University of Manchester - Archive (Social Responsibility,social-responsibility)
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2023
17
March
2023
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10:30
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has published a report into the climate impact of its endowment investments which reveals that, by 31 July 2022, the carbon intensity of its endowment equity investment portfolio has been reduced by 55% from 2019....
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17
March
2023
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10:23
Europe/London
Schoolchildren from across Greater Manchester flocked to Manchester Museum to see what was on offer for the annual British Science week from 10 – 19 of March.
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16
March
2023
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16:20
Europe/London
A student from The University of Manchester is looking to provide relief for people in Malawi, by raising money for two charities working to deliver aid to those in need after a cyclone hit the country....
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14
March
2023
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07:25
Europe/London
A University of Manchester programme is aiming to level up healthcare provision and education between Nairobi and western Kenya and provide western Kenya with the healthcare powerhouse it desperately needs....
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07
March
2023
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12:05
Europe/London
As part of a sector-leading £9m fund of financial support for students The University of Manchester is providing payments to 10,000 students to further help with the cost of living crisis.
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01
March
2023
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16:10
Europe/London
Professor Dame Robina Shah is one of only 25 women in Engand and Wales to have a living 3D statue of her created as part of the ‘put her forward’ initiative.
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16
February
2023
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00:01
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been rated 30th of all employers in the country in the latest Stonewall Top 100 Employers list, which is compiled from the Workplace Equality Index – the UK’s leading benchmarking tool for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the work...
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16
February
2023
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00:01
Europe/London
More than 100 financially disadvantaged Black British students are to have their university tuition fees fully funded by a new scholarship programme.
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09
February
2023
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09:00
Europe/London
A new learning centre officially launched in Salford yesterday (Wednesday 8 February) is set to empower thousands of young people to achieve their academic and career ambitions.
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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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03
January
2023
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11:28
Europe/London
UK-Med, the frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester, has announced that founder Professor Tony Redmond OBE has stepped down as Chair after 29 years in the role, to be replaced by former GP and advisor on quality and standa...
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2022
15
December
2022
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10:16
Europe/London
An adventurous University of Manchester student and his brother will be taking part in a transcontinental car rally that raises money for some of the poorest children in Morocco.
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15
November
2022
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12:00
Europe/London
In recognition of the significant challenges faced by students over rising costs, The University of Manchester is dedicating £9million to providing further student support, building on an initial programme of wellbeing and financial assistance provid...
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08
November
2022
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11:13
Europe/London
The first meeting has taken place of fifty local people from across Greater Manchester who will help shape the five Universities of Greater Manchester's priorities for jobs, growth and skills.
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03
November
2022
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10:51
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has held an event to welcome the first recipients of its newly-created Humanitarian Scholarships for students fleeing conflict and persecution.
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01
November
2022
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13:29
Europe/London
Dr. Nicola (Niki) Banks from SEED secured £45,000 for her One World Together social enterprise in the ARC 2022 Pitch Final.
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25
October
2022
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00:30
Europe/London
Research has shown the impact of Greater Manchester’s universities on the city region, its people, and businesses, one year on from the signing of a flagship agreement,
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24
October
2022
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09:51
Europe/London
Described by attendees and viewers as a fantastic resource for students, Creative Manchester welcomed award-winning writer, historian, and broadcaster, Professor David Olusoga OBE, for his lecture on what it means to be Black and British and the role...
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20
October
2022
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15:26
Europe/London
The Uncertain Futures team has been nominated for a Manchester Culture Award 2022 in the category of Protection of Equality and Social Justice. The Manchester Culture Awards – which were launched in 2018 and are organised by Manchester City Council –...
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17
October
2022
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15:03
Europe/London
A Professor of Social Work from The University of Manchester has been recognised as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people.
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17
October
2022
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09:58
Europe/London
The Placeholders project, a research initiative between Creative Manchester and Bruntwood, aims to create, test, and refine a process for engaging young people in town-centre place-making, with a particular focus on public spaces, sense of ownership,...
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12
October
2022
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12:33
Europe/London
A groundbreaking initiative by Manchester and Kenyan researchers to bring world leading oesophageal cancer early detection and research to Kenya has received £2.6 million funding from the Government through the National Institute for Health Research....
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08
September
2022
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11:56
Europe/London
At first I wasn't sure I was the right person to act as a mentor for the schools poetry competition. After all I was – I am – primarily a fiction writer. But I write plenty of poetry, and had certainly studied it for long enough. As Dr Luke Brown sai...
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08
September
2022
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09:35
Europe/London
The #TwinForHope campaign has been launched by Universities UK in order to highlight how partnerships between UK and Ukrainian universities are making a positive difference during the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine....
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09
August
2022
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08:15
Europe/London
A gallery of “breath-taking” images and videos which shine a light on crucial dementia research have been released today by Alzheimer’s Society’s first ever research image competition which was won by a University of Manchester researcher....
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03
August
2022
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09:13
Europe/London
A popular Ukrainian celebrity has joined forces with University of Manchester psychologists to encourage families affected by the war to access the widely shared psychological support leaflets they created....
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22
July
2022
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12:16
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has celebrated two weeks of summer graduations, as students who have just completed their courses join our community of more than 500,000 alumni – one of the largest of any university in the world. ...
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04
July
2022
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09:34
Europe/London
Jodrell Bank’s ambitious £21.5m development, the First Light Pavilion was officially opened at a special event on the summer solstice, Tuesday 21 June in the company of over 100 esteemed guests.
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30
June
2022
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11:44
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has twinned with the Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University (TNMU) in Western Ukraine to support medical students whose studies have been disrupted by the conflict with Russia....
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10
June
2022
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16:25
Europe/London
Jodrell Bank’s newest attraction, the First Light Pavilion opened its doors to visitors for the first time last weekend, with over 1000 people exploring the stunning new building over the Jubilee weekend....
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