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Due to popular demand, the deadline for entries for The University of Manchester Making a Difference Awards has been extended.The new closing date is midnight on 24 January 2021. It is hoped the extension will help anyone struggling to meet the deadl...

Dr Judith Bek, Dr Emma Gowen and Dr Ellen Poliakoff authored the paper along with colleagues from Lancaster.The aim was to investigate whether action observation may provide a more effective stimulus than other visual cues, and used two experiments t...

The University of Manchester Library is now physically operating on an essential use only basis, in line with the new guidance issued on 7 January 2021 by the Department for Education, primarily to support the following categories of students:those s...

He is recognised for contributions to numerical linear algebra, numerical stability analysis, and communication of mathematics. ...

The New Year Honours lists mark the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.Rachel Griffith is Professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences and Research Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Rachel prev...

SwitchedDesign/Shutterstock  During the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic, it became apparent that the processing of the standard COVID-19 test using nasal swab samples, while considered a gold standard, was slow, taking over 24 hours to give r...

Professor Michael Wood has been awarded an OBE for his services to public history and broadcasting in the New Year Honours list 2020. Wood, a historian and broadcaster, was appointed to the position of Professor of Public History at The University in...

Study spacesStudents who are able to study in their accommodation should do so, and avoid travelling on to campus. Students who need to book a study space can do so at the following Library sites:Alan Gilbert Learning Commons (24 hours a day, seven d...

A Music PhD student from The University of Manchester is among eight talented musicians shortlisted for Composition: Wales 2021. Cameron Biles-Liffell, who also completed his master’s degree at The University’s Department of Music, was selected for h...

Welcome to the Art History Department ‘Decolonising Art History’ newsletter 2020-21.The 'Decolonising Art History' series forms part of a broader and collective effort by the department to reassess established conceptions of the discipline of art his...

If you’re preparing for assessments, we’ve got a range of assessment support available to you, including Zoom workshops with Library team members and online resources you can complete in your own time.If you’re new to the University or need an introd...

Researchers from National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester and University of Pennsylvania have identified ultrafast gas-flows through the tiniest holes in one-atom-thin membranes, in a study published in Science Advances. ...

Chrissie Wellington is an iconic figure in the history of triathlon. She is the only triathlete, male or female, to have won the World Ironman Championship less than a year after turning professional. She is now Global Head of Health and Wellbeing at...

Professor Nigel Scrutton, who heads up the EPSRC-funded UK Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub and the BBSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centre “SYNBIOCHEM”, has been appointed to the UKRI-BBSRC council for a term of three years. ...

All of the students who’ve completed their Masters, during the added challenges and unpredictability of a global pandemic, should be extremely proud of themselves. Within HCRI, this year’s dissertations highlight not just the breadth of topics within...

For anybody completing their Masters in 2020, a significant amount of their studies has taken place against a backdrop of COVID-19, uncertainty, and unexpected challenges. Despite this, the standard of work produced by HCRI’s students across all of t...

The series aims to create an environment where everyone can proactively propose actions to tackle important issues faced by PhD researchers. ...

The celebrations will recognise the hard work of FSE's Postgraduate Class of 2020. ...

Manchester joined UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network as a City of Literature in 2017, following a successful bid coordinated by a consortium involving The University of Manchester, Manchester City Council, Manchester Metropolitan University a...

Dr Güttel is recognised for his contributions to the analysis, implementation and application of rational and block Krylov methods. ...

In an interview with HCRI, Undergraduate Programme Director and Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies, Jessica Hawkins, shares her approach of using historical sociology in her research, state formation in Uganda, and mental health considerations for work...

Members of MICRA's Manchester Urban Ageing Group (MUARG) have authored the paper “Covid-19 and inequality: developing an age-friendly strategy for recovery in low income communities”.The paper explores the social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, focu...

The report provides an analysis of the current law at regional and national level within the EU on the issue of age discrimination in the fields of social protection, education, housing, healthcare and access to goods and services.The work looks set ...

Kathryn Tann, Creative Writing MA student at the Centre for New Writing, has received a Distinguished Achievement Medal from The University for her outstanding contributions to the literary life of The University of Manchester’s Centre for the New Wr...

In early 2020, poet and journalist Ambrose Musiyiwa embarked on a fully-funded PhD at the University of Manchester, as part of a collaboration with Community Arts North West. Working within the Department of Drama, he is conducting research on refuge...

The 150-year-old mystery behind a natural phenomenon that is omnipresent in our world – and even helps children build sandcastles – has finally been solved by a team of scientists from The University of Manchester led by Nobel laureate and graphene p...

A pioneering Business Engagement Workshop was presented by Creative Manchester - part of The University of Manchester’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - on 2 December 2020 in partnership with Aspect, a collaborative network drawing together p...

Prof Zhiguo Ding has received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award and has been named among the world's most influential scientists. ...

An alumna from The University of Manchester’s Department of Music has recently been awarded a prestigious commission for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2020 for a piece that centres on urban ecology. Hayley Suviste, who received both her ma...

The December webinar asked what it means to age in a context of changing migration flows. The world is rapidly ageing and its migratory patterns are also constantly changing. Three presentations aimed to present the latest findings from ongoing resea...