To understand a river, you have to look closer – beneath the surface, beyond the obvious – into the life it quietly sustains. In the heart of Manchester lies one of the city’s lesser-known landscapes: the Medlock Valley. A former industrial corridor, it is now steadily transforming into a peaceful stretch of mature woodland, wildflower
This is a judgement free zone. Forget all the rumours you’ve read online, or any videos you’ve binge-watched on your FYP. Ignore whatever horror stories you’ve heard from friends… of friends… (of friends). We’re here to set the record straight about Clearing. Once and for all! Clearing has got a bad reputation. But times have
The Great Science Share for Schools (GSSfS) 2024 Greater Manchester event took place this Tuesday. Pupils from 35 schools from across all boroughs of Greater Manchester descended on the University of Salford to share a super range of investigations with other pupils, academics and with professionals working in science today. The Greater Manchester GSSfS event
Words by Faustina Martha. Let’s be honest, conversations on climate change can sometimes feel like information overload. The doom and gloom can be scary, confusing, and not to mention unproductive. Without science-backed facts and a sense of unity, it can all leave us feeling rather lost within the noise, right? Chuck in some ‘greenwashing’ and
At first glance, using the words ‘school’ and ‘quantum science’ in the same sentence seems rather paradoxical. However, scientists at The University of Manchester believe integrating the fundamentals of larger scientific concepts into the primary and secondary school curriculum is actually completely logical. Izzy Jones’s Quantum World is the bi-product of award-winning primary science teachers
Believe it or not, we’re now a quarter of the way through the new year. Winter has come to a close, spring is slowly emerging, and daylight savings brought us an extra hour of daylight (or one less in bed, whichever way you see it). Over the long Bank Holiday weekend, we’ve been reflecting on
Words by Alice Stevens. Spring is a season marked by sustainability awareness, from Food Waste Action and Cultivation Street Week to Global Recycling Day and Earth Hour. Now, while these occasions are great for gaining momentum, climate change can often feel like a complex and overwhelming problem to tackle in silos! Doing so with the
