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Automation, robots and the ‘end of work’ myth

Tony Dundon, Profesor of HRM and Employment Relations, and Debra Howcroft, Professor of Technology and Organisation, dispel some myths around automation. Can you imagine travelling to work in a robot...

Feb. 01

Manchester tops graduate employer list two years running

The University of Manchester has for a second year running come out on top as the most targeted university in the UK for top graduate employers The report from independent market research company, Hi...

Feb. 01

Manchester scientists set to take on cancer's 'grand challenge'

Manchester scientists are set to benefit from one of the biggest funding grants ever awarded by Cancer Research UK. Researchers at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, part of The University ...

Jan. 28

Researchers discover common markers of tumour hypoxia across 19 cancer types

Unlike healthy tissues, tumours thrive in low-oxygen environments, often acquiring the ability to resist treatment and spread to other sites in the body. Despite being a well-known cause of therap...

Jan. 24

The University of Manchester’s current rankings place us among the world’s best universities.

According to the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities, we are the 34thbest university in the world, the eighth best in Europe and the sixth best in the UK.We were also ranked 80thin the world, ...

Jan. 21

Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water

Graphene-oxidemembraneshave attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies. Now the much sought-after development of making membranes capable of sieving commo...

Jan. 14

The future of the corporation

Mistrust of business remains “profound, pervasive and persistent” and we need to reframe business for the 21st century around its purpose, commitment to trustworthiness, and its culture an...

Jan. 10

Storytelling in the 21st century

As digital technology becomes ever more powerful storytelling is evolving fast, but we also need to keep a check on our mobile phone and social media use as we consume those stories. That was the som...

Jan. 07

Scientists train spider to jump on demand to discover secrets of animal movement to imagine a new class of agile micro-robots

The study, conducted by researchers at *The University of Manchester, is the most advanced of its kind to date and first to use 3D CT scanning and high-speed, high-resolution cameras to record, monito...

Jan. 03

New Year Honours for University people

Professor Fiona Devinehas been made a CBE in the New Year Honours as has honorary lecturer in dentistry, Dr Claire Stevens. Fiona Devine,who was awarded her honourfor services to the social sciences,...

Jan. 02