Success in Manchester
Published on 18 April 13
Awards season is upon us and Manchester has seen a string of successes among its students and services
Two students reach finals of TARGETjobs undergraduate competition
Two humanities students, George Popescu- Craiova studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics and Phillip Ebsworth studying Law, will be attending the awards ceremony in London this week.
George Popescu-Craiova is one of nine students chosen by Barclays for this year’s Arts and Humanities Undergraduate of the Year Award.
And Phillip Ebsworth is one of 10 students selected by law firm Mayer Brown to go forward to the final of Law Undergraduate of the Year Award.
Both students were put through their paces with a tough series of assessments including psychometric tests, to reach the final stages, beating off hundreds of applicants.
FoodOnCampus wins social responsibility award
FoodOnCampus, along with FoodInResidences, has received the Corporate Responsibility Award at the Cost Sector Catering awards evening in recognition of its superb work in support of the University's social responsibility goal.
Here are some of the reasons why FoodOnCampus have been recognised:
- Championing Fairtrade;
- Buying local and seasonal food (most notably working with Manchester Veg People to purchase organic Manchester-grown produce wherever possible);
- Sourcing food from farming systems that minimise harm to the environment and improve animal welfare
- Keeping waste from their operations to a minimum.
Manchester Museum shortlisted for Museums & Heritage Awards
The pioneering Virtual Object Handling project, which allows visitors to 'handle' ancient artefacts without actually touching them, has reached the shortlist in the Innovations category.
Developed with funding from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and unveiled in the Museum’s Ancient World galleries in autumn 2012, the Probos haptic interface enables visitors to explore the surfaces, shapes and sounds of ancient objects using a control device held in the fingertips.
With Virtual Object Handling, the Museum joins a stellar line-up of museums and heritage visitor attraction projects on the shortlist for this year's 'Museums + Heritage Awards'. Record numbers of entries were received and the battle for a coveted place on the shortlist was incredibly tough.
The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony on 15 May, to be hosted by Sue Perkins.