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12 years to prevent climate catastrophe
Leading climate scientists and government figureheads from across the globe have met in South Korea this week to scrutinise a 15-page report advising policymakers on global increases in temperature
Scientist imprisoned during Apartheid gives Fanaroff Lecture
This year’s main speaker at the inaugural Fanaroff Lecture was Dr Rob Adam, the Project Director of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in South Africa and former anti-Apartheid activist.
Parody Nobel Prizes: this year’s Ig Nobel Prize winners
Wasim Askar celebrates the research of this year’s Ig Nobel award winners: human-cannibalism, fruit flies, road rage, rollercoasters, and voodoo dolls.
The NHS’s overworked doctors
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looks at the negative impact of burn-out of Doctors. The research found that increasing demand on healthcare professionals is having devastating effects on the patient care, satisfaction, and future careers of many healthcare professionals. Receiving funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), […]
How severe is your asthma? Check your watch!
Research suggests that asthma treatments can be improved by considering what time it is
‘Future Bodies’– technology and the organic body
Even though technology has penetrated every aspect of modern life, most of us have been limited in how we envision the future to look like. We talk about how social media may change the political landscape, how the rise of interconnectivity can affect our relationships, and how technological advancements may help solve issues like climate […]
An interview with 2018’s Faraday Prize winner
Jacklin Kwan talks to University of Manchester’s very own Professor Danielle George following her triumph in earning the prestigious award
Manchester scientists in breakthrough at CERN
University of Manchester scientists have successfully rotate a beam of high energy protons for the first time
The Campus Masterplan 2022
The Campus Masterplan looks to have placed an emphasis on STEM subjects over others
UK to lose full access to the EU Galileo sat-nav system
The UK has pledged at least £92m to a satellite navigation system that is proposed to rival the EU’s Galileo project. After the EU announced that the UK would not be able to access sensitive encrypted data from Galileo post-Brexit this coming March, the UK has threatened to launch its own sat-nav system despite having […]
Community Festival returns to UoM
The programme is packed with activities to give people a better insight into research at the university
ScienceX at the Trafford Centre
The free event, organised by the University of Manchester’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, comes to the intu Trafford Centre on the 14th and15th April
Micro-robots: flying bees and jumping spiders
Dr Mostafa Nabawy of the University of Manchester turns science-fiction to science fact in presenting his work on robot spiders and bees
Science news around the world this week
Sophie Boyd reports on key science stories from around the globe this week
£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
Science around the world this week
Jordan Ross reports on key science stories from around the globe this week
Preview: getting girls into science event
A celebration of women in STEM for International Women’s Day at the Museum of Science and Industry
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
Science around the world
Jacklin Kwan reports on key contributions to science from around the globe