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Huge crowds attend biggest Degree Show to date

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

The 2026 Degree Show celebrated its biggest crowd for a launch to date with a scintillating event at the New Adelphi last night.

The crowd in the New Adelphi atrium for the 2026 Degree Show
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× professor awarded prestigious honour in Geography

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Richard Knowles, Emeritus Professor of Transport Geography at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, has been awarded the IGU Lauréat d’honneur by the International Geographical Union (IGU).

Richard Knowles stood outside the University of Hong Kong
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International Employability Week inspires more than 250 students

Power of US

Earlier this month, º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School welcomed more than 250 students to its annual International Employability Week at the University’s MediaCityUK campus.

Dean's Employability Awards 2026
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× to lead €3 million international research project on four-day week

Research

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× will lead a major international study into the impact of shorter working weeks across Europe as pressure grows to rethink how we work.

Two people in a meeting, with one person's hands gesturing near a laptop displaying graphs or data on the screen
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Royal meeting for º£½ÇÂÒÂ× wildlife staff and students

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× staff and students from SEE School met HRH Anne, Princess Royal last week as part of a visit to the Field Studies Council in Millport, Scotland.

HRH Anne, Princess Royal meets Marine Biology students
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New study finds primates are at greater risk of picking up human diseases thanks to deforestation

Research

For the first time researchers have found evidence that monkeys are catching human Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the Amazon and deforestation could be making the problem much worse.

Two capuchin monkeys in tree foliage
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Two º£½ÇÂÒÂ× students receive Chief Nursing Officer Student Excellence Award

Power of US

Two nursing associate apprentices at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× have been awarded Chief Nursing Officer Student Excellence Awards.

CNO award winners Melissa and Megan celebrate with their programme team
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Researchers propose new donation standards to tackle ‘medical equipment graveyards’

Research

Researchers have proposed new standards into the decades’ old prosthetic donations market, improving the quality of lower limb prosthetic feet by two-thirds – a major quality of life boost for recipients.

Medical student uses medical scissors to cut the cast off a patients leg.
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Student's non-stop three peaks challenge raises thousands for The Christie

Power of US

A º£½ÇÂÒÂ× student’s challenge to do a non-stop hike across the UK’s three highest peaks has raised over £4700 for The Christie hospital.

A group of hikers at the top of Ben Nevis
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Noise Action Week: º£½ÇÂÒÂ× experts working to make the world sound better

Research

This week is Noise Action Week, aimed at raising awareness of the impact excessive noise in our environment can have on people. The World Health Organisation identifies noise as the second most harmful environmental pollutant after air pollution. The...

Anechoic chamber, Newton Building, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×
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