News
-
The University of Manchester and Vernacare join forces to revolutionise plastic use in healthcare
29 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester is teaming up with Vernacare to revolutionise the use of single-use plastics in healthcare.
Read more
-
University joins global partnership to transform waste into sustainable construction solution
29 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester has joined a groundbreaking multinational project, funded by Innovate UK, to transform processed incinerator bottom ash ...
Read more
-
MEC Honours 20 Years Since Graphene Discovery
24 Oct 2024
To mark the 20th anniversary of the discovery of Graphene, MEC revisits and celebrates the 2024 Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Awards.
Read more
-
Manchester celebrates 20 years since graphene breakthrough
22 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester is marking two decades since the discovery of graphene: the Nobel Prize-winning ‘wonder material’, which was first ...
Read more
-
Stand out from the crowd: sharpen your skills with Key 5!
16 Oct 2024
Gain entrepreneurial skills for all settings with MEC's new interactive scenario-based microlearning, ‘Key 5’.
Read more
-
Researchers propose age of Moon's oldest impact basin, uncovering its ancient impact history
16 Oct 2024
Scientists believe they could have pinpointed the age of the largest and oldest impact basin on the Moon to over 4.32 billion years ago.
Read more
-
University gifted groundbreaking mathematical object to mark bicentenary
10 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester has been gifted a unique mathematical object known as a Gömböc – the first known physical example of a new class of ...
Read more
-
Success for Dr Leszek Majewski
9 Oct 2024
The British Standards Institution has appointed Dr Leszek Majewski as Head of the UK delegation of IEC TC 119 - “Printed Electronics” for the 88th...
Read more
-
NanoNeuroOmics
9 Oct 2024
Alzheimer's disease and glioblastoma are two of the most devastating and challenging brain disorders we can face. There’s not currently a cure for ...
Read more
-
The University of Manchester brings together industry leaders to tackle SF6 emissions
9 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester hosted a two-day workshop focused on innovative solutions to reduce SF6 emissions, a significant contributor to ...
Read more
-
UK's leading experts call for urgent action to decarbonise by 2050
7 Oct 2024
A new report ORE Outlook 2040 from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, calls for rapid acceleration in energy generation from the sea to...
Read more
-
The University of Manchester joins European initiative to advance Multimessenger Astrophysics
3 Oct 2024
The University of Manchester will play a key role in a new European collaboration, which aims to boost accessibility and coordination of leading ...
Read more
-
University of Manchester researchers awarded £2 million as part of a global initiative into advancing the bioeconomy
2 Oct 2024
Today, the BBSRC announced that researchers at The University of Manchester have been awarded £2 million as part of the Global Centre Bioeconomy ...
Read more
-
Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme launched for 2024-25
1 Oct 2024
The hugely successful Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme inspiring early career researchers to translate research to impact is back for 2024-25.
Read more
-
Developing sustainable coatings
26 Sep 2024
With a growing demand for sustainable materials that extend the lifespan of infrastructure like wind turbines, it's crucial to understand how these ...
Read more
-
The University of Manchester’s M4 wave energy converter successfully launched in Australia
26 Sep 2024
The M4 wave energy converter, developed by Professor Peter Stansby at The University of Manchester, has been successfully launched in Albany, ...
Read more
-
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.
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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.
Read more
-
£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...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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.
Read more
-
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.
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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.
Read more
-
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.
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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. ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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.
Read more
-
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...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more
-
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 ...
Read more