University of Manchester - Archive (India)
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2023
02
February
2023
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14:41
Europe/London
Four University of Manchester alumni have been honoured for their achievements as Indian citizens who have found success following academic careers in the UK....
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25
January
2023
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11:39
Europe/London
Our university’s strong relationship with India has taken another step forward, with two high level delegations on campus in January....
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03
January
2023
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14:32
Europe/London
Over fifty million Indians are affected by serious fungal disease, 10% of which are from potentially dangerous mould infections researchers from India and Manchester have shown....
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2022
29
September
2022
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16:36
Europe/London
The University of Manchester and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, India are pleased to announce the launch of a joint award PhD programme which represents the next phase of a strategic partnership....
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23
February
2022
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15:35
Europe/London
University of Manchester offers Indian master’s students fully-funded scholarships for women in STEM
The University of Manchester is offering five fully-funded British Council scholarships for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) master’s degree students from India and other countries in South Asia. ...
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25
January
2022
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14:00
Europe/London
Water quality in rivers is affected by underpinning ‘natural’ hydrogeological and biogeochemical processes, as well as interactions between people and their environment that are accelerating stress on water resources at unprecedented rates....
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2021
18
March
2021
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11:21
Europe/London
The University of Manchester and IIT Kharagpur (India) are pleased to announce the launch of a dual award PhD programme which represents the next phase of a strategic partnership.
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15
February
2021
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12:05
Europe/London
New research has revealed that women in India have suffered much more than men during the coronavirus pandemic, and in more ways than is usually recognised, due to pre-existing gender inequalities.
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2020
13
October
2020
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14:35
Europe/London
Arsenic in drinking water obtained from wells is causing massive adverse health outcomes, including premature deaths, from cancers and cardiovascular disease, in many parts of the world and particularly in the Indian subcontinent.
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2019
19
November
2019
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15:20
Europe/London
Don’t take toilets for granted. Their connection to a managed sewage disposal system protects you from diseases and infections that can stunt your growth, harm your nutrition and even kill you.
For some 670 million people, this basic service is no...
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10
June
2019
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10:47
Europe/London
Social media use is contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research presented in a paper by Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Gindo Tampubolon and Adi Cilik Pierewan has found.
The paper examines the specific effect of social media on mental health i...
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03
June
2019
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09:47
Europe/London
Work led by Professor Vaskar Saha, a paediatrician from The University of Manchester, means that around 80% of children with the most common childhood cancer are now likely to survive following treatment at major centres across India, thanks to his r...
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21
May
2019
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10:40
Europe/London
A new book by Professor Stephanie Barrientos consolidates more than 10 years of research on contemporary working conditions and gender discrimination in a new book “Gender and Work in global value chains: Capturing the Gains?”
Today’s consumer soc...
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13
May
2019
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16:59
Europe/London
When Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in spring 2014 the Indian economy was in the doldrums. There was a clear policy paralysis in India’s central government, in large part due to the high profile corruption cases that involv...
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2017
09
November
2017
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11:31
Europe/London
A University of Manchester delegation has been in India on a wide-ranging visit which has included providing support to a university which is in the process of establishing a new medical school.
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15
September
2017
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10:36
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s Professor Bina Agarwal has been recognised in the gender studies category of the Balzan Prize for her “heroic” work studying women’s contributions to agriculture in India.
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02
August
2017
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09:38
Europe/London
An international consortium of researchers led by The University of Manchester will spend four years working to improve the economic, social and environmental impact of dams, after it was awarded a £7.5 million grant by Research Councils UK, as part ...
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01
August
2017
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11:00
Europe/London
University of Manchester researchers have co-ordinated a ‘first of its kind’ series, published today in the prestigious journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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05
May
2017
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15:10
Europe/London
The US National Academy of Sciences has this week honoured a University of Manchester physicist for his exceptional scientific achievements.
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27
February
2017
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16:00
Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester are a step closer to understanding how the darkness of atmospheric soot particles is controlled by transparent coatings – a breakthrough that will help inform global policy-makers looking at the effects o...
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2016
08
November
2016
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10:27
Europe/London
A Manchester-based astrophysicist has presented research at a major international conference which is expected to provide scientists with valuable insights into the behaviour of gravity in the early stages of the Universe, allowing them to better und...
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20
October
2016
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13:23
Europe/London
The University of Manchester awarded an honorary degree to the Executive Director of Oxfam International, Winnie Byanyima, as part of its Foundation Day celebrations on Wednesday 19 October.
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20
October
2016
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00:01
Europe/London
A University of Manchester graduate who combined his studies with 4am starts to remotely run his software business based in India is now celebrating the recruitment of the 80th member of his diverse workforce.
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17
October
2016
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10:58
Europe/London
The University of Manchester will award an honorary degree to the Executive Director of Oxfam International, Winnie Byanyima, as part of its Foundation Day celebrations on Wednesday 19 October.
Winnie, who is also an alumna of the University, will...
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10
October
2016
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09:36
Europe/London
A University of Manchester professor and former senior United Nations official is crossing the boundaries of medicine, arts and humanitarian issues to support and inform B!RTH, an arts initiative stimulating debate around childbirth inequalities.
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07
September
2016
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12:00
Europe/London
An international collaboration of scientists involving a team of researchers at Manchester led by Dr David J. Lewis has developed a tiny electric sensor, which could potentially improve patient survival rates by telling doctors if a person has had a ...
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17
August
2016
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09:49
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester have unlocked the potential of a new test which could revolutionise the way doctors diagnose and monitor a common childhood Leukaemia.
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28
July
2016
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11:24
Europe/London
As rapid global urbanization continues to rise, cities around the world are looking to more and more radical ways to solve issues such as social inequality and climate change in modern urban spaces.
According to the UN, 54 percent of the world’s p...
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19
January
2016
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14:14
Europe/London
More than 2.6 million stillbirths continue to occur globally every year with very slow progress made to tackle this ‘silent problem’, according to new research published in The Lancet, and co-authored by Dr Alexander Heazell from the Tommy’s Stillbir...
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2015
15
December
2015
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23:30
Europe/London
In a world first, clinical researchers from The University of Manchester have collaborated with colleagues in south Asia to adapt a parent-led autism therapy and successfully tested it in India and Pakistan.
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