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Benedict Cumberbatch

July 2024 Issue Words by Thomas Fern and Anna Pintus Double Oscar nominated, BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning actor Benedict Cumberbatch CBE (BA Drama 1999) is …

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What’s the role of a global development institute in the 21st century?
July 2024 Issue Words by Louisa Hann Image by NASA on Unsplash As the University’s Global Development Institute (GDI) reflects on its legacy, it’s also ...
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Celebrating our bicentenary
July 2024 Issue Words by Natasha Warren Illustration by Jane Naylor 2024 is a special moment for The University of Manchester, as we reach an ...
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A future perspective: Energy
July 2024 Issue Words by Professor Alice Larkin, Enna Bartlett Illustration by Jane Naylor Manchester and energy are closely intertwined. The epicentre of the Industrial ...

The First Light Pavilion

July 2022 Issue Words by Jodrell Bank Image by Andrew Brooks Jodrell Bank Observatory, part of the University, is celebrating the opening of a new ...

Gift of Time

July 2022 Issue Words by Anna Pintus Illustration by Jane Naylor To mark the end of his tenure as our Chancellor, Lemn Sissay OBE has ...

Putting the human back into the algorithm

July 2022 Issue Words by Sami Kaski, Professor of Artificial Intelligence Image by iStock/ipopba Is AI our only hope for the future of humankind? Professor ...

A real pop-portunity

July 2022 Issue Words by Rose Brooke A first-of-its-kind pop archive has launched in Manchester, bringing with it extraordinary objects from the popular culture canon ...
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