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The Economic and Social 天美影视 Council (ESRC) - the UK鈥檚 largest funder of economic, social, behavioural and human data science - has appointed The University of Manchester鈥檚 Professor Cecilia Wong as a member of its Council. 

An unprecedented five academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. 

Leading experts have called on the government to make urgent changes to the UK鈥檚 bus network in an appearance at a Transport Select Committee inquiry. The group 鈥� including Professor Karen Lucas, Head of the Transport and Mobilities Group at The …

An expert from The University of Manchester has contributed to the 鈥楻iver Rescue Kit鈥�, a groundbreaking online resource designed to empower communities to take action against the growing crisis of river pollution. 

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK FinTech, has announced the highly anticipated annual Women in Fintech Powerlist. The Powerlist recognises the positive impact women are having across the FinTech sector, shining a spotlight on …

The Amazonian BioTechQuilombo project, led by Dr. Polyanna da Concei莽茫o Bispo, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at The University of Manchester has secured major international funding through the Amaz么nia+10 Initiative. Supported by UK 天美影视 …

Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the world's forests despite covering just 3% of the global land surface 鈥� but new research has revealed that vast areas of the UK鈥檚 peatlands, …

A new study published in Nature Water has revealed that England鈥檚 major water and sewage companies are misleading the public and Government by using strategies which mirror those of the tobacco and fossil fuel industries.

Following an 拢8m investment over five years, The University of Manchester is set to lead an innovative centre funded by the Economic and Social 天美影视 Council (ESRC) and UKRI as part of its strategic focus on building a green future. The Centre …

On 31 October 2024 Sotiria Kyriakidou and Cristina Temenos in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens, Greece, co-organised an event as part of the UKRI funded Future Leaders Fellowship, Urban Crisis: Public Health at the Intersection of …

A study undertaken by a student at The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within the Medina Estuary on the Isle of Wight.

The UK鈥檚 new Labour government has made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, has announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two …

The winning entries to the National Trust鈥檚 first ever Sky Gardening Challenge were announced  on Thursday 25 July at a private garden party hosted at Castlefield Viaduct. The pilot competition was open to residents of five neighbourhoods …

Desert regions in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula have been well studied by archaeologists as the home of early humans and as routes of migration along 鈥済reen corridors鈥�. The archaeology of southern Africa鈥檚 west coast desert belt has not …

Scientists from The University of Manchester, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands is a highly effective strategy for reducing downstream flooding. 

The 拢1.7m award will fund an ambitious 5-year programme, led by Dr Saska Petrova, Professor in Human Geography at The University of Manchester. GENERATE aims to offer original insights into the social, spatial, and political inequalities that drive …

Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Manchester has been named one of the most impactful environmental professionals in the UK in The ENDS Report Power List 2024. The annual report names 100 UK environmental …

The University of Manchester's 10th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 9 May in the University鈥檚 Whitworth Hall, and live streamed on YouTube.  The Making a Difference Awards recognise the outstanding achievements …

The University of Manchester鈥檚 Geography Laboratories have been certified as operating to a Gold standard in the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF).  The University is committed to environmental sustainability goals as set …

Written by Tom Baker Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau,  Cristina Temenos Reader in Geography, University of Manchester and Kevin Ward Professor of Human Geography, University of …

Work has started to restore a new 526-hectare (1,300 acre) area of peatland on Kinder Scout in Derbyshire, the site of the famous mass trespass of 1932 that is now cared for by the National Trust.Around 130,000 of the 800,000 sphagnum moss plug …

Over the next three years, a group of European researchers including The University of Manchester's Dr Robert Bellamy will examine the governance principles and guidelines for responsible Solar Radiation Modification research. This contentious set …

Henrik Ernstson, Honorary 天美影视 Fellow in the Department of Geography and co-authors, Ricardo Cardoso (National University of Singapore) and Jia-Ching Chen (University of California) have won the 2023 Best Article prize awarded by the …

Dr Saskia Warren, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, presented the findings of her report 鈥極ur Parliamentary Art Collection: New Directions for Audiences, Interpretation, and Social Justice鈥� to The Lords Panel and Commons Committee at UK Parliament …

An international team of over 40 researchers is calling for COP28 discussions to address the destruction of non-forest regions, as featured in Nature ecology and evolution.  The current global attention on forest loss does not recognise …

The University of Manchester has launched a new exhibition exploring the social and environmental legacies of North West England鈥檚 cotton industry, science and economy.  Taking place at Burnley鈥檚 Queen Street Mill Textile Museum throughout …

A new exhibition at Manchester Central Library is set to showcase visually striking adverts created by commercial artists in the twentieth century to promote Manchester Ship Canal and the Port of Manchester around the world.

An Optometry team from The University of Manchester has been awarded the University鈥檚 first-ever Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by Advance HE, alongside two academics who have received National Teaching Fellowships in recognition of …

An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these massive 鈥榬iver groynes鈥� reveal an exceptionally long-lived form of hydraulic engineering in the Nile Valley, and shed …

UK environment secretary Th茅r猫se Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don鈥檛 know how much sewage is …