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Distance covered and the journey ahead

We have adapted quickly; now we are preparing to play a vital role in the post-Covid recovery, writes Vice-Chancellor Professor Malcolm Press

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How cashless payments can safeguard the future of the hospitality industry

New research will produce a toolkit for businesses going cashless in a COVID-19 economy

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Historian helps family of UK’s oldest Coronavirus victim find baby sister’s grave

Michala Hulme featured in ITV Granada Reports investigation into two pandemic deaths a century apart

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UK needs a ‘transformational’ green economic rescue package – here’s what it looks like

Policy paper suggests ways to bolster nation’s recovery while helping address climate change

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Coronavirus: Contact-tracing app – will it work for you and how can it be improved?

Yonghong Peng, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, considers the app's limitations and suggests improvements

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How Coronavirus could usher in a new ‘golden age’ of rail travel

Marcus Mayers and Professor David Bamford explain how the rail industry can meet the challenges ahead

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Prisons to make vital medical scrubs for the NHS as part of Manchester Metropolitan University-led appeal

Production has started on thousands of medical scrubs using design template from Manchester Fashion Institute

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Young people’s perspectives on lockdown and loneliness explored in arts study

Project, run with partner 42nd Street, is called Left On Read

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Coronavirus: What can we learn from Victorian attitudes to contagion?

19th century Gothic literature expert Dr Emma Liggins reflects on historic struggles with disease

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Coronavirus: Challenges and opportunities for business life after lockdown

Banking and finance professor joins experts to consider how SMEs can transition as life returns to normal

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Marginalised yet vulnerable: The impact of COVID-19 on young people in the youth justice system

Professor Hannah Smithson says the current lockdown restrictions are likely to increase the risk of harm

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Coronavirus: Celebrating VE Day in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic

Historian Dr Sam Edwards on the lessons we can learn from 75 years ago

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Anticipating the future of clothing retail on the High Street

Maria Malone and Dr Steve Millington consider the post-pandemic outlook for clothing shops

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Covidist manifesto: how to tackle the UK’s pandemic economic crisis

Coronavirus has exposed fragility and inadequacy of welfare state, warns new policy paper

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Coronavirus: North West Film Archive share favourite footage and films online

The #NWFADailyReel aims to lift people’s spirits and take a trip down memory lane

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