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Treat your feet its Foot Health Week 2021

School of Health and Society

This week is #UKFootHealthWeek21 and with the average person walking around 115,000 miles in their lifetime - more than four times the circumference of the globe, it’s incredibly important to think about your feet.

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Awakening to a changed retail world

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

As shops reopen today, Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail expert from the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School, looks at how the High Street has changed over lockdown, from shops closing, changing type and increasing prices.

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Professor Andrew Rowland awarded Senior Fellowship

School of Health and Society

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Rowland, Honorary Professor for Children’s Rights, Law, and Advocacy, who has been awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management.

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In memory of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

University Campus

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× would like to express our deep sadness at the passing of our former Chancellor, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. HRH Prince Philip served as the first University Chancellor from 1967-1991.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× experts collaborate with Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership on e-learning platform

School of Health and Society

As we look forward to the next stage in lockdown restrictions easing on 12 April, a new online e-learning course designed by experts at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× and Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) is aiming to support...

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Artist in Residence settles into new home at Energy House

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Following the search for a photographer to begin work on a new commission based at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s Energy House, McCoy Wynne was announced as the Artist in Residence, a collaborative project organised by the University’s Art Collection...

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Robots - but not as we know them

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× has a legacy of leading in Robotics, with research excellence in soft robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems being just a few of our areas of specialty.

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