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A new animation has highlighted how The University of Manchester’s research on microplastic pollution in rivers has helped to drive investigations into the behaviour of water companies, and the roles of regulators in tacking illegal activity. ...

Ground-breaking research, the wonderful achievements of our students and the difference we make to our local and wider communities: 2017 at The University of Manchester has been another astonishing year. ...

A University of Manchester partnership is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a unique collaboration with graphene experts.

Uranium can perform reactions that previously no one thought possible, which could transform the way industry makes bulk chemicals, polymers, and the precursors to new drugs and plastics, according to new findings from The University of Manchester. ...

The University of Manchester is one of four institutions announced today as joining the Alan Turing Institute.

The University of Manchester has held its first ever awards ceremony to celebrate the responsible practices of its suppliers, as part of a major initiative to recognise and support businesses which want to work in more sustainable ways. ...

The University of Manchester and Manchester City Council have today announced that Alistair Hudson, currently Director of the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima), will be the new Director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Whitworth. ...

Two people who have experienced homelessness are celebrating after finding work at The University of Manchester, as it honours its pledge to the city’s Homelessness Charter.

An international team of physiologists including The University of Manchester’s Dr Holly Shiels has returned from Greenland, where they battled storms and icebergs to study one of the world’s most mysterious sharks. ...

The University of Manchester is set to throw open its doors to the people of Manchester for its first Community Festival on Saturday 17 June.

The public are invited to download a free app to track their seasonal allergy symptoms and to help researchers understand more about why the frequency of allergies are increasing.

An international team of scientists, including a physiologist from The University of Manchester, will head to the largest island in the world later this month to investigate the Greenland shark – believed to be the longest-lived vertebrate animal. ...

The unique experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people with cancer have been shared on a new video hub from The University of Manchester, funded by Macmillan Cancer Support – highlighting differences in their care, and issues around sex, s...

New research by a University of Manchester psychologist could give new hope to people who are scared of spiders.

New research demonstrates the potential for graphene membranes providing clean drinking water for millions of people who struggle to access adequate clean water sources.

Silvanos Mudzvova, a Zimbabwean playwright, theatre director, filmmaker and activist who has endured beatings and arrests in his home country, has joined The University of Manchester for the next twelve months. ...

University of Manchester scientists are leading a team which is to comprehensively map some of the world’s most radioactive sites using sensing technology mounted on an advanced robotic vehicle. ...

The University of Manchester is to lead a consortium to build the next generation of robots that are more durable and perceptive for use in nuclear sites.

Manchester has been ranked among the best cities in the world for international students in a ranking compiled by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts and compiler of the QS World University Rankings. ...

University of Manchester scientists are preparing for the first ever UK-led meteorite hunting expedition to Antarctica, where they will seek out the 'lost’ meteorites of the icy continent, which could provide clues to planetary creation. ...

A study into a new treatment for Sanfilippo disease, a rare and fatal condition which causes progressive dementia in children, is progressing well with results set to be published later this year.

Orlando von Einsiedel, a former Anthropology student of The University of Manchester, has been nominated for an Oscar in the short documentary category - only two years after he was last shortlisted. ...

The University of Manchester is one of the top employers in the country for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff according to the newly released Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, Top 100 Employers list. ...

The University of Manchester’s Professor Danielle George MBE is getting behind the wheel this Christmas on BBC 4 as she drag races an electric Tesla against a petrol powered supercar.

Two former Manchester students have been presented with awards by the University in recognition of their world-leading leading roles in humanitarian aid and emergency response.

This year is ending on a high note for researchers working in the cancer field here in Manchester. With today’s announcement of more than £42m of investment from Cancer Research UK, the city is now firmly established among the world’s elite for findi...

A project which trained older people to be researchers into the future of their city has won a major national award for its ground-breaking work, on a night when two other Manchester projects were also shortlisted. ...

In a second boost for Manchester in as many months, a single city-wide bid has been awarded £12.5m by the Department of Health to fund the cutting-edge research space, highly trained staff and specialist equipment required to develop and deliver pion...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have shown for the first time that if the brain is ‘tuned-in’ to a particular frequency, pain can be alleviated.

With an HIV infection rate of around 7.2%, Uganda has a particular problem with the serious effects of fungal infection which takes hold in vulnerable people. However, the branch of medicine which deals with these infections, medical mycology, is und...