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• Major government funding for Greater Manchester innovation in materials, health and AI

  17 Mar 2023

  The University of Manchester is at the heart of four new projects that have received a share of millions of pounds awarded to the Greater Manchester ...

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• University publishes endowment investments climate report

  17 Mar 2023

  The University of Manchester has published a report into the climate impact of its endowment investments which reveals that, by 31 July 2022, the ...

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• Now is the time to grasp opportunities to improve plastic recycling across the North

  13 Mar 2023

  Professor Michael Shaver, Director of the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub and Sustainable Futures, part of the University of Manchester, has ...

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• SCI blog post explores themes surrounding climate governance and central banking

  8 Mar 2023

  In this blog Prof Best and Prof Paterson discuss themes surrounding climate governance and central banking, which emerged during a recent workshop ...

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• Who Ya Gonna Call? (in event of emergency)

  19 Jan 2023

  A one-man show about climate resilience, Who Ya Gonna Call? jumps headlong into some of the most difficult questions about our uncertain future - ...

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• The UK needs a national energy advice service

  17 Jan 2023

  The UK government recently launched “It all adds up”, a campaign aimed at providing “simple, low or no-cost actions that households can take to ...

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• Textiles 2030 - WRAP’s Award-winning Initiative

  10 Jan 2023

  Textiles 2030 is WRAP’s award-winning, ground-breaking initiative, harnessing the knowledge and expertise of UK leaders in sustainability to ...

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• Radioactive robot Lyra named Best Invention of 2022

  16 Dec 2022

  A radioactive robot developed by The University of Manchester researchers has been awarded Best Invention in 2022 by Time Magazine.

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• Kate Raworth to speak at SCI Annual Lecture

  31 Oct 2022

  We are delighted to announce that we are welcoming bestselling author and renegade economist Professor Kate Raworth for the Sustainable Consumption ...

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• Climate change impact through 50,000 Actions and Living Lab nominated for an Earthshot prize

  21 Sep 2022

  Over 40,000 staff and students at The University of Manchester have been nominated for The Earthshot Prize for their practical action on climate ...

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• Dr Jennifer O’Brien, awarded Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grant

  21 Sep 2022

  Dr Jennifer O’Brien, SEED,  Academic Lead for Sustainability Teaching and Learning, and Sustainable Futures Challenge Lead for Inspired and ...

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• Video game start-up Keep It Human and NGO Oceanus Conservation join forces to save mangroves in the Philippines

  18 Aug 2022

  Prof Ricardo Climent, Music academic and founder at Keep It Human, joined forces with marine biologist Camille Rivera, NGO Oceanus Conservation ...

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• Manchester scientists launch new interactive tool for agricultural water management and climate risk assessment

  11 Aug 2022

  A powerful new crop management tool has been launched today, to enable farmers, businesses, and governments to make more informed decisions about ...

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• SCI Researcher to speak at Sustainable Futures event in September

  21 Jul 2022

  Catherine Walker will be speaking at a Sustainable Futures seminar alongside Jelena Ponocko, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and...

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• The SCI at the Manchester Histories Festival

  24 Jun 2022

  Mat Paterson was part of a Manchester Histories Festival and Creative Manchester event on climate histories and politics with Vlad Jankovic and ...

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