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Hot and dry conditions in UK causing unprecedented extreme wildfire danger
11 Aug 2022
Record temperatures and dry weather in the UK this summer are causing exceptionally high levels of danger from extreme wildfires, according to ...
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Millions more at risk from dangerous summer temperatures if climate goals aren’t met
14 Jul 2022
Health-threatening heatwaves will become more intense due to climate change, putting millions more people at risk from dangerous summer temperatures, ...
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Animation highlights importance of microplastics research in driving water company investigations
30 Jun 2022
A new animation has highlighted how The University of Manchester’s research on microplastic pollution in rivers has helped to drive investigations ...
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Winners of HCRI ‘Words For Your World’ school writing competition announced
24 Jun 2022
The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute has announced the winners, runners up and commended entries of their ‘Words For Your World’ ...
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Charity approved by WHO to respond to disasters and war zones
23 Jun 2022
A medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester has been awarded special status by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and will now be ...
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University hosts world’s largest energy research & social science conference
20 Jun 2022
Energy sector academics, experts, practitioners, decision-makers, advocates and business sector representatives from all across the world are ...
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Study to examine effects of children’s life skills programme
25 May 2022
Researchers based at The University of Manchester are set to begin a study that will examine the effects of a school-based life skills programme after...
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Pandemic has made young people more depressed, research finds
18 May 2022
A new study measuring the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing and mental health of adolescents has found that the pandemic has made them more ...
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University employee completes 1600km cycling challenge to raise money for Ukraine appeal
13 May 2022
A member of staff from The University of Manchester has completed a marathon cycling challenge, raising over £3000 for UK-Med’s Ukraine Appeal in ...
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Professor Tony Redmond wins prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
12 May 2022
Professor Tony Redmond has been honoured with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 Pride of Manchester Awards, in recognition of a ...
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University staff member cycling 1400km to raise money for Ukraine war victims
30 Mar 2022
A member of staff from The University of Manchester is set to cycle around the entire circumference of The Netherlands – 1400km in total – to ...
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Experts call for significant changes in order to ‘level up’ the country
29 Mar 2022
The Government needs to decentralise the UK’s decision-making structures and invest in skills if it is to achieve its ‘levelling up’ ambitions, ...
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Tackling the lack of diversity in energy research
28 Mar 2022
The University of Manchester is part of a new £1.25M project working to develop a more diverse energy research community, ensuring energy research ...
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Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 for a fair 1.5°C transition
22 Mar 2022
Poor countries reliant on fossil fuel revenues need more time to end production and financial support to do so.
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Youth-led #BeeWell uncovers major insights into young people’s experiences across Greater Manchester
18 Mar 2022
Young people across Greater Manchester have places to spend their free time and feel they belong at their school, according to the results of a survey...
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New research funding for sustainable forest transitions announced
17 Mar 2022
Reversing forest loss is essential for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. We are pleased to announce that Dr Johan Oldekop has ...
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Thousands of Greater Manchester primary children investigate air quality in their local area through The University of Manchester-Royal Society partnership
14 Mar 2022
Pupils from 25 primary schools across Greater Manchester will be working scientifically to investigate air quality in their local area next week, ...
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Manchester charity launches urgent appeal to provide Ukraine medical aid
10 Mar 2022
A humanitarian charity based at The University of Manchester has launched an urgent Ukraine Appeal, as it seeks to raise money to provide emergency ...
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More research needed into negative effects of loneliness, say experts
17 Feb 2022
A new report has highlighted where more research is needed into the negative effects of loneliness on the UK’s population.
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Emergency Medicine expert named Young Researcher of the Year by RCEM and NIHR
10 Feb 2022
The University of Manchester’s Dr Anisa Jafar has been named as Young Researcher of the Year by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and...
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#BeeWell announces funding award from BBC Children in Need
31 Jan 2022
Greater Manchester’s #BeeWell programme has entered a pioneering funding partnership with BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me programme to ...
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Experts join forces to help hospital staff to identify eating disorders
18 Jan 2022
Mental health has hit the headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic as the impact of lockdowns, strains on healthcare services and fear of the virus ...
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A ‘chemical cocktail’ of sewage, slurry and plastic is polluting English rivers
13 Jan 2022
Poor water quality in English rivers is the result of chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement, a ...
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Manchester students plant over 100 trees to help fight climate crisis
20 Dec 2021
A group of student volunteers from The University of Manchester have planted over 100 trees in a bid to help fight the planet’s climate and ...
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MEd Psychology of Education re-accredited by the British Psychological Society
15 Dec 2021
The British Psychological Society (BPS) recently visited the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) to assess the MEd Psychology of Education ...
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New climate writing competition launched in wake of COP26 conference
9 Dec 2021
The University of Manchester has launched a national climate writing competition for young people in the aftermath of the recent COP26 conference in ...
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Exploring the experiences of migrants living in Latin America through the Covid-19 pandemic
15 Nov 2021
Dr Tanja Bastia, Global Development Institute, and colleagues Dr Erika Busse Cárdenas and Dr María Calderón Muñoz, recently ran a photography ...
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£7 million project to provide access to wealth of environmental data
6 Nov 2021
A £7 million project led by experts at The University of Manchester is to develop a pioneering digital hub, which will provide easy access to an ...
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Manchester experts warn that aid sector is unprepared for climate change
5 Nov 2021
To coincide with the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, experts from Manchester have warned that the humanitarian aid sector is unprepared for the ...
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Black Professional Women face ‘concrete ceiling’ in career progression
1 Nov 2021
Black Professional Women in England face an almost impenetrable ‘concrete ceiling’ when it comes to career progression, according to from The ...
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Research suggests canals can help the UK to cope with the climate emergency
20 Oct 2021
Research published by The University of Manchester and the Canal & River Trust has shown that the presence of canal water can cool urban areas by ...
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Piecing together the history of the Royal Albert Hall
20 Oct 2021
The exhibition explores the role of physical models in architecture through their history, craft and changing technologies that support their ...
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Diversity of UK’s population is not reflected in school library books
15 Oct 2021
To mark International School Library Month, new research has been released which highlights that the diversity of the UK’s population is not ...
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New research calls for hybrid working to be more sustainable
12 Oct 2021
The increase in the amount of hybrid working post-pandemic - where office-based employees work remotely for part of the week - needs to be more ...
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UK can more than halve energy demand by 2050 and improve quality of life
6 Oct 2021
A new report by The Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) has revealed the vital importance of working to reduce the UK’s overall...
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Matthew Tyce awarded Dudley Seers Memorial Prize
30 Sep 2021
Dr Matthew Tyce has been awarded the prestigious Dudley Seers Memorial Prize for 2020.
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Event to examine how British Muslims are involved in environmental issues
24 Sep 2021
A free online event is being held which will bring together academics, policymakers and community activists and organisations to draw attention to how...
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Covax misses its 2021 delivery target – what’s gone wrong in the fight against vaccine nationalism?
23 Sep 2021
The latest supply forecast for Covax – the programme for sharing COVID-19 vaccines around the world – suggests that accelerating vaccination in ...
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Unlocking the British School at Rome's fine arts archive
17 Aug 2021
As part of The University of Manchester’s Collaboration Labs programme, an interdisciplinary team of Postgraduate Researchers have curated an ...
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Research to assess woodland restoration alongside rivers to combat climate change
7 Aug 2021
A research project led by The University of Manchester is set to assess the potential of woodland restoration along England’s rivers and streams, as...
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The UK’s green recovery falls well short of its European counterparts
5 Jul 2021
New research by experts from The University of Manchester has identified significant shortcomings in the UK’s green recovery in comparison with ...
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Greater Manchester-wide #BeeWell to launch in autumn after £1.2m funding raised
13 May 2021
A pioneering programme to address challenges facing young people in the post-Covid world will be offered to all secondary schools across Greater ...
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Water companies are main cause of microplastic pollution in UK’s rivers
13 May 2021
New research by experts from The University of Manchester has found that the poor management of untreated wastewater and raw sewage by water companies...
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Researchers question Council land sales in Manchester
11 May 2021
The report highlights a lack of transparency around public land deals and questions whether Manchester City Council is getting value for money when ...
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The UK and the UN SDGs: Make or Break Time
23 Apr 2021
This week, the UK government sought to put itself firmly in the global driver’s seat for cutting carbon. The Prime Minister announced an amazingly ...
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Call for autistic girls to be supported in post-covid return to school
1 Apr 2021
To mark UN Autism Awareness Day on Friday April 2, researchers are calling for the needs of autistic girls to be better supported during the ...
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Manchester experts lead new project to develop training for COVID-19 contact tracers
25 Mar 2021
Experts from The University of Manchester are to lead a new project to develop motivational interviewing training for COVID-19 contact tracers, ...
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Bridging the Informational Divide: High-Speed Broadband Comes to St Helena
24 Mar 2021
A Manchester student is set to study the impact of the arrival of high-speed broadband on one of the most remote islands in the world.
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Manchester graduate campaign leads to hate crime recording changes
22 Mar 2021
Two graduates from The University of Manchester who have been campaigning for nearly three years have been celebrating this week, as the Government ...
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Indian women experience far more Covid-related hardship than men, research finds
15 Feb 2021
New research has revealed that women in India have suffered much more than men during the coronavirus pandemic, and in more ways than is usually ...
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