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£50,000 donation to help university investigate support for children with neurodevelopmental condition
A donation of £50,000 from The Mohapatra Family Foundation is to fund vital research at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× aimed at helping children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to learn in mainstream schools.
Festival of Short Film returns to MediaCity with viral stars and film festival lineup
The Festival of Short Film, the highly-anticipated three-day festival which includes camera workshops, demonstrations, film screenings and talks about the film industry with professionals returned to our MediaCity campus last week.
º£½ÇÂÒÂ× student refugee receives inaugural law scholarship
A high-performing student has been given the opportunity of a lifetime after securing a scholarship to support her studies at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×. Saida Hidari, a first year LLB Law student at the University, will receive £10,000 of funding...
Expert comment: One becomes three - Match of the Day rewrites the playbook as new hosts confirmed
Dr Taylor Umland, Programme Leader for BA Sports Journalism at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, writes about the announcement that broadcasters Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan are replacing Gary Lineker as the hosts of the BBC's Match of the Day.
º£½ÇÂÒÂ× academic receives commendation for outstanding work
Physiotherapy lecturer Tim Pigott has received a special commendation for his work producing evidence-based content for physiotherapists in the world of ultra running and cycling.
Meet the entrepreneur on a mission to make technology more accessible
Approximately 16.1 million people in the UK have a disability , accounting for 24% of the total population, with an estimated 70-80% of these being invisible . For one entrepreneur, he’s made it his mission to make technology more accessible for...
GMIoT opens doors to tech skills at MediaCity
This week the team at Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) took part in the Talking Futures campaign at MediaCity.
New report outlines roadmap to helping ex-Service personnel using the benefits system
The study outlines the experiences of over a hundred ex-Service personnel using the benefits system since 2017.
Expert comment: AI action plan
In response to the Prime Minister unveiling the UK's AI (artificial intelligence) action plan, the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×'s AI experts, Dr Gordon Fletcher and Dr Richard Whittle, share their thoughts.
Millions of views for student-led º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Now website as it hits new milestones
º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Now, the dedicated news website for º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, run exclusively by Journalism students at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, is celebrating a series of recent milestones.