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Growing support for Jodrell Bank from across science, culture and public life

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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.

Thursday, Aug 13

Magnetic mystery in thorium clusters resolved by new study

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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.

Thursday, Aug 6

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Manchester partners in new centre for mitochondrial genome therapeutics

Scientists at The University of Manchester will contribute specialist expertise in enzyme engineering and therapeutic oligonucleotides to a new £50 million research centre aiming to improve understanding and treatment of mitochondrial…

Wednesday, Aug 5

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Harvesting rainwater from rooftops could help cities stay cool and cut the number of heatwave days

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…

Wednesday, Jul 29

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New antimicrobials could help tackle deadly drug-resistant infections

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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.

Tuesday, Jul 28

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New research shows how ‘hot electrons’ can reshape metals in billionths of a second

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Researchers at The University of Manchester have revealed how intense electronic excitation can trigger rapid structural changes in metals – without heating the atomic lattice – offering new insight into ultrafast materials behaviour.

Thursday, Jul 23

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First convincing demonstration that neutral chalcogen-bond donors can deliver enantioselective catalysis

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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.

Wednesday, Jul 22

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Later licensing hours linked to rise in alcohol-related ambulance call-outs and crime

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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.

Friday, Jul 17

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Professor Neil Dixon appointed to UK Government’s DSIT College of Experts as Engineering Biology lead

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Manchester researcher joins national network of leading specialists helping shape the future of UK science, innovation and industrial growth.

Wednesday, Jul 15

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Manchester air quality data helps reveal growing health and energy risks from Saharan dust

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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…

Tuesday, Jul 14

New insights could help improve quality of 3D-printed aluminium components

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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.

Thursday, Jul 9

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New learning tool speeds up search for 2D quantum materials

A new physics-informed machine-learning method could help researchers find two-dimensional materials with unusual electronic properties more quickly and with fewer calculations.

Tuesday, Jul 7

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Cheaper catalytic system turns captured carbon into ethanol

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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Manchester-led research shows how the cultural sector can accelerate city climate action in cities

Liverpool’s 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…

Manchester astronomers celebrate launch of the "universe’s greatest movie"

Manchester astronomers are celebrating the launch of the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) which began last week from a mountaintop in Chile.

Friday, Jul 3

Manchester scientists observe water’s behaviour in a single molecular layer

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 water. In a study published…

Thursday, Jul 2

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University of Manchester to lead BioFAIR's first national Methods Commons

The University of Manchester will play a leading role in delivering new national infrastructure for UK life sciences.

Wednesday, Jul 1

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University of Manchester experts give evidence to MPs on the environmental impact of AI and data centres

Researchers from The University of Manchester are advising Parliament on the growing energy and environmental impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres, as part of a new inquiry into their implications for the UK’s net zero…

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University of Manchester and UKNNL sign landmark nuclear partnership agreement

The University of Manchester and United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising a wide-ranging partnership to advance nuclear science, grow the UK's nuclear workforce, and…

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Manchester researchers uncover how to turn plant waste into valuable chemicals more efficiently

Researchers at The University of Manchester in collaboration with Hebei University of Technology have identified how a new class of catalyst can break down lignin – one of the most abundant components of plant biomass – into useful…

Tuesday, Jun 30

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University of Manchester research supports major WHO update on global air pollution

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A researcher from The University of Manchester has contributed to a major World Health Organization (WHO) update revealing that global progress on reducing air pollution has slowed, with low- and middle-income countries continuing to face…

Friday, Jun 26

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Scientists directly observe elusive thorium–thorium bonding using Hirshfeld atom refinement

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Researchers have directly visualised thorium–thorium bonding using Hirshfeld atom refinement, providing experimental evidence of how these atoms share electrons in systems where this has been difficult to prove.

£1.9 million fellowship to scale up next-generation 2D materials technologies

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A researcher at The University of Manchester has been awarded a £1.9 million EPSRC Open Fellowship to develop new approaches for scaling up advanced 2D materials technologies for future electronic and quantum devices.

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The University of Manchester scientist honoured with prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

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A scientist from The University of Manchester, has been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Harrison-Meldola Early Career Prize.

Thursday, Jun 25

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Concrete waste from nuclear sites could help lock away radioactive strontium for the long term

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New research shows concrete can react and become a long‑term sink for strontium-90, particularly when exposed to air or treated with phosphate. This means crushed concrete from legacy nuclear facilities could play a far greater role in…

Wednesday, Jun 24

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University of Manchester researcher secures ERC Advanced Grant for atomic-scale nanotechnology

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A researcher at The University of Manchester has been awarded a prestigious £3m European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant to develop new ways of controlling matter at the atomic scale.

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Plasma approach keeps catalysts working for longer in hydrogen production

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Manchester scientists have shown how a plasma-based approach, using non thermal plasma can prevent catalyst deactivation in a key hydrogen production reaction, maintaining stable performance for 30 hours.

Manchester researcher helps capture most detailed picture of the Milky Way’s crowded heart

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Researchers at The University of Manchester have played a key role in a new scientific release from the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission, unveiling the most detailed photo ever made of our Milky Way galaxy’s centre in visible light.

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Manchester scientists design ‘tunable’ biomolecules to probe how sugars behave

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Researchers at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology have developed a new way to precisely build and modify complex sugar molecules, creating powerful tools to study how they function in biology and disease.

Thursday, Jun 18

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Real-time microscopy reveals how semiconductor nanowires grow, and how bismuth seeds can speed their formation

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Scientists from the National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester and Sun Yat-sen University, have captured the growth of semiconducting tellurium nanostructures in liquid in real time, revealing how tiny seed particles form,…