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Judith Sear: The Life and Impact of the Sear Family
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 ...
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Foreword: Dear Manchester
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 ...
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Ed O’Brien Musician – Activist and Honorary Mancunian
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 ...
Lessons from a life in sport
July 2023 Issue Words by Natasha Warren Illustration by Jane Naylor Chrissie Wellington OBE, four-time World Ironman Champion, on what sport has taught her about ...
A new approach to climate change education
July 2023 Issue Words by Dr Joanne Tippett and Laura Turner Illustration by Jane Naylor Dr Joanne Tippett, Senior Lecturer in Spatial Planning at The ...
Building cancer partnerships in Kenya
July 2023 Issue Words by Kate Tidman Image by Xinhua/Shutterstock The University of Manchester is three years into its partnership with the Kenyan government to ...
Engineering change for women in science
July 2023 Issue Words by Thomas Fern Image by McLaren Automotive Ltd I had to travel so far for the women’s toilets,” laughs Ella Podmore ...
30 years of humanitarian aid
July 2023 Issue Words by Rose Brooke Image by UK-Med Based at the University’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, charity UK-Med has been providing medical relief ...
Transforming the Parkinson’s prognosis
July 2023 Issue Words by Enna Bartlett Image by Drew Forsyth Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world and affects more ...
A champion of courage
July 2023 Issue Words by Natasha Warren Images by Tim Heming and parkrun UK Chrissie Wellington OBE shares how embracing the unknown took her from ...
The new Manchester Museum
July 2023 Issue Words by Leonie Jackson Manchester Museum reopened its doors to thousands of visitors in February 2023, following a £15 million renovation as ...
Innovation for good
July 2023 Issue Words by Emma Devany and Timothy Pickin Images by Russell Hart We meet alumnus Somdip Dey and current students Teya Fontaine, Adrian ...