New UK Biobank headquarters prepares for construction at Bruntwood SciTech’s Manchester Science Park

In an exciting moment for the future of UK Biobank, this week (Wednesday 7 February) the organisation welcomed the Secretary of State for Science,...

Erectile dysfunction drugs linked to reduced Alzheimer’s risk

Drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finds a new study authors of the new Neurology paper found...

Universities secures £12 million boost for AI innovation

The University of Manchester is to be part of  a research hub, led by the University of Edinburgh,  that will focus on developing AI...

Royal visit for Jodrell Bank

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Jodrell Bank yesterday (Tuesday 30 January) to mark the occasion of Jodrell Bank Observatory being awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status...

£2.2 million funding for aural diversity research that aims to redefine how we think...

The University of Salford, in collaboration with Goldsmiths, University of London, has been awarded up to £2.2 million in funding for a groundbreaking initiative...

Manchester University awarded £23.5m to lead delivery of educational psychology training

The University of Manchester has been awarded over £23.5m by the government’s Department for Education (DfE) to lead a national consortium of eight Russell...

Lightest black hole or heaviest neutron star? Manchester astronomers uncover a mysterious object in...

international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known...

Manchester Science Festival returns and they want your help

One of the UK’s most popular science festivals has announced its return for 2024 with the chance to be a part of history by...

MP visits world leading graphene engineering facility at University of Manchester

Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan has visited The University of Manchester’s multi-million-pound engineering facility which provides industry-led development in graphene applications. The Graphene Engineering Innovation...

Major newly discovered Turing papers: the wartime ‘Delilah’ project are sold at auction

The most important and extensive collection of Alan Turing's autograph material to come to auction, including over 40 pages of working notes and mathematics...