Latest University of Manchester News

AI may be to blame for our failure to make contact with alien civilisations
UK’s first centre of excellence for music and dementia hosted by Manchester Camerata
104,000 panel solar farm set to power The University of Manchester
Quantum breakthrough: World’s purest silicon brings scientists one step closer to scaling up quantum computers
Rap music is being used as evidence to convict children of serious crimes
Group to investigate research governance of controversial ‘Solar Radiation Modification’ technology
Energy Trades Could Help Resolve Nile Conflict
Scientists Find Novel One-Dimensional Superconductor
Research highlights role of faith spaces in supporting healthy ageing
World-first analytical Transmission Electron Microscope being developed by Manchester materials scientists
Dementia Patients At Risk From Antipsychotic Drugs
Scientists urge action over life-threatening pollution from solar power waste in Africa
How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile
Scientists grow human mini-lungs as animal alternative for nanomaterial safety testing
Antipsychotics for dementia linked to more harms than previously acknowledged
Programme to tackle children’s mental health delivers more than £5m of benefits to society
Manchester researchers awarded prestigious funding to pursue projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs
Universally Manchester Festival announces first speakers, performers and events
Revolutionary molecular device unleashes potential for targeted drug delivery and self-healing materials
University of Manchester, Boots And No7 beauty company renew 20-year partnership to supercharge skin science advancements
A once-dormant magnetic neutron star is emitting strangely polarised light
Scientists unveil cutting-edge ruthenium catalyst for new reaction discovery and optimisation
​CSIRO telescope detects unprecedented behaviour from nearby magnetar
We saw one of the most powerful magnets in the Universe come to life – and our theories can’t quite explain it
Manchester researchers help secure £49.35m to boost mass spectrometry research
New £7M research investment to investigate population-based improvement of mental health
Locums and permanent GPs equally safe, study reassures patients
University signs new partnership with behavioural science and technology organisation
Lemn Sissay OBE returns as judge for the 2024 Micropoetry Competition
Devo Manc led to significant improvements across health system, study finds
Kinder Test Could Improve Diagnosis Of Womb Cancer
Climate Change Disrupts Vital Ecosystems In Alps
University of Manchester recognised as Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research
Exhibition explores the untold stories of teenage girls in 1960s Britain
Cells harvested from urine may have diagnostic potential for kidney disease, find scientists
MP tours University of Manchester’s pioneering environmental research facilities
Hope And Optimism On Rise Among Young People
Living in the North of England increases risk of death from alcohol, drugs and suicide
The University of Manchester bags honour at annual Bionow Awards
University awarded £30 million to train the next generation of science and engineering researchers through four new Centres for Doctoral Training
University of Manchester to Host First ASA Public Anthropology Festival
Transformational gift set to redefine global development research for the 21st century at University of Manchester
Mathematicians use AI to identify emerging COVID-19 variants
The Great Science Share for Schools granted patronage of the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO in 2024: A Milestone in Science Education
Climate action group launches walking route to combat air pollution
AI research gives unprecedented insight into heart genetics and structure
‘We want equality and recognition’, say 100 older women in new project
£1.5m gift from Simon Sadler enables provision of new bursary for care leavers