£4.7m collaborative Zika vaccine project launches
The University of Manchester launches a collaborative project to find viable vaccines against Zika virus to protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children
The Loneliness Experiment launched
A University of Manchester psychologist leads an experiment which aims to explore what loneliness looks like in our world today
Science around the world this week
Jordan Ross reports on key science stories from around the globe this week
Copper-coated uniforms could be the new armour against hospital infections
University of Manchester materials scientists have found a way to durably combine antibacterial copper nanoparticles with wearable fabrics, which has the potential to limit the spread of infection in hospitals
Preview: getting girls into science event
A celebration of women in STEM for International Women’s Day at the Museum of Science and Industry
Massive uprooting of campus greenhouses
This summer, the University of Manchester’s botanical research facilities are set to undergo major renovations
Petri dish humans: breakthroughs in lab grown human tissue
Research at the University of Manchester and the University of Edinburgh have made recent breakthroughs which may alter the way we treat kidney failure and female infertility
Manchester researchers find Twitter helps understanding of side-effects
Recent research of over 20 thousand tweets has shown that patients worry the most about less-serious effects of steroid medecines
Citizen science project aims to unpick ‘Secrets of Happiness’
University of Manchester clinical psychologist, Dr Sara Tai, has started a new collaborative project to unpick what happiness is
Gender pay gap among Uber drivers
Drivers’ experience on the platform, preferences of where and when to work, and driving speed account for difference in pay
Digital Skills Festival returns to Manchester
The four-day event, which showcases and strengthens talent within the North’s tech industries, will be held in Manchester this week
100 million year old spider with tail found in fossil
An international team of researchers, including University of Manchester’s Dr Russell Garwood, find a fossil that suggests spiders used to have tails
Indian tech company create 80 new jobs in MediaCityUK
Manchester-India Partnership will see Tech Mahindra establish an office in Manchester creating 80 new jobs, boosting trade and investment
Facebook as a platform for cyber poaching
As the world’s largest social media site reached two billion members in 2017, concerns rise surrounding its use for illegal wildlife trading
UoM part of new government ‘Institute of Coding’
The £20 million consortium of universities and industry leads aims to fill the UK digital skills gap
Manchester council plans to build ‘Tower of Light’
The tower will be part of the £18 million Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network project, aimed to be environmentally friendly energy solution for the city centre
Once in a ‘super blue blood moon’
Many were excited by the rare lunar event that happened on the 31st January, but University of Manchester professor Tim O’Brien is not so sure
UoM study finds sandwiches have same environmental impact as cars
Research by the University of Manchester finds that national UK sandwich consumption has equivalent carbon footprint of 8 million cars
Jodrell Bank Observatory nominated to be World Heritage Site
UK puts forward home of the Lovell telescope and the world’s earliest radio astronomy observatory for World Heritage status