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...
Manchester Scientists discover that a blood test could predict skin cancer return
Cancer Research UK scientists in Manchester have discovered that testing skin cancer patients’ blood for tumour DNA could help predict the chances of an...
Artificial intelligence footstep recognition system could be used for airport security
The way you walk and your footsteps could be used as a biometric at airport security instead of fingerprinting and eye-scanning.
Researchers at The University...
Twice bereaved relative appeals to public for early detection ideas to save lives from...
Greater Manchester resident, Gen Buckley, who lost her father and brother early to bowel cancer, is urging the public to support new health research...
Jodrell Bank added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The observatory becomes the 32nd UNESCO World Heritage Site in the...
Much larger populations are at risk from rising seas and coastal floods says report
Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, and could drown some of the world’s...
Warning issued over hacking of internet smart cameras and baby monitors
Owners of smart cameras and baby monitors in the home are being urged to take three steps to protect their devices from cyber criminals.
With...
Potential targets for COVID-19 vaccine found by Manchester Scientists
Scientists from the University of Manchester have identified parts of the SARS-CoV-2 strain of coronavirus that activate an immune response and which could act...
New graphene-based antibody test developed for detecting kidney disease developed in Manchester
A team of researchers from The University of Manchester have developed a new graphene-based testing system for disease-related antibodies, initially targeting a kidney disease...
North West biotech start-ups collaborate in the fight against Covid-19
Two pioneering start-ups at Daresbury Laboratory have joined forces to develop, and are getting ready to manufacture, a new Covid-19 testing platform that is...