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