Where are we? Third of Mancunians can’t read map properly and rely on sat navs, claims new study
More than a third of Mancunians can’t use a map properly and need to rely on guided directions to reach their destination, according to new statistics.
I’m a Manchester scientist…get me to the Amazon! Uni team embark on rainforest trip for climate change study
Scientists from The University of Manchester will be getting the insect repellent ready and screaming ‘get me out of here’ as they venture into the Amazon rainforest to conduct pioneering research.
Crawling with dinosaurs: Jurassic Park meets A Bug’s Life in Manchester professor’s insect fossil book
Honorary lecturer at The University of Manchester Dr David Penney and researcher James E. Jepson at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany are both fellows for the Royal Entomological Society and have studied insect preservation in rock and amber.
Fishy business: Sea creature cells provide breakthrough in fight against skin cancer, say Manchester University
Fish cells have provided a breakthrough in the fight against skin cancer according to scientists from the University of Manchester.
Don’t be a stranger: Seeing the same GP on every visit could slash £1.42billion off NHS emergency care bill
If patients see the same doctor every time they visit a surgery, the NHS could save a staggering £1.42billion if changes in primary emergency care, claims a Manchester University report.
Teens guzzling sports drinks in front of TV is ‘dangerous’ and we need warning labels, says Manchester expert
Teenagers are risking damaging their health by drinking sports energy drinks while watching television – and now an expert from a Manchester university claims bottles should come with warnings.
Battle against lung cancer: Manchester’s leading researchers unite with capital to unlock disease’s secrets
Cancer Research UK is bringing together leading researchers from the University of Manchester and London in a ground-breaking Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence that launched yesterday.
Cystic Fibrosis breakthrough: Many sufferers have fungus in them, finds Manchester work experience student
Jo Armstead, along with a team from the University of Manchester, discovered that sufferers of the genetic disorder were often infected by the fungus, Aspergillus
Out of the dark: Triple black hole discovery could support Einstein theory, say Manchester University
Three supermassive black holes which orbit close together could support Albert Einstein’s theory of ‘ripples in space time’, according to the University of Manchester.
Skin cancer cure step closer as Manchester scientists mimic way cells ‘wriggle’ through body
The university researchers teamed up with Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute and King’s College London on the project
DJ Dave Haslam teams up with MOSI to explore how musical hooks can help those with Alzheimer’s
Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam swapped nightclubs for Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry to launch #HookedOnMusic, a new online game which scientists hope will aid future research into Alzheimer’s.