Connect Programme
We are investing
£700 million
in our campus to facilitate bold, world-leading
and collaborative education and research.
Building a better world together
The world is changing and so are we. At the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, we are harnessing our power in research, education, and innovation across Social Sciences and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to ignite real-world progress - within our region, for our nation and at a global scale.​​
At the heart of this journey is the spirit of connection.
STEM Connect
We are reimagining the future of STEM at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to find solutions to society's biggest challenges. By creating new state-of-the-art facilities, we can unlock collaboration and co-operation, and inspire the next generation of innovators.
Social Sciences Connect
We are elevating our world-class research and education, harnessing collaborative social scientific enquiry to address the most pressing local and global problems.
News
¹û¶³´«Ã½ rises in the rankings, again
The University has climbed one place to seventh overall in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ chemists overturn 40-year assumption about a key class of superconductor
Scientists have shown that a material treated for 40 years as a uniform, textbook superconductor is in fact a patchwork of different crystal structures throughout its bulk, using one of the latest 3D imaging techniques to see deep inside the crystal for the first time.
Scientists find that the body's warmth sensor is secretly a pain switch
¹û¶³´«Ã½ scientists have found that a sensor in our nerve endings that detects warm temperatures also plays a direct role in switching on chronic pain signals, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for conditions that affect millions of people.
Contact / Press
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