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University of Manchester
The University of Manchester, a member of the prestigious Russell Group, is the UK’s largest single-site university and is consistently ranked among the world’s elite for graduate employability.
The University is also one of the country’s major research institutions, rated fifth in the UK in terms of ‘research power’ (REF 2014). World class research is carried out across a diverse range of fields including cancer, advanced materials, addressing global inequalities, energy and industrial biotechnology.
No fewer than 25 Nobel laureates have either worked or studied there.
It is the only UK university to have social responsibility among its core strategic objectives, with staff and students alike dedicated to making a positive difference in communities around the world.
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The 'oldest known nova' (a star explosion) in the sky was actually not a nova, astronomers show.
Why were the Russians behind the story not properly acknowledged?
Allison and Honjo discovered how inhibiting the brakes in our immune systems can be used to treat cancer.
What university rankings mean for students.
Insiders talk of Brexit as a distraction that is compromising influence on this important international body.
Brasília was designed to be a just and inclusive city, but it still failed. Can Egypt's new capital avoid the same mistakes?
El género fantástico no es ni moderno ni contemporáneo. Nació hace muchos siglos.
Science fiction has been around for centuries.
Men under 35 want to take a more active role in caring for their children than older generations.
The UK desperately needs a more robust system to lift standards in low paid sectors and protect workers.
Dorothy Wordsworth's ambitious walking practices helped to encourage female mountaineers to follow in her footsteps.
The idea that welfare cuts galvanised Vote Leave risks identifying the wrong culprit.
The benefits of nuclear power often seem to get overshadowed. It's time the industry began sharing its vision for the future.
Why can't fiction's most famous secret agent be played by Idris Elba? Just use your imagination.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abandoned the emissions-reduction component of his signature energy policy, in the latest chapter of a brutal decade-long saga for Australian climate policy.
As we try to understand how extreme groups win mass appeal, this organisation offers valuable lessons.
Author Sheena Kalayil writes about her global life and why she believes the BAME acronym tells people nothing about her.
Preventing severe wildfires in the UK needs to be a political priority as climate change means they will be a growing problem.
We urgently need to contemplate the myths we tell about ourselves and technology as a way of evaluating the relationship between the two.
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Professor of Astrophysics, University of Manchester
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PhD Candidate, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester
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Doctoral Researcher, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Early Medieval Literature, University of Manchester
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Presidential Academic Fellow in Digital Humanities, University of Manchester
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Doctoral Researcher, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Education and International Development, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Urban Planning and Urban Design, University of Manchester
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BNFL Chair in Nuclear Energy Systems, University of Manchester
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Professor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Manchester
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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Professor of HRM & Employment Relations, University of Manchester
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Sir William Mather Professor of Russian Studies, University of Manchester
