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All stitches speak the same language…
(11 Nov 2025)
University research platform Creative Manchester receives funding as part of a major research programme to drive cultural innovation – and community cohesion.
Celebrating Teaching Excellence: Highlights from the 2025 Awards
(07 Nov 2025)
Colleagues from across the University came together in Whitworth Hall to celebrate the winners of this year’s Teaching Excellence Awards, recognising outstanding contributions to learning, teaching, and student experience at Manchester.
University signs Memorandum of Understanding with University of Washington
(06 Nov 2025)
Strategic partnership to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations and pave the way for faculty exchanges and support for early career scholars.
WATCH: “I love this University – it re-made me.”
(05 Nov 2025)
“I want to re-make it now,” says disability activist, Laura Howard who, along with Jackie Carter and Steven Pierce, is going to “level the playing field” for her peers in a Research culture and environment funded project.
As the seasons turn: The origin of Halloween
(31 Oct 2025)
Explore Samhain
Recognising All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day
(28 Oct 2025)
Why early November holds special meaning for many Christians
Introducing TIN-Bee colleague network
(20 Oct 2025)
Explore the Bee-Network's subgroup for trans+ and non-binary colleagues
Manchester pair elected Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows
(17 Oct 2025)
Two University researchers are among the 74 leading figures elected by the Royal Academy of Engineering to its Fellowship this year.
Happy Diwali to our university community!
(14 Oct 2025)
Join us in celebrating Diwali 2025
Baby Loss Awareness Week
(13 Oct 2025)
Content warning: this article includes information on baby loss
Turning student leftovers into a warm welcome
(09 Oct 2025)
Colleagues across the University worked together to give incoming students a head start – while cutting down on waste at the same time
Global Humanities Alliance forges new collaborations
(08 Oct 2025)
Manchester and partners sign Memorandum of Understanding, underscoring a shared commitment to fostering research, teaching, and global dialogue on the most critical social and political challenges of our time.
University secures eight Leverhulme early career fellowships
(30 Sep 2025)
Prestigious award for colleagues to undertake significant pieces of publishable work in science, humanities and social sciences.
Making a Difference: A year of social responsibility at The University of Manchester
(24 Sep 2025)
Watch how we’ve made remarkable progress in creating positive change; locally, nationally and globally.
Bi-Visibility Day 2025
(23 Sep 2025)
Celebrate and get involved this 23 September
Happy Rosh Hashanah to our university community!
(22 Sep 2025)
Get involved with the Jewish New Year 2025
Two UKRI Future Leader Fellows here at Manchester
(18 Sep 2025)
Interdisciplinary researcher in cancer treatment, Eliana Maria Vasquez Osorio is one of 77 academics awarded prestigious Fellowship, and our University hosts a second Fellow.
Celebrating 80 Years of Excellence in Occupational Health research
(16 Sep 2025)
The Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health marks its 80th anniversary with an afternoon of talks, panels and the 2025 Lane Lecture.
New leadership and theme leads at two research platforms
(11 Sep 2025)
Sustainable Futures announces new co-directors and Digital Futures welcomes new theme leads.
Three Manchester experts become Academy of Social Sciences Fellows
(09 Sep 2025)
Congratulations to Professors Liz Richardson, David Richards and Anupam Nanda, recognised for their excellence and impact, and their advancement of social sciences for the public good.
Manchester expert wins Royal Society’s highest honour for a historian of science
(03 Sep 2025)
Professor Sadiah Qureshi awarded the prestigious Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture.
Reflections from Team Rwanda 2025: Student volunteers making a global impact
(28 Aug 2025)
The University’s flagship overseas volunteering project has come to a bittersweet end, as the 2025 cohort returned from a month of volunteering in beautiful Rwanda.
Dr Weir’s Legacy: University alumna establishes medical and musical bursaries
(27 Aug 2025)
Dr Sheila W Weir has pledged a transformational gift to UoM in her will to establish The Dr Sheila W Weir Bursaries
Celebrating your Postdoc journeys…
(14 Aug 2025)
Get inspired at our Research Staff Excellence Awards, bond at Postdoc Bingo or get 1:1 Coaching, CV feedback and massage therapy.
The University has successfully achieved a Gold Payroll Giving Quality Mark
(06 Aug 2025)
The Payroll Giving Quality Mark is a government-backed accreditation, rewarding organisations which fuel charities through payroll giving.
Building a better research environment: funding winners announced
(05 Aug 2025)
Seven teams secure funding to test solutions to research culture challenges.
Honouring a Legacy: Dr Gian Fulgoni receives Medal of Honour
(30 Jul 2025)
Six decades of UoM involvement marked with a special award and ceremony
University researcher joins Greater Manchester creative health partnership
(28 Jul 2025)
Dr Hannah Waterson appointed Research Associate – Knowledge Mobilisation to work with Creative Health Greater Manchester Place Partnership and Civic University Board (CUB).
Putting disabled voices at the heart of assistive technologies
(25 Jul 2025)
Dr Hamied Haroon, Research Fellow at UoM, shapes Royal Society report
Building Our Story: 200 Years of Campus Life at Manchester
(24 Jul 2025)
A new book uncovers the people, places and politics that shaped our University’s iconic campus.