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• The University of Manchester and Amentum expand strategic partnership on world-changing technologies

  17 Apr 2025

  The University of Manchester has expanded its collaboration with Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions,...

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• Manchester Academic selected as a member of the UK Young Academy

  21 Mar 2025

  A University of Manchester academic has been selected as a member of the UK Young Academy - an interdisciplinary network of early-career professionals...

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• The University of Manchester leads £5m hub to support national nuclear waste strategy

  4 Mar 2025

  The next generation of experts needed to safely and securely manage the UK’s legacy nuclear materials will be trained by The Universities of ...

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• The University of Manchester awarded key role in multi-million-pound LIBRTI Fusion Fuel Development Project

  27 Feb 2025

  The University of Manchester is proud to announce its role in the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) new Lithium Breeding Tritium ...

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• Doctoral training to develop the next generation of fusion energy experts

  25 Feb 2025

  A dedicated Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Fusion Engineering will start educating its first cohort of students in September 2025, equipping ...

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• PhD position at The University of Manchester at Harwell

  30 Jan 2025

  The project offers great opportunities to acquire expertise in modelling interacting spin systems, neutron scattering and advanced data analysis. ...

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• Renewables and nuclear must work together to reach net zero, new report argues

  14 Nov 2024

  Nuclear energy should play an important role in the UK’s net zero future, according to a new report authored by experts from the Dalton Nuclear ...

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• Four Manchester Professors recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list

  14 Jun 2024

  Four professors from The University of Manchester have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of their extraordinary ...

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• Manchester researchers awarded prestigious funding to pursue projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs

  11 Apr 2024

  Seven leading Manchester researchers are being awarded highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) advanced grants.

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• University awarded £30 million to train the next generation of science and engineering researchers through four new Centres for Doctoral Training

  12 Mar 2024

  The University of Manchester has been awarded £30 million funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for four Centres ...

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• Dalton Nuclear Institute Appoints Zara Hodgson as New Director

  12 Feb 2024

  The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute is delighted to welcome Professor Zara Hodgson as its new Director, effective from 15 ...

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• MoU signed for collaborative nuclear research and development

  2 Feb 2024

  The Dalton Nuclear Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian company Kinectrics, a global provider of nuclear lifecycle ...

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• University of Manchester awarded UKAEA funding for fusion development

  15 Dec 2023

  The University of Manchester has been awarded £1.3m by the UK Atomic Energy Authority for the development of lithium technologies for fusion.

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• Mayor Andy Burnham visits Dalton Nuclear Institute

  17 Nov 2023

  The Dalton Nuclear Institute recently welcomed Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, onto its Manchester campus to discuss nuclear research at ...

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• University of Manchester to lead Sellafield’s new Centre of Expertise in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

  9 Nov 2023

  The University of Manchester will lead an academic consortium to support Sellafield’s new Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Centre of Expertise.

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• Dalton Nuclear Institute win top Academy award for its work in nuclear decommissioning

  25 Oct 2023

  The Dalton Nuclear Institute at The University of Manchester has won the 2023 Bhattacharyya Award in recognition of its “stellar” ...

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• Dalton in running for Bhattacharyya Award

  20 Sep 2023

  The Dalton Nuclear Institute is one of six entries shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s prestigious Bhattacharyya Award, which ...

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• Dalton Nuclear Institute is Inclusion and Diversity Trailblazer

  8 Jun 2023

  The Dalton Nuclear Institute is delighted to be the first Academic Partner of Inclusion and Diversity in Nuclear (IDN)

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• The University of Manchester launches new robotics research centre to support a net zero future

  25 May 2023

  A new international research centre designed to create robotics and autonomous systems that will play a key role in the climate response has been ...

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