-Flexible TVs and high performance wearable smart tech one step closer
18 Apr 2018Flexible televisions, tablets and phones as well as ‘truly wearable’ smart tech are a step closer thanks to a nanoscale transistor created...
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-Echoing Marielle Franco, Brazil’s black women speak out against violence
16 Apr 2018Brazil is still mourning the death of Marielle Franco, a black woman raised in a Rio favela and a sociologist whose academic work mirrored her ra...
-Five ways the shipping industry can reduce its carbon emissions
13 Apr 2018A shipping industry summit is looking into how it can reduce its share of global greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. But a la...
-Major £5 million commercialisation boost for social sciences research
13 Apr 2018The University is to be a partner on a major £5 million project funded by Research England.
-Student develops gaming technology for environmental and scientific research
12 Apr 2018A PhD student at The University of Manchester has developed a new method and software for using computer game technology for complex scientific and en...
-Britons are less satisfied with restaurant food - and their dining companions
12 Apr 2018Despite the fact that people are more likely to choose to dine out with their families than they were 20 years ago, new research into people’s e...
-New film project helping deaf children in South Africa to tell their own stories
10 Apr 2018A new project launched in South Africa by The University of Manchester and the University of the Witwatersrand hopes to raise awareness of the vulnera...
-UK Giant ichthyosaur is one of the largest animals ever
09 Apr 2018The 205 million-year-old jaw bone of a prehistoric reptile belongs to ‘one of the largest animals ever’ say a group of international palae...
-New styles of strikes and protest are emerging in the UK
09 Apr 2018The image of strikers picketing outside factory gates is usually seen as something from the archives. Official statistics show an almost perennial dec...
-Shipping industry needs an alternative to fossil fuels, but which one?
09 Apr 2018The shipping industry needs to move to renewable and alternative fuels but there is no widely available fuel to manage climate change and local pollut...
-Physicists measure ‘the colour and structure’ of antimatter for first time
05 Apr 2018Physicists from The University of Manchester have a come step close to answering one of sciences biggest questions - why is our Universe made of matte...
-Chocolate unwrapped – what’s inside your Easter treat?
29 Mar 2018What happens when you X-ray a chocolate rabbit? How complex is the wafer and chocolate composite of a Kit Kat? And why does the inside of a Ferrero Ro...
-Is your Easter egg bad for the environment?
29 Mar 2018With Easter fast approaching, the thought of chocolate is probably on all our minds, but could the UK’s love of chocolate be having a damaging e...
-Students create 3D Printed robot prosthetic limb for amputees
26 Mar 2018Students at The University of Manchester have designed and built a 3D printed, low-cost robotic prosthetic hand that could provide a much cheaper alte...
-Students help to win legal case for redundant workers
23 Mar 2018A group of dismissed employees are celebrating after ten law students from Manchester helped to win an employment case on their behalf.
-The Dogtor will see you now: new scheme bowwows students
19 Mar 2018A canine visitor to The University of Manchester’s medical school is no mutt when it comes to making medical students happy.
-Smallest ever sieve separates atoms
19 Mar 2018Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that the naturally occurring gaps between individual layers of two-dimensio...
-Hope from chaos: could political upheaval lead to a new green epoch?
15 Mar 2018The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) published its first major report 28 years ago. This watershed document described ...
-Graphene aerospace strategy launched
13 Mar 2018The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at The University of Manchester have published a joint paper on the...
-Jumping spiders and flying bees: The rise of bio inspired microrobots
01 Mar 2018Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already...
-University maintains elite place in global subject rankings
28 Feb 2018The University of Manchester has been placed in the global top 100 for each of the five broad subject areas measured in the independent 2018 QS World ...
-University investing in plant and soil science research
21 Feb 2018The University of Manchester is taking its greenhouse construction to the next level by building extensive state-of-the-art facilities for research pu...
-Why Brazil’s Zika virus requires a political treatment
19 Feb 2018Two years on from the peak of the Zika epidemic, the disease continues to have a tragic impact on people’s lives. In Brazil, more than 3,000 chi...
-Infection outbreaks at hospitals could be reduced by copper-coated uniforms
15 Feb 2018Doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals could soon be wearing uniforms brushed with tiny copper nanoparticles to reduce the spread of bacterial i...
-Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya’s flower industry get a better deal
14 Feb 2018This Valentine’s Day florists are predicting sales of USD$95 million in the UK alone. But where do they all come from? Kenya is second only to ...
-Should the suffragettes be pardoned?
09 Feb 2018During the 100th anniversary of women over 30 being given the vote in the UK, there have been calls for women convicted of crimes committed while enga...
-University takes centre stage with Prime Minister and Chinese business leaders
02 Feb 2018Today at the UK China Business Forum in Shanghai, President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell and Nobel Laureate, Professor Sir Kosty...
-‘Super blue blood moon’ to grace the sky – here’s what we could learn from it
30 Jan 2018Something unusual will happen on January 31. A total lunar eclipse, which will be visible from Asia, Australasia and North and Central America, will c...
-New graphene Chief Executive appointed at The University of Manchester
30 Jan 2018James Baker has been announced as Chief Executive Officer for Graphene@Manchester which leads business-facing development of graphene and 2D materials...
-Prime Minister announces new £40 million Institute for Coding
25 Jan 2018The next generation of digital specialists will be created through the new Institute of Coding, a consortium of more than 60 universities, businesses ...
-What is the environmental impact of your lunch-time sandwich?
25 Jan 2018Researchers at The University of Manchester have carried out the first ever study looking at the carbon footprint of sandwiches, both home-made and pr...
-Proton transport in graphene shows promise for renewable energy
22 Jan 2018Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered another new and unexpected physical effect in graphene – membranes that could be use...
-AI 'scientist' finds that toothpaste ingredient may help fight drug-resistant malaria
18 Jan 2018An ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of malaria parasite that have grown resistant to...
-Automation, robots and the ‘end of work’ myth
17 Jan 2018Can you imagine travelling to work in a robotic “Jonnycab” like the one predicted in the cult Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total ...
-Shale gas is one of the least sustainable ways to produce electricity
16 Jan 2018Shale gas is one of least sustainable options for producing electricity, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
-Is the future of work necessarily glamorous? Digital nomads and ‘van life’
15 Jan 2018On the road again… Shutterstock Digital nomadism continues its steady rise in most western countries. It consists of a mobile lifestyle that...
-Researchers measure single atoms in a graphene ‘petri-dish’
15 Jan 2018Researchers working at The University of Manchester have shown new possibilities for observing nanomaterials in liquids by creating a graphene ‘...
-Manchester hosts national summit to shape UK's advanced materials vision
09 Jan 2018Business leaders and academics from across the UK will are gathering at The University of Manchester on Wednesday (January 10) to shape nati...
-David Attenborough’s Sea Dragon – and the science behind a tantalising prehistoric ‘murder mystery’
05 Jan 2018Sea Dragon, you ask? It sounds as if David Attenborough has decided to change things up a bit and enter the world of Game of Thrones. But, not quite. ...
-Killer robots, free will and the illusion of control
03 Jan 2018Control. We all like to think we have it, but is it all just an illusion? It might seem like a very existential question but it plays an important p...
- Read this before you go sales shopping: the environmental costs of fast fashion
30 Dec 2017Patsy Perry, University of Manchester It’s tough to love our clothes and keep wearing them for longer when we are faced with a tempting array o...
-University health and business experts among those honoured by the Queen
29 Dec 2017Five members of The University of Manchester have been honoured by the Queen in the 2018 New Year’s Honours list.
-Premier League Club Captain graduates with degree from Alliance Manchester Business School
29 Dec 2017This month has seen Manchester City Football Club Captain, Vincent Kompany graduate from Alliance Manchester Business School with a Master&#...
-‘Graphene-like’ nanocomposite battery boost for smartphones, tablets and laptops
20 Dec 2017Scientists have a developed a new nanocomposite material that boosts battery life and improves the performance of everyday gadgets such as smartphones...
-Guinness World Record for University research team
19 Dec 2017Scientists at The University of Manchester are celebrating after becoming ‘record breakers’ and officially being awarded a Guinness World ...
-Manchester graduate from Rwanda hopes to aid his country’s revival
18 Dec 2017A Manchester graduate who survived the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is set to make a big difference to his country, after studying for a maste...
-Construction begins on UK centre for advanced materials research and commercialisation in Manchester
13 Dec 2017Construction work has begun on the Manchester hub for the Henry Royce Institute, the national body promoting research and applications in advanced mat...
-Manchester students helping people to access justice
11 Dec 2017Law students at The University of Manchester are using their skills to help people convicted of crimes who maintain their innocence and continue to ap...
-Graphene at the forefront of a sports footwear revolution
06 Dec 2017A University of Manchester partnership is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a unique collaboration with gr...
-Meteorite analysis shows reduced salt is key in Earth’s new recipe
05 Dec 2017Scientists have found the halogen levels in the meteorites that formed the Earth billions of years ago are much lower than previously thought. ...
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