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Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at The University of Manchester has once again been recognised as a high-quality route for diverse and committed primary and secondary teachers joining the profession.  Ofsted carried out an inspection in …

Scientists from The University of Manchester have uncovered a more efficient and sustainable way to make peptide-based medicines, showing promising effectiveness in combating cancers.

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 normally require that the child is automatically returned to the state from which they were taken. For their mother, this means being separated from their child or …

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is pleased to announce the winners of the Eli & Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2024.

The Forum, set to occur from August 17 to 30, serves as a prominent platform for addressing pressing global issues through dialogue and collaboration. Renowned for bringing together outstanding talents and experts from diverse fields, the forum …

This week, NGI and GEIC hosted representatives from 120 large organisations, SMEs and start-ups, in an exclusive two-day event for industry.

Creative Manchester and Jodrell Bank hosted a day of literature events themed around renowned novelist and local hero Alan Garner, followed by an evening with a book reading by novelist Sarah Perry to mark the Summer Solstice.

The University of Salford are hosting a microbreweries workshop on Thursday 18 July.

On 21 June, an audience of literature enthusiasts, lovers of astronomy and archaeology and academics gathered on the stunning UNESCO Heritage site of Jodrell Bank to celebrate the Summer Solstice and one of the UK's most influential contemporary …

The English Premier League (EPL) has drawn the attention of scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds in recent years, yet its underlying economic model and the politics underpinning it remain underexplored within the literature. To …

Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf’s coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought, an international team of scientists has found.

200 years of The University of Manchester’s world-class education, research and incredible people have been brought to life in an exclusive design partnership with Manchester-based designers The Sculpts, celebrating the University’s bicentenary.

The need to tackle climate change is becoming more urgent, making sustainable manufacturing of goods a global concern. However, making all industries sustainable is difficult, especially high-tech sectors like the semiconductor industry. The latter, …

Manchester is a world-leader in the novel fabrication of semiconductors devices from 2D materials to silicon. Alongside its world-leading academic expertise, it hosts nationally-leading institutes, providing sector-leading capability.

The Office for Open Research is pleased to announce our five newly appointed Fellows 2024/25 as part of the Open Research Fellowship Programme at The University of Manchester.2024-2025 Fellows (Office for Open Research)What is the Open Research …

It’s not controversial to say that contemporary affluent societies do a rather poor job of taking the interests of younger generations into account. This is not only because children can’t vote and the elderly tend to turn up to elections in higher …

It is accepted that electricity networks need to grow in scale and scope to facilitate decarbonisation. It is also accepted that infrastructural change is incremental. Yet, the incremental delivery of network capacity and the relevance of this …

Having completed her PGCE Primary Degree at Manchester Institute of Education in 2020, Jessica Moss began teaching but soon became frustrated at being unable to find a suitable planner. Noticing that available planners for teachers were either …

A massive balloon, designed to measure the background radiation left over from the ‘Big Bang’ and help scientists better understand the infancy and evolution of our Universe, has just moved to the next stage of development.

As part of an ongoing programme of activity by the department of Property, Planning and Environmental Management (PPEM) to increase student exposure to industry voices and employment prospects, the department hosted members of the Royal Town …

A series of new videos and an exhibition at the National Graphene Institute explore how teenage experiences and dreams shape our later lives. It is based on research with women in their seventies and eighties reflecting on their teenage experience …

As the European football championships continue in Germany, new research has revealed that ‘sportswashing’ - the practice of using sporting events or teams to improve a country's reputation - is still highly effective, despite increased awareness of …

12-16 June saw the return of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, taking place across the whole of Greater Manchester to celebrate the vital role that libraries play in wellbeing, culture and creativity.Creative Manchester – the …

The CDT Graphene NOWNANO outreach team recently attended the Windermere Science Festival.

The £1.7m award will fund an ambitious 5-year programme, led by Dr Saska Petrova, Professor in Human Geography at The University of Manchester. GENERATE aims to offer original insights into the social, spatial, and political inequalities that drive …

Senior Lecturer Dr Amanda McCordkindale spoke with careers guidance podcast Future You about life and study at HCRI, reflecting on the benefits and challenges of studying difficult global issues.The latest Future You podcast delves into the history …

Htet Lynn Oo is a former MA Peace and Conflict Studies student. In addition to the ASEAS prize, Htet was also awarded a special commendation for his MA dissertation in the New Voices in Cultural Relations prize, organised by the British Council …

During the period 1 July to 7 July 2024 inclusive and 26 August – 1 September 2024 inclusive, PGRs will not be able to submit any version of their thesis.Emails have been sent to PGRs and relevant colleagues with further information.If you have …

The University is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Sir Howard Bernstein. 

A partnership between University of Manchester academics and Lion Vision, a North West-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist, has made a breakthrough with successful launch of a product poised to revolutionise the waste and recycling …