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2020
08
September
2020
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18:01
Europe/London
University leaders from across Greater Manchester have come together to remind students of their important role in preventing the spread of COVID-19 as the new academic year starts.
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15
August
2020
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05:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is listed as the fifth best institution in the UK according to the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). It is a one place improvement on last year’s position. Overall, the University ranks 36th globally. ...
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15
July
2020
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08:00
Europe/London
Manchester United and England footballer, Marcus Rashford, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University later this summer.
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10
June
2020
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00:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been named as the world’s 27th best university, maintaining its highest ever position in the QS World University Rankings.
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08
June
2020
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12:52
Europe/London
We released a statement expressing these feelings last week, but having had more time to reflect on the implications of these events for our University, I want to write to you again from a personal perspective
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04
June
2020
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06:00
Europe/London
Staff, students and alumni from The University of Manchester have raised over £1 million (and rising) for the institution’s Coronavirus Emergency Hardship Fund for students.
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03
June
2020
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11:49
Europe/London
The University is strongly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and has zero tolerance to any forms of harassment and discrimination.
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26
May
2020
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14:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has announced that it will end investments in fossil fuel reserve and extraction companies by 2022, and ‘decarbonise’ all investments by 2038.
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15
May
2020
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13:00
Europe/London
President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, will be the first woman to Chair The Russell Group.
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05
May
2020
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11:37
Europe/London
Our Chancellor Lemn Sissay has sent an invitation to our whole University community and beyond to our Making a Difference Awards for Social Responsibility 2020
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23
April
2020
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10:51
Europe/London
Olivia-Faye Dickinson – a third-year Materials Science and Engineering with Textile Technology MEng student – has returned to her summer job in Lichfield, working as a seamstress at alteration shop Tudor Sew.
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22
April
2020
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12:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has again ranked as the top higher education institution in the country for its social and environmental impact across its full range of functions.
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07
April
2020
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15:31
Europe/London
Universities in Greater Manchester have come together to encourage landlords of private rented accommodation to release students who have vacated their accommodation due to the coronavirus pandemic, from their contracts.
The Vice-Chancellors and S...
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27
January
2020
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14:51
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been named the most targeted university by the UK’s top 100 graduate employers for the third year in a row.
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2019
16
December
2019
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15:52
Europe/London
This year’s Winter Graduation saw the first five Equity and Merit Scholarships students from Ethiopia receive their awards and celebrate their academic achievements.
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22
November
2019
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11:24
Europe/London
Two students from The University of Manchester have won the highest award possible at this year’s prestigious Undergraduate Awards in Dublin, Ireland.
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19
November
2019
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16:58
Europe/London
With 25 years’ experience of working with students, Sarah Littlejohn offers her thoughts on how universities, staff and peers can help manage students’ mental health.
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18
November
2019
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09:16
Europe/London
A unique new specialist NHS service in Greater Manchester will allow university students to get the help they need to overcome significant mental illness, an event will be told today (18 November).
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15
November
2019
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16:32
Europe/London
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) will host the 24-hour event this weekend, where teams will be challenged to develop prototype produces using graphene inks.
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14
November
2019
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11:02
Europe/London
A team of students from The University of Manchester have won an award for genetically modifying bacteria to produce kinder hair-dyes.
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10
October
2019
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09:13
Europe/London
Footballer, entrepreneur, economist and nursing professor receive honorary degrees at Foundation Day
Entrepreneur and investor Sherry Coutu delivered The University of Manchester’s most prestigious annual Foundation Day lecture. She was then awarded an honorary doctorate, alongside Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, Vincent Kompany, and Lord Jim O’Ne...
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07
October
2019
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15:39
Europe/London
A community project based at The University of Manchester has won the Equalities category of this year’s Spirit of Manchester Awards.
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20
September
2019
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09:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been named the University of the Year for Graduate Employment by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
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06
September
2019
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09:39
Europe/London
A new £90million student accommodation development has been opened in Fallowfield by The University of Manchester’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell.
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29
July
2019
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15:55
Europe/London
The universities and museums of sanctuary initiatives celebrate the good practice of institutions that welcome asylum seekers and refugees into their communities and promote a culture of inclusion.
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19
July
2019
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16:23
Europe/London
A University of Manchester graduate is raising money for girls’ football through a company she started while studying for her Bachelor’s degree.
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18
July
2019
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15:31
Europe/London
A University of Manchester graduate is leaving with a First Class degree, after juggling academic studies with an elite level para-swimming career.
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04
July
2019
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19:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester remains among the best European universities for teaching excellence in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Europe Teaching Rankings.
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19
June
2019
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01:01
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has moved up two places to reach its highest ever position in this year’s QS World University Rankings
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20
May
2019
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14:29
Europe/London
A first-year engineering student has finished ahead of thousands of others to be named as an undergraduate of the year in a national competition, winning a full summer internship with a major engineering firm.
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