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Ocean waves grow way beyond known limits, new research finds
18 Sep 2024
Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined.
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Scientist awarded Royal Society Career Development Fellowship for pioneering research
18 Sep 2024
The University of Manchester is proud to share that Dr Bovinille Anye Cho has been announced as a recipient of the prestigious Royal Society Career ...
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Machine learning powers discovery of new molecules to enhance the safe freezing of medicines and vaccines
16 Sep 2024
Scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick have developed a cutting-edge computational framework that enhances the ...
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Scientists develop artificial sugars to enhance disease diagnosis and treatment accuracy
13 Sep 2024
Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases more accurately than ever ...
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University awarded £2.4 million to develop new methods to accelerate the replacement and management of SF6
12 Sep 2024
Manchester researchers, as part of a wider consortium led by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), have been awarded funding to find a better...
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Manchester leads European consortium to innovate cable technology for a greener power grid
10 Sep 2024
Researchers at The University of Manchester will lead a European consortium to design crucial cable technology that will help achieve the ambition of ...
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Manchester researcher awarded €1.5m ERC grant to revolutionise early detection of brain diseases
9 Sep 2024
A leading nanomedicine researcher at The University of Manchester has secured a €1.5m (£1.3m) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to ...
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Researchers unveil energy storage mechanism in the thinnest possible lithium-ion battery
6 Sep 2024
A team of scientists from the University of Manchester has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding lithium-ion storage within the ...
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Record £10.2m investment to continue improving research software practices
30 Aug 2024
A project that aims to advance research software practices across the UK, has been awarded a record £10.2 million in funding.
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£400,000 Funding for Graphene-Concrete Decarbonisation
1 Aug 2024
Graphene@Manchester, in collaboration with four industry partners, has received £400,000 from Innovate UK's decarbonising concrete fund to accelerate...
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New study reveals new intricate behaviours of deep-sea currents
31 Jul 2024
A new study has revealed that changes in the ocean floor impacts currents, giving new insight into the deep-sea pathways of nutrients and ...
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Scientists control bacterial mutations to preserve antibiotic effectiveness
25 Jul 2024
Scientists have discovered a way to control mutation rates in bacteria, paving the way for new strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.
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Scientists make breakthrough in development of fridge-free storage for vital medicines
17 Jul 2024
Scientists have developed a new approach to store and distribute crucial protein therapeutics without the need for fridges or freezers.
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University of Manchester helps secure £34 million for transformative UK life sciences data project
11 Jul 2024
Academics at The University of Manchester have been at the forefront of securing a transformative project set to revolutionise UK life sciences ...
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Manchester scientists pave way for greener cancer treatments with new enzyme discovery
8 Jul 2024
Scientists from The University of Manchester have uncovered a more efficient and sustainable way to make peptide-based medicines, showing promising ...
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Winners announced for the Eli & Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2024
4 Jul 2024
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is pleased to announce the winners of the Eli & Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2024.
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Immersive event showcases Graphene@Manchester’s capabilities to industry
4 Jul 2024
This week, NGI and GEIC hosted representatives from 120 large organisations, SMEs and start-ups, in an exclusive two-day event for industry.
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Semiconductor research at The University of Manchester
1 Jul 2024
Manchester is a world-leader in the novel fabrication of semiconductors devices from 2D materials to silicon. Alongside its world-leading academic ...
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New balloon-borne spectrometer project to revolutionise our understanding of the earliest days of the Cosmos
27 Jun 2024
A massive balloon, designed to measure the background radiation left over from the ‘Big Bang’ and help scientists better understand the infancy ...
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UKRI award The University of Manchester £1.7m to investigate gendered energy inequalities
25 Jun 2024
The £1.7m award will fund an ambitious 5-year programme, led by Dr Saska Petrova, Professor in Human Geography at The University of Manchester. ...
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Manchester AI expert helps local SME develop the technology to battle battery waste
21 Jun 2024
A partnership between University of Manchester academics and Lion Vision, a North West-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist, has made a ...
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Nanoengineering at the Summer Science Exhibition
21 Jun 2024
The University of Manchester takes a full role in the exhibition and this year is no exception, with a flagship exhibit, created by the Nanoscale ...
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Electric fields catalyse graphene’s energy and computing prospects
19 Jun 2024
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionise energy harnessing and information ...
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Groundbreaking technology is first to allow patients to add daily symptoms to their health record
19 Jun 2024
Researchers at The University of Manchester are to trial a system that allows people living with rheumatoid arthritis to send their daily symptoms ...
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Manchester engineers unlock design for record-breaking robot that could jump over the height of Big Ben
17 Jun 2024
Engineers at The University of Manchester have unlocked the secrets to designing a robot capable of jumping 200 metres in the air – higher than any ...
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Four Manchester Professors recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list
14 Jun 2024
Four professors from The University of Manchester have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of their extraordinary ...
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Seven researchers secure funding through the flagship Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme to continue developing their commercial ideas
14 Jun 2024
Twenty two early career researchers have now successfully completed Cohort 2 of the 2023-24 the Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme.
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University of Manchester scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes
12 Jun 2024
Three scientists and one team from The University of Manchester have won prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry in recognition of their brilliance...
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Thousands of young people share scientific questions once again this year in the Great Science Share for Schools
10 Jun 2024
School pupils across the globe will be sharing their scientific curiosity this week as this year’s Great Science Share for Schools celebrates its ...
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Researchers engineer new approach for controlling thermal emission
7 Jun 2024
The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute has spearheaded an international team to engineer a novel approach for controlling ...
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Scientists detect slowest-spinning radio emitting neutron star ever recorded
5 Jun 2024
Scientists have detected what they believe to be a neutron star spinning at an unprecedentedly slow rate —slower than any of the more than 3,000 ...
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Scientists reveal first data from Euclid telescope offering snapshot of cosmic history
23 May 2024
Scientists have released the first set of scientific data captured with the Euclid telescope, showing an exciting glimpse of the Universe’s distant ...
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Unlocking the future of biotechnology: ICED revolutionises enzyme design
21 May 2024
Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) and the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) have launched a groundbreaking initiative ...
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Scientists make quantum breakthrough in 2D materials
20 May 2024
Scientists have discovered that a ‘single atomic defect' in a layered 2D material can hold onto quantum information for microseconds at room ...
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Outstanding Manchester scientist elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
17 May 2024
Professor Michael Garrett, Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his ...
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Leading Research on the Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence in Manchester
16 May 2024
The Centre for AI Fundamentals and the Manchester unit of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) Unit have formally ...
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Summer Solstice Celebrations at Jodrell Bank with Creative Manchester
10 May 2024
Jodrell Bank and Creative Manchester are delighted to hold two exciting events to mark the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2024. The daytime event ...
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The University of Manchester set to put the north-west on the biotech map with coalition launch
9 May 2024
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst brings together academics, industry and government to supercharge cutting-edge research and deliver ...
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Quantum breakthrough: World’s purest silicon brings scientists one step closer to scaling up quantum computers
7 May 2024
Scientists at The University of Manchester have produced an enhanced, ultra-pure form of silicon that allows construction of high-performance qubit ...
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Energy trades could help resolve Nile conflict
26 Apr 2024
Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile river’s water resources.
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Manchester Scientists Find Novel One-Dimensional Superconductor
25 Apr 2024
Researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created ...
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Manchester student drives mental health support initiative with distance challenge
24 Apr 2024
A Manchester student is contributing to mental health support by taking part in a distance challenge.
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World-first analytical Transmission Electron Microscope being developed by Manchester materials scientists
24 Apr 2024
Manchester scientists are developing a world-first Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) that integrates cutting-edge imaging and spectroscopy with ...
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Scientists urge action over life-threatening pollution from solar power waste in Africa
19 Apr 2024
Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered ...
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Manchester paleontologist unearths what may be the largest known marine reptile
17 Apr 2024
A palaeontologist at The University of Manchester has identified the fossilised remains of a second gigantic jawbone measuring more than two metres ...
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Manchester researchers awarded prestigious funding to pursue projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs
11 Apr 2024
Seven leading Manchester researchers are being awarded highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) advanced grants.
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Revolutionary molecular device unleashes potential for targeted drug delivery and self-healing materials
10 Apr 2024
In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular device that ...
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Scientists unveil cutting-edge ruthenium catalyst for new reaction discovery and optimisation
8 Apr 2024
Researchers at The University of Manchester have achieved a groundbreaking advancement in catalyst technology.
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Lovell telescope detects unprecedented behaviour from nearby magnetar
8 Apr 2024
An international team of astronomers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the unprecedented behaviour of a previously dormant star ...
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Manchester researchers help secure £49.35m to boost mass spectrometry research
28 Mar 2024
Scientists at The University of Manchester have supported a successful bid for a new distributed research and innovation infrastructure aimed at ...
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