News archive – August 2026
Your chance to name a pub: The SU wants ideas for their new Oxford Road Venue
03 Aug 2026
If you've ever had an idea for what you'd call a pub in Manchester, or what you think Oxford Road is missing, now's your chance to say.
Cookson Scholar - international collaboration “exciting…a privilege”
05 Aug 2026
Our Manchester-Melbourne Dual Award (Cookson Scholarships) 2026/27 is open for jointly awarded PhD projects – how teams can apply.
Join us at Manchester Pride!
10 Aug 2026
Show support to LGBTQ+ colleagues and students this August
Updated Equality and Human Rights Code of Practice
10 Aug 2026
A message from Sarah Fox, Executive Director of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Join our Black History Month Portrait celebration
10 Aug 2026
Honouring our communities
Extreme heat: looking after each other
11 Aug 2026
With an amber weather warning in place due to the forecasted extreme heat this week, here are some safety tips to help support yourself, colleagues, and technical facilities as temperatures remain high.
How your feedback is shaping M365 Copilot at Manchester
13 Aug 2026
Colleague feedback is helping shape how the University responds to questions about M365 Copilot
Challenge Accepted: Volunteering at the Commonwealth Games
13 Aug 2026
“Being able to help athletes feel welcome and supported was a real privilege."
A-level results day: the phone call that decides a student's future
13 Aug 2026
Thousands of students will speak to us for the first time today. Around 370 colleagues are making sure that first conversation is a good one.
Changes to University sign-in
17 Aug 2026
IT Services are making changes to the Microsoft Entra sign-in service and the University's Shibboleth sign-in page, in the afternoon of Wednesday 19 August.
Share the space: cycling safely around campus this summer
18 Aug 2026
As more people travel around campus by bicycle and other portable light electric vehicles (PLEV’s), we’ve put together some guidance and simple reminders to help everyone move through our shared spaces safely and confidently.
Register now for our Innovation Festival: 5-9 October 2026
19 Aug 2026
Our inaugural Innovation Festival is your chance to discover what’s happening across our innovation ecosystem and how innovation can strengthen your research, teaching, knowledge exchange and real-world impact.
Get ready to celebrate our postdocs
20 Aug 2026
Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) recognises their incredible contributions and vital role in our research community. Look out for more details of the event, in the third week of September, on the ResDev website.
Challenge accepted: finding calm, creativity and community outdoors
24 Aug 2026
“I left feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.”
A refreshed Stellify Award launches this academic year
24 Aug 2026
New students, new award, new opportunities. Learn about the refreshed Stellify Award and the key messages colleagues need to know ahead of the academic year.
AI in teaching and learning: what you need for the new academic year
25 Aug 2026
The AI in Teaching and Learning Policy provides a common framework for the use of AI in assessment. Before the start of term, teaching colleagues should familiarise themselves with the policy and categorise existing assessments using the four-category framework.
What’s on in September?
25 Aug 2026
Welcome to September’s edition of ‘What’s on?’. Here you will find everything you can get involved in for free each month, ranging from cultural, extracurricular and celebratory events and activities.
Get ready for Oracle Fusion
25 Aug 2026
The way you access your People and Finance services is changing
Five things to know ahead of the new academic year
25 Aug 2026
What's changing this academic year, and what it means for you. From a new AI assessment policy to a firmer registration deadline, here's an overview before term begins, and where to find help along the way.
A new space to talk about access, participation and student success
25 Aug 2026
How do we create fairer access to higher education? What helps students from all backgrounds succeed once they are here? And how do we learn from the work already happening across the University?
Build your career at Manchester with Manchester Gold
26 Aug 2026
Applications now open for Manchester Gold mentoring
Rethinking assessment: what's possible with Cadmus
26 Aug 2026
New Cadmus features are opening up fresh approaches to assessment and feedback. Find out what's possible and book onto a September session to see it in practice.
Welcoming and supporting new research staff
27 Aug 2026
As we head into a new academic year, the Researcher Development team is here to help researchers and their supervisors get off to a strong start.
Start the new academic year with Teams, not Zoom
27 Aug 2026
Colleagues are reminded to use Microsoft Teams for online meetings, teaching support, collaboration and events wherever possible, ahead of the planned retirement of University Zoom licences at the end of the 2026 calendar year.
New guidance launched to support colleagues in moments of distress or mental health crisis
28 Aug 2026
Colleague Crisis Pathway
Gold again: Making a difference through payroll giving
28 Aug 2026
We have received the Gold Payroll Giving Quality Mark for a second year, recognising the generosity of colleagues who've accepted the challenge of payroll giving to support our communities.