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Jodrell Bank demonstrates live radar observations of satellites and space debris

Radio astronomers and radar experts have teamed up to demonstrate how powerful radio telescopes, including the 76-m Lovell ...
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Rutherford descendants donate historic barony scroll to The University of Manchester

The descendants of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Lord Ernest Rutherford have donated the historic Barony of Rutherford scroll ...
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From Homer to Hollywood: The Manchester Odyssey goes on public display as The John Rylands Library showcases its special collections on the global stage

Copied in Egypt in the 3rd century CE, when readers were beginning to abandon scrolls for bound pages, this rare, 1,700-year-old parchment manuscript tells the story of Odysseus’ homecoming and the ...
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Fragmented system hampering UK response to economic crime, researchers find

A new study from The University of Manchester has offered the most comprehensive look to date at how the UK coordinates its ...
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Manchester air quality data helps reveal growing health and energy risks from Saharan dust

Data collected at The University of Manchester's Air Quality Supersite has contributed to a major international study showing ...
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Researchers challenge evidence behind high-profile parental alienation study

Paste Researchers from Manchester and Canada have shown that the claim by the authors of a study published earlier this year, ...
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The King of the North and the ‘Manchester Model’ – a media round-up

Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom today.Styled as ‘King of the North’ for his successes as Mayor of ...
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‘Toxic waste’ build-up in the brain may be driving dementia and ALS

University of Manchester scientists have uncovered evidence that a build-up of a common body waste product in the brain could ...
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Refugee’s amazing journey from war zone to graduation

A woman who fled Liberia’s brutal civil war as a young adult, lost both parents and spent years living in refugee camps is to ...
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Manchester Geography research informs OECD toolkit for adopting ideas from other cities

Cristina Temenos, Professor of Human Geography in SEED, contributed as an academic expert on policy mobilities research to ...
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New learning tool speeds up search for 2D quantum materials

This research was published in the journal Science Advances.Discovery of flat-band 2D materials via physics-informed scoring ...
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University honours seven outstanding individuals with honorary degrees

The University of Manchester has awarded honorary degrees to seven distinguished individuals in recognition of their ...