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Student wins place at prestigious Milan event

Events industry competition success

18 Nov 2024
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Esteemed criminologist Lady Edwina Grosvenor leads debate on UK prison crisis

Prison reform campaigner asks ‘what’s next for prison reform?’

14 Nov 2024
Lady Edwina Grosvenor
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Six contemporary romance book deal for English lecturer

Dr Kirsty Bunting signs three-year deal with Boldwood Books

14 Nov 2024
Kirsty Bunting
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Benefits of hydrotherapy on severe muscular disease to be explored in new project

Research will help improve lives of those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

14 Nov 2024
The project will continue to develop the knowledge and research on DMD
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Students work on ‘Club to Catwalk’ at Manchester’s iconic Homobloc

Runway extravaganza put on by student creatives in collaboration with Manchester Fashion Movement

13 Nov 2024
Homobloc
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Poems on trans identity and faith shortlisted for prestigious poetry prize

Rachel Mann’s second collection ‘Eleanor Among the Saints’ shortlisted for T.S. Eliot Prize

12 Nov 2024
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Spotlight on University’s role in tackling inequalities

Part of the 200th anniversary celebrations

11 Nov 2024
First Gen
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Students work with Great British Sewing Bee star on sustainable banners for the Design for Planet Festival

Patrick Grant’s Community Clothing offcuts make thought-provoking installation

7 Nov 2024
Patrick Grant

Podcast

Podcast

August 2024 - preparing for the Paralympic Games with Dame Sarah Storey

We catch up with Manchester Met visiting professor and honorary graduate Dame Sarah Storey, who is part of the Paralympic cycling squad for Paris 2024

14 Aug 2024
Dame Sarah Storey
Podcast

July 2024 - Olympic Games special

We meet Irish track cyclist, Olympic hopeful and Manchester Met Alumna, Alice Sharpe, and look at the impact genes have on athletic performance

15 Jul 2024
MetCast
Podcast

June 2024 — Making our mark at the box office, meeting the Creative Director of Max Mara, and Monique Roffey's new novel, Passiontide

We explore how Manchester Metropolitan innovates and shapes the film, media, fashion, literature, art and design industries

25 Jun 2024
Actors Morfydd Clark and Matt Smith standing next to each other amongst a group of people in a scene from Andrew Hurley's film, Starve Acre. The text MetCast is displayed on the bottom left corner of the image.

Opinion

Opinion

Euro 2024: why the three Nations League qualifiers deserve their place among the 24 teams

The debate on integrity and fairness behind the European Championships

14 Jun 2024
munich football
Opinion

Swifts delayed by cold and wet springs face mounting problems as the climate changes

Dr Alex Lees explains the effect of a changing climate on the behaviour of swifts

10 May 2024
Swift
Opinion

Dungeons and Dragons at 50: how the role-playing game may soon be used as a form of therapy

Dr Sören Henrich explores the potential mental health benefits of the cult game

22 Apr 2024
Dungeons and dragons
Opinion

Olympic Games 2024: France faces serious hurdles in the race to create a meaningful legacy

How the Olympics could help project a vision of a new France

12 Apr 2024
Paris Olympics

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