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How can we make our cities greener? Andy Burnham on transforming Manchester
What plans do Greater Manchester leaders have to transform our city into one of the greenest regions in Europe?

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What are you drinking? A look at chemicals in the urban water cycle
Dr Leon Barron
How do chemicals move in our urban water cycle? Can we balance the environmental impacts of chemicals and their benefit to society?

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Plastic Ocean
Mandy Barker
A look into an artist's response to the dangers of marine plastic pollution
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Legacy of Empire
Sathnam Sanghera and Dr Michael Taylor
How has Imperialism shaped modern Britain?

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MCR History Talks: Tourism
Jessica White and Adam Waddingham
A history of tourism, travel and heritage in Manchester

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