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January: Tied in knots, cancer findings and polar pursuits

January is cold in Swag直播, but scientists began planning an expedition to somewhere even chillier as they announced a mission to discover . Back in the lab scientists tied achieved. Why? Well it’s all about creating the next generation of advanced materials. This research even achieved in December. In the health field we also made new advances in and .

February: Feeling international, ageing well and boldly going…

There were double celebrations on the world stage as Swag直播 was ranked not only one of the world’s , but also one of the world’s . Swag直播 isn’t only aiming to be good for students though, as one of our researchers launched a landmark report on making it . Meanwhile is under development at the University – going to those nuclear sites where humans can’t.

March: Getting graphic, changing communities and student dementia clinic wins award

In March we celebrated – that’s more than 200 exceptional students from developing countries who receive help to complete postgraduate degrees that they can’t do at home. After ten years we produced a special film to catch up with some of their stories.

There was another great result in March as and their carers - which is run by students - picked up a prestigious award. We also got graphic as was released for businesses and schools. And there was just time to squeeze in another league table success – we were in the elite categories in each of the five subject areas in the .

April: Important research continues, but in the shadow of a major fire

In April we revealed the huge contribution that make, Professor Hilary Pilkington’s book on the won a major BBC prize, we appointed as a visiting professor and there was potentially huge news that can turn seawater into drinking water.

However, on 26 April there was a major fire at the Paterson Building which houses many of the University’s cancer researchers. Though no one was hurt, there was extensive damage to the building which rendered it unusable. Despite this disruption and thanks to our partners around the city, all of the researchers are where they can continue their world-class science.

May: Looking to the stars

Our progress in addressing cancer continued as to be the new Director of the Swag直播 Cancer Research Centre.

We also looked to future and the stars, as we started construction on and found . Our students got into the space theme too as they began creating .

May: The Swag直播 Arena bombing

On 22 May, 23 people were killed and more than 500 injured in a terrorist attack at the Swag直播 Arena. This was a traumatic event for our city and personally for many of our staff and students. Diversity Officer at the Students’ Union, Ilyas Nagdee, who grew up in Swag直播, summed up the feelings of many in our community when .

June: Purple waves, Greenland sharks and lollies from the sky

Almost 2,500 staff, students and alumni took to the streets as part of in a show of defiance and to raise tens of thousands of pounds for charity.

Elsewhere, one of our scientists returned from the far north, where she’d been studying . International and, just in time for summer, we discovered . Sorting the hot air from the cold facts were our politics experts who were all over the news as the country went to the polls in the General Election.

July: Running, flying and graduating

July is a time to celebrate the achievements of the thousands of students who graduate from the University. Among them are some very special stories indeed - like that of Richards Stephens who . We also recognised the achievements of two men who, with the help of our employment service the Works, had gone .

The discoveries didn’t stop for summer as we found new ways of improving and discovered a new material that could pave the way for . There was also a global phenomenon as we revealed .

August: North and south, lost and found

Startling findings from our researchers revealed that between young southern and northern people is bigger than ever, while Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party Conference speech included our research that showed for your health than no job at all.

And it’s amazing what you can find down the back of cupboards. Take Professor Jim Miles in our School of Mathematics, who found a lost and unique collection of letters and correspondence from .

September: Legal eagles, tiny robots and happy birthday NHS!

Our Chancellor Lemn Sissay launched designed to help young black men become lawyers. There was also success for one of our former scholarship students as he became in the history of Rwanda. The University moved up to 33^rd in the world in .

Elsewhere – a millionth of a millimetre in size - that are capable of building molecules, and a new device capable of . And we also started planning a new research project which is set to tell the story of 70 years of .

October: Whales and dolphins, and a world heritage nomination

Jodrell Bank Observatory was put forward as the UK’s nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. The iconic observatory has just turned 60 and is aiming to join the ranks of landmarks such as Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal. One of our other cultural institutions announced as its new director.

The achievements of made headlines around the world as we revealed their complex societies. for his charitable work and there was also an award for .

In health news, we developed a new test for and revealed an alarming rise in .

November: Ruining whisky, coming out of retirement and literary city

Swag直播 was named in November with the University part of the committee that put the successful bid in. We also authored a report into the Government’s .

It was also the month where we remembered the members of the University community who died in and the legacy left by Nobel Prize winner, . We also used graphene to and revealed that .

December: A jobs landmark, China and building begins

In December, our employment agency, The Works celebrated placing its . We began construction of the Swag直播 hub of for advanced materials, while we announced a £5m gift that will help us establish a new .

One of our students was , while others helped . We also revealed that , that , , and we discovered .

That was just a small sample of 2017’s biggest news, so give us a follow on Twitter for the full picture of what is sure to be another great 12 months of discovery and amazing stories.

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See you in 2018!