Irene Manton Linnean Society Annual Lecture 2023 – ‘Is conservation working and if so how do we know’
Every year the faculty hosts its annual Irene Manton lecture, in partnership with the prestigious Linnean Society of London. The lecture celebrates the significant contributions made by women to the Natural Sciences and is named after British botanist Irene Manton...
Pharmacy Students Run Free Health Clinics Across Campus
Encompassing the University’s core strategic goals, service learning ensures social responsibility remains central to the world-leading teaching and learning at Manchester. The transformative initiative allows students across various disciplines to address real-world...
A Guide To Promoting Patient and Public Involvement Opportunities
Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) describes the way in which our world-leading teaching and research is actively shared with and shaped by both our local and global communities for mutual benefit. From shaping the next generation of healthcare...
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Forum October 2023 update
The Faculty’s Social Responsibility (SR) and Civic Engagement (CE) plan outlines our commitment to driving positive environmental and social change for our local and global communities through our world-leading teaching, learning and research. To support this, the...
A residential field weekend with a local Manchester school
As part of the Faculty’s Widening Participation and Public Outreach initiatives, every year Dr. Natalie Gardiner, Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Professor Mahesh Nirmalan, Vice Dean for Social Responsibility, with staff and student...
Interview with Stevie Shoop-Worrall, winner of the Inclusive Involvement Excellence Award, Greater Manchester Health and Care Research Awards
Blog by Dr Jo Pennock, Senior Lecturer and Social Responsibility Director for School of Biological Sciences. In this blog, Dr Jo Pennock interviews Dr Stevie Shoop-Worrall, Career Development Research Fellow, Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences...
World Recycle Week 2023
With global consequences of the climate crisis reaching urgency, it is vital we all play our part in practicing sustainable living. That’s why Recycle Now, a national campaign in England and Northern Ireland, hosts an annual Recycle Week event, inspiring the public to...
Upcoming Michael Smith Quad events
Urban biodiversity is positively associated with human health and wellbeing, so it is extremely valuable for biodiverse green spaces to be incorporated into urban areas, including on our own University campus. This is the mission of the quad wildlife garden in...
The Environmental Sustainability Projects Legacy After Two Years
In September 21, Ruth Grady and Maggy Fostier added the Environmental Sustainability Projects (ESPs) to our portfolio of final year research projects, to recruit students to help with our initiatives to become more sustainable. Students are prepared with a programme...
FBMH Takes Part in Europe’s Largest Wildlife Survey
On the 29th September, students and staff from the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health took part in EuroBioBlitz on campus, an annual wildlife recording event that takes place across the whole of Europe. EuroBioBlitz allows anyone to contribute to the study of...