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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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Manchester workshop advances technical understanding of mirror organism precursor technologies
27 Oct 2025
Leading experts in synthetic biology and technology governance recently discussed options for the governance of key technologies related to mirror ...
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Manchester Students Take Their First Steps to Becoming Entrepreneurs at Startup Weekend 2025
27 Oct 2025
140 students from across the University of Manchester took part in Startup Weekend 2025 (24th–26th October), a three-day entrepreneurship event ...
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Manchester engineers harness tunnel winds to transform railways into renewable power sources
22 Oct 2025
Researchers at The University of Manchester are developing pioneering technology to harness powerful wind in railway tunnels, turning them into ...
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Dr Clara Cheung Wins Leadership Impact Award
15 Oct 2025
We are proud to share that Dr. Clara Cheung has been named Winner of the Role Model (Leadership Impact) of the Year at the Digital Women Awards ...
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Demonstrating the Progress of Manchester’s First Venture Builder Cohort
13 Oct 2025
On Wednesday 8 October, 11 innovative student and graduate-led startups from across the University pitched their businesses to an audience of ...
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Rare Jurassic 'Sword Dragon' prehistoric reptile discovered in the UK
10 Oct 2025
A near-complete skeleton found on UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur - a type of prehistoric marine ...
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New research highlights importance of ingredient origins in aquaculture feed sustainability
9 Oct 2025
The research, published in Nature Food, focuses on Atlantic salmon farming and compares two feed scenarios: one dominated by fishmeal and fish oil, ...
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Manchester academics elected as Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows
25 Sep 2025
Two University of Manchester researchers are among the 74 leading figures elected by the Royal Academy of Engineering to its Fellowship this year.
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Spirals in the umbilical cord help to keep babies cool before birth, new research finds
24 Sep 2025
The coiled structure of the umbilical cord – the vital link between a baby and its mother during pregnancy – plays an important role in helping to...
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University of Manchester awarded £3m to transform irrigation monitoring in Sub-Saharan Africa
23 Sep 2025
The Manchester Environmental Research Institute (MERI) at The University of Manchester has launched a new four-year programme that will transform how ...
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Data privacy push sparks tech surge in US banks
22 Sep 2025
A new study led by Dr Sarah Zhang from Alliance Manchester Business School has uncovered how small banks in the United States are reacting to growing ...
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University of Manchester inspire refugee children through hands-on science
12 Sep 2025
Chemists at The University of Manchester have hosted a series of interactive workshops for refugee children across Greater Manchester, using science ...
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Tyndall Centre at 25: UK must step up climate ambition, report warns
8 Sep 2025
The UK has used less energy than almost anyone anticipated 20 years ago, but opportunities to act on this potential were largely missed, according to ...
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80 Years of Occupational Health at Manchester
5 Sep 2025
Registration now open! Join us to celebrate 80 Years of Occupational Health Research at the University of Manchester. The Thomas Ashton Institute and...
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New research calls for global action on micro and nanoplastics in the atmosphere
5 Sep 2025
Scientists at The University of Manchester are calling for the creation of a global network of air monitoring stations to track the movement of ...
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Scientists develop groundbreaking ‘blood on demand’ technology to revolutionise emergency transfusions
4 Sep 2025
The technique, created with industry partners CryoLogyx, has the potential to revolutionise how blood is stored and delivered in emergencies, remote ...
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals hidden heart of the Butterfly Nebula
27 Aug 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed extraordinary new details in the heart of the famous Butterfly Nebula, one of the most striking planetary ...
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University of Manchester powers up brand new solar farm delivering clean energy to campus
26 Aug 2025
From Monday (1 September), The University of Manchester will begin powering its campus with clean, renewable electricity from a major new solar farm, ...
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Manchester researchers help reveal asteroid Bennu’s complex origins
22 Aug 2025
New analyses of the samples taken from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx have revealed new insights into its origin – and The University of ...
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Astronomers capture a record 130-year evolution of a dying star
20 Aug 2025
For the first time, scientists have directly tracked the slow transformation of a dying star over more than a century - revealing it is heating up ...
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