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A new study by researchers at The University of Manchester suggests that the current statistical model used by GPs to predict a patient’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) could be producing misleading results. ...

A new instrument to help astronomers understand how stars are born is bound for the Large Millimetre Telescope (LMT) in Mexico. ...

When atomically thin semiconductors are combined together in a Lego style, they emit light at a lower voltage potentially leading to low energy consumption devices. Whilst this research is in its fundamental state this shows promise for practical ...

A new scholarship has been set up to support students from lower income households to do a degree in modern languages at the University of Manchester. The RWS Brode Scholarship Programme has been set up by RWS, one of the world’s leading language ...

For the first time, a team of researchers, from the Department of Materials and the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester have formulated inks using the 2D material MXene, to produce 3D printed interdigitated electrodes. As p...

A team of researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham and Loughborough have discovered quantum phenomena that helps to understand the fundamental limits of graphene electronics. As published in Nature Communications, the work descr...

It could take half a season for a footballer to adjust to a new team following a big money transfer to a new league according to analysis by The University of Manchester based on Opta data provided by a Premier League club. ...

Two new technology businesses share this year’s £70,000 prize for novel applications of graphene and other 2D materials. The two teams, based at The University of Manchester, are addressing key societal challenges on future energy and food securit...

A team from The University of Manchester have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics.  ...

Professor Robert Young from the National Graphene Institute and School of Materials has been awarded the Platinum Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). The medal is one of the Institute’s Premier Awards and aims to ack...

China’s Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Wang Zhigang, got the full scope of The University of Manchester’s advanced materials research capabilities and commercial opportunities during his visit to campus. Accompanied by colleagues from the ...

Alan Turing will be the next face on the £50 note the Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, announced today (Monday, 15 July).   ...

Scientists are seeking to kick-start a wearable technology revolution by creating flexible fibres and adding acids from red wine. ...

The Square Kilometre Array Global Headquarters (SKA GHQ), the home of a new intergovernmental organisation created to facilitate global collaboration in radio astronomy, has been formally opened and handed over in a ceremony attended by international...

A team of palaeontologists from the UK and US have identified a one of a kind 150 million year old dinosaur skeleton. The specimen has been classified as a new species to science with the discovery also raising questions about the evolution of avian ...

Highways England has become the latest company to partner with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC). This new collaboration will look to address some of the many challenges experienced by the road network in England, such as the deter...

Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been named as the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site. ...

Professor Irina Grigorieva at The University of Manchester has been awarded the 2019 David Tabor medal and prize from the Institute of Physics. This award recognises Professor Grigorieva’s distinguished and distinctive contributions to research on...

A typical summer barbecue* for four people releases more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than an 80 mile car journey, according to a group of scientists studying the impact of food choices on the environment. ...

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. ...

This week The University of Manchester has revealed a comprehensive report and plan to address key issues facing humanity as set-out by the UN. ...

Tens of thousands of children come together next week to scientifically address the issues that matter to them most. On Tuesday they will even grill University and civic leaders on matters of climate crisis. ...

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. Based at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology...

A team of scientists at The University of Manchester has solved a key flaw in solar panels after 40 years of research around the world. ...

Work led by Professor Vaskar Saha, a paediatrician from The University of Manchester, means that around 80% of children with the most common childhood cancer are now likely to survive following treatment at major centres across India, thanks to his r...

Manchester reinforced its place today as a leader in translating brilliant academic science into new products and services which will transform the future of medicine and maintenance of human health. ...

The evolutionary use of colour for mammal’s survival in the wild is evident from, red foxes, to zebras. Today an international team, led by researchers from The University of Manchester, publish research revealing the evidence of colourful pigments f...

Three Manchester researchers have been selected among the very best researchers and innovators promising to deliver global impact. ...

Researchers from The University of Manchester and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are racing to understand how microplastics are transported to the deep-sea floor in an effort to combat the growing ecological problem. ...

New three-dimensional imaging of the human placenta has been developed to help understand the reasons for fetal growth restriction – a condition which affects thousands in the UK alone. ...