Science & Tech Archive
27th November 2017
Man Met rank number one green university in UK
People & Planet University League sees Manchester Metropolitan University ranked first in sustainability practices
27th November 2017
Has Tesla just changed an entire industry with one press conference?
With Elon Musk unveiling of a new electric semi truck, James Gill discusses its promise as a diesel alternative
27th November 2017
COP23 cuts coal
Over 200 countries attended the annual UN Convention on Climate Change to discuss cutting fossil fuel consumption
27th November 2017
Explore the latest technology at DigiLab
The free event comes back to the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons this Thursday the 30th of November
24th November 2017
The Faculty of Science and Engineering invite students to a special faculty forum meeting
The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is hosting a forum for students to discuss their views on the likely restructuring of the nine schools
20th November 2017
University team forges new research opportunities and development in India
The team of academics from the medical and various science departments provided support in the founding of a new medical school and committed to new joint research projects
20th November 2017
Almost 500 animals killed a day by University of Manchester research
The University admits to approving the use of 174,120 animals in 2016 as subjects of research
17th November 2017
Manchester academic wins award for climate change film
Dr Joanne Jordan of the university’s Global Development Institute was recognised for her work exploring effects of and responses to climate change in Bangladeshi slums
13th November 2017
Rutherford centenary marked with new exhibition
Visitors of the university’s new heritage tour will be the first to see inside the private research rooms of the “father of nuclear physics”, 100 years after the splitting of the atom
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9th November 2017
Robots: the hopes and perils of the future
Featuring an interview with Professor Barry Lennox, and a look into ‘Tommorow’s World Live’
6th November 2017
Atmospheric CO2 reaches record highs
The last time levels were this high was three to five million years ago
6th November 2017
Flipping amazing: whales and dolphins have “human-like” cultures
Researchers at the University of Manchester, in collaboration with the University of British Columbia, Canada, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Stanford University, United States, have recently published a major new study in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. It shows that whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tight-knit social groups. […]
24th October 2017
Jodrell Bank Observatory nominated for UK’s next candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status
Jodrell Bank set to join illustrious company of world monuments after selection as a candidate for the UNESCO world heritage list
18th October 2017
Green jobs suffer slow growth in Manchester
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is determined to correct slow but steady job growth in green sectors
17th October 2017
UK’s largest meat supplier violates food safety standards
The University of Manchester calls for reassessment of the UK’s food system after a huge poultry meat company has been found repacking old meat
17th October 2017
Collision of two neutron stars observed for the first time
It’s almost as ground-breaking as the first ever observation of gravitational waves
16th October 2017
Finally free from freshers’ flu?
Also known as the common cold. Why hasn’t science found a cure yet?
16th October 2017
UoM creates new test that could help prevent breast cancer
Women with a family history of breast cancer are on track to be able to be tested for risks