Our partners
We partner with a number of centres and institutes from in and around the University. They include:
Guest post: Tyndall Talks – tackling the climate crisis
PhD researcher James Mason and his Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research colleagues dive into the work being done to combat rising sea levels.
What does the future hold for Sellafield?
How can you predict the future 100 or 1,000 years from now? It’s a question Sellafield researchers and scientists have to ask. Now, a new exhibition will help to visualise the unknown future of the nuclear power plant.
A spoonful of sugar – Manchester scientists make antiviral breakthrough
A breakthrough by Manchester scientists could see a new antiviral tackle the world’s most common viral infections – and, potentially, even coronavirus.
We are the champions! MIB awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize
The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology has been named as the recipient of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.
Ocean drive – how the future of biofuel could lie in the ocean
A new breakthrough made by scientists at The University of Manchester could see jet fuel, petrol and diesel one day replaced by biofuel made from an ocean bacteria.
Guest post: The Graphene Age’ – how Manchester is leading UK innovation
Manchester’s unique advanced materials expertise – including the breakthrough benefits of graphene – is a global game-changer, according to guest author David Hilton.
3 cheers for Jodrell Bank – the UK’s newest UNESCO site
To mark Jodrell Bank being awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, read the first in our three-part series celebrating this much-loved observatory and its place in scientific history.
Cracking stuff: how Turing beat the Enigma
More than 70 years after the Enigma was cracked by Alan Turing and his colleagues at Bletchley Park, innovative technology housed at The University of Manchester has provided a detailed peek beneath the bonnet of the German wartime cipher machine. A deadly weapon The German Enigma machine was integral in providing the Axis powers with […]
Decarbonising Manchester
President Trump denies it; the rest of the world has signed up to combat it. Climate change and how to tackle it is one of the largest problems we’re facing this century – so much so that the Paris Agreement (a landmark agreement to combat climate change) was drawn up in 2015. Now, Manchester has […]
In the pipeline – how graphene could reduce corrosion
A new breakthrough means that the inclusion of graphene in the manufacture of underwater oil and gas networks could be in the pipeline. Corrosion is not only very expensive to fix, but it can also lead to “catastrophic failure” when not addressed. However, graphene could act as the perfect barrier to the problem. A paper […]