Students returning to University sees Manchester Airport’s passenger numbers rise

An influx of students arrived into Manchester Airport during September ahead of the start of the new term at universities across the North of...

Manchester leading the way in robotics and AI for nuclear industry

Researchers at The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute will lead a new multimillion pound robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) programme aiming to clean up the...

Graphene at the forefront of a sports footwear revolution

A University of Manchester partnership is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a unique collaboration with graphene experts. British sportswear brand inov-8 has teamed up with The...

Trade deficit narrows

The total UK trade  deficit narrowed by £2.1 billion to £6.2 billion in the three months to November 2017 according to figures released today...

Digital skills festival returns to Manchester

The annual Digital Skills Festival, the only event of its kind in the North, returns to Manchester this month to help plug the widening skills...

Manchester-based conference call provider saves callers £7.6m in 2017

Manchester-based telephone conference provider WHYPAY? has announced it saved UK callers £7.6 million in 2017. Data shows that over 150,000 callers used the free conference...

Two years an counting as optimism dives again in Financial Services

Optimism in the financial services sector fell for the fourth consecutive quarter at the start of 2018, meaning confidence has been flat or falling...

The Northern Business Exhibition is returning to Manchester this week

Ever had a light-bulb moment for a brilliant business idea, but no clue how you would ever make it a reality? If so, this...

Universal Credit punishes the self-employed, Commons Committee report confirms

The system of monthly income assessments used to determine Universal Credit (UC) punishes the self-employed and should be scrapped in favour of yearly calculations,...

Manchester barrister Melanie Gavin shortlisted for regional Women in Business award

Melanie Gavin from Bury, recently won the Client Management Innovation category of the Legal Week Innovation Awards with Ward Hadaway's healthcare team and has...