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Category: Life Sciences and Healthcare
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide around £8 million worth of cloud computing storage access to support UK Biobank, the world’s leading biomedical database. Cloud computing company Amazon…
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A three-storey healthcare building with a roof terrace will be built on a car park owned by the University of Salford as it seeks to ramp up its delivery of healthcare service education. A car park on…
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Plans to redevelop a distinctive Manchester building as a home for entrepreneurs and SMEs - as part of the first phase of a new £1.7bn innovation district - have been approved. The ID Manchester…
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Manchester has today become a UNESCO City of Lifelong Learning, in recognition of outstanding efforts to make lifelong learning a reality for all, with The University of Manchester acting as a key…
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Degree apprenticeships are improving the lives and careers of apprentices and boosting social mobility. New analysis of the impact of Manchester Metropolitan University’s degree apprenticeship…
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Designed by AHR Architects, the clinic facility would be constructed on the Mary Seacole Building car park at the university’s Frederick Road campus. The University of Salford has today launched a…
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IN4 Group has secured over £10m in contract wins, including £6.8m from the Department for Education (DfE), to deliver innovation programmes and skills into careers and apprenticeships, which will…
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Plans for a £450m development of student accommodation, life science workspace and public realm off a major arterial route into Manchester have moved forward. The proposals have the capacity to…
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Hundreds of new roles will be coming to Manchester after the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) announced today (12 December) that it will establish its second headquarters in…
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2024 will officially be the year to get on your bike after it was confirmed Manchester has won the bid to become the ACES European Capital of Cycling. A hugely significant moment for the cycling…
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