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New research sheds light on Britain’s forgotten role in the French Resistance

New research by Dr Laure Humbert from The University of Manchester and Dr Raphaële Balu from Sorbonne University has revealed how Britain’s vital contribution to the French Resistance during the ...
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Manchester mycologist elected President of the British Society for Medical Mycology

It is a great honour to be asked to take on the role of BSMM President, and I very much look forward to working with the Society to achieve its goals Dr Riina Richardson One of the UK’s leading ...
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The Lost Decade: why Australia is playing climate catch-up

For ten long years, Australia earned an unenviable reputation as one of the world’s climate change ‘laggards’. From 2013 to 2022 its governments weakened environmental rules, cut renewable energy ...
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Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’

Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for discovering how the body stops its own immune system from turning against itself.Shimon Sakaguchi from Osaka ...
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Potential new therapeutic target for asthma discovered

A new way to treat asthma symptoms and even repair previously irreversible lung damage could be on the horizon following the discovery of a potential new therapeutic target by scientists at the ...
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Mums’, not dads’, mental health clearly linked to their children’s , study shows

An innovative study by University of Manchester researchers has shown that mothers’ feelings of being overwhelmed and unhappiness, not fathers’, are directly associated with their children’s feelings ...
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Viridis Living secures planning consent for student accommodation at The University of Manchester’s Fallowfield Campus

Viridis Living has achieved an important milestone with Manchester City Council granting Reserved Matters Planning Consent for the redevelopment of the University of Manchester’s Fallowfield Campus.
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75 years on from the 'Turing Test', Manchester leads the way in AI research and innovation

Alan Turing’s seminal paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence, The University of Manchester now sits at the centre of a 1,600-strong community of researchers who are shaping the future of ...
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Commercial sunbeds should be banned in the UK, say experts

Commercial sunbeds should be banned in the UK, argue experts from the University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust in The BMJ today.Using sunbeds causes melanoma and other skin cancers, ...
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The University of Manchester signs Memorandum of Understanding with University of Washington

The University of Manchester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Washington in the US.The strategic partnership will help to foster interdisciplinary research ...
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AI-powered automated hearing test okayed by scientists

An AI-powered hearing test is reliably able to check your hearing on a computer or smart phone without clinical supervision according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.The high-tech ...