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You have been upgraded: Manchester science week

You have been upgraded: Manchester science week

‘If you haven’t yet, you will be’

Capturing more than just Conservative attention

Capturing more than just Conservative attention

Dr John Broderick speaks to us about the importance of scientists in policymaking, and advocating for environmental policies at a Conservative conference

Witnessing the first ‘cosmic sonic boom’

Witnessing the first ‘cosmic sonic boom’

Astronomers at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics have detected interstellar gamma ray bursts using indirect methods for the first time.

High death rate of discharged mental patients

High death rate of discharged mental patients

A study published by the University reveals the high correlation between an unnatural death rate and being recently discharged from mental patient care

Citizen Can: what you can do for science

Citizen Can: what you can do for science

What are the best citizen science projects you can do on your computer? Toby James looks at getting involved as an average science enthusiast

From particle physics to techno music

From particle physics to techno music

Megan Robinson speaks to Manchester’s own Dr Rob Appleby, a particle physicist at CERN, about getting people engaged in science with all their senses

What you need to know about 2018’s Nobel Prize winners in science

What you need to know about 2018’s Nobel Prize winners in science

Experts in laser physics, cancer therapy and genetic manipulation of viruses have been rewarded for their respective discoveries in physics, medicine and physiology and chemistry

Scientist imprisoned during Apartheid gives Fanaroff Lecture

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

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.

Zero greenhouse gases by 2050?

Zero greenhouse gases by 2050?

An ambitious report by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society states that the UK could become carbon-neutral by 2050.

CERN physicist accused of “sexist” comments

CERN physicist accused of “sexist” comments

One of CERN’s lead contributory theorists, Professor Alexander Strumia, has been suspended after causing widespread outrage over his remarks in a gender equality seminar. In a workshop organised by CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) on Friday 28th September, Strumia claimed that “physics was invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”. It […]

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), […]

Scientists make breakthrough in TB treatment

Scientists make breakthrough in TB treatment

Potential solutions have been discovered that help to treat tuberculosis (TB), an airborne disease. Tuberculosis is a disease that affects the lungs, and is one of the most prevalent diseases in India and parts of Africa. This disease occurs in approximately 33 per cent of the global population. Science journals report that around 1.6 million […]

How severe is your asthma? Check your watch!

How severe is your asthma? Check your watch!

Research suggests that asthma treatments can be improved by considering what time it is

An interview with 2018’s Faraday Prize winner

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

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 2022

The Campus Masterplan looks to have placed an emphasis on STEM subjects over others

Preview: getting girls into science event

Preview: getting girls into science event

A celebration of women in STEM for International Women’s Day at the Museum of Science and Industry

Female scientists sign letter against hate

Following Trump’s victory in the US election, nearly 9,000 women have signed an open letter against the “hateful rhetoric that was given a voice” against science and hate

A response to ‘Dear fresher females studying STEM’

It is no longer a question of whether women are underrepresented in science—it is a fact. So why are we still having to defend ourselves?