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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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Research project connects neurodivergent young people with nature via Minecraft

Research

A joint-research project from Plymouth Marjon University and the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× is empowering young people to connect with the outdoors via the digital worlds of Minecraft.

Young people in Plymouth's poole farm
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× law clinic sees surge in demand as landmark renters' reforms set to take effect

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s SILKS Pro Bono Law Clinic highlights rising need for free legal advice across housing, family, and employment law.

Lawyer at a desk working with pen and paper
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The Conversation: ‘Hallucinated’ cases are affecting lawyers’ careers

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

Lecturer in Law Craig Smith examines how "hallucinated" artificial intelligence (AI)-generated cases are undermining lawyers' careers, and why legal training must urgently adapt, for The Conversation .

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Celebrating 50 years of innovation between academia and business

Research

This week, over 500 hundred representatives from universities across the country gathered in Manchester to celebrate the innovation between academia and business that has been achieved over the past 50 years and to discuss the future of collaborative...

KTP 2025 Conference and Awards
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