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University of Manchester hosts expert roundtable on securing the future health workforce
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (500+ words) The University of Manchester hosted a roundtable, "From Pipeline to Practice: Skills, Social Mobility, and the Future Health Workforce" on 28 April, bringing together stakeholders from across the Greater Manchester health ecosystem to discuss how to get more people from non-traditional…...
RISE awards "450, 000 to innovative projects addressing violence against women and girls
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (284+ words) Nine interdisciplinary research and innovation projects have been awarded up to "50, 000 each through'RISE, an accelerated programme tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) led by researchers at the University of Manchester. Delivered between April and August 2026, the projects bring together…...
New Self-Assembling Polymers Proven To Be Effective At Gene Delivery
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (228+ words) A collaboration of scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Birmingham have explored a more effective and less toxic way of delivering genetic material into cells, a challenge central to areas such as gene therapy, biotechnology and…...
Education saves lives: new study reveals global link between learning and longevity
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (154+ words) The University of Manchester An error occurred while preparing your download Education saves lives: new study reveals global link between learning and longevity A major international study involving researchers from The University of Manchester has found that education is one…...
Manchester Physicists Celebrate A Second Consecutive Year Of Success At The Breakthrough Prizes For Decades-Long Muon Experiment
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (297+ words) The University of Manchester is celebrating a second consecutive year of success at the Breakthrough Prizes, with Manchester physicists again recognised for their leadership in one of the most ambitious and long'running experiments in particle physics. "It's wonderful that this…...
A more sustainable way to produce acrylic acid
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (317+ words) Acrylic acid is essential for everyday products " from paints and coatings to absorbent polymers " yet almost all of it is currently made from propylene, a petrochemical. As global biodiesel production rises, so does the supply of low'value glycerol by'product, creating…...
New Faculty of Humanities Vice-Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students appointed at the University of Manchester
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (269+ words) Currently Associate Pro'Vice-Chancellor for Education Innovation and Enhancement,'and Professor of Economics Education at the University of Bristol, Alvin will take up the Vice-Dean for TLS role on'1 August 2026. He will take over from Professor Fiona Smyth, who was appointed…...
Applications open for the 2026 return of Ideas with Impact Awards
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (169+ words) Manchester is working fast to make entrepreneurship part of everyday life for our entire University community. We have a great ecosystem, but there will always be more to do. Thanks to our donors, we'reable to support more great founders and…...
Mandelson vetting scandal: why Whitehall is the worst of all worlds when it comes to accountability
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (547+ words) Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US keeps coming back to haunt him. It has now emerged that Mandelson was granted security clearance by the Foreign Office, despite concerns raised during the vetting process. Top…...
Sparking curiosity in children who are home-educated
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (406+ words) The number of children who are educated at home has increased markedly since the Covid-19 pandemic, with an estimated 175, 900 (1. 5%) of school-aged children being electively home educated in England during the 2024/25 academic year." " Academics at the Manchester Institute of Education"realised…...