UK to build software brain for giant radio telescope at Jodrell Bank

More than £15million has been awarded to UK institutions, including The University of Manchester, which are delivering the crucial software ‘brain’ of the world’s...
Honey has exceptional antimicrobial and tissue-regenerative properties which should be exploited to the full to help wounds heal

Honey has sweet potential for wound healing, argue Manchester scientists

Honey has exceptional antimicrobial and tissue-regenerative properties which should be exploited to the full to help wounds heal, say scientists from The university of...

Are our pets leaking information about us?

Pet and animal-related apps are creating cybersecurity risks to their owners, new research has shown. While being able to trace your cat and dog may...

Manchester scientists help to map the dark Universe

Scientists at The University of Manchester are involved in an international satellite mission to map the dark Universe. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid flagship...

Tata Steel, The Henry Royce Institute Sign MoU to set up a Centre for...

Tata Steel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, Manchester, UK, to set up a Centre for Innovation in...

Manchester set bring its data research expertise to The Alan Turing Institute

The University of Manchester is one of four institutions announced today as joining the Alan Turing Institute. Manchester, alongside Leeds, Newcastle and Queen Mary University...

First results positive from rare ‘natural statin’ fruit

  A LITTLE-KNOWN fruit used to make perfumes and Earl Grey tea is being investigated as a potential anti-cancer and anti-cholesterol treatment by scientists at...

Manchester Research leads to new way of caring for pre-cancerous condition

A University of Manchester study of care provisions for patients diagnosed with Barrett’s Esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition, has resulted in improvements in local NHS...

A New Digital Wallet for a New Digital Currency

Facebook has revealed plans for a digital currency. The social network Company announced the setting up of Calibra, a newly formed Facebook subsidiary whose goal...

Manchester Scientists on why some volcanoes blow more than others

A new paper from scientists at The University of Manchester has discovered why some volcanic eruptions are more explosive than others. Basaltic eruptions are the...