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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Adult Nursing student shares the unconventional path to her degree

School of Health and Society

Oluchi Emma Okoroafor (pictured below) is an award-winning, final-year postgraduate student at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×. She was inspired to study nursing after seeing the incredible care staff gave to her daughter, who was born prematurely.

Oluchi smiles towards the camera, she is wearing a student nurse uniform and is pictured in the simulation suites
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The Conversation: Trump's tariffs threaten the future of innovation

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

Lecturer in Economics Matthew Allen explores how President Donald Trump's new tariffs risk destabilising global innovation, and why UK tech firms could suffer collateral damage, in his first article for The Conversation .

Technology innovation
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First industry partner in brand new Centre for Retrofit unveiled by º£½ÇÂÒÂ×

Research

Construction company United Infrastructure and the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× are pleased to announce a partnership to deliver a full-scale 1930s retrofit property in Energy House 2.0, the world-leading research facility.

United Infrastructure banner
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Advanced Clinical Practitioner leads project to cut cancer wait times

School of Health and Society

As part of Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Week we spoke to º£½ÇÂÒÂ× alumna and lecturer Elvina about her experiences of using her skills to transform lung cancer referrals.

Elvina Victor
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× x BEYOND Conference 2025

Research

Here's what the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× is doing for BEYOND 2025, the UK’s biggest conference for research and innovation in the creative industries, as it returns to MediaCity this month.

MediaCity lit up by colours for Beyond Conference
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× joins the COP conversation with LinkedIn video series

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

As Brazil prepares for the annual COP30 next week, the University is launching a short-form video series, Talking COP, which aims to make complex climate and sustainability issues accessible and engaging for all audiences.

Talking COP logo
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Expert comment: Bank of England holds interest rate at 4%

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

In reaction to the Bank of England holding interest rates at 4% today ahead of the Autumn Budget, the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Economist, Matthew Allen, shares his thoughts. Matthew comments:

Bank of England
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University celebrates leading talents at 2025 Asian Media Awards

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× was delighted to celebrate leading Asian talents from across the UK’s creative industries at the 13th annual Asian Media Awards at Manchester’s Deansgate Hotel on Friday 31 October.

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× professors and a student present an award at the Asian Media Awards
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× celebrates 10 years of MGF and 5 years of TWF scholarships

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

In celebration of our incredible donors and their philanthropic achievements, the University held the MGF and Temporary Works forum (TWf) Milestone Celebration Event in October.

Three Students walking past the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Sign.
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AI project connects º£½ÇÂÒÂ× students to Ugandan amputees

School of Health and Society

Immersive technologies including digital simulation and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the heart of a groundbreaking collaboration between the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and healthcare professionals in Uganda, which aims to revolutionise prosthetic...

Students in the Prosthetics and Orthotics Labs, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×
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