News archive – April 2019
Growing our own and greening our city – a Stellify story
(01 Apr 2019)
Alessia Xu is sowing the seeds of change in our students’ diets and our city’s spaces
The latest Staff Survey 2019 holiday winners are revealed!
(01 Apr 2019)
Complete the Staff Survey 2019 this week to qualify for the prize draw
Wood Street Mission needs books!
(01 Apr 2019)
Donate to this year’s Easter appeal – with new books instead of chocolate eggs
Mostafa Nabawy talks jumping spiders and micro-robots at TEDxManchester
(01 Apr 2019)
Dr Mostafa Nabawy leaves TEDxManchester jumping for joy after discussing the anatomy of jumping spiders and how this can be using in designing mico-robots
New e-learning resource to help you support student wellbeing
(01 Apr 2019)
It’s the latest in a suite of online resources to help staff support students
Staff Wellbeing for April
(01 Apr 2019)
Have an active April and take part in a prize draw!
Are you up for a challenge?
(01 Apr 2019)
Boost you wellbeing and mental health with the 30 Day Lunge Challenge
Let’s double our charity donation!
(02 Apr 2019)
We’ll double our donation to local charities if we reach 8,000 Staff Survey 2019 responses
The Ede & Ravenscroft Prize: two winners recognised
(02 Apr 2019)
The worthy winners were awarded their graduation package
Take a look at the new IT Support Portal
(02 Apr 2019)
IT help and support online is changing at the University of Manchester: Say ‘hello’ to the new Support Portal
Street food market shortlisted for prestigious BBC Food and Farming award
(02 Apr 2019)
Levenshulme Market has made it the final three in the Best Shop or Market category of the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2019
Plant more trees in Manchester with the Staff Survey 2019
(02 Apr 2019)
Taking just 15 minutes to complete the survey can contribute to a cleaner, healthier city
NASA's Chief Scientist to talk about the importance of the moon
(02 Apr 2019)
Dr Jim Green will talk about advances in lunar science and give an insight into NASA's future Moon plans
University Place vendor nominated for National Lottery award
(02 Apr 2019)
HMPasties Kitchen, a bakery employing ex-offenders in Manchester, sell a range of meat and vegetarian pasties from University Place every Tuesday
Cast your vote for the Making A Difference Awards
(02 Apr 2019)
Vote for the winner of the ‘Outstanding contribution to widening participation’ category in this year's Making a Difference Awards
Three stars for the IT Support Centre
(02 Apr 2019)
The IT Support Centre has been awarded a three star certification by the Service Desk Institute (SDI), recognising them for their ‘customer-led’ approach to service.
Look for #smilestones during our Love Your Campus campaign
(03 Apr 2019)
There’s a prize for the first person to tweet the 10 #smilestones found on campus
£1 million investment in research community
(03 Apr 2019)
High Performance Compute resource available to further enable research
Delivering a better employee experience
(03 Apr 2019)
An update on the Employee Lifecycle Project from Karen Heaton, Director of Human Resources
Have you completed your Research Integrity training?
(03 Apr 2019)
Mandatory requirement for all staff whose job involves research
Not received your Staff Survey 2019 email?
(03 Apr 2019)
By now everyone should be in receipt of the invitation email, if not, here’s what to do
The impact of donations
(03 Apr 2019)
Come and learn about the impact of financial donations to the University by getting up close and personal with the Museum's vivarium, try your hand at bomb defusal and explore our interactive heritage timeline
Voting is now open for the Social Justice Photography Competition
(03 Apr 2019)
Undergraduate students were invited to take part in the competition by submitting a photo and caption about an issue of social justice that is important to them
Broaden your research audience with the help of the Library
(03 Apr 2019)
Our researchers now have access to more support than ever before in achieving new audiences for their research thanks to a new, premium service offered by the Library’s Research Services Team entitled Open Access+
Manchester best in Europe in Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings
(03 Apr 2019)
The rankings recognise universities across the world for their social and economic impact
New Visitor Policy and Procedure
(04 Apr 2019)
The University has recently reviewed its arrangements for visitors to the University in order to ensure that we adopt a consistent approach and meet our legal requirements
The Staff Survey 2019 closes on Monday
(04 Apr 2019)
Don’t forget to share your thoughts – you could win a holiday!
Staff benefits update
(04 Apr 2019)
Free spaces for Weight Watchers, save on pampering and the Gro Company range and you have a chance to win a £250 Super Break voucher
Thank you for attending the open meetings
(04 Apr 2019)
Thank you to all staff who attended and contributed to the open meetings
Keep Manchester tidy: community litter pick M8 area
(04 Apr 2019)
Can you help by volunteering to litter pick on Saturday, 13 April?
CLASS Network Conference 2019
(04 Apr 2019)
The CLASS Network Conference will take place on Wednesday, 17 April
Staff Survey 2019: Reminder emails
(05 Apr 2019)
You will receive emails reminding you to complete the survey
AMBS launches teaching excellence video
(05 Apr 2019)
Hear what teaching excellence means to some of our AMBS colleagues.
STEP up and blog
(05 Apr 2019)
STEPs, the postgraduate research blogging site, is looking for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers to contribute content to their site.
Manchester Museum commemorates 100 years since Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(05 Apr 2019)
For the first time in Indo-UK history, two Museums located in cities deeply affected by colonialism, Amritsar and Manchester, have come together to re-examine the brutal massacre that eventually brought about the end of the British empire
Celebrating National Staff Network Group Day in 2019
(05 Apr 2019)
Did you know that our University has 20 different staff network groups?
Peer Support recognises the outstanding contribution of students and staff
(05 Apr 2019)
The event recognises all student and staff members who give their time and energy to provide all first-years with either Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) or peer mentors, along with a wide variety of other peer-led initiatives
Would you like to be part of the University’s 2019 Community Festival?
(05 Apr 2019)
Following the huge success of the last two University-wide Community Festivals, we are looking for staff and students to be involved in this year’s event on Saturday, 15 June
Understanding our University’s financial position
(05 Apr 2019)
Find out more about our financial performance for 2017/18
Research and communities specialist appointed director of University race centre
(05 Apr 2019)
Dr Safina Islam has been appointed head of the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust (AIUC)
StartUp Spotlight: Consumer response and behaviour
(05 Apr 2019)
This month's StartUp Spotlight hears from Dr Eleanor Trimble, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Nudge Insights
Innovation Optimiser's monthly Ignition Awardees announced
(05 Apr 2019)
Dr Jean-Marc Schwartz and Petronela Buiga have been awarded £2,000 to explore the potential of their vision to be a leading bioinformatics analysis service provider
Help reading transform a young life - last chance this week!
(08 Apr 2019)
Donate to the Wood Street Mission book appeal 2019 - deadline this Wednesday (10 April)
Your last chance to win a holiday
(08 Apr 2019)
Complete the Staff Survey 2019 today to qualify for the prize draw
Wood Street Mission Lottery winner
(08 Apr 2019)
Announcing the winner of the April 2019 draw
Healthcare for all – a Stellify story
(08 Apr 2019)
How medic Joshua Strange set up a student society to help provide healthcare for homeless people, refugees and hard-to-reach patients
Head of Division for Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine
(08 Apr 2019)
Professor Clair Baldock has been appointed Head of Division for Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and will take up the position with immediate effect.
The Staff Survey 2019 has now closed
(09 Apr 2019)
The final prize draw winners will be randomly selected today and the total donations to charity calculated
Runner to pass 650 km mark in 365 day epic
(09 Apr 2019)
Runner and staff member Graham Holland is almost a third of the way to completing his epic challenge of running 5km every day for a year
Workshop: Managing restricted research data
(09 Apr 2019)
The Research Lifecycle Programme are conducting a workshop for researchers on managing restricted data
Study for a free complementary therapies diploma
(09 Apr 2019)
The ITEC Level 2 Complementary Therapies diploma is offered by White Rose Beauty College
EU settlement scheme now fully open
(09 Apr 2019)
The Home Office has now fully opened its EU Settlement Scheme
Last chance to help reading transform a young life!
(10 Apr 2019)
Donate to the Wood Street Mission book appeal 2019 - deadline is today (Wednesday)
Upgrade to Occupational Health IT System
(10 Apr 2019)
The Occupational Health IT System is being upgraded between Wednesday, 10 April and Tuesday, 16 April
Lane closure on Dover Street for crane lifts for Chemistry Building works
(10 Apr 2019)
As part of the ongoing construction works to the Chemistry Building, on Tuesday, 16 April a lane closure has been arranged with Manchester City Council on Dover Street
International Food Systems Summer School at the University of Ghana
(10 Apr 2019)
Deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 15 April.
Celebrate the wildlife of Panama at Museum event
(10 Apr 2019)
Manchester Museum will welcome His Excellency Daniel Fabrega, Panama's ambassador to the United Kingdom, to a Panamanian celebration on Thursday, 18 April
SEES postgraduate chosen for Forbes 30under30
(10 Apr 2019)
Zainab bibi, PhD student in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has been included on the 2019 Forbes ‘30 under 30’
CLASS Network Conference 2019
(11 Apr 2019)
The CLASS Network Conference will take place on Wednesday, 17 April
Academic wins Guardian award for migration project
(11 Apr 2019)
Professor of sociology Claire Alexander wins The Guardian University Award 2019 for research impact
New vision to ensure Manchester is a pioneer for latest industrial revolution
(11 Apr 2019)
The University of Manchester is to launch its ambitious vision to help ensure the city is a leader in the fourth industrial revolution in the same way it was a pioneer for the first phase of industrialisation
Record number of votes for the Social Justice photography competition
(12 Apr 2019)
After a week of voting, the Social Justice photography competition has come to a close
Researchers - would you like to join an innovation community?
(12 Apr 2019)
You're invited to 'Lunch with the Research Lifecycle Programme' on Thursday 9 May
Understand your role in higher education – and develop your career
(12 Apr 2019)
The Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education is aimed at academic staff and senior PS colleagues at our University
Starting at the finishing line – a Stellify story
(15 Apr 2019)
How Sara Kurdi’s amazing work for student-run food bank really got going when she completed her fundraising 10k run
Final holiday winners revealed
(15 Apr 2019)
The final Staff Survey 2019 prize draw winners have been randomly selected
Our Staff Survey 2019 charitable donation
(15 Apr 2019)
Thanks to your responses we’ve raised more than £7500 for local charities
Professor Burney wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
(16 Apr 2019)
Ian Burney, Professor of History based in FBMH’s Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) has been awarded a 2019 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.
President visits our public engagement champions
(16 Apr 2019)
Nancy hears how we tell our stories and demonstrate our impact to young and old, our neighbours, the wider world – and even our colleagues
Advice to change personal account passwords for all Elsevier sites
(16 Apr 2019)
Publisher Elsevier has recently informed the Dutch data protection authority of a data breach, with reports suggesting that a number of email addresses and passwords were exposed
Study of Perry Mason is bid to combat ‘innocence fatigue’
(16 Apr 2019)
A Manchester historian is to study the influence of Erle Stanley Gardner – creator of renowned TV attorney Perry Mason - in a bid to reveal the roots of our fascination with stories about wrongful criminal conviction
Easter switch off
(17 Apr 2019)
Help us reduce our consumption by switching off all non-essential electrical items before the Easter weekend begins
IT network maintenance during April
(17 Apr 2019)
Improvements to the University network may result in short periods of interruption
EU citizens voting in the European Parliament elections
(17 Apr 2019)
Some non-UK EU citizens wishing to vote must complete additional form before 7 May
Professor Rachel Griffith named as new President of the Royal Economic Society
(17 Apr 2019)
The Royal Economic Society has appointed Professor of Economics Rachel Griffith as its new President for 2019/20
Reduced treatment rates at Physio Clinic
(17 Apr 2019)
The Physio Clinic caters for the medical and injury needs including the rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of fitness, regardless of age and ability
Enactus Manchester team reach semi-final at Enactus UK National Expo
(18 Apr 2019)
Transformational social enterprise projects land Enactus Manchester a place in the semi-final
Staff benefits update
(18 Apr 2019)
Ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend there is an entertainment and leisure focussed update.
Craftprint planned website maintenance
(18 Apr 2019)
If you’re ordering stationery such as business cards or letterheads through Craftprint, please be aware that the system will be unavailable for a short period during the morning of Tuesday, 23 April
Celebrating National Staff Network Group Day in 2019
(18 Apr 2019)
Did you know that our University has 20 different staff network groups?
Postgraduate research participants needed for focus group
(18 Apr 2019)
Give feedback on the support undergraduate students need
Important notice regarding Finance Offices closure
(18 Apr 2019)
All Finance Offices will be closed on 24 April from 8:30am until 2pm
Information published on extension to Brexit process
(23 Apr 2019)
Updates following Article 50 extension
Changes to USS pension contributions
(23 Apr 2019)
Employer and member contributions have risen
Two Athena SWAN Gold awardees share their experiences
(23 Apr 2019)
Next week Dr Ruth Purvis and Professor Tom Welton discuss their involvement with the Athena SWAN Gold award
Use of RRE output grades
(23 Apr 2019)
Message from Professor Colette Fagan, Vice-President for Research on behalf of the University Research Strategy Group
Directorate of Human Resources planned online updates
(23 Apr 2019)
Online access to Human Resources site pages will be unavailable for most of Tuesday, 23 April
Craftprint stationery ordering update
(23 Apr 2019)
Essential online maintenance has finished, and you can now order branded stationery
School of Maths Professor elected Foreign Member of the Royal Society
(23 Apr 2019)
Jack Dongarra has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society
The Market to reopen after the Easter break
(23 Apr 2019)
The Market at University Place will open its doors again on Monday, 29 April
City Nature Challenge comes to Greater Manchester
(23 Apr 2019)
What species will you find?
Understanding our University’s financial position
(23 Apr 2019)
Find out more about our financial performance for 2017/18
Film event to mark this year's Holocaust commemorations
(23 Apr 2019)
The Speak Up Stand Up campaign with Learning from the Righteous and St Peter's House are hosting an exclusive screening of 'Who Will Write Our History'
Electronic Software Delivery system and financial year end
(24 Apr 2019)
Information from IT Services about orders for Microsoft Select or Adobe software
Maxine Peake donation repaired to take centre stage at Peterloo exhibition
(24 Apr 2019)
Actor Maxine Peake, who is also Honorary Professor of Literature and Performance, has donated a key item to the Peterloo exhibition now open at The John Rylands Library
President and Vice-Chancellor announces poetry competition
(24 Apr 2019)
Competition open to all staff, students and alumni
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition final
(24 Apr 2019)
Staff and students as well as the wider public are invited to attend this free event
Photography launch event to shine a light on Manchester's music heritage
(24 Apr 2019)
Earlier this year, Rockarchive displayed more than 80 photographs at Manchester Central Library in an exhibition called There is a Light that Never Goes Out which attracted over 35,000 visitors
Congregations for conferment of degrees
(24 Apr 2019)
Summer graduation ceremonies will take place from 8 until 19 July 2019
MECD Pilot Workspace Enters its Third Phase
(25 Apr 2019)
The third cohort of participants have entered the MECD Pilot Workspace, which will be their home for the next three months
Do you use PC clusters for teaching?
(25 Apr 2019)
IT Services are updating the portfolio of software applications available in teaching PC clusters for the start of the 2019/20 academic year
Staff benefits update
(25 Apr 2019)
Foodie offer and more
Interested in commercialising your research?
(25 Apr 2019)
Few places remaining for new funded 'Researcher to Innovator' programme
University Place vendor wins National Lottery award
(26 Apr 2019)
The regional winners were announced on Thursday, 18 April after voting closed
Issue with external telephone calls - Resolved
(26 Apr 2019)
The earlier issue with receiving external calls has now been resolved.
Oxford Road Corridor annual Active Travel Event
(26 Apr 2019)
The University is hosting the 2019 Active Travel Event on behalf of the Oxford Road Corridor sustainable travel group
Global part-time MBA recognised at Forbes Middle East Higher Education Awards
(26 Apr 2019)
The University was a winner at the Forbes Middle East Higher Education Awards 2019, with the presentation taking place at a gala awards ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Wellbeing at UoM – get involved!
(29 Apr 2019)
During the last year our staff wellbeing team have worked hard to enhance our wellbeing offerings to staff
Staff Survey 2019: Update
(29 Apr 2019)
Thank you for sharing your opinions - more than £7,500 was raised for charity
Future strategic IT improvements for the University
(29 Apr 2019)
Information about the University's new End User Computing contract
Launch of Division of Teaching, Learning and Student Development
(29 Apr 2019)
Our new Division of Teaching, Learning and Student Development within the Directorate for the Student Experience to launch on Wednesday 1, May
Reminder: Managing restricted research data workshop
(29 Apr 2019)
Spaces are still available on the breakfast workshops for researchers who work with restricted data.
Last chance to sign up for our great, big Purple Wave!
(29 Apr 2019)
Entries for our part of the Great Manchester Run close on Wednesday, 1 May
Our University values
(29 Apr 2019)
Share your stories and experiences of what it means to be part of our University
Manchester academics named National Humanities Center Fellows
(29 Apr 2019)
Dr Alexia Yates and Professor Ian Burney and are two of just 37 academics who have been named Fellows of the US-based National Humanities Center (NHC)
Viewpoint – get involved in the discussion
(29 Apr 2019)
New blog for colleagues to discuss and debate topics relevant to the University and higher education
Making a Difference Awards live streaming
(30 Apr 2019)
Watch the Making a Difference Awards live online
Manchester team reaches Minus CO2 Challenge final three
(30 Apr 2019)
Manchester students from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences has qualified as one of the final three teams in the global Minus CO2 Challenge
Students' Union food huts back open after the Easter break
(30 Apr 2019)
All your popular eating spots at Biko Street are back
Summer research placements available at the Dalton Cumbrian Facility
(30 Apr 2019)
The Dalton Cumbrian Facility is pleased to announce availability of up to six summer research placements this year