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University employee completes 1,600km cycle to raise money for Ukraine Media and Relations Officer, Joe Stafford, raised more than £3,000 for UK Med's Ukraine appeal after completing a marathon cycling challenge in The Netherlands. Chancellor Lemn Sissay OBE awarded prestigious geography award Lemn Sissay OBE received the Ness Award for promoting insightful understandings of our place in the world through poetry and the spoken word. University of Manchester ends investments in coal, oil and gas Manchester has published its 2021 Responsible Investment Report, confirming we have ended investment in fossil fuel companies and exceeded carbon reduction targets. Manchester in world's top ten for social impact We’re one of the world's leading universities for impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2022). 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