Science & Tech Archive
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
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
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
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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
10th February 2015
University of Manchester invests almost £40 million in fossil fuels
Research by the Manchester Fossil Free Campaign has found that the university’s shares in oil companies total £9.5 million. A further £29.5 million is invested in fossil fuels through pension funds
9th February 2015
‘Robot scientist’ could speed up search for new drugs
Scientists say that an artificially intelligent robot could help discover new drugs to combat tropical diseases
30th January 2015
Dinner conversation with 8 year old leads to cancer breakthrough
An informal chat between a Manchester cancer research scientist and his young daughter has led to the discovery that simple antibiotics could be used to treat cancer
30th January 2015
Starchaser Industries – the sky is not the limit!
Steve Bennett, the CEO of Starchaser Industries, gave an interesting talk on how his company plan to be at the forefront of UK space tourism
3rd December 2014
Graphene Week 2015 will be hosted by the University of Manchester
Between 22nd and 26th June 2015, The University of Manchester will host Graphene Week 2015. For this occasion, the £61 million National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the university will open for the first time