Restoring peatlands: teaming up to protect communities 🌱 What began as a response to damaged peatlands became a “living lab”, where science and local know‑how joined forces to slow runoff, cut storm peaks and protect flood‑risk communities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sZe...

A study has demonstrated spin dependent electron optics in graphene. 💡 Using transverse magnetic focusing, researchers show that ballistic electron trajectories can carry spin information, and that magnitude and polarity of spin signals can be controlled electrically. doi.org/10.1103/PRX....

#PressRelease 📰 How #macrophages interpret and respond to immune danger signals remains a mystery. Researchers @manchester.ac.uk have found that increases in cell volume reprogram macrophage gene expression and induce #inflammation. 👉 www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

It's Local Election Day! Don't forget to get out and cast your vote today, between 7am and 10pm. 🗳️ You can find your local Polling Station here: wheredoivote.co.uk

Our victorious University Challenge team sat down with the Manchester Evening News last week, who put their local Manc-knowledge to the test! How would you do if Oasis lyrics were your starter for 10? www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/aske...

Professor Cecilia Wong has been awarded the Gold Medal by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). ⭐ Her work focuses on developing spatial analysis and policy monitoring, helping policymakers better understand people, place and economic change www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p...

Shared practice, shared impact 🎵💜 Music in Mind is a long-running collaboration between The University of Manchester and Manchester Camerata, working closely with people living with dementia and their carers across Greater Manchester. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfnm...

Doing a PhD, differently 💡 PhD by Enterprise is our new four‑year doctoral programme combining world‑class research with hands‑on entrepreneurship training.

Researchers have worked with teenage girls to uncover how to turn the tide on rising rates of anxiety and low mood. From their early teenage years, girls are more likely to experience low mood and anxiety, and depression - this gap has been growing for more than a decade. doi.org/10.3310/GJOD...

New research from @olademk.bsky.social at @manchester.ac.uk shows teenage girls are facing worsening mental health, and they’re asking for real change. Not just “coping tips.” 🧵1/6

New research from Manchester & Birmingham shows a big step forward for non‑viral gene delivery. Using self‑assembling polymers made via PIESA, scientists created polyplexes that are more effective and less toxic than conventional systems. doi.org/10.1021/acsm...

Building trust and choice in cervical screening. 💜 Health inequalities don’t change with science alone. They shift when research is built with communities - from co‑created films to urine‑based screening that expands access. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB5K...

 Manchester physicists have been recognised for a SECOND consecutive year at the “Oscars of Science”, for leadership in the decades‑long Muon g‑2 experiment. 🏆 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...

People with more education live significantly longer - even in countries where official records are incomplete. Paper: doi.org/10.4054/DemR... 1. Higher levels of education consistently linked to longer life expectancy 2. In some countries, the gap between education levels exceeds a decade of life

You’re invited to the Universally Manchester Festival, Saturday 13 June. Together we’ll explore what makes for a greener, healthier and fairer world 🌍 Family-friendly and completely free! Oxford Road campus 11am – 4:30pm Info: universallymanchester.com #universallymanchesterfestival #umf26

The Madgwick effect 😎

What a beautiful day on campus, so lovely to see the flowers blooming and the students enjoying the sun. @manchester.ac.uk

Whether social media connects us or leaves us feeling isolated depends on how we use it, according to new research. The review found that online interactions can both reduce or increase loneliness, challenging assumptions about screen time and wellbeing. doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

CONGRATULATIONS @manchester.ac.uk on winning University Challenge. Fabulous young team with huge breath of Knowledge!

WINNERS 🏆💜 We couldn’t be prouder of our incredible team for winning University Challenge! This win marks a special milestone. With five victories, we’re the most successful university in the history of the competition, joint with Imperial College London. Well done team 👏🏆

It can be messy. It’s often unglamorous. But that’s where lasting change happens. The Science and Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub shows how co-design, shared leadership and trust with teachers can transform science and engineering education. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5OW...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to measure how traffic contributes to rising urban temperatures, revealing that everyday vehicle use can play a measurable role in making cities warmer. doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to measure how traffic contributes to rising urban temperatures, revealing that everyday vehicle use can play a measurable role in making cities warmer. doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Manchester Museum has been confirmed as the most visited attraction in Greater Manchester for the third year running! ⭐ The Museum welcomed 648,595 visitors throughout the year, bucking the trend in the face of an overall decline in visitor numbers since 2019. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...

Teenage girls in the UK speak honestly in this BBC Sounds series, featuring Dr Ola Demkowicz, who explores what it's like to grow up as a young woman today. 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @manchester.ac.uk @uomseed.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social 🧵1/

Pollution from clothing may be smaller and more irregular than realised... Using fluorescence, researchers can detect significantly more microfibres, a finding that could improve how we design, test and regulate textiles to reduce environmental harm. Read more doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Working together for women's safety online. International partnerships grounded in trust, local expertise and collective decision-making built credible evidence of people’s lived experiences of online misogyny and gender-based violence in Ethiopia 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhF4...

A team of scientists from Manchester and London have decoded the full range of mutations that drive tumour growth, which could pave the way for a new era in precision medicine. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social #genemutation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Has anybody spotted any furry friends around campus this week? 🐿️ 📸@chilam_153 on Insta

Dr Amy Benstead has been announced as one of 22 new members of the UK Young Academy. 💫 Dr Benstead’s research investigates supply chain practices behind the global fashion industry, and promoting sustainable practices throughout worldwide systems of supply. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...

Why does a full drinks can crush differently to an empty one? A Manchester team has discovered that the formation of corrugations follows a rare mathematical process. This discovery could have implications for safety across multiple industries. Read for yourself, here: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Community-led research shows traditional charity grants often fall short. One World Together uses a trust-based approach by pooling small monthly donations into long-term, adaptable funding to boost community agency. 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/research/imp...

Years of community-led research showed that traditional, project-based charity grants often fall short. One World Together takes a different, trust-based approach – pooling small monthly donations into long-term, flexible funding that strengthens community agency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgPa...

Happy Easter 💜 We hope everyone in our University of Manchester community has a happy and restful Easter.

From everyone here at UoM Bluesky HQ - we hope you all have a fantastic Easter, and a restful long weekend! 🐣

Manchester scientists have created a breakthrough MLM that keeps molecular simulations stable even at 1000 K 🔥 The MLM uses real physical principles to stop molecules “breaking apart” under extreme conditions, enabling long, reliable simulations on standard CPUs. Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

The UK Government has announced a significant change to immigration rules which will allow some asylum-seeking health professionals to work. It follows a campaign led by a national coalition of partners, including academics from The University of Manchester. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

In response to growing UK wildfire risk, researchers at The University of Manchester brought together ecologists, hydrologists, remote-sensing experts, modellers, fire services and land managers to co-produce new tools to assess fire behaviour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYTu... #ShapedTogether

The House of Commons International Development Committee’s report, "Peace Under Pressure", warns that the UK’s commitments to WPS are weakening amid rising global conflict and gender backlash. Let's explore what our researchers had to say about this 👇 🧵1/

Sure - Paul Mescal rocked the tunic, but what is Hamnet really about? Professor Jerome de Groot talks us through the double Oscar winning picture...

Stepping into a sunny old quad 🌞 Have a great weekend from us!

Super happy to announce this! Main Campus is now 100% 'Zero Landfill' 🍃 All our waste will now undergo an Energy from Waste (EfW) process - where non-recyclables are converted into heat and energy. @sustainableuom.bsky.social #zerolandfill #energyfromwaste www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...

UoM is backing a major new commitment alongside @russellgroup.bsky.social universities to build a healthier future for the UK, working in partnership with the NHS, national and local government, industry and the local community. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...

Proud doesn't cut it 💜 The latest QS World University Rankings by Subject are out, and we’re celebrating improvements across multiple disciplines in the latest release. Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...

The young people of Greater Manchester are feeling happier! 🌟 A major survey of tens of thousands of school pupils has revealed a welcome boost in wellbeing among young people across GM 🐝 Read more on our newsroom: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/y... @beewelluk.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social

Together with leading UK universities and industry partners, we have secured £9.6 million from UKRI to launch SATURN-2. This represents a major expansion of the national nuclear doctoral training pipeline - helping deliver the UK’s clean energy, security and defence ambitions. @ukri.org

We are delighted to share that our NIHR-funded project in Kenya has been featured as a flagship impact case study by The University of Manchester. This partnership exemplifies how international cooperation can bridge the gap between laboratory research and life-saving clinical care.

For Professor Rob Bristow and partners in Kenya, impact began with listening, not importing a UK model. Together, they co‑created a mobile screening approach for oesophageal cancer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt4X...

Researchers in Manchester have developed an experimental method that shows potential for accurately detecting the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer in adults, known as glioblastoma, from the blood. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social #bloodtest #glioblastoma

UoM spinout, KOKU (Keep-On-Keep-Up ) has been used in the NHS and by older adults to improve strength, balance, and independence while preventing falls. KOKU won Best Product at the 2026 BioNow awards. https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/university-of-manchester-spinout-wins-business-award/