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17
September
2019
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15:29
Europe/London
Two ancient Egyptian mummies are making an intrepid visit to Manchester for a state-of-the-art radiographic investigation, conducted by researchers at The University of Manchester.
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17
September
2019
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12:50
Europe/London
Professor Jonatan Pinkse on global businesses and their adaptation to climate crisis requirements.
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06
September
2019
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12:56
Europe/London
Researchers have been successful in mapping the topography of both magnetic poles of a pulsar for the first time. This was possible thanks to an effect of gravity described by Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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05
August
2019
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15:06
Europe/London
A new instrument to help astronomers understand how stars are born is bound for the Large Millimetre Telescope (LMT) in Mexico.
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11
July
2019
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16:34
Europe/London
Scientists are seeking to kick-start a wearable technology revolution by creating flexible fibres and adding acids from red wine.
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07
July
2019
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12:47
Europe/London
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been named as the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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27
June
2019
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16:20
Europe/London
A senior cabinet minister has praised The University of Manchester for its pioneering approach to ensure homegrown discovery is brought to market in the UK.
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13
June
2019
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12:44
Europe/London
A new facility to transform manufacturing processes and make them more environmentally friendly, has opened today (13 June 2019), as part of a new Local Industrial Strategy for Greater Manchester.
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20
April
2019
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10:36
Europe/London
Earlier this semester Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering hosted a fantastic evening event to celebrate some of the great work being done by women in the School, as well as some inspirational female graduates. The event was open to all, and w...
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15
April
2019
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17:00
Europe/London
New research charts the history of the Greenland Ice Sheet and its impact on global sea levels throughout history to present day.
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01
April
2019
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11:24
Europe/London
Dinosaurs went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period 65 million years ago. Now scientists have found extraordinary evidence which documents the colossal asteroid impact event.
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2018
09
October
2018
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03:00
Europe/London
Primary school teachers should encourage children to tinker, play, and experiment more in the classroom and even “embrace failure” to help encourage and develop a new generation of engineers.
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08
October
2018
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08:00
Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester are part of an international team of astronomers that has identified a collision between a white dwarf and a brown dwarf star for the first time.
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21
August
2018
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15:57
Europe/London
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 matter.
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30
July
2018
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13:03
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s Board of Governors has approved a proposal to seek a corporate partner to develop its North Campus site in Manchester city centre into a world-class innovation district over the next 20 years.
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21
June
2018
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01:02
Europe/London
Seventy years ago today (Thursday 21st, June) a landmark development in the history of computing took place at The University of Manchester.
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01
May
2018
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11:24
Europe/London
A second year physics student, whose hole in her heart was fixed by surgeons aged 3 months, will participate in The University of Manchester’s Purple Wave one year on from her second open heart surgery.
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