Greener and Cheaper-How Manchester’s wonder material Graphene is solving concrete’s problem
A joint venture between graphene specialists at The University of Manchester and alumni-led construction firm Nationwide Engineering has developed a product that could revolutionise...
Left handed people may be better at verbal tasks as scientists find the gene...
It was already known that genes have a partial role in determining handedness - studies of twins have estimated that 25% of the variation...
Government urgently needs to gauge public perception of new track and trace app
Governments urgently need to understand public priorities before they roll out track and trace, according to new research.
One of the earliest studies to...
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...
Building up an appetite for a new kind of grub
Edible insects could be a key ingredient to avoiding a global food crisis, according to a new report, but there are significant barriers to...
Is your lunchtime sandwich bad for the environment?
Do you take a packed lunch to work or buy a sandwich from the shop?
The carbon footprint of your sandwich could be having a...
Manchester Study reveals deep inequalities of care for atrial fibrillation patients
Many ethnic minority patients in England with the most common form of atrial fibrillation (AF) are not being prescribed the blood thinners they need...
Manchester researchers find that repeat antibiotic prescribing linked to higher risk of hospital admissions
Epidemiologists at The University of Manchester have discovered an association between the number of prescriptions for antibiotics and a higher risk of hospital admissions.
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Coming soon? The smart hand sanitising machine
'Smart' hand sanitisers that can provide data on workplace hand hygiene are being trialled across the country, as part of research by the Universities...
A Manchester Laboratory-on-a-chip’ devices could dramatically reduce COVID-19 detection times
Newly developed biosensor devices linked to smartphones could help medical practitioners dramatically cut down the real-time detection rates in the battle against COVID-19 and...