Articles tagged with 'Social Responsibility' & 'social-responsibility' | University of Manchester

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...

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....

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....

Dr. Nicola (Niki) Banks from SEED  secured £45,000 for her One World Together social enterprise in the ARC 2022 Pitch Final....

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,...

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...

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 –...

A Professor of Social Work from The University of Manchester has been recognised as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people....

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,...

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....

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...

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....

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....

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....

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. ...

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....

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....

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....

A new partnership between the University of Salford, the University of Manchester and IntoUniversity - the UK’s largest university-access charity - has been announced which will see The Beacon Centre in Salford become a learning centre for students a...

The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) is a national campaign to elevate the prominence of science in the classroom....

The University of Manchester has held its annual Making a Difference awards ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the incredibly inspiring work of its staff, students and alumni....

A member of staff from The University of Manchester has completed a marathon cycling challenge, raising over £3000 for UK-Med’s Ukraine Appeal in the process....

Professor Tony Redmond has been honoured with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 Pride of Manchester Awards, in recognition of a career spent providing crucial medical care to those most in need all over the world....

The University of Manchester has retained its status as one of the top Universities in the country for openness in animal research....

The University of Manchester has published its 2021 Responsible Investment Report, confirming that it has ended investment in fossil fuel companies and has exceeded its target of reducing the carbon intensity of its other holdings....

The University of Manchester has remained a leader for impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals once again this year...

The University of Manchester has provided free places on its Masters in Educational Leadership in Practice programme to a group of 15 Afghani refugee women, supporting them in their ambition to set up schools, colleges and nurseries for Afghani refug...

A member of staff from The University of Manchester is set to cycle around the entire circumference of The Netherlands – 1400km in total – to raise funds for UK-Med’s Ukraine Appeal....

Prompted by the acute need for support for students and university staff fleeing Ukraine, and similar situations around the world, The University of Manchester is creating an emergency fund of more than £5 million. ...

Young people across Greater Manchester have places to spend their free time and feel they belong at their school, according to the results of a survey released today....