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New study shows AI enhances teacher development
11 Nov 2025
Research from the Manchester Institute of Education offers vital early insights into how AI tools can be responsibly and effectively embedded into ...
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Research Data Conversations
3 Nov 2025
In October we had the fifth edition of Research Data Conversations (RDC). RDC is the event series for the Research Data Stewardship Community, which ...
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New Creative Manchester report explores workforce challenges in Manchester’s cultural sector
27 Oct 2025
With The City Council recently launching a new cultural strategy for the city: Always Everywhere (2024-2034), the research report set out to offer ...
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Dr Clara Cheung Wins Leadership Impact Award
15 Oct 2025
We are proud to share that Dr. Clara Cheung has been named Winner of the Role Model (Leadership Impact) of the Year at the Digital Women Awards ...
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75 years on from the 'Turing Test', Manchester leads the way in AI research and innovation
1 Oct 2025
75 years after the publication of Alan Turing’s seminal paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence, The University of Manchester now sits at the ...
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Mission Research: The University of Manchester awarded one of the UKRI Community Innovation Practitioner Awards
29 Sep 2025
Ruth Flanagan will work with Cartwheel Arts as Community Innovation Practitioner (CIP) during 2025-2026. The Creative Communities programme, funded ...
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Data privacy push sparks tech surge in US banks
22 Sep 2025
A new study led by Dr Sarah Zhang from Alliance Manchester Business School has uncovered how small banks in the United States are reacting to growing ...
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How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world
11 Aug 2025
Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories of all time. Over the past 50 years, they’ve saved an estimated 154 million lives. ...
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Manchester experts join national project to combat NHS fraud
11 Aug 2025
Two leading criminologists from The University of Manchester are playing a key role in a groundbreaking national research project designed to tackle ...
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The University of Manchester celebrates flurry of prestigious teaching awards
7 Aug 2025
The University of Manchester is celebrating a number of new teaching excellence awards, including two National Teaching Fellowships (NTFs) and a ...
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Project breaks the silence around death in primary schools
6 Aug 2025
A powerful new initiative is set to transform how children talk about death, dying, and bereavement. The project - a collaboration between the ...
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Manchester expert collaborates on major study evaluating active travel improvements
6 Aug 2025
An expert from The University of Manchester has played a key role in a new research study evaluating the impact of active travel infrastructure ...
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Social Sciences students come top in President’s achievement awards
1 Aug 2025
Roan Goulden, second-year Law student transitioning to final year, has been named as Undergraduate Student of the Year for the Faculty of ...
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Research reveals alarming decline in youth mental health in England
30 Jul 2025
A major new report, Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health, reveals that worsening mental health among ...
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Advances in X-Ray Imaging Workshop June 2025
25 Jul 2025
The 8th Annual Workshop on Advances in X-ray imaging took place on 24 June 2025, at Harwell, Oxfordshire and was a great success. This is a ...
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Manchester expert helps shape groundbreaking review on public design
24 Jul 2025
An expert from The University of Manchester has contributed to a major new government review which suggests that public design - an approach that ...
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Natalie Shlomo wins ESRA Outstanding Service Award
23 Jul 2025
Natalie Shlomo, Professor of Social Statistics in the Social Statistics Department, School of Social Sciences, was awarded the European Survey ...
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New insights into the immune system’s crucial role in wound healing revealed
22 Jul 2025
An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to research by University of ...
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New book offers fascinating insight into University’s 200-year history
22 Jul 2025
A fascinating new book published by The University of Manchester has cast a new spotlight on how the institution’s campus has been shaped over two ...
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Hosting the International Festival of Public Health 2025
16 Jul 2025
The Thomas Ashton Institute hosted a stall at the 2025 International Festival of Public Health (IFPH), engaging attendees with its interdisciplinary ...
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CreaTech Lookback: Creativity and AI in Music, Publishing and Fashion
14 Jul 2025
In May and June 2025 Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and Turing Innovation Catalyst came together to host the CreaTech 2025 event series, ...
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Less hype, more drama: AI and the changing discourse of global news coverage
11 Jul 2025
New research, co-authored by academics from the University of Manchester and the University of Groningen, adds nuance to the idea that journalists ...
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UMRI 2025: Unlocking Interdisciplinary Research Excellence
8 Jul 2025
The UMRI 2025 Interdisciplinary Research Pump-Prime Call received numerous innovative and collaborative proposals across all disciplines, making the ...
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Major grant to explore the discovery of Wales’ first complete ancient chariot
30 Jun 2025
The University of Manchester and Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales have been awarded a £1.25 million research grant by the Arts and Humanities ...
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Reimagining architectural thinking: exploring the future of co-evolution in design
26 Jun 2025
On May 20, 2025, The University of Manchester brought together leading academic researchers from across the UK, Europe and US in an agenda-setting ...
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University of Manchester academics cited in latest International Development Committee report – Protection Not Permission
25 Jun 2025
Evidence from academics at The University of Manchester has been cited in the latest report from the International Development Committee in the House...
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Experts explore potential of psychedelic medicine in trauma recovery for elite athletes
25 Jun 2025
A groundbreaking event at The University of Manchester is to explore the potential of psychedelic medicine in trauma recovery for elite athletes.
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Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South
23 Jun 2025
Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing - resulting in ...
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University Professor honoured by Royal College of General Practitioners
20 Jun 2025
Nav Kapur, Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health at the University has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of General ...
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Manchester retains leading global position in QS World University Rankings
19 Jun 2025
The University of Manchester has retained its position among the world’s leading universities, according to new rankings announced on Thursday 19 ...
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Manchester scientists are world’s most cited on deadly fungal disease
19 Jun 2025
University of Manchester scientists studying invasive aspergillosis are both the world’s most cited and the most prolific on the topic, ...
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Working with Qualitative Interview Data: Themes and Beyond
12 Jun 2025
Ever painted your interview data? Me neither, but that’s where we ended up in this recent innovative and energising session with Dr Andy Balmer, a ...
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University hosts international workshop on transportation electrification
11 Jun 2025
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University celebrates Manchester’s dual UNESCO designation
6 Jun 2025
The University of Manchester is celebrating a momentous occasion as the city of Manchester receives international acclaim with not one, but two ...
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Get ready for the Universally Manchester Festival
6 Jun 2025
Join us on Saturday 14 June, 11am - 4.30pm for a day of creativity, discovery and play. Our free community festival offers something for everyone with...
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Public Procurement for Innovation: Insights from the IPEC Research Symposium
6 Jun 2025
On 4 June 2025, the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) hosted the Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC) Research ...
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Manchester researchers appointed to lead REF 2029 sub-panels
28 May 2025
Two Manchester researchers have been appointed to lead REF 2029 sub-panels. Claire Alexander will chair the Sociology panel and Kate Dorney has ...
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SEED recognition at the University's Making a Difference Awards 2025
12 May 2025
The University of Manchester's 11th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 8 May in the University’s Whitworth Hall and was ...
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Scientists take stand against back pain unveiling functional bioprinted spinal discs
9 May 2025
University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal discs, aiming to revolutionise our ...
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CreaTech Network 2025: Events series returns this year to explore Creativity + AI in Music, Publishing and Fashion
24 Apr 2025
Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester are pleased to announce the return of the CreaTech Network ...
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Manchester physicist among global researchers honoured with prestigious Breakthrough Prize
23 Apr 2025
Physicists from The University of Manchester are among global researchers part of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) collaborations, who have been ...
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The University of Manchester to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics
10 Apr 2025
The University of Manchester is to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics, InGen Dynamics, to create a dynamic ...
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Professor Cinzia Casiraghi appointed as Chief Scientific Officer at the GEIC
4 Apr 2025
Professor Cinzia Casiraghi has been appointed as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), bringing with ...
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Study exposes huge levels of untargeted antibiotic prescribing
4 Apr 2025
Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of prognosis and the risk of ...
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University of Manchester academic appointed Director of global open access criminology platform CrimRxiv
2 Apr 2025
Dr David Buil-Gil, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology and Open Research Lead in the Department of Criminology, has been appointed Director ...
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Manchester Professor wins award for her commitment to disability inclusion
1 Apr 2025
Professor Jackie Carter from The University of Manchester has been recognised with a prestigious Culture Shift Award for her exceptional leadership ...
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Five Manchester experts become Academy of Social Sciences Fellows
1 Apr 2025
An unprecedented five academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of...
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Professor delivers keynote at landmark conference on AI in Music and the Digital Humanities
31 Mar 2025
On Friday, 7 March 2025, Professor Ricardo Climent delivered a compelling keynote speech at 'Creative Dynamics II: AI & Digital Innovations for ...
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The UK Metascience Unit funds new research at The University of Manchester
10 Mar 2025
The University of Manchester is amongst the first recipients of a grant from UK Research & Innovation’s new Metascience Unit, which was launched...
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Professor Jackie Carter highlights legacy and future of GM4Women2028
3 Mar 2025
The University of Manchester’s Professor Jackie Carter has delivered a compelling message on the importance of data-driven legacy and sustained ...
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