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The University of Manchester to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics
10 Apr 2025
The University of Manchester is to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics, InGen Dynamics, to create a dynamic ...
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Professor Cinzia Casiraghi appointed as Chief Scientific Officer at the GEIC
4 Apr 2025
Professor Cinzia Casiraghi has been appointed as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), bringing with ...
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Study exposes huge levels untargeted antibiotic prescribing
4 Apr 2025
Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of prognosis and the risk of ...
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University of Manchester academic appointed Director of global open access criminology platform CrimRxiv
2 Apr 2025
Dr David Buil-Gil, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology and Open Research Lead in the Department of Criminology, has been appointed Director ...
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Manchester Professor wins award for her commitment to disability inclusion
1 Apr 2025
Professor Jackie Carter from The University of Manchester has been recognised with a prestigious Culture Shift Award for her exceptional leadership ...
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Five Manchester experts become Academy of Social Sciences Fellows
1 Apr 2025
An unprecedented five academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of...
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Professor delivers keynote at landmark conference on AI in Music and the Digital Humanities
31 Mar 2025
On Friday, 7 March 2025, Professor Ricardo Climent delivered a compelling keynote speech at 'Creative Dynamics II: AI & Digital Innovations for ...
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The UK Metascience Unit funds new research at The University of Manchester
10 Mar 2025
The University of Manchester is amongst the first recipients of a grant from UK Research & Innovation’s new Metascience Unit, which was launched...
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Professor Jackie Carter highlights legacy and future of GM4Women2028
3 Mar 2025
The University of Manchester’s Professor Jackie Carter has delivered a compelling message on the importance of data-driven legacy and sustained ...
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New greenhouse gas monitoring station at Jodrell Bank to improve UK emissions estimates
11 Feb 2025
A new atmospheric monitoring station has been established at The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory to improve the accuracy of the ...
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Businesses and academics pitch research ideas at CreaTech Innovation Lab
31 Jan 2025
The CreaTech Innovation Lab is a half-day workshop convened by the Creative Manchester research platform and the University’s Business Engagement ...
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New project to assess impact of smartphones and social media on young people
20 Jan 2025
A new research project has been launched which will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of smartphone and social media ...
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UMRI Interdisciplinary Research Funding Call 2025
8 Jan 2025
The University of Manchester Research Institute (UMRI) invites new applications for pump-priming funds to support interdisciplinary research ...
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Investing in Interdisciplinarity
9 Dec 2024
UMRI will be launching the latest round of pump-priming awards in January 2025, designed to ignite UoM Researchers innovative interdisciplinary ...
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Creative Manchester at BEYOND 2024: Creative Cities
2 Dec 2024
From 25 to 27 November the BEYOND 2024: Creative Cities conference took place at The Lowry in Salford, bringing together business leaders, ...
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‘The Art of Research’: Co-produced Street Art
8 Nov 2024
As part of the Manchester ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024, The University of Manchester’s Research Platforms hosted a dynamic research café ...
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World Academic Summit 2024
14 Oct 2024
Interdisciplinarity is the key to tackling our major challenges, but how to make this happen across university's that are organised around ...
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Join us for the launch of the 2024/25 ‘Opening up research’ programme
16 Sep 2024
‘Opening up Research’ is a collaborative effort involving the Office for Open Research, the School of Engineering Open Research Lead, ...
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Record £10.2m investment to continue improving research software practices
30 Aug 2024
A project that aims to advance research software practices across the UK, has been awarded a record £10.2 million in funding.
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CreaTech 2024 Event Series Lookback
20 May 2024
In March 2024 Creative Manchester partnered with Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester and Digital Futures for a ground-breaking series of events ...
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