2026
14
July
2026
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11:05
Europe/London
The John Rylands Library will exhibit on public display one of its most extraordinary treasures from 15 July 2026, bringing visitors face-to-face with the oldest surviving copy of Homer's Odyssey in book form anywhere in the world. The display, The …
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14
July
2026
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10:27
Europe/London
The University of and The Jeremy Coller Foundation launch new competition to support early-stage ventures utilising AI for the benefit of people and society.
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14
July
2026
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10:02
Europe/London
Though thousands of women in the United States step forward to donate their eggs each year, startling new research led by The University of in the UK reveals only a tiny fraction ever make it through the rigorous selection process.
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14
July
2026
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08:50
Europe/London
A Halifax father whose daughter was stillborn is preparing to take on what is expected to be his toughest endurance challenge yet – walking 260 lengths of the Ancient Stadium of Rhodes in Greece under the relentless Greek summer sun in a fundraiser …
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13
July
2026
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16:42
Europe/London
The University of hosted the launch of the new Defence Universities Alliance (DUA), a major UK-wide partnership designed to strengthen collaboration between universities, government and industry on research, innovation and skills.
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13
July
2026
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13:37
Europe/London
A newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Creative , Tokyo University of the Arts Art-Based Communication Platform for Co-Creation to Build a Convivial Society (commonly known as the “Art-Based Communication Platform for …
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13
July
2026
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12:15
Europe/London
A new international research project led by The University of supported by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, The University of Warwick, Cardiff University, National University of Singapore, and the …
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13
July
2026
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12:02
Europe/London
The annual Methods@ Summer School returned last week, bringing researchers together to meet and connect with one another while exchanging ideas and gaining new social science and humanities methods skills. Delegates travelled from across …
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13
July
2026
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09:30
Europe/London
A Netflix adaptation helped transform Heartstopper from a popular graphic novel into a global mainstream publishing success, according to new research from The University of and Princeton University.
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10
July
2026
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13:10
Europe/London
The University of Innovation Factory has launched four new University spinout companies into its growing portfolio, continuing a strong year of translating world-leading research into businesses with the potential to deliver real-world …
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10
July
2026
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12:47
Europe/London
More than 140 guests gathered at Alliance Business School on 30 June for a special event with Bank of England economists and authors Rupal Patel and Jack Leslie, celebrating the publication of their new …
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10
July
2026
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10:00
Europe/London
A new study led by University of scientists has revealed that brighter, more consistent daytime light exposure could be key to earlier bedtimes, better‑quality sleep, and deeper rest.
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10
July
2026
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00:01
Europe/London
Experts call for national connected data model to transform children's services and boost UK economy
A new report shows how proven approaches already working in Northern England can be scaled nationally to address the urgent need for better data sharing across children’s services
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09
July
2026
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16:21
Europe/London
A new publication sharing the life stories of a group of older south Asian men living in North has been published at a celebration event at the Guidance Hub in Cheetham Hill. Khidmat: Our Stories has …
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09
July
2026
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12:20
Europe/London
A new physics-informed machine-learning method could help researchers find two-dimensional materials with unusual electronic properties more quickly and with fewer calculations.
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09
July
2026
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11:11
Europe/London
Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations, which includes the University of , that carried out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific …
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09
July
2026
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10:41
Europe/London
The Institute of Innovation Research hosted the R&D Management Conference 2026 in , attracting over 600 global delegates to explore innovation amid technological disruption. This event marked the conference's return to its …
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09
July
2026
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07:38
Europe/London
Developed to make the Mark I’s magnetic drum more reliable, code became a lasting digital standard – helping computers and communications systems keep data moving clearly and in time.
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09
July
2026
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07:37
Europe/London
Before computers became everyday objects, they were room-sized curiosities known mostly through newspaper stories of “electronic brains”. In 1951, the Ferranti Mark I helped turn that strange new idea into something real.
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Researchers hosted by The University of have secured eight Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships under the 2025 Horizon Europe call, underlining the international strength of its research environment and …
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08
July
2026
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07:52
Europe/London
University of researchers have identified which opioids are most likely to be associated with respiratory depression, in a major new study.
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08
July
2026
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07:00
Europe/London
Following the announcement of changes to Cancer Research UK (CRUK)’s Open Access policy, the Library’s Office for Open Research has developed a coordinated package of support for CRUK-funded researchers at The University of . From October …
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07
July
2026
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20:28
Europe/London
Researchers have developed a catalyst system that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into ethanol using stable, commercially available catalyst precursors, offering a potential route towards lower-cost industrial production.
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07
July
2026
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15:04
Europe/London
Staff and students from the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) joined local community members to mark Refugee Week for a workshop bringing people together and exploring belonging through food, creativity and …
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07
July
2026
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11:36
Europe/London
Liverpool’s year as the first UN Climate Change Accelerator City has shown that the cultural sector can be a powerful driver of climate action, but cities need the right expertise, data, governance and infrastructure to deliver lasting change, …
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07
July
2026
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11:17
Europe/London
astronomers are celebrating the launch of the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) which began last week from a mountaintop in Chile.
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07
July
2026
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07:27
Europe/London
Breakthrough research led by scientists in has identified a new drug combination that could improve outcomes for thousands of patients with lung cancer driven by a rare type of KRAS mutation, offering hope for patients worldwide with this …
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06
July
2026
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14:49
Europe/London
The University of ’s Office for Open Research (OOR) has had a productive second quarter of 2026, delivering a wide range of initiatives that strengthen our services, advance strategic priorities, and contribute to creation of a University …
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03
July
2026
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13:14
Europe/London
Universities need to rethink how they teach, assess and prepare students for employment as artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly important part of everyday life and work, according to a new study from The University of .
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03
July
2026
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12:09
Europe/London
On Thursday 2nd July, the ten finalists of the 2026 Ideas with Impact Awards came together in Whitworth Hall at The University of to pitch their early-stage venture plans, for the chance to win a share of £350,000 in prize funding. …
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