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Manchester is one of 123 global cities named climate action leader on CDP 2022 A List
For the second year in a row, Manchester has been recognised by CDP as one of 123 cities across the globe that is taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency, despite the pressures of a challenging global economic situation. Greater Manchester is...
Lonely Planet Heralds the ‘Renaissance City of Manchester’ in Best in Travel 2023 List
Global travel authority Lonely Planet has today unveiled its top destinations to visit in 2023, with Manchester making the cut as one of 30 must-visit locations. Manchester is the only UK city to feature in the Best in Travel 2023 list, which also includes...
High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult signs MOU with Greater Manchester to provide £1.7bn manufacturing boost
High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult will provide a £1.7bn manufacturing boost which will expand and diversify the Greater Manchester Economy, according to new research. This includes the attraction and retention of an additional £1.2bn high tech foreign direct...
Manchester STEM Education Provider The Blair Project Secures UKRI Funding to Drive Diverse Talent Pipeline
The Blair Project, a Black-owned STEM education provider based in Manchester, has been named one of the 16 UK-wide projects to share £4 million of funding from the Driving the Electric Revolution challenge, delivered by Innovate UK for UK Research and Innovation...
Electricity North West to bring Future Energy Roadshow to Greater Manchester to help accelerate Net Zero transition
Electricity North West is taking its teams on the road to meet with businesses and communities in a Future Energy Roadshow. As the region’s network operator, Electricity North West is playing a key role in this energy revolution. It aims to make sure Greater...
Business Secretary announces £95m boost to develop advanced materials in visit to Manchester’s Henry Royce Institute
Business Secretary Grant Shapps announced a £95m boost to develop the super-materials of the future during a visit to Manchester’s Henry Royce Institute. Grant Shapps visited the institute, based at the University of Manchester on Thursday 3 November, in his first...