Insights | The University of Manchester

University of Manchester at top of UK Research and Innovation funding table

The University of Manchester has for the first time finished top for the value of funding received from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The University of Manchesterwas awarded £98 million ...

Aug. 16

The role of the ‘new’ high street

Heiner Evanchitzky, Professor and Chair of Marketing says there remains a clear impetus for retail brands to have a physical footprint. A number of high street names have become online-only after bei...

Aug. 16

How do hi-tech start-ups grow?

The fact that so many high-tech start-ups end up being acquired by large multinational corporations has bothered me for a long time. What precisely is it that makes the growth of such start-ups so dif...

Aug. 10

Levelling with us

“If we are to tackle this productivity crisis then we absolutely need to take the brightest and best from academia to first understand the problem and its causes, engage with business, and then ...

Aug. 05

New Human-AI Research Teams could be the future of research, meeting future societal challenges

The University of Manchester is developing unique research teams to help cure humanity’s increasingly complex future health and societal problems by partnering researchers with Artificial Intell...

Aug. 04

CAIR Director interviewed on how accounting can help deal with environmental crisis

CAIR Director Paolo Quattrone, Professor of Accounting, Governance and Society at Alliance MBS, has been interviewed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in response ...

Jul. 28

Our People, our stories - East Asia: July 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are facing different kinds of challenges and started new ways to deal with them. Starting from February, we will have different alumni from East Asia region to...

Jul. 22

AMBS’ first PRME report spotlights how School is tackling SDGs

This week, AMBS delivered its first-ever PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) Progress Report, since committing to PRME’s Six Principles in 2019. PRME Sharing Information on...

Jul. 20

Harvard and Manchester pioneer ‘soft’ graphene-containing electrodes that adapt to living tissue

Researchers from The University of Manchester and Harvard University have collaborated on a pioneering project in bioengineering, producing metal-free, hydrogel electrodes that flex to fit the complex...

Jul. 02

Manchester maintains highest ever position in latest QS world rankings

The University of Manchester has been named the world’s 27th best university, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings. This meansManchestermaintains its highest ever...

Jun. 30