Staff and students from the School of Dentistry celebrated the Roots to Dental programme, an initiative that offers Dentistry students important learning opportunities while also serving the Greater Manchester community. The programme has been delivered in...
Category: Service Learning (SL)
Celebrating 10 Years of the Making a Difference Awards
Celebrating 10 years of the Making a Difference awards where the inspiring social responsibility achievements of our staff, students, alumni and external partners are recognised. Our social responsibility activity spans everything from research, teaching, working with...
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...
‘Perspectives, Partnerships and Practice’ – The Faculty’s Second Service Learning Conference
In November, The Faculty hosted its second Service Learning Conference titled ‘Perspectives, Partnerships and Practice’. The conference was attended by individuals across various disciplines, including leaders of service learning initiatives, students and external...
Dentists in Primary Schools – Students making a difference
Article written by Samuel Hurley, Social Responsibility and Public Engagement Intern Greater Manchester has one of the worst rates of child dental decay in the UK, with 1 in 3 children under 5 experiencing dental decay. Additionally, dental extractions are the leading...
Dentistry across continents: Rejuvenating an international partnership.
With numerous partnerships across the world, the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health prides itself on its global reach. Through collaboration, we exchange ideas and expertise for the benefit of wider society.Raj Ariyaratnam, Professor of Dental Education and...
Humanising Dentistry in Manchester and beyond
It’s a stark fact that in the UK, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to have poor oral health, The University of Manchester is working to better serve these communities and reduce these inequalities. Humanising Dentistry is an umbrella...
FBMH at the Making a Difference Awards 2023
Article written by Natalie Liddle, Senior Engagement Officer. Institutionally recognised as the ‘Oscars of the University’, the annual Making a Difference awards are free to enter and open to all staff, students, alumni and external partners across the...
Dentistry conference celebrates 10 year anniversary
Article written by Samuel Hurley, Social Responsibility and Public Engagement Intern. Celebrating its milestone 10-year anniversary, the latest ‘DentMan’ conference, a student led event which demonstrates and celebrates how dental students can make a difference, took...