University of Manchester - Archive (social-responsibility)
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2019
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May
2019
Singing is an activity that raises the spirits and brings people closer together, and University of Manchester student Volunteer of the Year Isla Atay achieved this and more with her unique choir.
Isla (MusB 2020), coordinated a singing collec...
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16
May
2019
A new collaborative scheme, launched today by Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Manchester, aims to improve the digital skills, confidence and employment prospects of local graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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16
May
2019
A Politics and Modern History student from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures has won £12,000 Venture Further funding for her Invisible Manchester social mobility start-up.
Alice Sparks will use her investment to grow her enterprise, which...
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02
May
2019
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.
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03
April
2019
The University of Manchester ranks as the best higher education institution (HEI) in Europe – and in the top three globally – for its social and environmental impact across its full range of functions.
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28
February
2019
The Into University Manchester North centre is a new education project run by national education charity Into University in partnership with The University of Manchester.
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2018
29
November
2018
The University of Manchester has been awarded a Gold Watermark for the effectiveness of the ways in which it works to engage society with its activities in research, culture and teaching.
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26
November
2018
The University of Manchester’s employment centre, The Works, is set to move to a significantly larger building which will enable it to provide more training and opportunities to help local people in to work.
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21
November
2018
On Monday (November 19) the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, supported by National Apprenticeship Service and The University of Manchester held a conference for employers and training providers to highlight the work carried out as part of the p...
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19
November
2018
Local initiatives ranging from a neighbourhood summer fête to bat box building for local children and a scheme tackling social isolation have benefitted from this year’s University of Manchester Community Construction Fund.
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08
November
2018
A physics lecturer has developed a new piece of computer software that can help identify students with potential stress, wellbeing or mental health related problems at University.
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29
October
2018
This November, for the first time in the UK, people working for universities and local authorities are getting the chance to take a course which will let them explore the complex relationships between ‘town and gown’.
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08
October
2018
The University of Manchester has been part of a bi-lingual project which has awarded prizes to the authors of short stories aimed at children under the age of 12 with the aim of sparking their interests in the world of science.
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05
October
2018
It’s been ranked among the country’s best schemes of its type with more than 200 University staff volunteering their skills to help schools, and now The University of Manchester’s flagship School Governors Initiative has won a high-profile award.
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11
September
2018
Staff, students, visitors and members of the local community have attended a celebratory health and wellbeing event marking the official opening of Brunswick Park at the heart of The University of Manchester’s campus.
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26
July
2018
Thousands of tributes left by the public to remember those killed or injured in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack will be preserved for the future, thanks to a grant made possible by National Lottery players, and with the involvement of Universit...
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24
July
2018
The University has signed up to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), becoming the first English Russell Group University to join the organisation.
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16
July
2018
Stretford and Urmston MP Kate Green visited the University of Manchester this weekend to celebrate the achievement of local pupils who have successfully completed The Scholars Programme – a prestigious national scheme which gives school pupils an opp...
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10
July
2018
The University of Manchester has contributed to a new report which examines how data involving applicants’ backgrounds and personal circumstances can be used to help them gain a place and realise their potential.
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06
July
2018
The University of Manchester hospitality and events team has scooped the Sustainable Business Award at the UK’s most prestigious hospitality and catering awards, the Cateys, organised by The Caterer.
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03
July
2018
Social responsibility was the highlight of the night at the recent CUBO Awards (Colleges & University Business Officers). The University of Manchester’s Directorate for the Student Experience successfully won three awards for projects that not only s...
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20
June
2018
Hundreds of children from primary schools across Greater Manchester came together for the Great Science Share 2018
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25
May
2018
The University of Manchester is set to open its doors to local people once again, as its annual Community Festival takes place on Saturday 16 June.
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21
May
2018
The Greater Manchester Looked After Children’s Forum has been recognised for its work by winning a NEON Widening Access Partnership Award at the Palace of Westminster.
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12
April
2018
Manchester’s Give It Don’t Bin It campaign, initiated and led by teams from the city’s Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Manchester, has won the Association of University Directors of Estates’ (AUDE) Reaching Higher award. This...
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10
April
2018
A new project launched in South Africa by The University of Manchester and the University of the Witwatersrand hopes to raise awareness of the vulnerability of deaf children in the country, as well as altering society’s attitudes towards them, by usi...
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26
March
2018
The University of Manchester has scooped a Champions of Champions award for inspiring thousands of staff and students to opt for more sustainable journeys to work.
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26
February
2018
Chancellor, Lemn Sissay, has written and performed a new poem to shine a light on the people at The University of Manchester and beyond who make a difference to others.
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21
February
2018
The University of Manchester is taking its greenhouse construction to the next level by building extensive state-of-the-art facilities for research purposes.
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31
January
2018
A pioneering new scheme with English language learners from immigrant communities has had a significant impact on their understanding of infectious disease.
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