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University of Manchester - Archive headlines

2026
24
June
2026
| 00:15 Europe/London
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ has been ranked first in the world for progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings. 
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23
June
2026
| 14:12 Europe/London
Greater Manchester's universities contribute more than £4bn to the regional economy every year, educate 125,000+ students and employ more than 20,000 staff. But figures only tell part of the story.
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23
June
2026
| 14:05 Europe/London
Health experts warn that children’s mental health in England has reached crisis levels, as a new report reveals children in the North are more likely to experience mental health difficulties than those in the South.
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23
June
2026
| 08:19 Europe/London
The largest ever UK trial of a urine test used across the NHS to spot when patients skip their medication has shown it may improve adherence to treatment.
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22
June
2026
| 09:00 Europe/London
Ancient Egyptian religion was not as fixed and unchanging as many people imagine, according to new research by Manchester Egyptologist Dr Huw Twiston Davies. 
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19
June
2026
| 11:00 Europe/London
The UK could face significant challenges if it follows the European Union's lead and introduces tougher restrictions on imports linked to deforestation, according to new research from ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½.
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18
June
2026
| 15:49 Europe/London
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ has awarded honorary degrees to four individuals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to public life, culture, science and the continued growth and success of Manchester.
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18
June
2026
| 13:34 Europe/London
Women across Greater Manchester are being invited to take part in a major new study exploring how safe they feel when travelling around the region, as researchers seek to know more about the unique challenges women face on and around the region’s
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18
June
2026
| 12:23 Europe/London
Researchers from ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ have been recognised as part of an international team awarded a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Horizon Prize for advances in solid-state battery technology. 
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18
June
2026
| 09:30 Europe/London
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ has been ranked in the top 40 universities globally in the QS World University Rankings 2027.  
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17
June
2026
| 16:08 Europe/London
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½, working with partners across the Greater Manchester region and beyond, has played a leading role in securing £50m investment from UK Research and Innovation’s Local Innovation Partnerships Fund (LIPF) that
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17
June
2026
| 15:41 Europe/London
Twenty-two members of the University of Manchester community have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours 2026, in addition to the three University academics announced earlier this week. 
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17
June
2026
| 12:10 Europe/London
The Greater Manchester Policy Hub and academics at ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ have supported the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Manchester City Council (MCC) with the development of an Areas of Research Interest (ARI) pilot for
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17
June
2026
| 09:42 Europe/London
Cancer Research UK will invest an additional £6m each year into world-leading research in Manchester and create up to an additional 100 new jobs.
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16
June
2026
| 17:24 Europe/London
The next phase of the UK’s space capability will be defined by partnership – and ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ is at the centre of that ambition. On 12 June 2026, the University welcomed partners from across the UK’s space community to its Space
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16
June
2026
| 16:00 Europe/London
Advances in artificial intelligence may enable routine eye tests of the future to detect early signs of heart and brain disease long before symptoms appear, a new study led by an interdisciplinary group of scientists based at The University of
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16
June
2026
| 15:39 Europe/London
A study carried out by researchers at the University of Manchester, has found that future climate change will see a clear shift towards summer cooling requirements, with implications for grid capacity, occupant wellbeing, and energy
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16
June
2026
| 08:41 Europe/London
More than one million pupils from 58 countries have been asking, investigating and sharing the scientific questions that matter to them through ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½â€™s Great Science Share for Schools campaign.
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15
June
2026
| 16:52 Europe/London
Many of the problems facing the more than 134,000 households living in temporary accommodation in England today - including more than 176,000 children - are part of a pattern of failure stretching back nearly 200 years, according to a major new
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12
June
2026
| 22:30 Europe/London
Professor David Knowles, Professor Luke Georghiou and Professor Gareth Evans have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026 in recognition of their outstanding contributions and service.
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11
June
2026
| 09:20 Europe/London
A new University of Manchester report commissioned from CBI Economics, the CBI’s economic consultancy division, has revealed the enormous opportunities for UK growth, regional development and productivity that can come from aligning business needs,
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09
June
2026
| 12:05 Europe/London
A major new study has found patients living in England’s most deprived communities are significantly less likely to be offered ‘social prescribing’, an NHS scheme designed to connect people with community support such as exercise groups, debt
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09
June
2026
| 10:16 Europe/London
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ will be co-leading on a key theme within a new research drive to improve pregnancy, birth and early postnatal mental health.
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08
June
2026
| 12:44 Europe/London
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup could become the ‘most polluting ever’, according to a new report examining football’s relationship with climate change.
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08
June
2026
| 10:51 Europe/London
A University of Manchester student has developed a powerful new ultra‑lightweight tool that can turn dark, noisy footage into clear, detailed and usable images.
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08
June
2026
| 10:00 Europe/London
Scientists have shed light on a thermal process in magma that may help explain why similar volcanic systems can produce very different eruptive behaviours.An international team, led by ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½, studied magma from the 2021
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08
June
2026
| 08:30 Europe/London
A landmark Indian clinical trial has found that giving steroids in short bursts instead of continuously can halve early treatment‑related deaths in children with leukaemia without reducing their chances of being cured.
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05
June
2026
| 16:08 Europe/London
A University of Manchester astronomer has led a major international overhaul of the rules that would govern how scientists announce evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence to the world.
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05
June
2026
| 13:42 Europe/London
ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½â€™s Professor Jamie Woodward has been recognised as one of the UK’s ten most influential environmental academics for a second time.
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05
June
2026
| 13:32 Europe/London
A looming public health crisis may be spreading from Britain’s fields to its hospitals, a experts  -which include University of Manchester scientists-  have warned — with common farm chemicals potentially fuelling deadly infections .
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