2025 Issue
The University of Manchester Summer 2025 magazine spotlights the people in our community – near and far – who are making an impact and shaping the future for the better.
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Judith Sear: The Life and Impact of the Sear Family
Manchester alumna Judith Sear established the Sear Family Cancer Research Fund after losing her son, Jason, to adrenal cancer. In this interview, Judith explains how Jason’s diagnosis was the driving force behind a $1.3 million (approximately £1 million) donation to our university, and her hopes for the difference the funding will make.
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Foreword: Dear Manchester
As a Londoner, I wanted to go to a big city for university – I needed somewhere vibrant, energetic and community-driven. Manchester ticked all the ...
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2025: Celebrating Milestones
In 2025 several of our partner institutes and centres are celebrating important anniversaries. From understanding the cosmic universe, to mitigating climate change and nurturing tomorrow’s ...
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Ed O’Brien Musician – Activist and Honorary Mancunian
Winners of four Ivor Novello Awards, three Grammys and the joint most-nominated act in Mercury Prize history, Radiohead remain among the most revered bands in ...
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Enriqueta Rylands: Illuminating a Hidden Philanthropist
Enriqueta Rylands, lover of literature and pioneer of accessible culture, was instrumental in the foundation and legacy of one of Manchester’s most iconic institutions. Here ...
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In Conversation: Innovation at Manchester
Innovation is everywhere and can mean different things to different people. We spoke to four of the University’s innovation leaders – John Holden, Lou Cordwell, ...
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Simon Johnson: A Nobel Mind
The 26th Nobel laureate to come out of The University of Manchester, Professor Simon Johnson, talks to us about his drive to better understand the ...
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Professor Duncan Ivison: ‘Collaboration is our superpower and we need to lean into it’
A year into his Presidency and Vice-Chancellorship, Professor Duncan Ivison is firmly focused on the future. He tells us about his vision for Manchester’s next ...
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Dr Pep Guardiola: A Manchester story
At 54, Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola is considered by many as one of the greatest football managers of all time. In the nine years he’s spent ...
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The Past, Present, and Future of Computer Intelligence
Manchester’s Dr Omar Rivasplata, Senior Lecturer in Machine Learning, discusses the importance of the concepts the mathematician and computer scientist proposed in shaping computer intelligence ...
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The Lost Music of Auschwitz: The Notes That Survived
Dr Leo Geyer has been on a remarkable journey – taking him from music undergraduate at The University of Manchester to the driving force behind ...