News | Thursday, 20th December 2018
#McrMet2018: March and April's news in review
Highlights of the University's successes in 2018
To mark the end of 2018 and celebrate the New Year, we are looking back at some of the biggest news stories from across Manchester Metropolitan University throughout the year.
March
At the beginning of March, the University launched a brand new advanced 3D printing hub – PrintCity. The workshop, based in The Shed, boasts state-of-the-art printers that can create virtually anything through additive manufacturing and exemplifies the vision of the Government's Industrial Strategy 4.0.
Pioneering rugby league club Toronto Wolfpack – whose UK base is Manchester Metropolitan University's Platt Lane Sports Complex – set up a player development project with the University to nurture young athletes on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, funding from the Try for Change initiative, a partnership between Sport Relief and England Rugby, saw the beginning of a University project working to teach young people from Greater Manchester how to play rugby in an effort to raise aspirations and improve low self-esteem.
Also supporting young people through Sport Relief funding was the University’s Getting Out For Good programme that allows young women in Manchester to take part in activities, such as boxing, drama, film, football and mentoring sessions, where they can learn new skills, improve their self-confidence, meet others like themselves, and work towards a qualification. The project was showcased as part of this year’s Sport Relief coverage.
And finally, the Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) featured in the top ten of the world’s best in the QS Subject Rankings 2018 for its third consecutive year. The prestigious rankings highlight 200 of the world’s top-performing universities and is based upon academic and employer education and research impact.
April
In April, Manchester Metropolitan was delighted to announce that Guy Garvey, Elbow’s frontman, would be joining Manchester Writing School as a Visiting Professor of Songwriting. As part of his Visiting Professorship, he will offer a masterclass in writing for music in order to share this expertise with the next generation of talented young creative writers at Manchester Metropolitan.
Research highlights for the month included Dr Kirstine Szifris’ study, which found that teaching philosophy in prison improves inmate behaviour and self-esteem. She found that the experience of profound Socratic philosophical debate helped tackle macho inmate culture and aid rehabilitation among prisoners in a maximum security jail.
Meanwhile, academics from the University’s Business School explained five ways to save the high street as part of their High Street UK 2020 project and Manchester School of Architecture kickstarted their research looking into the housing needs of older people. The aim of the project was to make Greater Manchester the UK’s first age-friendly city region.
Look back to January and February's news in review
Look ahead to May and June's news in review
