UK has more tornadoes per area than any other country, say Manchester University
The UK has more tornadoes per area than any other country, according to new data from Manchester University.
Check out that dinosaur-ass! Prehistoric diet sees reptile shed 22,000kg of belly fat
The herbivorous Dreadnoughtus was once thought to have weighed 60,000kg but it appears those estimations were wrong and the dinosaur may have weighed a mere 38,000kg, according to the University of Manchester.
Manchester breakthrough in hunt for cure of world’s most common kidney disease
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder where fluid filled cysts grow in kidneys and destroy normal renal tissue.
Manchester Uni experts issue warning against Tory ‘blanket approach’ to seven-day NHS
A paper authored by University of Manchester health economists suggests the Conservative government’s proposed plans for introducing a seven-day NHS service is not the most cost-effective means of doing so.
Who’s ya daddy? Manchester lecturer solves 350-year-old Pepys diary mystery
Pepys wrote in his famous diary of the girl born in 1662 whose paternal parentage has been unknown until now.
Walking the beat: GMP welcome volunteers for Give and Gain day
Greater Manchester Police are celebrating the positive impact of volunteering in a special event taking place today.
New voice for Manchester’s Roma gypsy community to stop ‘dependency on others’
Manchester’s Roma community are soon to be given a new voice through a project aiming to dispel negative perceptions and stop them ‘being dependent on others’.
General Election 2015: 12,000 new voters register in Manchester in last month
A breakdown of the figures released by Manchester City Council this week show that of the 363,005 people are eligible to vote in the local elections, 48,397 people have been registered since December 2014 with 12,014 signed up in the last month alone.
Twitter and Facebook users need grasp of defamation law, says Manchester solicitor
Social media users should take extra care about what they post online in case of exposing themselves to potential libel action, according to a Manchester solicitor.
Three men, one post, your vote: Man Uni announce nominees for Chancellor
As anticipation for the General Election result builds across the country, three men prepare to battle it out for a prestigious and time-honoured role… Chancellor of the University of Manchester.
Manchester University find tree growth gene that could help reduce carbon levels
High carbon levels in the atmosphere could eventually be reduced thanks to Manchester University scientists discovering genes that control the growth of trees.