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In November 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) established the Commission on Social Connection, which aims to reposition social connection as a genuine global public health and well-being priority and to scale up cost-effective solutions to …

Latest #BeeWell data presents a much-needed good news story for young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

The Global Development Institute (GDI) at The University of Manchester has received a further transformational donation of £2 million from the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation.

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre is excited to announce the finalists for this year's Venture Further Awards.

Situated in a heritage shopping arcade, The Engine Room is a co-working and co-learning space designed to counter the trend of creatives leaving Southport for employment and opportunities. The venue officially opens its doors with a launch event at …

In May 2023, members of the Manchester Urban Institute Feminist Collective hosted the event “Women’s Safety: Housing and intersecting crises in Manchester” at the University of Manchester. This event was organised to bring together individuals, …

Generative AI is an emerging interdisciplinary area which will have wide-ranging impacts on everyday life, especially education.To tackle global education challenges, understanding and harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence, particularly …

On Wednesday 28 February, the School of Environment, Education and Development and guests celebrated the appointment to professorship of Deljana Iossifova, Professor of Architecture and Urban StudiesThe popular event took place in the …

On Wednesday 28 February, the School of Environment, Education and Development and guests celebrated the appointment to professorship of Steven Courtney, Professor of Sociology of Education Leadership. The popular event took place in …

Dr Vaidehi Tandel features in a new documentary taking an inside look at India's vast black market for water.'Water Mafia' produced by Vice Studios and DocuBay explores the political economy of water provisioning in two of India's major cities, …

Henrik Ernstson, Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Geography and co-authors, Ricardo Cardoso (National University of Singapore) and Jia-Ching Chen (University of California) have won the 2023 Best Article prize awarded by the …

Imagine making one change to a farm field so that as well as producing food, it also generated building materials, fuel and fodder. At the same time, this change would nourish the health of the soil, regulate the micro-climate and support …

A new report has revealed a crisis in children’s autism assessment, warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months - or even years - for health and education support.

Join MEC, in collaboration with UoM Careers, for Self-employment Week.

Applications are now open for the PitchIt! competition. Elevate your society's impact with up to £1250 in funding!

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Wiesam Essa, of Al-Aqsa University in Palestine who was recently a Visiting Fellow of The University of Manchester.

The University of Manchester has been awarded over £23.5m by the government’s Department for Education (DfE) to lead a national consortium of eight Russell Group universities to provide over 400 doctoral programme training places for practitioner …

This year’s Winter Graduation saw more of our Equity and Merit Scholarship students receive their awards and celebrate their academic achievements.

Protecting and restoring forests is one of the cheapest and most effective options for mitigating the carbon emissions heating Earth.

17,000 year 10 students across Greater Manchester have completed the #BeeWell survey this autumn, in addition to 73,000 completed surveys since 2021. In this time, over 180 schools have taken part in #BeeWell across GM.

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) are pleased to announce that the Venture Further Awards Competition is now open!

Mariana C. Hernández, a first-year PhD student at the Global Development Institute, has been awarded first place in the social category of the IDEAS Contest – a competition celebrating new businesses and social ventures in Venezuela.Beyond her …

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is thrilled to announce the resounding success of the most recent Global Entrepreneurship Week.

One year on, we are delighted that as a group we are making headway in achieving our aims:To bring together a wide array of researchers, scholars and practitioners to explore questions related to teacher education and professional learningTo foster …

Dr Saskia Warren, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, presented the findings of her report ‘Our Parliamentary Art Collection: New Directions for Audiences, Interpretation, and Social Justice’ to The Lords Panel and Commons Committee at UK Parliament …

Dr. Jessica S. Pineda Zumaran, a PhD graduate from The University of Manchester, has been recognised with an award for Outstanding Contribution as a Planning Academic and Practitioner by the Peruvian Professional Association of …

The European Commission has published a report drawing on evidence from The University of Manchester, which advises member states on how to take to tackle energy poverty across the EU.  The Commission presents 25 recommendations, including …

Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is hosting a series of events in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week - 13th -17th November. 

A new report from researchers at The University of Manchester, the Manchester BME Network and the Centre for Ageing Better says that the cost of living crisis is having a disproportionate impact on older African and Caribbean, South Asian and other …

The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) based at The University of Manchester is commencing pilot action research projects in four African cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Maiduguri, Nigeria and Mogadishu, Somalia.