Manchester palaeontologist discovers 200 million-year-old British species of marine reptile 

A new type of ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile alive at the same time as the dinosaurs, has been identified by a Manchester palaeontologist...

Afflecks welcomes new traders including vegan Desert Island Dumplings, J-Fashion boutique and a reiki...

Afflecks has kicked off the summer months in style by welcoming a whole host of exciting new traders to their third floor. These include...

UK must aspire to be best place in world to do science, says Professor...

Science needs to have a higher cultural and political profile, if the UK is to really capitalise on its world leading position according to...

Manchester author Heather launches latest novel

Manchester based author Heather Burnside is launching her latest novel this week. ‘A Gangster’s Grip’, is based in Manchester during the 1990s and is the...

Salford Paralympian Hannah “confident and strong” ahead of Rio

RIO- BOUND Paralympian Hannah Russell says she is feeling “confident” ahead of the Paralympic games next month. The twenty- year- old partially- sighted swimmer and...

Mandelson v Sissay v Elder for next University Chancellor

Three candidates are up for election to be the next Chancellor of The University of Manchester. Award-winning writer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, former Cabinet minister Lord...

Figures from Manchester’s Heritage to be honoured at First Street.

Tony Wilson Place, Jack Rosenthal Street, Isabella Banks Street, Annie Horniman Street, James Grigor Square will be opening in Manchester after First Street announced...

University of Manchester names successor to Dame Nancy Rothwell

has appointed Professor Duncan Ivison as its next President & Vice-Chancellor. He will formally take up his role as President & Vice-Chancellor on 1...

Campaign to set up an Ian Curtis museum at the Joy Division singer’s...

A campaign is underway to turn the former home of Joy Division's Ian Curtis into a museum. The two bed roomed terraced house on Barton...

Manchester Rafi-tone app set to help millions of children with asthma

Children with asthma will soon be able to breathe easier thanks to an interactive app created by a University of Manchester spin-out company.  Tariq Aslam,...