The Latest Breaking News from the University of Manchester

Has graphene been a resounding success or a damp squib? As is so often the case, the reality is somewhere in between.

Twenty years ago this October, two physicists at the University of Manchester, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, published a groundbreaking paper on the “electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films”. Their work described the extraordinary electronic properties of graphene, a crystalline form of carbon equivalent to a single layer…

Exclusive: Federation of Clinical Registries warns new system still exposes patients’ private records to further criminal hacks

Neighbouring institutions submit more than 100 legal challenges against use of Greater Manchester trademarks

Contrary to other recent research, study finds no evidence of decline – but conclusions disputed by other fertility experts

Exams have been disrupted at Whitworth Hall after protesters barricaded themselves in the building

Scientists engineer the 'purest ever silicon' to build reliable qubits that can be manufactured to the size of a pinhead on a chip and power million-qubit quantum computers in the future.

Researchers say issue ‘urgently needs scrutiny’ after rap and drill music used as evidence cases covering 252 defendants over three years

Reduced snow cover and altering vegetation patterns in the Alps, both caused by climate change, are having significant combined effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the high mountains. Read further on Dynamite News: