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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 ...
Solving the world’s most urgent problems
July 2022 Issue Words by Vicky Taylor-Plane Illustration by Jane Naylor The University has a strong tradition of delivering innovation and positive change, creating benefits ...
Greater Manchester graduates
July 2022 Issue Words by Anna Pintus Images by Jill Jennings and Pete Carr The University of Manchester’s graduates are the most sought after by ...
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 ...