Articles tagged with 'Research' | University of Manchester

The standout impact which The University of Manchester (UoM) has upon the city-region is highlighted in a recent evaluation of the REF2021 impact case studies (ICS) commissioned by Research England and UKRI. ...

The most socioeconomically deprived groups in society are nearly twice as likely to die from sepsis within 30 days, researchers from The University of Manchester have found.

Today (Thursday 16 November) saw the official opening the flagship building of the multimillion-pound research and innovation institute that builds on Manchester’s academic strengths in AI, digital health and advanced materials to support the researc...

The Eve Appeal, together with North West Cancer Research, will be awarding a three-year Fellowship to Dr Kelechi Njoku, from The University of Manchester, to develop a simpler and kinder test for detecting womb cancer....

Consistent daily patterns of exercise and rest can synchronise the local body clocks associated with joints and spine with the brain clock, potentially helping individuals to maintain skeletal health, improve athletic performance and avoid injury, re...

A new UK hub for behavioural research, which includes University of Manchester researchers,  has been funded to help tackle societal and economic challenges. Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) is supported by a £10 million grant from the Economic and So...

Scientists have engineered a chromosome entirely from scratch that will contribute to the production of the world’s first synthetic yeast.

Researchers from three universities have teamed up in a bid to discover which questions matters most to the children affected by childhood deafness and hearing loss.

One of the most common byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels, phenanthrene, causes heart arrythmias in mice, proving for the first time it is toxic to mammals.

The UK regulatory authorities have approved the first ever trial of a revolutionary gene therapy for young children diagnosed with Hunter syndrome, a devastating rare lysosomal storage disorder.

Following a series of Introductory Sessions the R2I programme is now open for applications.

Scientists from The Universities of Manchester and Auckland have discovered widespread differences in metal levels in the brains of patients with Huntington’s Disease, a type of dementia, compared to a control group with healthy tissue....

Early results from PharmaKure, a pharmaceutical company spun out from The University of Manchester, shows a novel whole blood test developed by the company is able to quantify Alzheimer’s Disease biomarkers. PharmaKure’s proprietary ALZmetrixTM blood...

Other mental illness diagnoses, taking psychotropic medication prescribed to treat those illnesses, and specific health service use patterns are strong indicators of bipolar disorder, show researchers from the University of Manchester and Keele Unive...

Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published.

An international consortium of leading experts is calling for governments and health systems to acknowledge that male infertility is a common and serious medical condition that may be increasing worldwide, and has provided a first-time roadmap for ur...

Researchers are investigating how to stop triple negative breast cancer spreading, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

Some of the leading thinkers on different sides of  the debate around animal research are to take on the issue in front of University of Manchester staff and students in a live event at the Whitworth Hall on 28 November, between 7pm and 9pm....

The Office for Open Research, the School of Engineering Open Research Lead, UKRN representatives, and Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute are working together in partnership to champion open research at The University of Manchester. Our goal is t...

People who shielded during the Covid pandemic say they have been treated like “second class citizens” whose needs have been ignored.People who shielded during the Covid pandemic say they have been treated like “second class citizens” whose needs have...

The hugely successful Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme inspiring early career researchers to translate research to impact is back for 2023-24.

Scientists have demonstrated the existence of gravity between antimatter and Earth, reaffirming Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.

A new collaboration between The University of Manchester and CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials will transform the field of biomedical implants.  

According to new research published today, galaxies from the early Universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists think about structure formation in the Universe....

Accelerator Fund - Office for Open Research websiteThe Open Research Accelerator Fund is supporting the development of open research practice by funding projects across The University of Manchester. This year there were a record number of application...

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester have been awarded half a million pounds of funding from the Medical Research Council to produce a new immunotherapy for oesophageal cancer patients....

Researchers have developed the first reliable test for dementia in people with hearing loss, following an international study led by The University of Manchester scientists.

Hard of hearing people with dementia are not receiving the care they desperately need, according to a new study by University of Manchester researchers.

In the UK, 5-20% of over 60s population experience mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a decline in one cognitive area, such as memory, language, spatial orientation, or forward planning, over time. MCI is confirmed by pen-and-paper testing....

A revolutionary ward-based genetic test which can prevent stroke related death has received a UKCA product mark, paving the way for its introduction to the NHS.