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Dr Hannah Wright joins the Politics Department from Queen Mary University of London, where she holds an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship. Prior to that, she was Research Officer at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace, and Security.Hannah’s research …

On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, Professor Tony Redmond OBE spoke to Radio 4’s ‘Life Changing’ programme, describing his early years in the NHS and the extreme challenges of international and UK medical deployments in the late 1980s.Prof Redmond is a …

Over £1million of funding has been committed by Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester), Sir Richard Lees (Chair of the NHS Greater Manchester) and the National Academy for Social Prescribing’s Power of Music Fund to enable Greater Manchester to …

The University of Manchester has signed a landmark new deal that will see up to 65% of its electricity demand supplied through a brand-new renewables project.

Scientists at The University of Manchester have produced an enhanced, ultra-pure form of silicon that allows construction of high-performance qubit devices – a fundamental component required to pave the way towards scalable quantum computers.

Manchester city-wide open-air exhibition features words from Cheddar Gorgeous, Jeanette Winterson, Josh Widdicombe, Lemn Sissay, Mathew Horne and Rob Rinder.

The University of Manchester, Queen Mary University London, the University of Glasgow and a number of industry partners are  to take part in an exciting new MRC-funded medicines career development partnership  lead by The University of …

Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile river’s water resources.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) system.

The University of Manchester has won the gold and bronze at the Association of University Directors of Estates Awards (AUDE Awards), an annual celebration highlighting the achievements of Estates and Facilities professionals. 

A Manchester student is contributing to mental health support by taking part in a distance challenge.

Grammy award-winning jazz percussionist and Simon Industrial Fellow Carlos Maldonado recently ran workshops for year 6 classes in two local primary schools.Pupils from Stanley Grove Primary Academy and Abraham Moss Community School had the …

Manchester scientists are developing a world-first Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) that integrates cutting-edge imaging and spectroscopy with artificial intelligence and automated workflows (AutomaTEM).

Each year, the Department of Criminology at The University of Manchester recognises Teaching Assistants with TA of the Year Awards. The Department bestows the 'TA of the Year Award' on Teaching Assistants who have demonstrated excellent performance …

The goal of the workshop is to build conversations among researchers about the political economy of energy transitions, focused on the question of their disruptive qualities. This is part of a project funded internally at Manchester with the …

In addition to improved equipment being available, the way that you send documents to the printers will change.We need colleagues and students to test the new printing system in advance of its launch across the University, to ensure that it works as …

Prof Krikor Ozanyan has been presented with the prestigious IEEE Sensors Council Lifetime Contribution Award 2023, with the following citation: “For sustained contributions to the IEEE Sensors Council publications and conferences in multiple …

Professor Jovica V Milanović has been appointed to the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Governing Board, Executive Committee & Financial Committee as PES Vice President Publications

Congratulations to Prof Qiang Liu who has been appointed as Secretary of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society.

The University of Manchester has been awarded the prestigious title of University of the Year at this year’s Educate North Awards. The recognition comes during the University’s Bicentenary year and is a testament to two centuries of outstanding …

Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste.

Human mini-lungs grown by University of Manchester scientists can mimic the response of animals when exposed to certain nanomaterials.

Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with higher risks of a wide range of serious health outcomes compared with non-use, according to a new study from a collaboration across the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Edinburgh …

A palaeontologist at The University of Manchester has identified the fossilised remains of a second gigantic jawbone measuring more than two metres long.

Professor Philip Leifeld (Department of Social Statistics) has published a new article in the prestigious journal Social Networks. In the paper, Leifeld and his colleagues present a Bayesian framework for testing scientific expectations in …

Jen Murphy and Mark Elliot, from the department of Social Statistics have just published a study in the International Journal of Population Data Science.Using advanced modelling techniques applied to NHS administrative data, they investigated death …

Our colleagues Ting Liu, Nick Shryane and Mark Elliot have published a new research article in the journal Sustainable Development. The paper investigates the effect of personal income on attitudes towards climate change risk, considering the …

The extraordinary success of students from The University of Manchester who were the first in their families to attend university is being highlighted in a new national campaign, led by Universities UK.

The Library is here to support you to revise and prepare throughout the exam and assessment period. You can:Access workshops and online resources for revision, exam and assessment support;Speak to Library staff via our Library drop-in support;Attend …

Three leading departmental researchers are being awarded highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) advanced grants.