Proud to be 1st in the world for impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals 🙌✨🌎 As well as first overall, we are also: 🌟 #1 Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure 🏙️ #1 Sustainable Cities & Communities 🌇 #1 Responsible Consumption and Production 🌊 #1 Life Below Water 🌱 #1 Life on Land

Join Musician Godfrey Pambalipe from Afrocats for a fun and interactive drumming session and experience the exciting rhythms of the Djembe 🪘 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building (GA.056) 📅 13 June 🕥 4:00–4:40 PM

Join winners of our Schools Poetry Competition perform their work at a prize giving ceremony 🌟 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building (GA.056) 📅 13 June 🕥 3PM universallymanchester.com/event/school... @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social

Asteroids are ancient time capsules that hold clues to how the solar system first formed! Join Dr Sarah Crowther to uncover more about the asteroid Bennu’s 4.5-billion-year story. 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building (GA.056) 📅 13 June 🕥 2PM

What makes a frog a frog and why do they matter? Join Bethany Dean and Finn Baverstock from Manchester Museum for a talk on the importance of frogs 🐸 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building (GA.056) 📅 13 June 🕥 1PM

Join Dr Doron Cohen and Dr Stacey McKnight explore why we are so bad at spotting lies and psychology behind ‘The Traitors’! 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building (GA.056) 📅 13 June 🕥 12PM universallymanchester.com/event/can-yo... @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

We’re at the Universally Manchester Festival today with colonies to count, bacteria to infect with phage & your very own microbes to create! 🧫 @socialresponuom.bsky.social

Join Dr Ryan Devlin to learn about the air we breathe and how we can use light to make the world around us more visible 💡🫁 📍 Nancy Rothwell Building (GA.056) 📅 13 June 🕥 11 AM universallymanchester.com/event/making... @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Are you joining us for the Universally Manchester Festival? Why not come along for Bee Curious! We have a programme of inspiring, thought-provoking talks and interactive performances for all ages 🧠🐝 Check out what’s on and when here:

🤖🩺 Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cancer research and treatment. Find out more and explore the latest innovations at the Universally Manchester Festival www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road Campus 📅 13 June 🕒 11am @cruk-mi.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

🌋 Ever wondered what’s really happening deep beneath the Earth when a volcano erupts? Join us at the Universally Manchester Festival! www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road Campus 📅 13 June 🕒 11am – 4:30pm @uomscieng.bsky.social @uom-ees.bsky.social @jackbronzietgeo.bsky.social

🍌 Think you know what's low carbon and what's not? Come and play 'How Bad Are Bananas?' and see if you can guess the carbon footprint of everyday items. 📍 Oxford Road Campus, @manchester.ac.uk 📅 Saturday 13 June 🕒 11am – 4:30pm #universallymanchesterfestival #universityofmanchester

⏳ Just 4 days to go until the Universally Manchester Festival on Saturday 13 June 🎉 Take a look at where everything is happening this year and start planning your visit. 📍 Download the festival map from our website: www.universallymanchester.com, or pick up a printed copy at the festival.

It’s gooey, gross and fascinating… but what does mucus actually do, and how does it help keep us healthy? 👃🦠 Come and be curious at Universally Manchester Festival ✨ www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road Campus, @manchester.ac.uk 📅 Saturday 13 June @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Ever wondered what might be living on your skin? Come and find out whether you carry antibiotic-resistant microbes on you! 🦠 Discover more at the Universally Manchester Festival ✨ www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road Campus, @manchester.ac.uk 📅 Saturday 13 June @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

How did the fight for women’s education transform the University of Manchester? Take a walking tour through campus and discover more at the Universally Manchester Festival ✨ www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road, @manchester.ac.uk 📅 Saturday 13 June 🕒 11am @thejohnrylands.bsky.social

✨ How do we create images using the power of light? ✨ Experiment with light to create images, discover how we use light in the lab, and come and be curious at the Universally Manchester Festival! www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road Campus, @manchester.ac.uk 📅 Saturday 13 June

This event is open to students, university colleagues, community members, and allies for a conversation that moves beyond symbolic ‘awareness’ towards questions of justice, resistance, belonging, and solidarity. Find out more here: www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/all-news/eve...

Do you have old or unwanted textbooks you no longer use? 📚 You can donate them at Main Library so that we can make them available for other students through our Textbook Rescue programme! 🙌 Just ask at the Main Library desk 😄

What happens when a plant meets sunlight for the very first time and how does it survive 🌱☀ Discover more at the Universally Manchester Festival www.universallymanchester.com 📍 Oxford Road Campus, @manchester.ac.uk 📅 Saturday 13 June 🕒 11am – 4:30pm #universallymanchesterfestival

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