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An international research team has today published a detailed analysis of a candidate signal for the since-long sought gravitational wave background (GWB) due to in-spiralling supermassive black-hole binaries. Although a detection cannot be claimed y...

A £9 million project to develop new chemical processing technology that could save hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has begun at UK Universities including The University of Manchester. ...

Children with adrenal insufficiency have a higher risk of dying than those with other lifelong conditions, according to research by The University of Manchester  and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust  scientists. ...

New research has discovered that there is a high risk that the emotional and psychological impact of the pandemic on nurses and other healthcare professionals will lead to an exodus of staff. ...

Research published by The University of Manchester and the Canal & River Trust has shown that the presence of canal water can cool urban areas by up to 1.6°C during heatwaves in a 100-metre-wide corridor along the waterway. ...

Our body clock allows bodily processes to occur at certain times of the day, like eating, sleeping and body temperature. ...

A new report from The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, UK-Med and Save the Children is calling for the climate emergency to be treated as a humanitarian crisis. ...

In a collaboration between the University's Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and The Runnymede Trust, a new briefing has highlighted how the pandemic has impacted the UK’s ethnically diverse high streets. ...

To mark International School Library Month, new research has been released which highlights that the diversity of the UK’s population is not currently reflected by school library books, which leaves BAME children feeling underrepresented and can affe...

Dr Garth Funston and colleagues including professor Emma Crosbie from The University of Manchester have won the 2020 Research Paper of the Year for Clinical Research, awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners, for their paper on detecting...

Manchester-based researchers estimate that between March and December 2020, 7.4 million fewer NICE recommended health care checks took place in UK general practices in people with type 2 diabetes, when compared to 10-year historical trends. ...

The increase in the amount of hybrid working post-pandemic - where office-based employees work remotely for part of the week - needs to be more sustainable, according to a new study from experts based at The University of Manchester and Lancaster Uni...

This week the University of Manchester has launched a comprehensive report which highlights how it is to tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ...

New data curated by scientists at The University of Manchester has found that the main culprit for aviation emissions across the connected continent of Europe is countless short journey flights. ...

A member of the Government’s Science and Technology Select Committee (STSC) discovered first-hand how material science can help the UK build back better – at a pour of a revolutionary, emissions-busting concrete featuring the nanomaterial graphene at...

Researchers at The University of Manchester, have been involved in an international collaboration to analyse the age and history of some of the Moon’s youngest lava flows. ...

England international footballer Marcus Rashford MBE received his honorary doctorate from The University of Manchester today (Thursday 7 October), at a special ceremony which took place at Old Trafford. ...

Renowned journalist, broadcaster and University of Manchester alumnus, David Aaronovitch, delivered the 2021 Foundation Day lecture as staff, students and dignitaries returned to the University’s grand Whitworth Hall to celebrate Foundation Day. ...

Implantable heart technology is being used in Manchester to assess when a patient is at high risk of dying, thanks to University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust-led research . ...

A new report by The Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) has revealed the vital importance of working to reduce the UK’s overall energy demand in order to meet the UK’s net-zero target by 2050 – as well as the health, lifestyle an...

A new report published today by a panel including an expert from The University of Manchester has highlighted that life expectancy at birth fell by 1.3 years for men and 0.9 years for women in 2020, linked to the excess mortality caused by the corona...

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. ...

A campaign that urged GPs to ‘think-twice’ before putting a patient on opioid medicines is effective in reducing opioid prescribing in primary care, according to the findings of a major study. ...

Advanced manufacturing experts from Manchester have revealed what human life in space could look like – with a graphene-enhanced space habitat developed to meet anticipated demand for human settlements beyond Earth. ...

UK leading pregnancy charity Tommy’s warns that pandemic pressures can take a physical toll on mums-to-be – even if they don’t personally catch Covid-19, following new research, published in the medical journal Placenta co-authored by University of M...

The University of Manchester, the University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University, working with CriticalArc, have created the Manchester SafeZone Alliance. A global first, the initiative enables the three security control rooms to extend...

David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester, is chairing a special panel discussion on the debate around statues and public memorials in Manchester and Bristol as part of Black History Month. ...

The University of Manchester’s collaboration with Association of Commonwealth Universities means Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholars can drive progress on Sustainable Development Goals ...

The five higher education institutions of Greater Manchester have launched a flagship agreement with mayor Andy Burnham to work together to drive social and economic change in the city region. ...

A free online event is being held which will bring together academics, policymakers and community activists and organisations to draw attention to how faith in Islam influences the lifestyles of Muslims to care for the environment. ...