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/

70% of rare diseases go undiagnosed, even in the UK, which arguably has the world's most advanced genomic medicine service. A systematic review of 52 scientific papers found that not a single one named critical gene mutations with precision. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag010

Eid Mubarak 🌙 Wishing everyone in our University of Manchester community celebrating today a joyful and peaceful Eid.

"the creation of X was an indisputable attempt to turn a mainstream platform into a propaganda machine that supports authoritarian projects in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, among others" 🔥 from my colleague @jcmagalhaes.bsky.social

Research suggests that concerns about relying on Chinese manufacturing are shaping climate policy. While Chinese investment has helped reduce the cost of renewable energy, geopolitical tensions are influencing how governments respond. @uomhums.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We have ranked among the most international universities in the world 🌍 We're proud to have been ranked 22nd in @timeshighered.bsky.social's Most International Universities list. Manchester continues to be home to a truly international community of students, staff and partners.

Well, Bluesky-ers... A new study has suggested that the transformation of Twitter into X under Elon Musk marks the rise of a new, illiberal regime of social media platforms, which can be controlled by one person and used to push their political agendas. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Lovely on the common today! 🌞

A community of researchers changing the game 💪✨ Hear from some of our incredible colleagues about research happening at the University. Could you sum up your own work or research in just a couple of sentences? Give us your best "elevator pitch" below - we’d love to hear it!

Severe mental illness care can’t wait for a crisis. CareLoop delivers preventative, human-centred care, designed with people who have lived experience and backed by clinical psychology, psychiatry, data science and NHS partnerships. www.youtube.com/watch?v=So6M... #ResearchImpact #ShapedTogether

Spring is spring-ing on campus! 😍💐 Thanks to our Instagram follower artist.amaan for capturing the Beyer Building in all its glory! Have great weekends!

@ashleycollar.bsky.social thanks for the follow Ashley - happy Friday! 😀

@will-phillips.bsky.social 👋

@shukanta-saha.bsky.social thanks for the follow 💜

@hebdenlaura.bsky.social Hi Laura!

@gauravsablok.bsky.social thanks for the follow! Happy Friday 😀

On Thursday 16th April and Friday 17th April, The University of Manchester is hosting a major conference about the Falklands/Malvinas conflict. 44 years have passed, but the conflict still resonates deeply in both the UK and Argentina. Tickets & info: www.fm44conference.com @uomhums.bsky.social

An international team of scientists have created and characterized a molecule unlike any previously known! To their knowledge, a molecule with such topology has never before been synthesized, observed, or even formally predicted. doi.org/10.1126/scie... www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...

How do you turn cutting-edge research into something industry can actually use? By integrating research and business perspectives in tight-knit collaboration from day one. #ShapedTogether www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6A6...

Spring on campus! 🌷 Even the flowers around here bloom UoM purple... 📸@beautifuldaysnatalie on insta

Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant burden on human health, with malaria alone causing an estimated 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths worldwide in 2022. But where did their taste for humans come from? www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uom-ees.bsky.social #mosquitoes

Debates and resistance about wearing face masks go back a lot further than the COVID-19 pandemic. Barbers went on strike against compulsory mask-wearing rules in 1930s China, arguing that they were unfair, uncomfortable and discriminatory. @uomhums.bsky.social academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...

The quality of sperm is highest in the summer and lowest in the winter according to a new study by scientists at The University of @manchester.ac.uk, Queen's University (Ontario, Canada), and Cryos International (Aarhus, Denmark). www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...

Yesterday, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the humanitarian organisation, MSF. The University’s interdisciplinary expertise will support enquiry-based learning and innovation in humanitarian practice, at a time when it is needed most. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u... @msf.ca

Super proud that to finally be able to share this. We really wanted to spotlight the relationships, teamwork and effort that often underpin #researchimpact and talk about it in ways that reflect that mutual benefit and shared learning ❤️ Thanks to all who helped to make this happen!

Tanzania banned plastic carrier bags in 2019, joining more than 120 countries around the world attempting to tackle plastic waste – but six years later, the ban has produced surprising results. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @uomhums.bsky.social #plasticsolutions #plasticbans

🤝 Research impact, #ShapedTogether. From mental health innovators to wildfire responders and community organisers, one truth holds: meaningful impact is built through shared ownership, respect and collaboration. Find out more: www.manchester.ac.uk/research/imp... youtu.be/AN9SeGshLjo?...

Great picture, Jennie! Stepping out onto Oxford Road after work when it ISN'T pitch black and freezing outside is doing wonders for me🌈

Re-cycling good - Up-cycling better? Research from the University has found that terms used to discuss plastic waste solutions are misleading, and can obscure genuine discussion around sustainability. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

On the day the Government published its white paper on SEND reforms - policymakers, researchers, clinicians and frontline practitioners gathered in Manchester to demonstrate how connected data can turn ambition into reality. @childofthenorth.bsky.social @departmentforedu.bsky.social

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the Technical School, Manchester - once UMIST, now part of @manchester.ac.uk If you hold the card up to the light, all the windows and the moon look lit up If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

So cool! The view from Sackville Street is a little different these days...

In a report based on University of Manchester research out today, the Social Market Foundation warns that failures in prison healthcare are undermining efforts to reduce reoffending and improve public health, costing society more in the long run. #prisonhealth www.smf.co.uk/publications...

Have a great week, everyone! 🐝 Lovely pic of Whitworth Arch here, from @photojobby on Instagram 📸

Campus.

Spring on the way?!

@mbottery.bsky.social thanks for the follow Mike!

Scientists have discovered a combination of two biomarkers that can identify sarcopenia, a condition linked to mortality in chronic Kidney Disease. The test could identify those at risk, and start proven interventions sooner. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Medical students at Frederick University are to develop their knowledge and expertise to become medical practitioners using the world renowned undergraduate medical degree programme at @manchester.ac.uk.

When Hurricane Katrina struck the USA in 2005, nearly 2000 people lost their lives and the cost of the catastrophe exceeded $100 billion. Now, new research from The University of Manchester has found that Katrina left another, less visible legacy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Researchers have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions 🔭 The tool could help protect the space environment while continuing to deliver data, vital for tackling global challenges such as climate change and food production. #aerospacesystems doi.org/10.1016/j.as...

The Old Quad looking beautiful for the start of the Year of the Horse! ♥️🏮 Many thanks to beautifuldays_natalie on Instagram for capturing our campus in all its glory.

Congratulations, Daniel - that's a real milestone! ⭐ Dr Galano has been working with UoM and @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social scientists to synthesise a series of radical anions containing a rare four-atom nitrogen chain. @natchem.nature.com @ukri.org @erc.europa.eu pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....