Alan Turing selected for new £50 banknote
Mathematician, computer scientist, war hero and Manchester’s heritage hero Alan Turing will appear on the new £50 banknote.
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.
A moment on the lips, a lifetime off the planet?
Research impact and institutes
A group of scientists led by academics from The University of Manchester have been selected to appear at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, where they will be showing visitors how the food choices they make impact the planet.
INWED19 – “All the problems of the world will be solved by engineers”
In the week of International Women in Engineering Day 2019, we celebrate our own women of engineering both past and present.
Happy birthday, Baby: Tom Kilburn and a new era of computing
To mark the birthday of the ‘Baby’ computer – built right here, at Manchester – we take a look at the life and achievements of one of the men who made it: Tom Kilburn.
We’re flying to the Moon – and it’ll be sooner than you think
After almost half a century, we’re heading back to the Moon. In an international effort led by NASA, the return will provide scientists with clues to Earth’s past and hope for its future, as Dr Jim Green, NASA’s Chief Scientist, explains.
On a mission to uncover the secrets of the Jurassic Mile
There’s something exciting going on in the Badlands of Wyoming, and we’ve dug up a few clues for you. Join us as we introduce the real Jurassic Park.
A PhD in later life? “Don’t hesitate, sign up and do it”
Meet Roy Conway, a 72-year-old PhD student in the School of Materials and advocate for studying in later life. As he tells The Hub, he’s not ready for his pipe and slippers just yet…
How going flapless could revolutionise air travel
A new flapless plane that aerospace students attending The University of Manchester have been working on for 15 years has taken its first flight – and could now revolutionise air travel as we know it.
The names behind the buildings III: James Lighthill Building and Morton Laboratory
Read all about the fascinating lives of James Lighthill and Frank Morton, men after which two of our North Campus buildings are named.