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A year into his Presidency and Vice-Chancellorship, Professor Duncan Ivison is firmly focused on the future. He tells us about his vision for Manchester’s next decade and the work being done to take us there.
Professor Duncan Ivison: ‘Collaboration is our superpower and we need to lean into it’ Read More »
Manchester alumna Judith Sear established the Sear Family Cancer Research Fund after losing her son, Jason, to adrenal cancer. In this interview, Judith explains how Jason’s diagnosis was the driving force behind a $1.3 million (approximately £1 million) donation to our university, and her hopes for the difference the funding will make.
Judith Sear: The Life and Impact of the Sear Family Read More »
As a Londoner, I wanted to go to a big city for university – I needed somewhere vibrant, energetic and community-driven. Manchester ticked all the boxes. The University has this amazing ability to draw on the influences and culture of the city that surrounds it. It never felt like we were in an exclusive bubble – we were able to experience both the University and the city as one.
Foreword: Dear Manchester Read More »
Winners of four Ivor Novello Awards, three Grammys and the joint most-nominated act in Mercury Prize history, Radiohead remain among the most revered bands in the music industry. But according to Ed O’Brien (BA Econ 1990), the band’s guitarist and co-songwriter, these accolades mean little compared to the recognition he received from our university in 2024.
Ed O’Brien Musician – Activist and Honorary Mancunian Read More »
Enriqueta Rylands, lover of literature and pioneer of accessible culture, was instrumental in the foundation and legacy of one of Manchester’s most iconic institutions. Here we find out more about the female philanthropist who broke boundaries without ever taking the spotlight.
Enriqueta Rylands: Illuminating a Hidden Philanthropist Read More »
Innovation is everywhere and can mean different things to different people. We spoke to four of the University’s innovation leaders – John Holden, Lou Cordwell, Catherine Headley and Aline Miller – to get their take on what innovation means at Manchester and how it’s driving new ways of working, exciting initiatives and positive outcomes with tangible impact.
In Conversation: Innovation at Manchester Read More »
The 26th Nobel laureate to come out of The University of Manchester, Professor Simon Johnson, talks to us about his drive to better understand the world, a lifelong passion for history. and the powers of persistence and persuasion in making a difference.
Simon Johnson: A Nobel Mind Read More »
At 54, Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola is considered by many as one of the greatest football managers of all time. In the nine years he’s spent coaching Manchester City Football Club, the team has won 18 major trophies, including five Premier League titles and one Champions League. Pep is a certified legend in the sporting world, and one Manchester is very proud of.
Dr Pep Guardiola: A Manchester story Read More »
Manchester’s Dr Omar Rivasplata, Senior Lecturer in Machine Learning, discusses the importance of the concepts the mathematician and computer scientist proposed in shaping computer intelligence today, and considers how artificial intelligence (AI) continues to mould the future.
The Past, Present, and Future of Computer Intelligence Read More »
Dr Leo Geyer has been on a remarkable journey – taking him from music undergraduate at The University of Manchester to the driving force behind The Lost Music of Auschwitz, a Sky Arts documentary and ten-year project to uncover, reconstruct and perform music written and played more than 80 years ago by prisoners of the Nazi concentration camps.
The Lost Music of Auschwitz: The Notes That Survived Read More »
