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- Commercialisation opportunity for PhD students
An opportunity for PhD supervisors to share with their students. (15 Oct 2025) - Continuing to improve our student experiences
A joint message from Fiona Smyth, Faculty Vice-Dean for Teaching, Learning and Students, and Alec Severs, Students’ Union Faculty of Humanities Officer (15 Oct 2025) - New Fellows join the School of Environment, Education and Development
At the start of October we welcomed seven new fellows to the School, under the Simon and Hallsworth and Bicentenary Fellowship programmes. (13 Oct 2025) - Information on School Board Chair elections
Details on how to participate in the election for the new Chair of SEED School Board (13 Oct 2025) - Post-School Board message from Khalid Nadvi, SEED Head of School
Our Head of School shares key takeaways from his presentation at the School Board meeting yesterday (10 Oct 2025) - What’s on during Sustainable Travel Week
Take part in events to celebrate the University’s Sustainable Travel Week. (06 Oct 2025) - Changes to People Partner support in SEED – A message from Martin Banks
The way in which People Team provides support within SEED is changing (06 Oct 2025) - Faculty academics embrace sustainable business travel
Colleagues from across the Faculty have shared their experiences of travelling sustainably, reflecting on both the environmental impact and personal benefits of opting for slower, greener travel. (03 Oct 2025) - Faculty welcomes six Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships
The Fellowships are for colleagues at an early stage of their academic careers to undertake significant pieces of publishable work. (03 Oct 2025) - Exceptional colleagues recognised at Outstanding Staff Awards
Celebrating the Humanities Outstanding Staff Award winners and highly commended nominees for teaching, learning and student experience (03 Oct 2025) - SEED colleagues recognised at Humanities Outstanding Staff Awards
Colleagues and teams from across SEED were recognised at the Humanities Outstanding Staff Awards for Teaching, Learning and Student Experience this week, with their achievements being celebrated at an awards ceremony in Christie's Bistro. (03 Oct 2025) - September message from Khalid Nadvi, SEED Head of School
Our Head of School's September message: Welcoming our new students, looking ahead to the School Board and School Social, a new generative AI strategy, findings from our 'Influence, Respect and Being Heard' survey, and a quick checklist of policies and procedures. (25 Sep 2025) - Make sure you’ve ticked off your compliance checklist
As we start a new semester, take five minutes to make sure you’re up to date with some policies and procedures that you may not use every day: (25 Sep 2025) - A message from Nicola Banks, SEED Director of Social Responsibility
As autumn arrives, I’m pleased to welcome you to the start of a new academic year with some words on Social Responsibility: the many ways that our staff and students are Making a Difference across our teaching, research and everyday life in our School. (25 Sep 2025) - A Legacy of Courage and Conversation: 40 Years of the International Peace Lecture
Launched in 1985, the International Peace Lecture continues to challenge, inspire, and convene voices for justice in its 40th year. (24 Sep 2025) - Responding to findings from the Influence, Respect and Being Heard Survey
Dr Laura Winter, SEED Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion explores results from a recent staff survey (19 Sep 2025) - Sharing research and earning commendations in Belfast
Colleagues from our Department of Planning, Property & Environmental Management shared their research and earned commendations at the 2025 UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference which was hosted by Ulster University in Belfast last week. (18 Sep 2025) - New SEED Strategy for Generative AI in Teaching and Assessment
The School’s new strategy for Generative AI in teaching and assessment looks to build staff expertise in AI use, ensure AI Literacy for students and build towards re-developed assessments. (18 Sep 2025) - Ellen Wilkinson Commons is open for you to use
The newly redesigned Ellen Wilkinson Commons is now open! This light and welcoming space on the ground floor of the Ellen Wilkinson building can be used for meetings, events, hot-desking, study and wellbeing/relaxation. (17 Sep 2025) - Call for nominations: Chair of SEED School Board
Nominations for the next Chair of the SEED (School of Environment, Education and Development) School Board are invited from members of academic staff in the School. Start date for this post is 1st December 2025 with an expected end date of 31st July 2028. Deadline for nominations: Friday 3rd October 2025. (11 Sep 2025) - Call for Manchester Gold mentors and mentees
Applications are now open for a secondary cycle of the Manchester Gold mentoring scheme. (09 Sep 2025) - Message from the Vice-President and Dean
This week Fiona looks forward to the new academic year, updates on student admissions, and highlights more project and colleague successes. (08 Sep 2025) - Faculty colleagues appointed to REF 2029 panels
More Faculty colleagues have been selected to help carry out an expert review for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF), the UK’s system for assessing research quality in UK higher education institutions. (08 Sep 2025) - Continue to use SEAtS this academic year
The Student Engagement and Attendance System (SEAtS) allows teaching colleagues to log their student’s attendance at scheduled on-campus teaching activities. (03 Sep 2025) - Recruiting: SEED Associate Director of Social Responsibility
SEED seeks to appoint an Associate Director of Social Responsibility, starting 1 October 2025 as a three-year appointment, with the possibility to extend. (19 Aug 2025) - Reminder for researchers and PS colleagues to submit public engagement data
Submit data for the Higher Education Business-Community Interaction Survey by Friday, 31 October. (14 Aug 2025) - Sport Research Showcase 2025: discover the research shaping the future of sport
Colleagues are invited to attend an exciting afternoon of cutting-edge sport research and innovations. (06 Aug 2025) - Message from the Vice-President and Dean
In her final message of the academic year, Fiona reflects on her second year in post, recent graduations, and the sad news of the death of Lord Alliance. She thanks colleagues who are stepping down from senior leadership positions, welcomes new leaders, and looks forward to a summer break. (01 Aug 2025) - AMBS academic publishes blueprint to improve social welfare legal advice services
The blueprint has been published as part of a research project investigating the role of communities and connections in social welfare legal advice, funded by the British Academy and Nuffield Foundation. (01 Aug 2025) - Professor Khalid Nadvi begins new role as Head of SEED
Today (1 August 2025), Khalid Nadvi starts his new position as Vice-Dean and Head of the School of Environment, Education and Development. (01 Aug 2025)