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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× partners with Spanish university for climate change app

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Research from the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology, in partnership with the University of Murcia in Spain, has led to the launch of the LIFE-AMDRYC4 app. The virtual reality app, which is compatible with Google Cardboard and touchscreen...

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Expert comment: Travel industry on the precipice

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

As new travel rules come into force from next Monday, meaning travellers into the UK from red list countries must quarantine in a hotel for ten days at a cost of £1,750, Dr Neil Robinson, travel and tourism expert at the university of º£½ÇÂÒÂ×...

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× apprentice addresses MPs in virtual parliamentary event

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To mark National Apprenticeship Week (8 – 12 February), a º£½ÇÂÒÂ× apprentice has shared her experiences with a cross-party group of MPs.

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Azeem Amir: Raising disability awareness during lockdown

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

A student has successfully transformed his team building and disability awareness business into an online hit during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Student turns Anne-Marie’s chair on The Voice UK.

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Final-year BA Television and Radio student Chanel Yates, 21, impressed popstar Anne-Marie on last Saturday’s The Voice UK.

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LGBT History Month: Ben Hodge on growing up trans and his journey to acceptance

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

As part of LGBTQ History Month, Ben Hodge, the University of Students’ Union’s Trans Officer has spoken about his award-winning documentary ‘1 Year’, overcoming bullies and how he feels supported at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×.  

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Studio º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and Chinese Consulate General in Manchester bring Engels’ story to life in films

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

To mark the 200 year anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Engels, one of the founding fathers of socialism, the Chinese Consulate General in Manchester has commissioned Studio º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s in-house creative agency, to produce...

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Top tips for Safer Internet Day 2021

School of Health and Society

With more time than ever before being spent learning and working from home, it’s important to make sure you’re staying safe online.

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Lord and the Woolf: The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× band hitting it big on BBC Radio 6

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Meet 'Lord and the Woolf', a band that continues to climb the charts. It was at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× that they got their start and now alumnus Joe Woolf talks about their success, making music during a pandemic and appearing on BBC Radio 6.

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University attends Chinese Consulate General Manchester's New Year Celebration

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× was honoured to be invited to attend the online Chinese New Year Celebration hosted by Chinese Consulate General Manchester (CCGM) yesterday (8 February 2021).

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