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Professor Neil Dixon appointed to UK Government’s DSIT College of Experts as Engineering Biology lead
17 Jul 2026
Manchester researcher joins national network of leading specialists helping shape the future of UK science, innovation and industrial growth.
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Manchester air quality data helps reveal growing health and energy risks from Saharan dust
15 Jul 2026
Data collected at The University of Manchester's Air Quality Supersite has contributed to a major international study showing that increasing amounts ...
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New insights could help improve quality of 3D-printed aluminium components
14 Jul 2026
Researchers have identified how manufacturing conditions influence internal defects and grain structures in a new metal 3D-printing process, offering ...
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New learning tool speeds up search for 2D quantum materials
9 Jul 2026
A new physics-informed machine-learning method could help researchers find two-dimensional materials with unusual electronic properties more quickly ...
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University secures eight prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
8 Jul 2026
Researchers hosted by The University of Manchester have secured eight Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships under the 2025 ...
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Cheaper catalytic system turns captured carbon into ethanol
7 Jul 2026
Researchers have developed a catalyst system that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into ethanol using stable, commercially available ...
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Manchester-led research shows how the cultural sector can accelerate city climate action in cities
7 Jul 2026
Liverpool’s year as the first UN Climate Change Accelerator City has shown that the cultural sector can be a powerful driver of climate action, but ...
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Manchester astronomers celebrate launch of the "universe’s greatest movie"
7 Jul 2026
Manchester astronomers are celebrating the launch of the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) which began last week from a mountaintop in ...
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Manchester scientists observe water’s behaviour in a single molecular layer
3 Jul 2026
New research has revealed that water behaves differently when confined to spaces just one molecule thick. For the first time, scientists have ...
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University of Manchester to lead BioFAIR's first national Methods Commons
2 Jul 2026
The University of Manchester will play a leading role in delivering new national infrastructure for UK life sciences.
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University of Manchester experts give evidence to MPs on the environmental impact of AI and data centres
1 Jul 2026
Researchers from The University of Manchester are advising Parliament on the growing energy and environmental impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) ...
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University of Manchester and UKNNL sign landmark nuclear partnership agreement
1 Jul 2026
The University of Manchester and United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising a ...
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Manchester researchers uncover how to turn plant waste into valuable chemicals more efficiently
1 Jul 2026
Researchers at The University of Manchester in collaboration with Hebei University of Technology have identified how a new class of catalyst can break...
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University of Manchester research supports major WHO update on global air pollution
30 Jun 2026
A researcher from The University of Manchester has contributed to a major World Health Organization (WHO) update revealing that global progress on ...
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Scientists directly observe elusive thorium–thorium bonding using Hirshfeld atom refinement
26 Jun 2026
Researchers have directly visualised thorium–thorium bonding using Hirshfeld atom refinement, providing experimental evidence of how these atoms ...
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£1.9 million fellowship to scale up next-generation 2D materials technologies
26 Jun 2026
A researcher at The University of Manchester has been awarded a £1.9 million EPSRC Open Fellowship to develop new approaches for scaling up ...
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The University of Manchester scientist honoured with prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
26 Jun 2026
A scientist from The University of Manchester, has been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize. Dr ...
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Concrete waste from nuclear sites could help lock away radioactive strontium for the long term
25 Jun 2026
New research shows concrete can react and become a long‑term sink for strontium-90, particularly when exposed to air or treated with ...
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University of Manchester researcher secures ERC Advanced Grant for atomic-scale nanotechnology
24 Jun 2026
A researcher at The University of Manchester has been awarded a prestigious £3m European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant to develop new ways of...
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Plasma approach keeps catalysts working for longer in hydrogen production
24 Jun 2026
Manchester scientists have shown how a plasma-based approach, using non thermal plasma can prevent catalyst deactivation in a key hydrogen production ...
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Manchester researcher helps capture most detailed picture of the Milky Way’s crowded heart
24 Jun 2026
Researchers at The University of Manchester have played a key role in a new scientific release from the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission, ...
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Manchester scientists design ‘tunable’ biomolecules to probe how sugars behave
24 Jun 2026
Researchers at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology have developed a new way to precisely build and modify complex sugar molecules, creating ...
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Natural symbiosis: how plants and microbes share vital nutrients in fragile ecosystems
23 Jun 2026
Researchers at The University of Manchester have uncovered how plants and soil microbes divide up nitrogen in alpine ecosystems, helping explain how ...
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Researchers discover new way to control ice growth using polymer nanoparticles
23 Jun 2026
Researchers at The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology have developed a new approach to designing materials that control how ice crystals grow, ...
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MIB researcher awarded BBSRC fellowship to advance carbon‑efficient biomanufacturing
22 Jun 2026
Dr Micaela Chacón, a post-doctoral researcher at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the ...
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Real-time microscopy reveals how semiconductor nanowires grow, and how bismuth seeds can speed their formation
18 Jun 2026
Scientists from the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester and Sun Yat-sen University, have captured the growth of semiconducting...
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Electrical control of spin signals demonstrated in graphene superlattices
18 Jun 2026
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore, have shown that the magnetic behaviour ...
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University of Manchester researchers recognised with Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize
18 Jun 2026
Researchers from The University of Manchester have been recognised as part of an international team awarded a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Horizon...
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More than one million pupils worldwide share their scientific curiosity through Great Science Share for Schools
16 Jun 2026
More than one million pupils from 58 countries have been asking, investigating and sharing the scientific questions that matter to them through The ...
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Professor Steve Eichhorn announced as incoming Director of Royce Manchester
15 Jun 2026
The University of Manchester is pleased to announce that Professor Steve Eichhorn FREng will take up the position of Director of the Henry Royce ...
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Multinex: An ultra lightweight AI model advancing low light image enhancement
8 Jun 2026
A University of Manchester student has developed a powerful new ultra‑lightweight tool that can turn dark, noisy footage into clear, detailed and ...
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Scientists uncover magma heating effect that influences how volcanoes erupt
8 Jun 2026
Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very different eruptive ...
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Beyond Disclosure Day: The Real-World Protocols
5 Jun 2026
A University of Manchester astronomer has led a major international overhaul of the rules that would govern how scientists announce evidence of ...
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World’s largest scorpion revealed from 415-million-year-old fossils
3 Jun 2026
A giant scorpion that once roamed what is now England and Wales has been confirmed as the largest of its kind ever to exist, thanks to new research by...
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Abandoned oil and gas wells could help cut emissions, but policy support is needed, new study finds
28 May 2026
Repurposing old oil and gas wells for geothermal power could significantly reduce environmental harm and unlock cleaner energy from existing ...
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Two Manchester Professors elected to prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society
27 May 2026
Two “outstanding researchers” from The University of Manchester have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national ...
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Manchester researchers secure £1.3m to transform recycling of complex waste
26 May 2026
The University of Manchester has been awarded over £1.3 million to develop technologies that could recover valuable materials from hard-to-recycle ...
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Scientists synthesise rare four‑nitrogen chain anions
21 May 2026
In findings, published in Nature Chemistry, researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Oxford have now demonstrated that a series of ...
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Artist Provenance expert and CTO of Massive Attack visits University for collaborative activities exploring AI, copyright and creative authorship
21 May 2026
Occurring at a pivotal moment in the debates around AI and intellectual property, the visit also highlights a number of timely developments in...
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Short exposures to common air pollutants shown to have distinct impacts on lung function and brain activity
19 May 2026
New research by a collaboration of UK‑based scientists has revealed that common indoor and outdoor air pollutants can alter both brain and ...
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Fault lines found to both drive and dampen volcanic activity
15 May 2026
Researchers have uncovered how major geological faults can simultaneously channel magma towards the surface and prevent volcanic eruptions, offering ...
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New research reveals rapid methane release mechanism at the front of retreating ice sheets
14 May 2026
An international team of scientists has discovered that methane hydrates beneath the northwest Greenland continental shelf became rapidly destabilised...
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Manchester team steer electron spin ballistically in graphene
8 May 2026
Researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute have shown that electrons in ultra-clean graphene can be steered with high...
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The University of Manchester hosts first Geothermal Energy Symposium to explore low carbon heat opportunities
30 Apr 2026
The University of Manchester hosted its first Geothermal Energy Symposium last month, bringing together researchers, policymakers, industry ...
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University of Manchester Professor elected as Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
29 Apr 2026
Professor Apala Majumdar, Professor of Applied Mathematics at The University of Manchester, has been elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales ...
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New Self-Assembling Polymers Proven To Be Effective At Gene Delivery
24 Apr 2026
A collaboration of scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Birmingham have explored a more effective and less toxic way of ...
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Manchester Physicists Celebrate A Second Consecutive Year Of Success At The Breakthrough Prizes For Decades-Long Muon Experiment
24 Apr 2026
The University of Manchester is celebrating a second consecutive year of success at the Breakthrough Prizes, with Manchester physicists again ...
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Manchester engineers boost sustainable acrylic acid production using next‑generation membrane reactor
23 Apr 2026
Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a high‑performance membrane reactor that significantly improves the production of acrylic...
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Prof Sarah Sharples appointed to the Council for Science and Technology
21 Apr 2026
Professor Sarah Sharples has been appointed to the Council for Science and Technology (CST), which advises the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on ...
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How AI Is Reshaping Faith and Cultural Resilience
21 Apr 2026
The Thomas Ashton Institute is pleased to highlight a new SALIENT‑funded research project led by Coventry University: Cultural Resilience, Religious...
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