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23
July
2026
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01:23
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AI chatbots such as ChatGPT can match – and in some situations outperform – humans as a source of everyday emotional support, new research led by The University of Manchester and in collaboration with Durham University has found
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22
July
2026
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16:52
Europe/London
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22
July
2026
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09:11
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Radio astronomers and radar experts have teamed up to demonstrate how powerful radio telescopes, including the 76-m Lovell Telescope and e-MERLIN antennas operated by the University of Manchester at Jodrell Bank, can be used to improve our …
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21
July
2026
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15:21
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A new study from The University of Manchester has offered the most comprehensive look to date at how the UK coordinates its response to economic crime, identifying the structural challenges that make this difficult to do well.
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21
July
2026
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11:40
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The descendants of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Lord Ernest Rutherford have donated the historic Barony of Rutherford scroll to The University of Manchester.
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21
July
2026
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09:56
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Children involved in private family law proceedings in England can experience serious harm to their mental and physical health because their voices are too often ignored or dismissed.
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20
July
2026
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09:00
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A woman who fled Liberia’s brutal civil war as a young adult, lost both parents and spent years living in refugee camps is to graduate from The University of Manchester this month with a 2:1 BSc in public health(20/07/26).
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17
July
2026
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09:42
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has awarded honorary degrees to seven distinguished individuals in recognition of their exceptional contributions to society, their professions and the communities they serve.
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16
July
2026
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16:28
Europe/London
University of Manchester scientists have uncovered evidence that a build-up of a common body waste product in the brain could be helping to drive two of our most devastating neurological diseases
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16
July
2026
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15:59
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A new drug offers hope for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the world’s most common inherited heart disease.
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16
July
2026
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10:27
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The University of Manchester will bring together researchers, students, entrepreneurs, industry partners, investors and civic leaders for its first Innovation Festival, taking place from 5–9 October 2026.
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16
July
2026
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08:31
Europe/London
Getting patients seen by community health teams within a day of leaving hospital could slash emergency readmissions and A&E visits, a new study by University of Manchester researchers suggests
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15
July
2026
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09:19
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A shared approach to developing the skills, education and training needed to support the city region's future workforce has been set out today (Wednesday 15 July) by further and higher education institutions, Greater 91Ö±²¥ Combined Authority …
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15
July
2026
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07:04
Europe/London
People flocking to sunbeds in search of the perfect tan could be exposing themselves to a hidden health threat far beyond skin cancer, according to a comprehensive research review.
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14
July
2026
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11:05
Europe/London
The John Rylands Library will exhibit on public display one of its most extraordinary treasures from 15 July 2026, bringing visitors face-to-face with the oldest surviving copy of Homer's Odyssey in book form anywhere in the world. The display, The …
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14
July
2026
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10:27
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The University of Manchester and The Jeremy Coller Foundation launch new competition to support early-stage ventures utilising AI for the benefit of people and society.
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13
July
2026
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16:42
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The University of Manchester hosted the launch of the new Defence Universities Alliance (DUA), a major UK-wide partnership designed to strengthen collaboration between universities, government and industry on research, innovation and skills.
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10
July
2026
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10:00
Europe/London
A new study led by University of Manchester scientists has revealed that brighter, more consistent daytime light exposure could be key to earlier bedtimes, better‑quality sleep, and deeper rest.
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03
July
2026
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13:14
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Universities need to rethink how they teach, assess and prepare students for employment as artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly important part of everyday life and work, according to a new study from The University of Manchester.
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01
July
2026
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16:54
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The way people in 91Ö±²¥ pronounce a single vowel sound can reveal their social class, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
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30
June
2026
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16:47
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A new study has revealed how social media creators are turning anger into entertainment, and what that means for public debate.
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30
June
2026
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15:22
Europe/London
A previously unpublished letter by D. H. Lawrence, discovered by researchers from The University of Manchester, reveals the crucial role played by a radical publisher in rescuing the future author of Lady Chatterley's Lover from one of the lowest …
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23
June
2026
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14:12
Europe/London
Greater 91Ö±²¥'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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22
June
2026
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09:00
Europe/London
Ancient Egyptian religion was not as fixed and unchanging as many people imagine, according to new research by 91Ö±²¥ Egyptologist Dr Huw Twiston Davies.
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18
June
2026
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13:34
Europe/London
Women across Greater 91Ö±²¥ 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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17
June
2026
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16:08
Europe/London
The University of Manchester, working with partners across the Greater 91Ö±²¥ 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
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09:42
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Cancer Research UK will invest an additional £6m each year into world-leading research in 91Ö±²¥ and create up to an additional 100 new jobs.
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16
June
2026
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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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15
June
2026
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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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11
June
2026
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09:20
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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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