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Nancy Rothwell / Global challenges, Manchester solutions
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Rethinking productivity
April 2021 Issue Words by Krystyna Rudzki Images by iStock/xavierarnau As the UK considers how its economy can recover from the impact of the pandemic, a ...
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For health, equality and sustainability
April 2021 Issue Words by Vicky Taylor-Plane As a leading international research university, The University of Manchester is committed to playing a collaborative role in tackling ...
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The graphene start-ups driving sustainability
April 2021 Issue Words by Alan Beck Image by Beenish courtesy of the Faculty of Science and Engineering Meet the graphene entrepreneurs putting social responsibility ...
Windfarms / Blowing in the right direction
Summer 2019 Issue Words by Hayley Cox Image by iStock/CharlieChesvick and /BrankoPhoto When it comes to energy, offshore appears to be the direction the wind ...
Ron Conway / Inspiring by example
Summer 2019 Issue Words by Suzanne Ross Image by David Gennard Fifteen years ago, a retired materials engineer was inspired to return to full-time study. ...
James Mason / Net zero
Summer 2019 Issue Words by James Mason Illustration by Steve McCabe  ‘Net zero’ and ‘carbon neutral’ have quickly become the go-to phrases for ambitious ...
Sir William Arthur Lewis / Development done differently
Summer 2019 Issue Words by Maree Perkins Image by Steve McCabe Founder of development economics, Nobel Prize winner, Britain’s first black professor: Sir William Arthur Lewis ...
Sir John Charnley / Medical Pioneer
Spring 2019 Issue Words by Angela Barlow Image by Steve McCabe Charnley presented an ambitious vision for a total hip replacement to the British Medical Association. His ...
Lasting legacy / Urban regeneration
Spring 2019 Issue Words by Frank Hamilton Image by Matthew Ludlam Foundation Communities, schools and streets across south Manchester have been lit up by dazzling works of art, ...
Dams / Powering development
Summer 2019 Issue Words by Chris Jordan Image by iStock/ rusm Engineering and development experts at The University of Manchester are investigating ways to ensure ...
Bone bricks / Rebuilding bodies
Spring 2019 Issue Words by Tom Howorth Image by Jill Jennings A team of engineers at Manchester is developing a revolutionary Lego-like system in bone ...
Protons / Fighting against cancer
Spring 2019 Issue Words by Kate Tidman Image by Christopher Doyle Ernest Rutherford first split the atom at The University of Manchester, so it’s only fitting ...