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National Grid and The University of Manchester have been named ‘Best Innovation in Net Zero and Sustainability’ at the E&T Innovation Awards for their commitment to developing a retrofill solution to replace SF6....

Greater Manchester’s burgeoning innovation ecosystem has taken another major step forward with the signing of an agreement with the UK's national innovation agency, Innovate UK....

Ten brand new Manchester-based biomedical, science and engineering companies have been created over the past year by The University of Manchester Innovation Factory, producing cutting-edge technology and services which will benefit societies around t...

An ambitious partnership between The University of Manchester and Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa University of Science and Technology has been agreed, with the aim to deliver a funding boost to graphene innovation that will help tackle the planet’s greatest...

The University of Manchester is launching a new specialist multi-disciplinary centre to explore developments in smart robotics through the lens of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous machinery....

UK team reveal boost to green hydrogen ambitions to coincide with COP27 climate change summit...

Watercycle Technologies – a spin-out company from The University of Manchester that specialises in recovery of scarce minerals through filtration - has won a £500,000 Innovate UK Smart Grant, in partnership with Cornish Lithium, to test its ground-br...

National Grid and The University of Manchester are to collaborate on a four-year project to develop a full-scale demonstrator at the Deeside Centre for Innovation, designed to test at scale how the UK can retrofill SF6 across its network of high-volt...

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,...

A new method to detect Parkinson’s disease has been determined by analysing sebum with mass spectrometry....

The University of Manchester’s partnership with National Grid is one of six exceptional industry-academic collaborations shortlisted by The Royal Academy of Engineering and WMG at the University of Warwick for the second annual Bhattacharyya Award.  ...

As from today, Kinder Scout, the National Nature Reserve (NNR) in Derbyshire cared for by the National Trust, will be extended in size by 25 per cent (226 hectares) thanks to a declaration by Natural England....

‘Tales From The Future’, a beer made in a recent collaboration between researchers at The University of Manchester and Cloudwater Brew Co., will launch at the end of August 2022. The beer is uniquely brewed using a novel strain of yeast, a hybrid, de...

A new face mask designed by Manchester researchers is promising to end the stress and anxiety talkers and listeners experience when they cover up....

Researchers have called for a more sustainable approach to the UK’s National Space Strategy in a new publication from The University of Manchester, On Space....

A groundbreaking smartphone app for remote digital data collection which aims to predict if an individual will relapse into psychosis is to be trialled across the UK in a £12.5 million study....

The University of Manchester has received £5.65m funding from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA), in order to turn its cutting-edge research into innovative solutions for businesses....

Chromition will design, prepare and test Luminspheres tracers specifically for use in Shell's reservoir environments....

Northern Gritstone, the new investment spinout business led by the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield, announces a first close of £215m....

The Energy Innovation Agency  has officially launched, bringing together world-leading academic, private sector and public sector expertise to help bridge the energy innovation gap and find solutions to make sure Greater Manchester can reach its carb...

The new initiative will deliver a free, 24/7 programme to help at least 400 SMEs in Greater Manchester...

Researchers from The University of Manchester and University of Navarra have examined the value of politically connected firm directors to the Chinese elite, in terms of getting preferential access to resources....

The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre’s ecosystem for industrial engagement continues to grow with three more Tier 2 partners being added to the roster in recent weeks, while existing partners have also committed to the facility by renewing term...

The ongoing collaboration between The University of Manchester’s graphene scientists and Northern England-based outdoor sports brand inov-8 has been awarded as an ‘outstanding’ example of innovation and wealth creation in the UK by Innovate UK....

Research by Oxford Economics has revealed the extent that BAE Systems contributes to the economy in Lancashire through jobs, research & development and supply chains. ...

Business leaders in the North West are championing plans from productivity experts to accelerate the levelling up agenda in the region. ...

Graphene@Manchester is pleased to announce three new Tier 2 partnerships, accompanied by affiliate and associate memberships, further demonstrating the breadth of scope in innovation at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The Univers...

Manchester’s Mayfield regeneration scheme made history on 12 October 2021, as the location of a pioneering piece of structural engineering, using a new, low-emissions concrete - developed by Nationwide Engineering and The University of Manchester - t...

Record results have been announced by The University of Manchester Innovation Factory, the organisation dedicated to driving commercialisation of innovations and intellectual property originating from The University of Manchester. ...

Former Bank of England Chief Economist joined Andy Haldane, who recently joined Alliance MBS as an Honorary Professor, has been appointed by Boris Johnson to head the UK’s levelling-up taskforce. ...