modern computing
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Jun
2018
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This year's Great Science Share for Schools is bigger than ever
06
Jun
2018
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Manchester rises in world university league table
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May
2018
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University to open its doors for annual community festival
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May
2018
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Prime Minister delivers major science policy speech at Jodrell Bank
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May
2018
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Award for Greater Manchester Looked After Children’s Forum
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May
2018
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Funding to create spectacular new gallery building at Jodrell Bank
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May
2018
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UoM runners will form huge Purple Wave in Europe’s largest 10k
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May
2018
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Multi-million pound funding to bring new galleries and exhibition space to Manchester Museum
02
May
2018
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Manchester is top ten for innovation among Europe’s universities
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Apr
2018
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University of Manchester is top for UK business research income
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Apr
2018
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Manchester universities’ Give It Don’t Bin It campaign is an award winner
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Apr
2018
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University to develop new mental health support for postgrad students
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Apr
2018
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New world-class cancer centre to open in Manchester
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Mar
2018
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University is Champion of Champions for green travel
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Mar
2018
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World renowned cancer researcher comes to Manchester
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Mar
2018
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The Dogtor will see you now: new scheme bowwows students
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Mar
2018
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University one of the world’s ‘most international’
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Mar
2018
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UK rivers heavily contaminated with microplastics, study finds
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Feb
2018
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University maintains elite place in global subject rankings
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Feb
2018
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New poem from Lemn Sissay highlights those who make a difference
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Feb
2018
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University investing in plant and soil science research
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Feb
2018
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Student Naomi is indoor triple jump champ
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Feb
2018
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Manchester Museum appoints first female Director
06
Feb
2018
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Ctrl+Alt+Educate: teaching in the digital age
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Feb
2018
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Oarsome Chris is UK’s million metre rower
02
Feb
2018
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University takes centre stage with Prime Minister and Chinese business leaders
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Jul
2018
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Manchester showcases its ageing credentials
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May
2018
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Britain may be reaching ‘peak acceptance’ of homosexuality
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May
2018
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Mobike debate launches University’s new China institute
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Mar
2018
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Students create 3D Printed robot prosthetic limb for amputees
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Dec
2017
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The 2017 Review of the Year
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Dec
2017
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Graphene at the forefront of a sports footwear revolution
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Dec
2017
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Uranium to replace plastic? Chemistry breakthrough could pave the way for new materials
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Nov
2017
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Manchester set to bring data research expertise to The Alan Turing Institute
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Nov
2017
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Businesses that ‘do good’ win awards at University event
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Oct
2017
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Alistair Hudson appointed as new Director for Manchester Art Gallery and The University of Manchester’s Whitworth
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Jul
2017
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University gives helping hand to previously homeless local people
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Jun
2017
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Greenland shark expedition returns with new data and spectacular footage
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May
2017
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University to hold its first-ever community festival
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May
2017
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Citizen scientists to track allergies with new smartphone app
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Apr
2017
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Arctic expedition to uncover the secrets of an ancient and mysterious shark
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Apr
2017
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Cancer is complex, but so are our sexualities: LGB people with cancer share video experiences of care
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Apr
2017
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Psychologist puts positive spin on fear of spiders
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Apr
2017
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Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water
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Mar
2017
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Zimbabwean artist & opposition activist joins The University of Manchester
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Mar
2017
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NASA rover technology to be used in project to map nuclear sites comprehensively
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Feb
2017
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Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone before
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Feb
2017
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Manchester among world’s best international student cities
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Jan
2017
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Expedition to uncover the 'lost' meteorites of Antarctica
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Jan
2017
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Research study testing new treatment for Sanfilippo disease progressing well
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Jan
2017
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Former Manchester student nominated for a second Oscar
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Jan
2017
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Index shows Manchester as welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans staff
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Dec
2016
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Fuel this Yule as Danielle races cars on TV Christmas Lectures
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Dec
2016
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Outstanding Manchester humanitarians recognised for their world-leading roles
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Dec
2016
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Cancer: A year of Manchester solutions to a global problem
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Nov
2016
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Age-friendly Manchester project wins national award
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Nov
2016
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Government invests a further £12.5m in Greater Manchester’s devolved health system to expand pioneering clinical research
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Nov
2016
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Scientists successfully tune the brain to alleviate pain
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Nov
2016
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Felix’s story: Skills that will change medicine in Uganda
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Oct
2016
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Valentin’s story: From herding livestock to climate change campaigner
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Oct
2016
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Fiona’s story: Using finance to transform communities in Uganda
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Oct
2016
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WATCH: Students celebrate with Olympic heroes at Manchester parade
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Oct
2016
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Art and inspiration from Syrian refugees at #JourneysFest Manchester Museum Takeover
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Sep
2016
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Small talk but big impact: How the weather is so important to our daily lives
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Sep
2016
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Link between weather and chronic pain is emerging through an innovative national smartphone research project
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Aug
2016
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Manchester researcher funded to help treat kidney disease
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Jul
2016
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Science and the City as University takes over Manchester for ESOF
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Jun
2016
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Brain Box event wows Manchester
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Jun
2016
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Dancing with the Stars – blending science and the arts for Manchester Day
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Jun
2016
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Expert comment
Idris Elba: isn’t it time for a black James Bond?
The too hard basket: a short history of Australia’s aborted climate policies