Faculty news
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Conference – bursary available
Bursary funding available to attend KTP2025 Conference, marking 50 years of one of the UK’s longest running and most successful innovation programmes - application deadline: Wednesday, 24 September. (16 Sep 2025) - Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) - important deadline reminder
Colleagues must register any activities sponsored by a foreign state or certain state-controlled organisations with FIRS by 1 October 2025 or within an allotted timeframe thereafter – information, guidance and support for all affected colleagues. (16 Sep 2025) - Mahesh Nirmalan appointed AVP for Responsible Research Practice
Professor Mahesh Nirmalan has taken up the role of Associate Vice-President (AVP) for Responsible Research Practice – one of four essential themes of our University’s research culture and environment. (15 Sep 2025) - Personal Relationship Policy
Reminder to declare any pre-existing Personal Relationship by Tuesday 30 September 2025 (15 Sep 2025) - New leadership and theme leads at two research platforms
Sustainable Futures announces new co-directors and Digital Futures welcomes new theme leads. (11 Sep 2025) - WATCH: Townhall with Professor Duncan Ivison on Manchester 2035
This week’s Townhall gave colleagues an early preview of the foundations and leaps at the heart of our new University strategy. (11 Sep 2025) - 80 Years of Excellence: Celebrating Occupational Health at Manchester
The Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health marks its 80th anniversary with an afternoon of talks, panels and the 2025 Lane Lecture (10 Sep 2025) - Creative Manchester appoints Deputy Director and new academic Research Leads
The Creative Manchester research platform has appointed new academic research leads from The University of Manchester to oversee each of its key research themes. For the first time in its history, the research platform has also appointed a Deputy Director, supporting Platform Director, Professor John McAuliffe. (08 Sep 2025)