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Chair of International Business at Alliance Manchester Business School Professor Timothy Michael Devinney has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK’s leading national body for the humanities and social sciences.

An academic and a corresponding team from »¨½·Ö±²¥ have been announced as finalists for the acclaimed Manchester Prize.   

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been awarded an honorary degree by »¨½·Ö±²¥, recognising his extraordinary contribution to the city over nine years on and off the pitch.

»¨½·Ö±²¥ is celebrating a momentous occasion as the city of Manchester receives international acclaim with not one, but two prestigious UNESCO designations.  

Manchester Museum has been recognised as one of Europe’s leading museums after winning the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2025. 

On Thursday, 8 May »¨½·Ö±²¥ hosted its annual Making a Difference Awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the inspiring social responsibility achievements of staff, students, alumni and external partners. 

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - the UK’s largest funder of economic, social, behavioural and human data science - has appointed »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Professor Cecilia Wong as a member of its Council. 

Professor Jackie Carter from »¨½·Ö±²¥ has been recognised with a prestigious Culture Shift Award for her exceptional leadership and commitment to advancing disability inclusion within higher education.

An unprecedented five academics from »¨½·Ö±²¥ have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. 

Four academics from the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health have been appointed as National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators, in recognition of their leading and transformative research.  

»¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Professor Joyce Tyldesley OBE has won the 2025 Archaeologist of the Year award, as voted for by readers of Current Archaeology magazine.

»¨½·Ö±²¥ has been awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Award, which will provide significant funding to support PhD students in arts and humanities disciplines, strengthening the university’s …

Researchers at »¨½·Ö±²¥ are celebrating after receiving two prestigious awards from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).

A research team led by »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Dr Jonathan Ritson has been awarded a prestigious Bezos Earth Fund Greenhouse Gas Removal Ideation Prize for their research into enhancing carbon capture and reducing methane emissions through …

»¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Professor Gary Younge has been named as the recipient of a prestigious Robert B. Silvers Award in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the field of journalism. 

A University of Manchester professor has been recognised in the King’s 2025 New Year Honours List. Professor Yaojun Li, a distinguished researcher and educator at »¨½·Ö±²¥, has been made an OBE for his exceptional for services to …

»¨½·Ö±²¥'s Professor Claire Alexander has been announced as this year’s winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award.

»¨½·Ö±²¥ is the proud recipient of two awards from Times Higher Education in recognition of its outstanding support to students and STEM research.

Ecobelt Ltd, a University partner, has won an award from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in recognition of its use of sustainable materials innovation to reach net-zero.

Manchester Museum has been announced as one of the nominees for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2025.

»¨½·Ö±²¥ and its Students’ Union have been shortlisted in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Awards in the Outstanding Support for Students category, in recognition of the University’s response to the cost-of-living …

»¨½·Ö±²¥ will partner two new projects which have the capacity to transform science and technology.

The Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health at »¨½·Ö±²¥ has been awarded a major new Doctoral Landscape Award from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to fund PhD training in the biosciences.

The University has been awarded the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds – the UK’s student mental health charity. 

»¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) has been awarded the Athena Swan Silver Award. The Charter is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research.

»¨½·Ö±²¥ has achieved the highest possible score for its work with intellectual property and commercialisation, research partnerships and public and community engagement in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework rating by …

»¨½·Ö±²¥ is proud to share that Dr Bovinille Anye Cho has been announced as a recipient of the prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship (CDF).

A University of Manchester scientist has been awarded the prestigious Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society for his work documenting the history of biology as both an author and a broadcaster.

»¨½·Ö±²¥ has been shortlisted for three Times Higher Education (THE) Awards, reinforcing our commitment to academic excellence, innovation and community.

»¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s teaching staff are celebrating two prestigious national award wins, the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) and an appointment to the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.