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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.
Team inspired by ‘super smeller’ could detect Parkinson’s disease early
(23 Jul 2025)
Non-invasive skin swabs could detect neurodegenerative disorder up to seven years before symptoms appear.
Colleagues take specialist training to support our Harm Reduction approach
(22 Jul 2025)
Division of Campus Life, ResLife and Campus Support and Security colleagues work with local partner to undertake training on administration of anti-opioid medication
Women in Higher Education Conference: Catch-up now
(18 Jul 2025)
Sessions on tackling gendered career pathways, effective networking, being bold at work and more
Give a helping hand to a talented person from a disadvantaged background
(17 Jul 2025)
Supporting Manchester students is one of three good causes supported by The University of Manchester’s Purple Pennies pot.
Congratulations to our interdisciplinary research award winners
(15 Jul 2025)
University of Manchester Research Institute’s Interdisciplinary Research Pump-Prime Projects announced – we look forward to the advancements this collaborative work will bring to tackle society's most pressing global challenges.
International Non-Binary People's Day
(14 Jul 2025)
Celebrating our non-binary community