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All the latest news and updates from Healthier Futures.
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Research reveals alarming decline in youth mental health in England
30 Jul 2025
A major new report, Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health, reveals that worsening mental health among ...
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University of Manchester interns collaborate with SICK! Productions to produce community-driven documentary
25 Jul 2025
Six student interns from The University of Manchester's School of Social Sciences (SoSS) and School of Arts, Languages & Cultures (SALC) have ...
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New insights into the immune system’s crucial role in wound healing revealed
22 Jul 2025
An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to research by University of ...
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New £50m MRC Centre to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory diseases
16 Jul 2025
The environment is increasingly acknowledged to play a critical role in our risk of developing diseases, with 30,000 deaths attributed to air ...
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Skin swabs could detect Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms appear
15 Jul 2025
A new study has revealed promising progress in developing a non-invasive sampling method to detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease – up to ...
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New blood test could stop melanoma patients becoming resistant to treatment
2 Jul 2025
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust together with the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre and The University of Manchester has developed a ...
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Geography meets urgency: Manchester hosts international Spatialising Urban Crisis Workshop
2 Jul 2025
Convened by Dr Cristina Temenos, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow based at The University of Manchester, the event took place in June and served as a ...
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Dr Cristina Temenos presents research at international urban policy workshop
2 Jul 2025
The invitation-only event formed part of an ongoing initiative to shape how global best practices are understood and translated. Held at the OECD ...
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Ground breaking liver disease screening study reaches 2000 patients
2 Jul 2025
The Early Detection of Liver Disease research project (ID LIVER) takes a targeted and streamlined approach to identifying, assessing and managing ...
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University of Manchester academics cited in latest International Development Committee report – Protection Not Permission
25 Jun 2025
Evidence from academics at The University of Manchester has been cited in the latest report from the International Development Committee in the House...
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Partnership to assess impact of light therapy on photoaged skin
25 Jun 2025
The Beauty Tech Group (“TBTG”) is to partner with The University of Manchester’s Centre for Dermatology Research to examine the impact of the ...
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Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South
23 Jun 2025
Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing - resulting in ...
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Manchester retains leading global position in QS World University Rankings
19 Jun 2025
The University of Manchester has retained its position among the world’s leading universities, according to new rankings announced on Thursday 19 ...
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Manchester scientists are world’s most cited on deadly fungal disease
19 Jun 2025
University of Manchester scientists studying invasive aspergillosis are both the world’s most cited and the most prolific on the topic, ...
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HCRI Researchers Lead Groundbreaking Special Issue in Le Mouvement Social
12 Jun 2025
A new special issue of Le Mouvement Social features pioneering research co-authored by HCRI’s Professor Bertrand Taithe and Dr Róisín Read. This ...
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Northern Gritstone invests in Manchester spinout Apini
11 Jun 2025
Northern Gritstone, the groundbreaking life sciences and deeptech investment firm, has today announced a commitment to invest £1.8 million into ...
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Get ready for the Universally Manchester Festival
6 Jun 2025
Join us on Saturday 14 June, 11am - 4.30pm for a day of creativity, discovery and play. Our free community festival offers something for everyone with...
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Manchester researchers appointed to lead REF 2029 sub-panels
28 May 2025
Two Manchester researchers have been appointed to lead REF 2029 sub-panels. Claire Alexander will chair the Sociology panel and Kate Dorney has ...
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SEED recognition at the University's Making a Difference Awards 2025
12 May 2025
The University of Manchester's 11th Making a Difference Awards ceremony took place on Thursday 8 May in the University’s Whitworth Hall and was ...
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Availability of community pharmacies declining in deprived areas
12 May 2025
People living in more deprived areas with worse health outcomes were 65% more likely to lose their local pharmacy than those in wealthier areas, ...
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Winners of the Sociology Impact and Engagement Prize announced
7 May 2025
This year’s prize was judged by Philip Drake (Former Director of Social Responsibility, School of Social Sciences) and Hilary Pilkington (Research ...
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Open Research Spotlight: In conversation with Dr. Hannah Long
7 Apr 2025
“We’re still figuring it out.” Sharing data in qualitative health psychology research is a complex and evolving challenge. While Open ...
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Even just thinking you’re hungry could change your immune system – new research in mice
7 Apr 2025
Feeling hungry doesn’t just make you reach for a snack – it may also change your immune system. In a recent study in mice, we found that ...
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Scientists cast new light on how fasting impacts the immune system
4 Apr 2025
New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast.
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Study exposes huge levels of untargeted antibiotic prescribing
4 Apr 2025
Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of prognosis and the risk of ...
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Expert says ageing is 'an opportunity, not a problem to be managed'
1 Apr 2025
Professor Tine Buffel called for society to reframe ageing as an opportunity during her plenary at the Age-Friendly Futures Summit held from 25 to 27 ...
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University makes Health Service Journal awards final
31 Mar 2025
The University of Manchester academics are celebrating their appearance at the final of the Health Service Journal Partnership award category ...
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Healthier Futures: Funding to Support Impactful Interventions
12 Feb 2025
The Healthier Futures research platform is making funds available to support the acceleration of research-led impacts to address health inequalities....
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New study reveals how bullying impacts teenage mental health
20 Jan 2025
A major new study by experts from The University of Manchester has found that bullying has a significant negative impact on the mental health of ...
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The University of Manchester partners in £8.2 million initiative to accelerate diagnostic innovation
20 Jan 2025
The project, led by the University of Kent, and including The University of Manchester, and University College London (UCL), will address the ...
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Communities at the centre of research into health inequalities
15 Jan 2025
Manchester is putting communities at the heart of policy to improve health outcomes in the city following a successful bid to establish a Health ...
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UMRI Interdisciplinary Research Funding Call 2025
8 Jan 2025
The University of Manchester Research Institute (UMRI) invites new applications for pump-priming funds to support interdisciplinary research ...
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#BeeWell wins BERA award for public engagement and impact
10 Dec 2024
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a leading authority on educational research. Their annual Public Engagement and Impact Award ...
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Investing in Interdisciplinarity
9 Dec 2024
UMRI will be launching the latest round of pump-priming awards in January 2025, designed to ignite UoM Researchers innovative interdisciplinary ...
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Manchester selected to join national consortium to tackle maternal disparities
6 Dec 2024
This consortium, led by these universities in collaboration with communities, charities, NHS trusts, local government, businesses and others, will be...
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Genetic test for deafness in newborns to be trialled across the UK
21 Nov 2024
A ground-breaking genetic test that could prevent critically ill newborn babies going deaf if treated with gentamicin, a commonly used antibiotic, is ...
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‘The Art of Research’: Co-produced Street Art
8 Nov 2024
As part of the Manchester ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024, The University of Manchester’s Research Platforms hosted a dynamic research café ...
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Manchester to lead new £8m research centre on equitable low carbon living
6 Nov 2024
Following an £8m investment over five years, The University of Manchester is set to lead an innovative centre funded by the Economic and Social ...
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Stronger and higher dose opioids linked to greater all-cause mortality risk
6 Nov 2024
A new international study spanning the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada has revealed important insights into the risks associated with ...
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Daily life in homeless shelters and the importance of support structures for vulnerable populations
5 Nov 2024
On 31 October 2024 Sotiria Kyriakidou and Cristina Temenos in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens, Greece, co-organised an event as part of...
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“We were frontline workers in the community” - study finds pandemic contribution from voluntary sector is ‘under-valued’
5 Nov 2024
A study has found that the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector played a ‘crucial’ role supporting Greater Manchester...
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Manchester scientists develop ai trial to help people survive cancer
4 Nov 2024
Manchester scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost to fund pioneering radiotherapy research which uses artificial intelligence ...
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University of Manchester launches new report addressing its impact on UN Sustainable Development Goals
4 Nov 2024
The University of Manchester has released a new report setting out how it is tackling the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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‘Perfect storm’ of distrust deepened inequalities during COVID-19 pandemic
25 Oct 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccination rollout enabled a “perfect storm” for deepening health inequalities in Greater Manchester, the ...
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SEED Students Engage with Community-Led Solutions for Urban Challenges
21 Oct 2024
In 2023, Dr Maria Rusca, Lecturer in Global Development, and her students at The University of Manchester participated in a project aimed at exposing...
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Success for the School of Social Sciences in the Research Staff Excellence Awards
16 Oct 2024
It was a successful night for the talented researchers in the School of Social Sciences with three of our researchers receiving Research Staff ...
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World Academic Summit 2024
14 Oct 2024
Interdisciplinarity is the key to tackling our major challenges, but how to make this happen across university's that are organised around ...
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Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed in new research
11 Oct 2024
Coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are less able to withstand and recover from adverse events, according to new research which ...
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Worldwide study links environment to women’ quality of life
3 Oct 2024
A global study has revealed that how women view their own home conditions, financial resources, and physical environment, including pollution levels, ...
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Arts Council England funding boosts Greater Manchester’s ambition to become first Creative Health City Region
25 Sep 2024
A partnership led by NHS Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Combined Authority will work with public services, health and social care ...
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