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The University of Manchester (Reino Unido)
Em 2025: 1 notícias
Desde 1995: 4 notícias
BioTechQuilombo: Pioneering Community-Led Biodiversity Monitoring in the Amazon
Publicado em 04 de março de 2025
The University of Manchester is spearheading a transformative research initiative that bridges traditional ecological knowledge and modern biodiversity science in Amazonian Quilombola communities.
The Amazonian BioTechQuilombo project, led by Dr. Polyanna da Conceição Bispo, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at The University of Manchester has secured major international funding through the Amazônia+10 Initiative. Supported by UK Research and Innovation [...]
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MIOIR’s New Research Projects: Addressing Democracy, Governance, and Trust
Publicado em 06 dezembro 2024MIOIR secures funding for two projects under the Trans-Atlantic Platform, advancing democracy, governance, and trust. The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) is proud to announce two new research projects involving Mercedes Bleda and Kieron Flanagan. The two projects are part of the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) and have been selected as two of the 18 awardees of the T-AP Democracy, Governance, and Trust (DGT) call. This initiative aims to deepen understanding of [...]ver notícia -
Biotech breakthrough turns waste biomass into high value chemicals
Publicado em 25 novembro 2019A move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has been given a new boost by researchers who have been able to simplify a process to transform waste materials into high value chemicals. A collaboration between the UK and Brazil has shown that waste sugar cane and wheat straw from agricultural processes can be made directly into valuable chemicals with an increase in value of 5000-fold. Unlike fossil fuels, biofuels are renewable. Rather than relying on crude oil, which is in finite [...]ver notícia -
Manchester extends research ties with Brazilian universities
Publicado em 26 setembro 2013The University of Manchester has signed a £100,000 cooperation agreement with Brazil’s leading scientific research funding agency to promote research links between the UK and the state of São Paulo.ver notícia