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Bangladesh has just approved the Padma Barrage, a vast river-control project intended to restore water in the country’s drought-prone southwest, while China and India are also accelerating their dam-building efforts.
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A international team of scientists has created the most detailed picture yet of how genetic differences shape the way the human eye works.
The breakthrough could help explain why millions of people develop sight‑threatening conditions..
www.doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Join us for a family-friendly Festival that has something for everyone: science experiments, creative workshops, and exciting talks and performances.
Festivalgoers can experience the best of research, teaching, and culture at the event on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
Info: universallymanchester.com
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Duncan Ivison has announced that UoM will begin to offer work experience, for all undergraduates.
"Every single student [should] have a chance to put their learning into context – it doesn’t matter if you’re a history student or a chemical engineer.” 💡
The World Cup could become the ‘most polluting ever’. 🏭⚽
A study claims governing bodies are prioritising commercial expansion over environmental concerns, and that the sport has become tied to fossil fuel interests and unsustainable growth.
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Congratulations, Professor Jamie Woodward (Prof Jamie Woodward) 🙌
Professor Woodward has been recognised as one of the UK’s ten most influential environmental academics for a second time!
🔗 https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/one-of-uks-most-influential-environmental-academics/
A major new #BeeWell study of more than 115,000 young people suggests teenage wellbeing may be recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The study found steady improvements in satisfaction and loneliness among pupils.
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Read Duncan's interview with The Times, here: www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
A metre in length and armed with pincers over 16 centimetres long!
A giant scorpion that once roamed Britain has been confirmed as the largest of its kind ever to exist, thanks to new research by scientists at UoM and the Natural History Museum @nhm.org
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Manchester’s vice-chancellor says graduates must leave campus with practical experience as well as academic achievement
