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15th October 2015

Manchester professor denies “wildly optimistic” UN claims on Climate Change

A Manchester professor has dismissed the UN’s proposed plan of action and is calling for more revolutionary actions to combat global climate change
10th October 2015

Push for new platelet donors in Manchester

With a current shortage of platelet donors in Manchester, the NHS are calling for the community to come forward and get tested for donation eligibility
9th October 2015

Discovery sheds new light on the minds of dinosaurs

Experts have reconstructed one of the most complete sauropod braincases ever found in Europe
8th October 2015

Manchester team investigating pollution before VW scandal

A Manchester research team has been investigating diesel engine pollution since before the Volkswagen scandal hit
8th October 2015

Research grants for Salford students

Five Salford students will be funded by Salford-based cancer charity Kidscan to develop treatment techniques
8th October 2015

Mummified animal exhibition opens at Manchester Museum

A new exhibition centered around a extensive collection of mummified animals has opened at the Manchester Museum
4th October 2015

Research grants awarded to Salford students

Five undergraduates at the University of Salford have been awarded £10000 to research childhood cancer treatments
4th October 2015

Gender equality award for Faculty of Life Sciences

Faculty acknowledged by Equality Challenge Unit for its attempts to confront gender inequality
30th September 2015

£12 million Physics extension announced

The Schuster Building becomes the latest structure to benefit from the University’s £1 billion ten-year Campus Masterplan
30th September 2015

Manchester part of EU eco-friendly chemicals initiative

A team from the University of Manchester will work with other European institutions to improve biocatalysis methods

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30th September 2015

Cause of animals’ internal body clocks discovered

Manchester and Edinburgh researchers identify specialist cells responsible for seasonal adaptations in mammals
20th September 2015

Medical imaging technique could benefit cancer patients

University of Manchester research has found that MRI scans could prove to be useful in determining whether patients should undergo chemotherapy
17th September 2015

University announces new £350m engineering campus

Dutch architects selected to build new engineering department on the main university campus
14th August 2015

Octogenerian tigon returns to Manchester

Maude, a popular zoological attraction in the 1930s and 40s, is the result of the breeding of a male tiger and female lion
27th March 2015

Breaking the tumour-sphere: Graphene shows anti-cancer properties

Research by a team from the University of Manchester has shown that graphene can be used to target and neutralise cancer stem cells
13th March 2015

A history of fossil fuel investment at the University of Manchester

This article is a supplement to our fracking investigation ‘Are universities fuelling fracking?’ The University of Manchester holds shares in multiple oil and gas exploration companies, despite opposition from multiple politicians, environmentalists and human rights groups. This was exposed in 2012 by the then News Editor of The Mancunion, Joe Sandler Clarke, in an article […]
4th March 2015

North Campus building evacuated in explosive scare

Three buildings in the University of Manchester’s North Campus have had to be evacuated, and Sackville Street cordoned off, after the highly explosive chemical acetone peroxide was reported to have crystallised
23rd February 2015

Students to go to Mars to read books and leave behind “legacies”

Three British students are in the running to become the first people to set foot on the Red Planet with Mars One, with 100 potential candidates left out of initially 200000 applicants
19th February 2015

Manchester medical students learn from “Instagram for Doctors”

A Canadian doctor has created an app that allows medical students to view millions of medical images from their smartphones.
14th February 2015

Birth of ‘Tatooine’ star system witnessed by astronomers

Stunning images from a series of telescopes show enormous gas clouds in the process of developing into stars