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Mental health has hit the headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic as the impact of lockdowns, strains on healthcare services and fear of the virus itself have created a toxic mix which has both exacerbated existing disorders, and provoked them in othe...

Poor water quality in English rivers is the result of chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement, a report from the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has claimed....

New research led by University of Manchester researchers published today (11/01/22) in the British Journal of General Practice has thrown new light on the use and characteristics of locum GPs in England....

The fossilised remains of Britain’s largest ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘Sea Dragon’, have been discovered at the Rutland Water Nature Reserve, owned and run by Anglian Water. It is the biggest and most complete skeleton of its kind found to...

The first results of an early trial of a multivariant COVID-19 vaccine booster, launched in Manchester in September 2021, has shown it is driving a comprehensive immune response....

Congratulations to Banji Adewumi, Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), who has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours....

Our fantastic Humanities colleagues have done great things once again this year, despite the ongoing coronavirus situation. Here are some of the most popular and interesting news releases from the faculty in 2021 - enjoy! ...

At the risk of sounding repetitious…2021 has been (another) extraordinary year globally, in society and here at the University. The pandemic has once again dominated the lives of our students and colleagues as we continually found ways to adapt to ou...

A relatively small number of patients are accounting for a large proportion of GP workload, including face-to-face consultations, according to a UK study by University of Manchester experts. ...

A group of student volunteers from The University of Manchester have planted over 100 trees in a bid to help fight the planet’s climate and biodiversity crises. ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have helped conduct a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity. ...

The British Academy has awarded their 2021 President’s Medal to broadcaster and historian Professor David Olusoga in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences. ...

A new study published today reconstructs the time of year for the Chicxulub impact, an event that is widely accepted as a major cause behind the mass-extinction that wiped dinosaurs from the planet. ...

Around 80% of adolescents who died by suicide or who had self-harmed had consulted with their GP or a practice nurse in the preceding year, shows new research. ...

A major new report out today paints a stark picture of inequality for children growing up in the North of England post-pandemic compared to those in the rest of the country. The report is part authored by University of Manchester academics and has a ...

Scientists have discovered a new route to produce complex antibiotics exploiting gene editing to re-programme pathways to future medicines urgently required to combat antimicrobial resistance, treat neglected diseases and tackle future pandemics. ...

An innovative partnership which has led to the creation of a network of volunteers recruited to prevent strokes has won a prestigious national award. ...

Student exchanges, joint research projects and mutual bids to work with some of the world’s biggest businesses and funders will be part of a new post-COVID alliance between the Universities of Manchester, Melbourne and Toronto. ...

A £7 million project led by experts at The University of Manchester is to develop a pioneering digital hub, which will provide easy access to an extensive range of the UK’s environmental data. ...

To coincide with the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, experts from Manchester have warned that the humanitarian aid sector is unprepared for the escalating crises caused by climate change – leaving them unable to provide support to the growing millio...

Two academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their field, by being conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. ...

The University of Manchester has received $500,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a low cost manufacturing route to Molnupiravir, a promising antiviral drug for the treatment of COVID-19, in order to widen access of the medicine ...

New research from The University of Manchester shows that the current climate targets set for the international shipping are far too lax, and would mean the sector cannot play its fair part in meeting the Paris climate goals. ...

A major new physics experiment has used four complementary analyses to show no signs of a theorised fourth kind of neutrino known as the sterile neutrino. Its existence is considered a possible explanation for anomalies seen in previous physics exper...

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. ...

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...

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. ...