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News archive – December 2017

Bigger brains help primates to make up after a fight

01 Dec 2017
Social primates with bigger brains are likely to use their added cerebral power to cope with conflict, a study from The University of Manchester has revealed.

The Caroline Chisholm Reading with Rachel Seiffert
01 Dec 2017
On Monday 11 December, 6.30pm, at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Turning purple for disability equality
01 Dec 2017
Wear purple and join in a host of events to celebrate 25th anniversary of International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Manchester Museum celebrates half a million visitor success
01 Dec 2017
The Manchester Museum has welcomed over half a million visitors in a 12-month period for the first time in its 130-year history

Lunchtime Tuesday street market - plus this week's trader spotlight
01 Dec 2017
There's only two more markets now in the run up to Christmas - so grab the chance to have a treat at the Tuesday lunchtime market

University named in Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers list
01 Dec 2017
The University has reached Number 30 on this year’s Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers list

Autism-friendly early opening at Manchester Museum
01 Dec 2017
Join us on Saturday, 9 December from 9:15am until 10:30am, aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings

Have you turned purple yet?
04 Dec 2017
Join today’s celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)

University Venues Introduction Days for early 2018
04 Dec 2017
If you are involved with organising conferences and events on behalf of staff, this one-day event is a great introduction to venues around our University

Rewarding Exceptional Performance Scheme – now open
04 Dec 2017
Nominate a colleague or team for their outstanding achievement by Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Nominations open for Making a Difference Awards 2018
04 Dec 2017
Do you or someone you know deserve recognition for the difference you are making?

Make a child’s Christmas wonderful this year
04 Dec 2017
Give generously to Wood Street Mission’s Toy and Food Appeal Christmas Project 2017

Cake sale success
04 Dec 2017
Manchester Informatics and Data Science Institute team raise £75 for Dementia charity

Arthritis medicine and alcohol

05 Dec 2017
People taking a common rheumatoid arthritis medicine are not at increased risk of liver damage if they stick to 14 units of alcohol a week or fewer, a new study from The University of Manchester has found.

Box View: New functionality of Blackboard’s assignment annotation tool
05 Dec 2017
Box View is the name of the new coursework annotation and marking tool in Blackboard

Take a shot and score at female 5-a-side football tournament
05 Dec 2017
The Sugden Centre is hosting a 5-a-side football tournament for female staff players on Tuesday, 12 December

Take a look at our new Wellbeing blog
05 Dec 2017
If you enjoyed our recent Wellbeing Week, visit our new Wellbeing blog

Building a better future
05 Dec 2017
A Manchester-based construction company has received an award for supporting long-term unemployed people into work in partnership with the University

Wood Street Mission lottery winner
06 Dec 2017
Announcing the winner of the December 2017 draw

WATCH: Manchester lecturer wins inaugural Jo Cox Prize
06 Dec 2017
Dr Sarah Marie Hall honoured in tribute to campaigning MP while three colleagues receive special award

Foodbank project boosts our colleagues’ wellbeing
06 Dec 2017
Do your bit – donate non-perishable items at offices for Compliance and Risk and Planning Support and various campus locations

‘FinTech’ partnerships after academic-business engagement workshop
06 Dec 2017
The Faculty of Humanities Business Engagement Support Team hosted its first ever Financial Technology event last week

Justice will be served at the School of Law
06 Dec 2017
The School of Law launches the Miscarriages of Justice Review Centre

Professor Sue Heath appointed Trustee for NatCen
06 Dec 2017
School of Social Sciences professor joins the National Centre for Social Research as a Trustee

Manchester University Big Band
06 Dec 2017
On Thursday 7 December, 7.30pm, at the Martin Harris Centre

Graphene at the forefront of a sports footwear revolution
06 Dec 2017
A University partnership is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a unique collaboration with scientific experts

FREE Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Pioneers of Percussion Joby Burgess
06 Dec 2017
On Thursday 7 December, 1.10pm, at the Martin Harris Centre

Timetabling system upgrade, plus temporary arrangements for room bookings
06 Dec 2017
The University’s timetabling system – Scientia Enterprise/Syllabus+ – will be unavailable from 12.30pm on Friday, 15 December through to the morning of Wednesday, 20 December for a software upgrade

Removal of P: Drives for staff leavers
06 Dec 2017
The Information Governance Office and Information Governance Guardian network have been emphasising the need for everyone to delete and dispose of paper and digital information which no longer needs to be kept

Ad Solem Chamber Choir Christmas Concert
07 Dec 2017
On Friday 8 December, 7.30pm, at the Martin Harris Centre

A first for UK Higher Education - leading the way in IT security
07 Dec 2017
Our University is the first institution in the UK to introduce 2-factor authentication to IT accounts.

FREE Manchester University Music Society Lunchtime Concert - Baroque Orchestra
07 Dec 2017
On Friday 8 December, 1.10pm, at the Martin Harris Centre

WATCH: Our Chancellor tells his story on BBC
07 Dec 2017
Lemn Sissay explains, when I had no family as a child the writing of poetry would act as memory

Think green this Christmas
07 Dec 2017
Faculty of Humanities celebrates 12 green days of Christmas

Recognising FSE Student’s Excellence
07 Dec 2017
The Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Scholarships Ceremony took place on Wednesday 29 November 2017

Manchester In Stitches raises over £800 through charity craft sales
07 Dec 2017
Manchester In Stitches held their second craft sale recently in support of Wood Street Mission and the Manchester Food Bank

Manchester University String Orchestra and Brass Band
08 Dec 2017
On Saturday 9 December, 7.30pm, at the Martin Harris Centre


08 Dec 2017
Researchers from the UK and China have found that living birds have a more crouched leg posture than their ancestors, who are generally thought to have moved with straighter limbs similar to those of humans.

Manchester University Music Society Festive Sing Along Relaxed Performance
08 Dec 2017
On Friday 15 December, 1.10pm, at the Martin Harris Centre

General Counsel Chris Petty to retire in 2018
08 Dec 2017
Chris Petty, General Counsel, will retire from the University on the 31st March 2018 after more than eight years in post

FinTech projects grow following academic-business engagement workshop
08 Dec 2017
Five new collaborative research projects are now being developed, following the University’s first ever ‘FinTech’ themed event at the end of November.

Make a date in your diaries for the last street food market of 2017!
08 Dec 2017
Levenshulme Market will be on campus for the last time this term on Tuesday, 12 December

Global prize for student’s work on women’s literacy
08 Dec 2017
A Manchester student has been placed among the best in the world for her research project which investigated how women in Asia are using literacy as a way of protecting their families from disease and poor living standards

Dean Lomax named one of JCI UK’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons
08 Dec 2017
Palaeontologist from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dean Lomax, has been named in JCI UK’s top ten outstanding young persons award in the category of Scientific and Technological Development.

The Arts and the Environment Initiative
11 Dec 2017
Join us on Thursday, 8 February 2018, 1pm-2pm, Samuel Alexander Building, A4

Upcoming IT maintenance affecting file storage, Software Centre and WakeIT
11 Dec 2017
Between 15 and 19 December, there will be interruptions to some of our services

Self-harm risk assessment scales ‘unhelpful’
12 Dec 2017
People who come to hospital after self-harm are unlikely to be helped by the use of risk scales when they see mental health staff, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Players wanted for staff v students charity football match
12 Dec 2017
As part of University Mental Health Day on Thursday, 1 March 2018 two charity football matches will take place setting the University’s Athletic Union (AU) teams against a squad of University staff

bluedot festival announces 2018 dates
12 Dec 2017
Fresh out of a successful second year, bluedot – the unique festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory that fuses music, science, arts and culture – has announced its 2018 dates and ticket pre-sale

iManchester mobile app to be retired
12 Dec 2017
From 15 December, the iManchester mobile app will no longer be available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play, because the software it uses is no longer supported

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert
13 Dec 2017
On Friday 15 December, 7.30pm, at the Martin Harris Centre

Good grief it’s Christmas
13 Dec 2017
Events and Communications Coordinator Katie McCall writes about dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Timetabling system upgrade, plus temporary arrangements for room bookings
13 Dec 2017
The University’s timetabling system – Scientia Enterprise/Syllabus+ – will be unavailable from 12.30pm on Friday, 15 December through to the morning of Wednesday, 20 December while IT Services perform an upgrade of the software

Staff benefits update – 13 December 2017
14 Dec 2017
You can now save up to 40% on cinema tickets and access new hair and beauty offers with Pierre Alexandre – ideal for Christmas gifts!

Jobs scheme builds on success to reach 4,000 landmark
14 Dec 2017
The Works is celebrating placing the 4,000th person into employment

Construction begins on the Manchester hub for the Henry Royce Institute
14 Dec 2017
The building housing the national body for promoting research and applications in advanced materials will be a prominent new landmark on the Manchester skyline at 46 metres high

Supporting local communities
14 Dec 2017
University Construction Community Fund

Realising the City
14 Dec 2017
New book highlights that Manchester’s regeneration has not benefitted everyone


15 Dec 2017
Bedcovers which form a barrier to house dust mites appear to reduce asthma flare-ups in children, according to new research conducted in Manchester.

Funding available for people exchanges between industry and academia
15 Dec 2017
BBSRC Innovation Fellowship Fund - call for proposals

University switchboard closure over Christmas
18 Dec 2017
University switchboard to close at 5pm on Friday 22 December.

Visionary gift endows new Manchester China Institute
18 Dec 2017
Major centre for China studies to improve mutual understanding in UK-China relations, along with new Chinese culture gallery at Manchester Museum

Manchester Partnership helps students leave £1.3 million parting gift
18 Dec 2017
Students across Manchester help fund life-saving research through donating unwanted items

Financial Accounts published
19 Dec 2017
The University’s financial accounts for 2016/17 are published


19 Dec 2017
Manchester scientists have revealed how arsenic molecules might be used to ‘fish out’ the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste - a breakthrough that could make the decommissioning industry even safer and more effective.

Diversity Calendar 2018
19 Dec 2017
Make a date with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team as they choose the Greater Manchester Immigration Unit as their charity of the year

Manchester graduate from Rwanda hopes to aid his country’s revival
19 Dec 2017
Equity and Merit scholar Emmanuel Turatsinze returns home to improve Rwandan legal sector

Sir Howard Bernstein to represent Manchester on the world stage
19 Dec 2017
Our honorary Professor of Politics selected by Marketing Manchester’s Ambassador Programme

Brunswick Park scheme
19 Dec 2017
Limited access to Roscoe Building Cycle Shelter on Tuesday19 December

The furniture store opening hours
19 Dec 2017
The furniture store reopens on Wednesday 3 January

New techie gadgets for Christmas?
20 Dec 2017
If you're giving or receiving any new tech for Christmas, there are a few things you may want to consider

Cycle shelter checks
20 Dec 2017
Got a bike on campus? Not used it for a while? Better check it's not been tagged

Wood Street Mission Christmas Appeal 2017
20 Dec 2017
A big thank you to colleagues for transforming the Goods Receiving Stores into Aladdin’s Cave – and struggling families’ festive celebrations

Pedestrian and cycle route closure
20 Dec 2017
Part of Sackville Street will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists from Tuesday, 2 January to Friday, 16 February 2018

Staff benefits update – 20 December 2017
20 Dec 2017
It’s the last benefits update of 2017 – with just a few reminders for you and special offers for the Mindful Living Show!

The 2017 review of the year
21 Dec 2017
The amazing stories, studies and students of 2017 reviewed here