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Legendary BBC broadcaster Mark Radcliffe unveiled an engraved park bench in the grounds of the University of Manchester where he studied in the late 1970s to laucnh ‘Re-Write Cancer’ fundraising campaign. ...

Two students from The University of Manchester have won the highest award possible at this year’s prestigious Undergraduate Awards in Dublin, Ireland. ...

It was with great sadness that we learnt of Dr Mike Oglesby's death. He was a truly remarkable individual who achieved an incredible amount in his life and touched the hearts of so many people-particularly in the Manchester City region. ...

Pioneering expertise in Industrial Biotechnology at The University of Manchester has been recognised as a beacon of excellence and named a winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. ...

14 researchers from The University of Manchester are some of the most highly cited in their field, in a new list from the Web of Science Group released this week. ...

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. ...

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). ...

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. ...

A team of students from The University of Manchester have won an award for genetically modifying bacteria to produce kinder hair-dyes. ...

Today the University of Manchester announced it received an impressive response to its international search to find a development and investment partner to deliver the £1.5 billion new world-class innovation district ID Manchester. ...

The chaplain of a University hall of residence is helping a project to commemorate 24 students killed in the World Wars. ...

The very latest in social science research is set to be promoted across Manchester by the annual Festival of Social Science, which takes place across the city from November 2nd-9th. ...

A new multimillion pound research institute that will maximise Manchester’s academic strengths in digital health and advanced materials to discover innovative health and care solutions is being launched by a consortium, led by The University of Manch...

Honorary Professor of Business and Entrepreneurship at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), Vikas Shah MBE talks openly about his own struggles with depression despite being a successful entrepreneur. ...

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...

A community project based at The University of Manchester has won the Equalities category of this year’s Spirit of Manchester Awards. ...

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester will help “reveal fundamental rules of life” and, potentially, find improved treatments for diseases such as osteoarthritis and healing wounds. ...

Professor Rob Field has been appointed Director of the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), a world-leading centre for industry focussed biotechnology research based at The University of Manchester. ...

The University of Manchester has been named the University of the Year for Graduate Employment by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. ...

The University of Manchester has announced the competitive tender process has begun to find its development and investment partner to deliver the new world-class innovation district ID Manchester, which has an estimated gross development value of £1....

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. ...

Leaders of graduate institutions from 16 countries across six continents today agreed on a set of principles and practical actions supporting graduate student mental health and well-being. ...

The University of Manchester reaches its highest ever position in the latest global rankings.  ...

As Boris Johnson begins his term as British prime minister, he takes charge of a country facing a series of overlapping crises. Alongside the constitutional and political crises provoked by the Brexit process, are wider social and economic problems o...

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. ...

The University of Manchester is part of a new network that will boost the contribution of higher education institutions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

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 ...

Plans to create a globally leading cancer research centre in Manchester have been awarded £25 million by the Research England UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF). ...

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

The University of Manchester remains among the best European universities for teaching excellence in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Europe Teaching Rankings.   ...