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Manchester MBA students turn business idea into snack startup heading for 20+ retailers

Monday, August 24, 2026

Full-time MBA students and business partners Tom Minnock and Aaron Tonjang share how the Manchester MBA helped turn an early idea into ChewChew: a health-focused snack startup. >>

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Register for the University of Manchester Innovation Festival 2026

Friday, August 21, 2026

The University of Manchester's inaugural Innovation Festival brings together researchers, educators, innovators, entrepreneurs and partners from across the University's innovation ecosystem. >>

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Humanising digital services in the charity sector

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

A project to improve digitalisation in the charity sector led to a rethinking of the entire research process which has wider lessons for academia. >>

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New guidance helps retailers prevent and manage violence against staff

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

AMBS, in collaboration with the Retail Trust, has launched best-practice guidance to help retailers prevent and manage violence and aggression in the workplace – offering a comprehensive, evidence-based framework tailored specifically to retail environments. >>

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National Forum launches report on measuring workplace health and wellbeing

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work, which is based at AMBS, has launched a report on how organisations can more effectively measure health and wellbeing within the workplace. >>

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Eli and Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2019: Winners Announced

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Two new technology businesses share this year’s £70,000 prize for novel applications of graphene and other 2D materials.

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Enterprise
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The University of Manchester strengthens enterprise and innovation capability with Masood Enterprise Centre investment

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The University of Manchester is further strengthening its enterprise and innovation capability by bringing together the Masood Enterprise Centre and the Innovation Optimiser Team, previously based in UMI3, and investing in two new academic appointments.

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Enterprise, School
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Masood Enterprise School creates business ideas for solving social problems in Grange-over-Sands

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

The Masood Enterprise Centres Enterprise Summer School took place over four days in Grange-over-Sands last week with 30 postgraduate students from around the university aiming to identify business opportunities based on social problems in the area.

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Enterprise
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The “Chunhui Cup” Oversea Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

The “Chunhui Cup” – the national Chinese Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition – is the most prestigious and influential entrepreneurial competition in China, jointly organised by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology.

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Enterprise
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Kickstarter Fund now open for applications to support student start-ups

Monday, June 3, 2019

The Masood Enterprise Centre is launching its Kickstarter Fund. The £25K fund will be part of a support package to test and develop early-stage business ideas. The aim is to create more successful start-ups from the ideas developed by students across the University.

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Enterprise
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