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Plastic pollution: Washed clothing's synthetic mountain of 'fluff'

When you add it up, the total amount of synthetic microfibres going into the wider environment as we wash our clothes is an astonishing number. US scientists estimate it to be 5.6 million tonnes si...

Sep. 23

Alliance MBS teams up with UK testing laboratory in landmark AI study

Data scientists from Alliance Manchester Business School are to work with a leading drug and alcohol testing laboratory on developing an automated reporting solution which incorporates advanced data-d...

Sep. 03

The University of Manchester launches its Innovation Factory

Designed to be one of Europe’s most effective University Technology Transfer offices, theUniversity of Manchester Innovation Factoryhas built a new team and processes for commercialising the Uni...

Aug. 13

Spotlight on the Global MBA Careers Service

Our part-time MBA degrees enable professionals from anywhere in the world to earn an MBA while they work. Ruth Mountain, Global Careers & External Relations Manager explains how we support our par...

Aug. 04

Marcus Rashford to receive Honorary Degree

Manchester United and England footballer, Marcus Rashford, will receive an honorary doctorate from The University of Manchester later this summer it has been announced today (Wednesday, 15 July). The...

Jul. 29

Going ‘phygital’ - pandemic accelerates bank digitalisation

Professor Markos Zachariadis from Alliance MBS has co-authored a thought-provoking article for the World Economic Forum in which he says the pandemic has accelerated most banks’ digitalisation i...

Jul. 22

Scientists discover way to stop spread of devastating childhood cancer

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester havemade an important breakthrough that could lead to ‘kinder’ treatments for children with bone cancer, and save ...

Jul. 20

Cold War antiseptic has potential in fight against drug-resistant germs and viruses

A little-known non-toxic antiseptic developed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War has enormous potential to beat common infections, say University of Manchester scientists. Miramistin, develo...

Jul. 16

Earth’s nearest supergiant is cooling down at the end of its life

In late 2019 the red supergiant closest to Earth,Betelgeuse, began to rapidly fade in brightness. Initially thought to be a sign that the star was about to go supernova or that it experienced a dust s...

Jul. 02

Graphene smart textiles developed for heat adaptive clothing

New research on the two-dimensional (2D) materialgraphenehas allowed researchers to create smart adaptive clothing which can lower the body temperature of the wearer in hot climates. A team of scient...

Jun. 24