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AI chatbots can be as effective as humans at emotional support – and sometimes better

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT can match – and in some situations outperform – humans as a source of everyday emotional support, ...
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Later licensing hours linked to rise in alcohol-related ambulance call-outs and crime

Extending late-night alcohol sales have been associated with increases in alcohol-related harm, according to a new study ...
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Manchester Team GB rower enjoys overdue graduation, 14 years after Olympic callup

Olympic rower and Manchester alumnus, Graeme Thomas, was finally able to take part in his graduation ceremony this week, 14 ...
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Fathers who take solo parental leave remain more involved parents years later

Fathers who take sole responsibility for caring for their baby during parental leave are more likely to remain actively ...
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Jodrell Bank demonstrates live radar observations of satellites and space debris

Radio astronomers and radar experts have teamed up to demonstrate how powerful radio telescopes, including the 76-m Lovell ...
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From Homer to Hollywood: The Manchester Odyssey goes on public display as The John Rylands Library showcases its special collections on the global stage

Copied in Egypt in the 3rd century CE, when readers were beginning to abandon scrolls for bound pages, this rare, 1,700-year-old parchment manuscript tells the story of Odysseus’ homecoming and the ...
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Rutherford descendants donate historic barony scroll to The University of Manchester

The descendants of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Lord Ernest Rutherford have donated the historic Barony of Rutherford scroll ...
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Fragmented system hampering UK response to economic crime, researchers find

A new study from The University of Manchester has offered the most comprehensive look to date at how the UK coordinates its ...
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Researchers challenge evidence behind high-profile parental alienation study

Paste Researchers from Manchester and Canada have shown that the claim by the authors of a study published earlier this year, ...
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Manchester Geography research informs OECD toolkit for adopting ideas from other cities

Cristina Temenos, Professor of Human Geography in SEED, contributed as an academic expert on policy mobilities research to ...
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‘Toxic waste’ build-up in the brain may be driving dementia and ALS

University of Manchester scientists have uncovered evidence that a build-up of a common body waste product in the brain could ...
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The King of the North and the ‘Manchester Model’ – a media round-up

Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom today.Styled as ‘King of the North’ for his successes as Mayor of ...