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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× to undertake new research into viruses that act as puppet masters of disease-causing bacteria

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

This November the University begins work on a new research project to investigate prophages, which are bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) that integrate into the DNA of live bacterial cells.

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Finalists announced for the North West Regional Construction Awards

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The finalists for the 14 th annual North West Regional Construction Awards have been announced.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Student wins the 2020 Structural Concrete competition

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× graduate Daniel Dickinson has won the Concrete Centre 2020 student design competition for his design of a high-rise residential building in a waterside redevelopment area.

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Birthday Honours celebrate º£½ÇÂÒÂ× alumni achievements

University Campus

The Queen’s Honours recognise the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Art Collection to support inspiring visual arts exchange between UK and Hong Kong

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Registration is now open for the Peer to Peer: UK/HK Online Festival, an online platform for cultural exchange between the UK and Hong Kong’s Visual Arts sectors as they interrogate topical themes of our time including art & activism, art in the...

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Unsuccessful benefit claimants during Covid-19 are often struggling with their mental health and finances, says new research

School of Health and Society

A new report shows that 290,000 people unsuccessfully tried to claim benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly because they were not eligible for benefits. Many had seen sharp falls in income, were struggling financially, and had poor mental...

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× e-scooters to hit the streets on Monday

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Lime to deploy 300 e-scooters with ‘geofencing’ and ‘pavement detection’ technology.

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NaSTA Awards celebrate the best of student television live from MediaCity

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

This weekend Quays TV was delighted to host the 47th Annual National Student Television Awards 2020, live from MediaCity. While the nominees couldn’t come together in person on the night, live winners' speeches and messages from top industry judges...

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‘It was an absolute privilege to be part of’ – physio student Sarah shares her Challenge Cup story

School of Health and Society

Third year physiotherapy student Sarah O’Neill tells us about the experience of a lifetime accompanying the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Red Devils to Wembley – 51 years since the team last took part in a Challenge Cup Final.

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University response to Greater Manchester Tier 3 restrictions

University Campus

Following the Government announcement that Greater Manchester is to be placed into Tier 3, Very High, from Friday 23 October at 00:01, Chief Operating Officer Huw Williams made the following statement.

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