Capturing the curious world of future cities in pictures

Imagine a city that can fly, float or be a mobile oasis to replenish the desert. Lancaster University academics Professor Nick Dunn and Dr Paul...

New contact tracing e-learning platform developed in Salford to help businesses reopen safely

As we look forward to the next stage in lockdown restrictions easing on 12 April, a new online e-learning course designed by experts at...

Affordable housing in outer space: Manchester Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and...

Transporting a single brick to Mars can cost more than a million British pounds – making the future construction of a Martian colony seem...

Thought-provoking book exploring the world of bog bodies by Manchester Academic wins prize

A thought-provoking book exploring the world of bog bodies – human remains naturally mummified in peat and wetlands – by a Manchester expert has...
Distinctive and rare rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites

Manchester Archaeologists discover how Prehistoric Brits used rare rock crystals to mark burial sites

Distinctive and rare rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites, according to...

Targeting variant of common protein may dramatically boost effectiveness of breast cancer treatment say...

A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment,...

University of Manchester leading innovation in hydrogen economy

The University of Manchester will lead an international team to build and demonstrate a new technology to produce syngas and pure hydrogen with nearly...

Manchester researchers design and fly world’s largest quadcopter drone

Engineers at The University of Manchester have built and flown the world’s largest quadcopter drone. The drone, made from a cardboard-like material called foamboard, measures...

New research led by Manchester Scientists highlights the need to learn from past climate...

New international research led by The University of Manchester has highlighted that learning from previous periods of climate change is essential if we are...

Graphene finds new application as non-toxic, anti-static hair dye

Yes you heard it here first.Manchester’s wonder Material Graphene is being used to address an issue that has plagued the beauty industry for more than...