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Research: Military vehicles disturbing soil did not cause a Chornobyl radiation spike

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

A new study has found an apparent spike in radiation levels reported across the Chornobyl* Exclusion Zone was not caused by invading Russian military vehicles, as had become widely accepted, or by a leak from the former nuclear reactor or one of the...

New Safe Confinement structure (sarcophagus), which covers the destroyed
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P&O crisis a lesson in how not to do HR

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

A new specialist HR podcast has tackled the P&O redundancy crisis and includes a guest contribution from one of the workers made redundant.

P&O ferry
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Celebrate º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, Celebrate Bangladesh: a special event to commemorate º£½ÇÂÒÂ×'s work with Bangladesh

University Campus

Last month, we were honoured to host a special celebration at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× to bring together our work with Bangladesh and the Bengali community.

A photograph of the musicians who performed at the event.
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What impact is Covid-19 having for future public health professionals?

School of Health and Society

This World Health Day, as we continue to emerge from the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, Penny Cook, Professor of Public Health at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, gives us her view on what the long-term effects of the pandemic might be for those...

covid-19
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Host Kidscan Research Evening

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s charity partner, Kidscan, held an event at its main campus inviting partners and supporters to find out more about their work.

Kidscan
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Food bank-using single mum starts design business

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

A single mother who was forced to use food banks during the pandemic is using her fashion business to give back to those in need.

Roxanne Halenko portrait
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University presents evidence to MPs on health assessments for veterans claiming benefits

School of Health and Society

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Research Fellow Philip Martin joined representatives of veterans’ charities as an expert witness for a House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee last week (30 March).

Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
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Art Assembly 2022 to explore City as Art School

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

On Saturday 18 June, Art Fund with a collective of Manchester’s leading arts organisations will present the one-day festival, ‘Art Assembly 2022 - City as Art School’. The event celebrates the idea of the city as an art school and champions culture...

Artist Sally Gilford
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Voting open to name a new building on campus

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× is at the final stages of naming its new £65 million School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE) building.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× leads international efforts to develop healthcare workforce

School of Health and Society

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× is part of a major international project to help improve workforce planning and increase the number of people in healthcare careers.

Nursing students in the Simulation Suite, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×
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