Category: Guest Authors

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Our graduates are making a difference across Greater Manchester

by Zachary Macpherson | Jul 3, 2025 | Guest Authors

As we prepare to welcome thousands of students and their families to our graduation ceremonies next week, we celebrate the lasting impact our graduates are making across Greater Manchester and beyond. The University is a place where academic excellence meets social...

Progress with the Environmental Sustainability agenda in FBMH: June 2025 update

by Zachary Macpherson | Jun 4, 2025 | Guest Authors

Blog by Dr Maggy Fostier, FBMH Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability. Welcome to the 6th edition of the FBMH Environmental Sustainability (ES) Good Newsletter. It is packed full of inspiring news. The University is progressing well with its ES agenda, and we...

How I identified and mapped 1000+ trees in the Fallowfield Campus

by Zachary Macpherson | Mar 10, 2025 | Environmental Sustainability (ES), Guest Authors, Student blogs on ES

Blog by Athena Lam, final-year undergraduate student in Biology If you look closely at a satellite image of the Fallowfield Campus, you may spot a small rectangular plot, sandwiched between Richmond Park and Uttley House. This is the Firs Botanical Grounds, home to...

Accelerating Action for Women’s Health and Equality

by Zachary Macpherson | Feb 26, 2025 | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Guest Authors

Written by Dr Omolade Allen, Lecturer in Global Health Research, for our International Women’s Day issue of the Faculty Newsletter. As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we embrace this year’s theme: ‘Accelerate Action’. This is a call to push forward in...

The School of Health Sciences Promotes Environmental Sustainability at Welcome Week

by Zachary Macpherson | Nov 19, 2024 | Environmental Sustainability (ES), Guest Authors

Blog by Harriet Bickley, Research AssociateIn September, the School of Health Sciences Environmental Sustainability group held its fourth annual Welcome Week Stall. As per the University’s guidance on sustainable giveaways at events, we kept to our tried and tested...

Success for FBMH laboratory equipment rehoming initiative – LabGoods4Reuse

by Zachary Macpherson | Nov 19, 2024 | Environmental Sustainability (ES), Guest Authors

LEAF requires optimising the sharing and rehoming of resources. Earlier this year the FBMH Technical Operations team officially launched the Faculty’s LabGoods4Reuse (LG4R) scheme. This initiative was developed to improve sustainability within FBMH laboratories by...

LEAF: The Molecular Cellular Function division is chilling up…

by Zachary Macpherson | Nov 11, 2024 | Environmental Sustainability (ES), Guest Authors

Blog by Lydia Wunderley, LEAF and 6R champion, heading the Faculty’s recycling working group. Following on from the Manchester Institute for Cancer Research blog, nine principal investigators (PIs) from the Molecular Cellular Function division have turned their ULT...

Food for thought: Let’s tackle food waste – community fridges, useful apps and Bee Circular

by Zachary Macpherson | Nov 7, 2024 | Environmental Sustainability (ES), Guest Authors

Blog by Dr Maggy Fostier, Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability The University of Manchester is committed to improving the sustainability of food and drink on campus via several initiatives listed on our website. These cover ethical and responsible sourcing,...

News from a sustainable NHS on our doorstep: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

by Zachary Macpherson | Nov 7, 2024 | Environmental Sustainability (ES), Guest Authors

Blog by Sarah Hewett - Sustainability Officer - Email: Sarah.Hewett@mft.nhs.uk Twitter (X): @MFTgreen Greener NHS Context In October 2020, the NHS became the world’s first health service to commit to reaching carbon net zero, in response to the profound and...

Latest News from the Firs Botanical Grounds

by Zachary Macpherson | Nov 5, 2024 | Environmental Sustainability (ES), Guest Authors

Blog by Megan O’Dowd, Apprentice Horticultural Technician at the Firs Botanical Grounds You might not have heard of The Firs - a hidden gem nestled within the Fallowfield Campus. Historically Joseph Whitworth’s back garden, it now serves many purposes,...

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