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2026
10
September
2026
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01:00
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A 鈥減eculiar鈥 new species of Jurassic squid-like animal has been unearthed in Wyoming, USA, following the discovery of two exceptionally rare fossils dating back around 160 million years.
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09
September
2026
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16:15
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AI engineers often recognise ethical risks associated with the systems they build, but many lack the authority, incentives and organisational support needed to act on them, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
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09
September
2026
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10:00
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91直播 researchers have found that natural clay channels can regulate ion flow in response to pressure, voltage and pH, showing behaviour similar to biological ion channels.
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09
September
2026
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09:27
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91直播 researchers will lead a new 拢12.6 million UK research programme launched to accelerate the development of next-generation photonic and quantum technologies.
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08
September
2026
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14:36
Europe/London
New research shows superconductivity in magic-angle graphene can be switched off by weakening electron interactions, helping clarify what drives the phenomenon.
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Researchers have developed a laboratory method that transforms sheep bone into a realistic model of osteoporosis.
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03
September
2026
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11:00
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The 91直播 Institute of Biotechnology welcomes Dr Martin Spinck, who will join The University of Manchester after being awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to pioneer a new class of programmable biomaterials.
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03
September
2026
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09:56
Europe/London
There is no credible scenario in which expansion at Heathrow can go ahead without blowing a hole in the UK鈥檚 legally binding climate targets, new modelling published by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at The University of Manchester …
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01
September
2026
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15:02
Europe/London
Astronomers have directly detected an extremely faint radio signal from hydrogen gas billions of light years away, demonstrating a powerful new way to map the Universe.
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28
August
2026
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15:30
Europe/London
A new paper from the Dalton Nuclear Institute at The University of Manchester examines whether the non-proliferation regime has kept pace with fusion energy as it moves towards commercial deployment.Titled 鈥楢 new look at non-proliferation for fusion …
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26
August
2026
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15:20
Europe/London
A University of Manchester astronomer is helping to lead NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, which is due to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 30 August 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
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The University of Manchester community has expressed its sincere thanks for overwhelming show of support by leading figures from science, culture and public life in support of Jodrell Bank.
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26
August
2026
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09:00
Europe/London
Dr Will Smith has won a University Research Fellowship to study how bacteria use multiple weapons against rivals 鈥 work that could reveal new ways to tackle antimicrobial resistance and develop more resilient biocontrol technologies.
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13
August
2026
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10:58
Europe/London
Researchers have shown that unusual thorium clusters respond to magnetic fields in a fundamentally different way than expected, helping to explain a long-running disagreement between experiments and computer models.
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06
August
2026
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16:19
Europe/London
Scientists at The University of Manchester will contribute specialist expertise in enzyme engineering and therapeutic oligonucleotides to a new 拢50 million research centre aiming to improve understanding and treatment of mitochondrial diseases.
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05
August
2026
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14:00
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Collecting rainwater from rooftops and using it to spray buildings during hot weather could help cities cut air conditioning use, lower urban temperatures and lessen the impact of heatwaves, according to new research from The University of …
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29
July
2026
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16:00
Europe/London
Scientists at Imperial College London and The University of Manchester have developed a promising new way to create safer and more effective treatments for life-threatening fungal infections.
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28
July
2026
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11:19
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester have revealed how intense electronic excitation can trigger rapid structural changes in metals 鈥 without heating the atomic lattice 鈥 offering new insight into ultrafast materials behaviour.
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23
July
2026
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09:34
Europe/London
Chemists have demonstrated that neutral chalcogen-bond donors can induce asymmetry in chemical reactions, addressing a challenge that has limited the development of chalcogen-bonding catalysis.
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22
July
2026
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21:39
Europe/London
Extending late-night alcohol sales have been associated with increases in alcohol-related harm, according to a new study which examined the effects of licensing changes in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
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17
July
2026
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14:35
Europe/London
91直播 researcher joins national network of leading specialists helping shape the future of UK science, innovation and industrial growth.
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15
July
2026
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16:00
Europe/London
Data collected at The University of Manchester's Air Quality Supersite has contributed to a major international study showing that increasing amounts of desert dust from North Africa are reaching Europe, with implications for public health and solar …
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14
July
2026
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16:27
Europe/London
Researchers have identified how manufacturing conditions influence internal defects and grain structures in a new metal 3D-printing process, offering a route to stronger, more reliable aluminium parts for industry.
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09
July
2026
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12:20
Europe/London
A new physics-informed machine-learning method could help researchers find two-dimensional materials with unusual electronic properties more quickly and with fewer calculations.
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Researchers hosted by The University of Manchester have secured eight Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships under the 2025 Horizon Europe call, underlining the international strength of its research environment and …
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07
July
2026
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20:28
Europe/London
Researchers have developed a catalyst system that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into ethanol using stable, commercially available catalyst precursors, offering a potential route towards lower-cost industrial production.
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07
July
2026
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11:36
Europe/London
Liverpool鈥檚 year as the first UN Climate Change Accelerator City has shown that the cultural sector can be a powerful driver of climate action, but cities need the right expertise, data, governance and infrastructure to deliver lasting change, …
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07
July
2026
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11:17
Europe/London
91直播 astronomers are celebrating the launch of the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) which began last week from a mountaintop in Chile.
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03
July
2026
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11:00
Europe/London
New research has revealed that water behaves differently when confined to spaces just one molecule thick. For the first time, scientists have directly measured the vibrational signatures of truly two-dimensional …
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02
July
2026
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15:08
Europe/London
The University of Manchester will play a leading role in delivering new national infrastructure for UK life sciences.
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