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£9.6M SATURN-2 programme launched to deliver the UK’s next generation of nuclear experts
13 Mar 2026
The University of Manchester, together with six leading UK universities and 22 industry partners, has secured £9.6 million from UK Research and ...
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Igniting Innovation: Early Career Researchers Shine at the 2026 Researcher Launchpad Showcase
10 Mar 2026
MEC programme empowers researchers to explore commercial potential and fast track real-world impact.
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Carbon-trapping rocks demonstrate Earth’s natural ability to store carbon dioxide
10 Mar 2026
Researchers have shed new light on how a unusual rock formation in Oman was created, which could reveal new details about the Earth’s ability to ...
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Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing
5 Mar 2026
Scientists have created and characterized a molecule unlike any previously known — one whose electrons travel through its structure in a ...
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How loud is clean energy? Manchester-led study explores potential impact of underwater noise from tidal energy
3 Mar 2026
The University of Manchester will lead a new research project to understand how noise generated by tidal-stream turbines travels through the marine ...
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University of Manchester to lead accelerated research project tackling violence against women and girls
25 Feb 2026
Content warning: References to sexual violence, domestic abuse, sexual harassment and homicide. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains a ...
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Manchester researchers challenge misleading language around plastic waste solutions
25 Feb 2026
Researchers from The University of Manchester have found that terms used to discuss solutions to the plastic waste crisis are misleading, and obscure ...
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Exhibition to showcase Digital Futures' research themes
19 Feb 2026
A new exhibition opens on the Ground Floor of The Nancy Rothwell Building to celebrate the University’s digital research activity and strategic ...
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New tool could reduce collision risk for Earth-observation satellites
16 Feb 2026
Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions that could help protect the space ...
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Two Manchester researchers recognised in L'Oreal UNESCO for Women in Science programme
12 Feb 2026
The L’Oreal UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talent programme recognises ten – five winners and five highly commended – outstanding ...
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Professor Radha Boya reaches final of Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists UK
10 Feb 2026
The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences have announced the finalists of the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young ...
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University of Manchester academics contribute to the toughest AI benchmark
9 Feb 2026
Researchers from The University of Manchester have contributed to a new global benchmark designed to measure the limits of today’s most advanced ...
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Removing livestock from grasslands could compromise long-term soil carbon storage, study finds
2 Feb 2026
Removing sheep and other livestock entirely from upland grasslands – a strategy often promoted as a way to boost carbon storage and tackle climate ...
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The University of Manchester’s first female physics academic retires after four decades of research and teaching
30 Jan 2026
Professor Philippa Browning, The University of Manchester’s first female physics academic, is retiring this week after more than 40 years of ...
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University of Manchester mathematicians appointed as Fellows of new National Academy
29 Jan 2026
Four researchers from the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) have been appointed as inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical ...
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NASA telescopes spot surprisingly mature cluster in early Universe
28 Jan 2026
Astronomers at The University of Manchester have played a leading role in the discovery of a new cosmic object that is much larger than anything ...
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Preparing for Tomorrow: Entrepreneurial Skill Development with Semester 2 MEC Units
28 Jan 2026
Students from across the University of Manchester are developing applied enterprise skills this Semester 2 through a range of taught units delivered ...
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443-million-year-old fossils reveal early vertebrate eyes
28 Jan 2026
Scientists analysing 443-million-year-old Scottish fossils have uncovered early evidence that some of the first groups of vertebrates possessed ...
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UK expert in energy and climate governance joins The University of Manchester
26 Jan 2026
The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Rebecca Willis as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance – a role which bridges the Faculty ...
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Jumping giants: Fossils show giant prehistoric kangaroos could still hop
22 Jan 2026
Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg may not have been too big ...
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Manchester hosts international workshop to advance fundamental physics
19 Jan 2026
The University of Manchester is hosting 80 leading researchers from the UK, Europe, Asia and the US for an international workshop exploring new ...
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Mysterious 'Mars bar’ discovered in famous Ring Nebula
16 Jan 2026
A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring Nebula by a European team of astronomers.
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Regius Professor Philip Withers takes up joint appointment between the Universities of Manchester and Monash
12 Jan 2026
Regius Professor Philip Withers FRS FREng has taken up a five-year joint appointment between The University of Manchester and Monash University in ...
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Scientists develop stronger, longer-lasting perovskite solar cells
9 Jan 2026
Scientists have found a way to make perovskite solar cells not only highly efficient but also remarkably stable, addressing one of the main ...
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University community recognised in King’s New Year Honours
30 Dec 2025
Four Professors from The University of Manchester have been recognised in this year’s King’s New Year Honours. Professor Sarah Sharples has ...
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Using AI to accelerate analysis of the effectiveness and risks of promising CO₂ removal methods
23 Dec 2025
Can we find ways to lock away carbon at the scale needed to fight climate change? There are lots of promising ideas which can make significant ...
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Enabling robotic vision in low-light conditions
23 Dec 2025
From disaster zones to underground tunnels, robots are increasingly being sent where humans cannot safely go. But many of these environments lack ...
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Improving our trust in robots
23 Dec 2025
Robots are becoming part of our everyday lives, from healthcare to home assistance. But for humans to truly trust and collaborate with them, robots ...
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AI circularity: Transforming fashion’s design waste
23 Dec 2025
The global fashion industry discards around a third of its materials before garments ever reach the shop floor. As sustainability legislation ...
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The Faculty of Science and Engineering's 2025 news highlights
19 Dec 2025
Over the past year, the Faculty of Science and Engineering has delivered a wide range of work, from pioneering research breakthroughs to impactful ...
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University of Manchester to lead £3m project to transform long-duration energy storage
18 Dec 2025
The University of Manchester is to lead a major new research collaboration to develop GPStore, a pioneering long-duration energy storage technology ...
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University of Manchester to support major new AI science initiative
17 Dec 2025
The University of Manchester is a partner in a major new European Commission initiative designed to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence ...
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Manchester Institute of Biotechnology welcomes three new professors, driving innovation in chemical and biological sciences
17 Dec 2025
Gavin J Miller – Professor of Chemical Biology Gavin joined MIB in October 2025 as Professor of Chemical Biology. His research focuses on ...
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The University of Manchester works with Rolls-Royce to test how to limit damage to jet engines
16 Dec 2025
The University of Manchester has played a central role in helping Rolls-Royce double the durability of some components in its jet engines operating in...
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Astronomers capture time-stamped rings in jet from newborn star
16 Dec 2025
Astronomers have captured the most detailed images ever taken of a jet launched by a young star, confirming a theoretical model that has remained ...
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Three new doctoral training centres for The University of Manchester to advance UK biotechnology innovation
16 Dec 2025
The Industrial Doctoral Landscape and two Doctoral Focal Award programmes – BioProcess, BioAID, and CODE-M – will collectively fund over 100 ...
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UK social homes are unprepared for rising heat as policy fails to keep pace, new research warns
11 Dec 2025
Millions of UK social homes are at growing risk from rising temperatures and soaring energy costs and current housing and climate policies are failing...
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The world’s most precise nuclear clock ticks closer to reality
10 Dec 2025
In a study published today in Nature, the team demonstrate a completely new way of probing the tiny “ticking” of the thorium-229 nucleus without ...
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Manchester astronomer to create the most accurate map of the radio sky ever made
9 Dec 2025
A University of Manchester astronomer is set to build the most detailed and accurate model of the radio sky ever built, offering new insights into the...
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CDT in 2D materials of Tomorrow part of the TechExpert pilot
4 Dec 2025
2DMoT CDT is part of the UK TechExpert pilot offering enhanced stipend of £10,000 above the UKRI minimum stipend of ca. £21,000 to students eligible...
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Scientists rule out fourth neutrino in physics mystery
3 Dec 2025
Scientists have taken a major step toward solving a long-standing mystery in particle physics, by finding no sign of the particle many hoped would ...
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Rhino: documentary unravels the challenges rangers face, but that’s not the whole story
1 Dec 2025
On the western flanks of Mount Kenya lies the Laikipia plateau, an achingly beautiful landscape that is both a refuge for wildlife and a home to ...
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New report reveals Greater Manchester tourism’s 2.5 million tonne carbon footprint and sets path to carbon neutrality
24 Nov 2025
Tourism in Greater Manchester generated around 2.5 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in 2023, with most emissions linked to how visitors travel to ...
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THOR Network secures new contract
24 Nov 2025
We’re delighted to announce that The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network has secured a new three-year contract with the Health and Safety...
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Cutting energy demand could be the cheapest, most efficient route to net zero, new research says
20 Nov 2025
Reducing the UK’s energy demand could help the country reach its net zero target faster and at half the cost compared to relying mainly on ...
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Unlocking life’s secrets: Manchester scientists join team decoding the genome’s hidden grammar
19 Nov 2025
The BBSRC has awarded more than £20 million through its Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants scheme to support four ambitious projects in ...
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Scientists uncover surprising link between koala and Ice Age “marsupial lion”
13 Nov 2025
A sleepy koala may seem worlds apart from a giant Ice Age predator, but scientists have uncovered the first molecular evidence linking the two.
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Enhanced climate models to reveal how our cities are driving and feeling the effects of climate change
12 Nov 2025
Scientists have developed a new way to represent the world’s cities in global climate and Earth system models (GCM & ESMs), offering a more ...
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How simply turning up the heat could transform chemical manufacturing
6 Nov 2025
Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost method to drive key chemical reactions, which could make large-scale drug manufacturing, faster, more ...
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Professor Steve Liddle awarded prestigious Terrae Rarae Award
27 Oct 2025
Congratulations to Professor Steve Liddle, who has been awarded the Terrae Rarae Award from the Tage der Seltenen Erden.
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