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Research by Oxford Economics has revealed the extent that BAE Systems contributes to the economy in Lancashire through jobs, research & development and supply chains. ...

Congratulations to all of our alumni and supporters who have been recognised with a New Year Honour. ...

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

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...

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. ...

As part of the North West Sexual Violence Awareness Week, The University is hosting wo events on the topics of harassment and sexual misconduct. These are a Photography Exhibition and Keynote and Panel Q&A Event on Wednesday 10 November 7-8:30pm  ...

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. ...

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. ...

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...

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. ...

Following this morning’s flooding incident on Oxford Road we are pleased to report that the flow of water has been stopped and a clean-up operation is now well underway.We are now in a position to reopen most of the buildings that were previously clo...

The University of Manchester is one of 18 institutional members of the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) receiving significant funding to drive uptake of open research practices across the sector, furthering the UK’s position at the forefront of rigo...

Former Bank of England Chief Economist joined Andy Haldane, who recently joined Alliance MBS as an Honorary Professor, has been appointed by Boris Johnson to head the UK’s levelling-up taskforce. ...

Students from the Centre for New Writing have launched the 2021 edition of the Manchester Anthology.The Manchester Anthology 2021 presents the work of talented new writers from the Centre. Despite the challenges this year has brought with it, the stu...

Professor Richard Jones appointed Vice-President for Innovation and Civic Engagement at The University of Manchester, to enhance links with regional businesses and policy makers. ...

The University of Manchester is ranked as a top-50 global institution, according to Times Higher Education (THE), it’s been announced today (Thursday, 2 September). ...

After a two year hiatus, the much-loved bluedot festival is set to return to Jodrell Bank on 21-24 July 2022 and the team have today announced an unmissable Björk performance as the Sunday night headline act. ...

Nine researchers from the University will attend the Blue Zone at COP26, the UN Climate Change summit, to observe the negotiations that will be fundamental to securing the future of our planet. ...

The University of Manchester has moved up to number 35 in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) which ranks 1000 of the world’s leading higher education institutions.   ...

The University of Manchester has for the first time finished top for the value of funding received from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). ...

Northern Gritstone, a new investment company founded by the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield and established to facilitate the commercialisation of university science and technology related Intellectual Property in the north of England...

The University of Manchester and the University of Chile are expanding their science and engineering partnership through the launch of a dual award PhD programme. ...

The University of Manchester Chancellor, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay, has been awarded an OBE for services to Literature and Charity in the Queen's Birthday Honour's List. ...

The University of Manchester has been named the world’s 27th best university, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings.This means Manchester maintains its highest ever position in the rankings for a third consecutive year. ...

Today the UK’s ambition to be a world-leading science and technology innovation hub has taken another step forward as The University of Manchester announced Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s leading property provider dedicated to the growth of the science ...

Fourteen colleges and universities across Greater Manchester have come together with a joint commitment to addressing the skills and economic challenges facing the region. ...

During the pandemic, our five universities based in Greater Manchester (GM) – Manchester Metropolitan University, Royal Northern College of Music, University of Bolton, University of Manchester and University of Salford have been working with the Gre...

Construction of the Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD), the largest home for engineering in any UK university has been completed. ...