Find A Better Way, the charity founded by Sir Bobby Charlton to improve the lives of individuals and communities around the world affected by landmines, will host a visit of prominent Westminster MPs at the University of Manchester today.

Older people who self-harm are at much greater risk of suicide than both the general population and younger adults who self-harm, a new study has found.

Solava Ibrahim, University of Manchester. She is a Research Fellow at the University's Brooks World Poverty Institute.

The vast majority of the millions of microwave ovens thrown away every year could be easily fixed and reused, according to University of Manchester research.

A fourteenth-century Jewish masterpiece, painstakingly preserved by experts at The University of Manchester's John Rylands Library, is launched on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch this week.

Six of the UK's top science fiction writers are calling for scientists and the creative community to work more closely together to improve the credibility of their work.

India's Bollywood stars have turned to new media in huge numbers to be closer to their fans as part of a radical transformation of the industry in its quest for greater audiences.

Scientists have discovered an Achilles heel within our cells that bacteria are able to exploit to cause and spread infection.

Obese women are more likely to be discriminated against when applying for jobs and receive lower starting salaries than their non-overweight colleagues, a new study has found.

The Government should act urgently to stop the widespread abuse of foreign workers, say crime experts at The University of Manchester.

UK cities must take more urgent and integrated action to adapt to our changing climate, according to some of the region's leading businesses and public sector representatives.

Some foreign medical teams need to improve the way they respond to future disasters, according to an analysis of the devastating January 2010 Haiti earthquake.

University of Manchester researchers are beginning work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste.

A joint project between the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield for a New Nuclear Build and Manufacturing (NNUMAN) programme has been awarded £4m funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to research innovative manufacturing for the future of the UK's nuclear power supply.