Curious about the hidden imprints of the Ice Ages and what they reveal about the world today? Want to dig deeper? Join us at the Universally Manchester Festival www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road Campus, @officialuom.bsky.social 🗓️ 13 June 🕒 11am – 4:30pm @abistone.bsky.social

Vice Chancellor @duncanivison.bsky.social invites you to the Universally Manchester Festival 🌍 Join us to explore what it means to build a greener, healthier and fairer world. 📍 @officialuom, Oxford Road campus 🗓️ Saturday 13 June ⏰ 11am – 4:30pm Find out more at universallymanchester.com

A new report from @cep-lse.bsky.social highlights how Greater Manchester’s universities are boosting skills, productivity and inclusive growth across the region. Read full report here: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/downloa... Find out more here:

Great stuff! 🥳🏆 On 6th May, we hosted our annual Making a Difference Awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the inspiring social responsibility achievements of colleagues, students, alumni and external partners. @socialresponuom.bsky.social

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...

We have launched a Hydrogen Research Corridor with @manmetuni.bsky.social, uniting world leading expertise across Manchester to accelerate clean energy innovation and support a sustainable future. @uomscieng.bsky.social Find out more: www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/all-news/uni...

If you would like to know more about all our social responsibility work, sign-up to our social responsibility newsletter: www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/about/newsle...

Remember, the whole Awards event will be available on our YouTube channel tomorrow! www.youtube.com/live/XnW0NxO...

@julianskyrme.bsky.social would like to thank everyone involved in tonight’s event, including the team from Media Services, Hospitality and colleagues from @socialresponuom.bsky.social

And that’s a wrap! What a very impressive bunch of people. A huge congratulations to everyone @manchester.ac.uk @uomscieng.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social. We are very proud and humbled by the amazing work you are doing!

The winning award goes to a project that has transformed accessibility and inclusion at the Martin Harris Centre through relaxed performances, community outreach and creative partnerships. Congratulations to Alex Shaw for MHC Breaking Barriers. @uomhums.bsky.social @mhcentre.bsky.social

The highly commended award goes to an initiative providing a supportive space and proactive health support for colleagues navigating menopause and perimenopause. Congratulations go to SoSS Menospace: Supporting a Menopause-Friendly workplace. @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

Our final category of the night is for Outstanding professional services for social responsibility. This award is to recognise innovation and impact of professional services for social responsibility. #MaDAwards

And the winner of this category is a project that empowers pharmacy students to lead cancer awareness conversations with the public by embedding service-learning into their training. Congratulations to Sarah Knighton and Harsha Parmar for Be Aware, Be Empowered @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

The next highly commended award goes to a project that is transforming cancer education through flexible online learning for professionals around the world. Congratulations to the Transformative Oncology design, development and delivery team. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

The first highly commended award goes to a project bringing students into local primary schools to teach vaping awareness. Congratulations go to Rebecca Marks and Dr Eleanor Balmer for Student-led Vaping Awareness PSHE Lessons in Primary Schools. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Our next category is for Outstanding teaching innovation in social responsibility. #MaDAwards

The winning award goes to an initiative that re-imagined the traditional graduation to create an accessible and inclusive event for graduates and their families who may have otherwise been unable to attend. Congratulations to the Relaxed Graduation Ceremony Team.

The second highly commended award goes to a project bringing women together to build confidence in public speaking through supportive, skills focused sessions. Congratulations go to the Women’s Speaking Club: Building Voice, Confidence and Visibility team. @uomscieng.bsky.social

The first highly commended award in this category goes to a project challenging colonial legacies and co-creating equitable approaches to international research and teaching. Congratulations to the project Decolonial Praxis. @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

Our next category of the evening: Outstanding contribution to equality, diversity and inclusion. Here we recognise the ways our University community helps to improve equality, diversity and inclusion, both within and beyond the University. #MaDAwards

Many of our #MaDAwards shortlisted entrants for the public engagement categories will be involved in the Universally Manchester Festival, which will take place, on Saturday, 13 June. Come along and take part in this fun-filled weekend of activities! universallymanchester.com

The winning award goes to a project that co curated a powerful recovery focused exhibition at the Whitworth, using lived experience to challenge stigma and expand inclusion. Congratulations go to the Recoverist Curators Exhibition.

The final subcategory is Outstanding contribution by our cultural institutions. The highly commended award goes to an initiative strengthening connection across Manchester by bringing communities together through cultural celebrations. Congratulations go to Manchester Museum Celebrates

The winning award goes to a project transforming postgraduate science education by embedding working alongside people with lived experience of illness into teaching. Congratulations go to Lindsey Brown.

Our next subcategory is for outstanding public contribution. The highly commended award goes to a project embedding consent education into the first-year experience through proactive support. Well done to the Active Communities Network for Promoting Student Safety & Healthy Relationships.

The second winning award in this category is for a project co-created with residents in Hopton Court to strengthen community life and support people to age well at home. Congratulation go to Hulme Nannas: (in)visibility, community and urban change @uomhums.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

Our first wining award in this category goes to a student-led outreach project bringing practical dental advice to expectant parents across Greater Manchester Congratulations go to the Helping Infants and Parents to Protect their Oral Health (HIPPOH) team. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Our next highly commended award goes to a project supporting elective home-educated families by opening up University spaces for hands-on science activities. Congratulations to Sara Jackson and Amanda Banks Gatenby for Curiosity Catalyst. @uomhums.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

The next highly commended award goes to a project that transformed a neglected green space into a vibrant community park through new trails and local engagement. Well done to David Bailey and Friends of the Medlock Valley. @uomhums.bsky.social

In the Outstanding Local/national/international Engagement sub-category, our first highly commended award goes to a film developed with South Asian communities on health inequality. Congratulations go to the Tree of Life Exhibit Co-development team. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social

The next awards are for Outstanding public engagement initiative where we recognise examples where the University engages with the public to share knowledge and enrich lives. We have three sub-categories in this category. #MaDAwards

Don’t forget you can tune in live on YouTube if you'd like to watch the Awards: www.youtube.com/live/XnW0NxO... #MaDAwards

That's the end of the first half of the awards. We are going to take a short break and we’ll be back in 10 minutes with more winners and highly commended. Stay tuned!

We're presenting a special award to recognise a significant milestone for our Manchester Access Programme, 20 years of support to help students from less advantaged backgrounds gain a place at @manchester.ac.uk or other research intensive universities.

Our winning award goes to an initiative improving the experience of commuter students through tailored support that strengthens belonging and boosts continuation. Well done to The Commuter Student Engagement Team

The second highly commended award goes to a project supporting the UCAS personal statement reform by providing clear guidance to help individuals navigate the new system fairly. Congratulations go to Tom Fryer. @uomhums.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @educationuom.bsky.social

Our first highly commended award goes to a project using creative community workshops to help young people from disadvantaged communities rebuild confidence in maths. Congratulations go to Very Local Maths team. @uomscieng.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social

Our next category is the Outstanding contribution to widening access and student access which recognises staff and student contributions to widening participation activity taking place locally or nationally. #MaDAwards

The winning award goes to an initiative transforming support for young people and families through early communication programmes and therapeutic outdoor sessions. Congratulations go to Hannah Broughton MBE for Services to children and their families in Manchester.

Our second highly commended award goes to a project providing communication clubs for Deaf children, giving them a safe and supportive place to learn and connect during the school holidays. Congratulations go to Ryan Brewer for DICE: Deaf Inclusion and Communication Engagement.

The first highly commended award in this category goes to a project keeping higher education accessible during conflict and disruption through an inclusive, virtual classroom model. Congratulations go to Zahy Ramadan for the Inclusive Metaverse Classroom Model for Access & Student Success.

Our next category celebrates Outstanding alumni contribution to social responsibility. This recognises the contributions our alumni make to creating a fairer, greener and healthier world. #MaDAwards

The winning award goes to a project bringing together students from across Greater Manchester universities to build vital green skills by tackling real-world environmental challenges. Congratulations go to the Green Careers Mission @greatermanchesteruniversities.org

The second highly commended award goes to a project transforming graphene research into practical innovations, by supporting start-ups that create environmental and social impact. Well done to the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre. @uomscieng.bsky.social

Our first highly commended award goes to a project translating research on international trade in environmental goods and services into practical guidance. Congratulations go to EGS Trade Hub. org: Global Platform for Inclusive, Climate-Aligned Trade. @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

Now onto our next category: Outstanding contribution to social and environmental impact through entrepreneurship. Here we recognise innovation through the creation of novel solutions to societal and environmental problems. #MaDAwards

The winning award goes to a project transforming psychosis care by shifting support from crisis response to proactive, digital prevention. Congratulations to John Ainsworth, Sandra Bucci and Shôn Lewis for CareLoop. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social

Our emerging impact winner goes to a project empowering young people in informal settlements in Nairobi and Harare through co-produced research and community action. Congratulations to Daniela Cocco Beltrame, the SDI Zimbabwe Alliance and the SDI Kenya Alliance @globaldevinst.bsky.social

Our next highly commended award goes to a group providing independent evidence and translating research into clear, policy focused guidance to help shape UK nuclear policy. Congratulations to the Dalton Nuclear Policy Group @uomscieng.bsky.social