Research Highlights
Alliance Manchester Business School in the UK is a research-led school within a research-led university. Given our scale and breadth we aim to tackle big, contemporary problems that require long-term research commitment, while encouraging teamwork across multiple academic disciplines.
We draw on and contribute to the University’s world-leading research profile and international reputation for excellent higher education. Our core strengths are not just centred on the quality of our research, but also around our individual and collaborative work, our teaching and executive education, our collaboration with international partners, and around our advisory, policy and public speaking roles. This is encapsulated in our motto Original Thinking Applied.
We are also aligned to the University of Manchester’s wider research beacons which are tackling some of the biggest questions facing the planet.
Andre Geim
2010 Nobel Prize in Physics
Andre Geim shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics with Kostya Novoselov for preparing and then characterising individual atomic planes of carbon, known as graphene. In 2004 they demonstrated how to extract and isolate graphene from graphite crystals using Sellotape.
Geim also shared the 2000 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for his tongue-in-cheek diamagnetic levitation of a live frog.
Research Beacons
From tackling cancer and poverty to finding the energy solutions of the future, our research is making a real difference to the quality of people’s lives across the globe.
Global Challenges, Manchester Solutions.
Find out how world-class academic research is commercialised by scientists, engineers, medical professionals, business leaders and policymakers.
Research News
Magma crystallisation makes volcanoes more explosive
A new paper from scientists at The University of Manchester has discovered why some volcanic eruptions are more explosive than others.
Multimillion pound boost for Manchester scientists to detect cancer earlier
The University of Manchester will be a partner in a new transatlantic research alliance announced today (Monday, 21 October) to help more
Transforming sulphur dioxide from harmful to useful
Scientists have created molecular cages within a polymer to trap harmful sulphur dioxide pollution in order to transform it into
Biofuels could be made from bacteria that grow in seawater rather than from crude oil
Researchers from The University of Manchester are using synthetic biology to explore a more efficient way to produce the next
Scientists link hormone production in baby wallabies to how some human girls are born with genitalia that appear more male than female
Research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester has made a connection between the way baby wallabies produce male
Vincent Kompany granted Honorary Doctorate by University of Manchester
Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has been awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Manchester as it marks
Activity trackers can be useful tools in managing diabetes
Researchers at The University of Manchester have conducted the largest ever review of the effect of movement-monitoring devices, such as pedometers, on
3D microchips could pave way to more efficient “spintronic” computers
Researchers from The University of Manchester, with colleagues from the universities of Groningen and Utrecht in the Netherlands, say 3D curved microchip structures could be
Research Impact Case Studies
The University of Manchester’s research is recognised as being of the highest quality, but we make more than just an academic impact.
These case studies show how the work of our researchers also makes a difference to economies, societies and cultures across the globe. Our pioneering minds tackle the world’s greatest challenges, finding new ways forward for governments, businesses and communities.
Nancy Rothwell & James Thompson / Social responsibility at our core
In this issue of the magazine we will place the spotlight on our University’s commitment to social responsibility. This commitment – one of our three
Jen O’Brien / Empowering Students
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a blueprint to achieve a better future for all. Dr Jen O’Brien, who’s helped create a pioneering interdisciplinary
Social Development Goals / Answering the world’s call
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals give us all a target of addressing global challenges by 2030. It’s a mission that aligns with The University