News archive – July 2024

University joins consortium to improve doctoral supervision
01 Jul 2024
Major collaboration to support PGR supervisors to transform culture and practice with the support of 20 universities and all UKRI research councils.

Workplace Wellbeing Training Programme
01 Jul 2024
Spaces Available on the Workplace Wellbeing Training Programme for Line Managers

Relive your graduation – share your photos and memories
01 Jul 2024
Take a trip down memory lane - send us your photos and share any treasured memories of the day you graduated

Book now: open meetings to prepare for Canvas by Instructure and SEAtS
01 Jul 2024
As we get ready to move to Canvas by Instructure from Blackboard Learning and for the introduction of our new Student Engagement and Attendance System (SEAtS), two open meetings are being held in July focussed on preparing for these transitions.

Submissions invited for Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA) 2024
02 Jul 2024
Submissions invited for awards recognising a significant and sustained commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.

Book club - July meeting cancelled
02 Jul 2024
Next meeting Friday, 30 August 12.30-1.30pm and will cover the same books

UoM hailed ‘city’s greatest innovation asset’ at Festival of Business
03 Jul 2024
The University of Manchester was recently hailed the city’s ‘greatest innovation asset’ at Alliance Manchester Business School’s inaugural Festival of Business.

Introducing our Open Research Fellows 2024/25
03 Jul 2024
Five colleagues, part of a new generation of open research leaders, who will help the programme share best practice and contribute to a more diverse and inclusive community here at Manchester

Recent Protest – Publication of Questions and Answers
03 Jul 2024
Joint communication from Students’ Union and the University

University an exemplar in postdoctoral support
04 Jul 2024
Our contribution to European University Association’s Council for Doctoral Education review of practices - and our new PI toolkit

Religious awareness days this July and August
04 Jul 2024
Observing religious celebrations and traditions in July and August.

ID Manchester opens its doors in September
04 Jul 2024
ID Manchester, a partnership between our University and Bruntwood SciTech, is opening the doors to its first building – The Renold Innovation Hub – in late September.

SafeZone watches launch - find out how to get yours
04 Jul 2024
We are proud to announce the launch of SafeZone Watches, following a collaboration between Campus Support & Security (CS&S), the Student Experience team, and DASS.

Data and Research month
05 Jul 2024
Sign up for our EDI Data and Research sessions this July

New home for Organisational Development
05 Jul 2024
Organisational Development moves to John Owens

Christie's Cafe to reopen on Monday, 8 July
08 Jul 2024
Christie’s will reopen from Monday, 8 July, as part of graduation celebrations.

National Student Survey (NSS) 2024 – Five Things to Know
08 Jul 2024
The NSS survey is one of the most important ways we gather feedback from final-year students about their experience of studying and living in Manchester.

Summer graduation ceremonies 2024 get underway
08 Jul 2024
Students, their friends, families and supporters have arrived for the start of our 2024 Summer graduation ceremonies.

Furniture4Reuse celebrates success of stationery scheme
09 Jul 2024
Furniture4Reuse, the University’s dedicated used furniture store, has a dedicated scheme for colleagues and students to donate any unused stationery.

New Director of Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC)
09 Jul 2024
AMBS has announced the appointment of the new Director who will lead the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre’s mission to drive and nurture our next generation of outstanding innovators.

Our Distinguished Achievement Award winners for 2024
09 Jul 2024
Announcing the winners of the 2024 Distinguished Achievement Awards

Viewpoint: Chris Taylor, Associate Vice-President (Digital Strategy and Innovation)
10 Jul 2024
Grasping the opportunities of AI

Request library support for Welcome 2024
10 Jul 2024
The Library will support the University’s welcome activities via our 'Get Started' campaign launching September 2024.

NSS: Outcome of 2024 survey announced
10 Jul 2024
The 2024 National Student Survey (NSS) results, managed by the Office for Students (OfS), were released today (Wednesday, July 10).

Civic Reception for President and Vice-Chancellor
11 Jul 2024
Nancy celebrated for her huge contribution to the City of Manchester in a special ceremony at Manchester Art Gallery

Museum of the Year Awards
11 Jul 2024
Manchester Museum has been named as a runner-up in Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024.

Working abroad this summer?
12 Jul 2024
Our new Research Security Hub shows you how to stay safe with guidance on travelling and working abroad.

International Staff Network
15 Jul 2024
Creating a community for our international colleagues

Professor Steven Courtney was given a Distinguished Service Award
15 Jul 2024
Professor Steven Courtney has received a major award in recognition of the enormous contribution he has made to educational knowledge, leadership and management throughout his career.

2600 miles by train: My research conference journey and why I loved every minute
15 Jul 2024
SALC Professor Thea Cameron-Faulkner details their experience of travelling environmentally responsible for a recent research conference to Poland.

University ranked 7th in Stonewall’s Top 100 Workplace Annual Equality Index
15 Jul 2024
Our University achieves Gold award for evidencing excellent practice around LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans) inclusion

Development opportunities for PGR supervisors
16 Jul 2024
Expanded continuing professional development (CPD) - helping supervisors to provide the best support for PGRs

AI guidelines for communications and marketing colleagues
17 Jul 2024
New guidelines available for communications and marketing colleagues outlining best practices for generative AI tools

Commemorative 200-year pin badges for staff
17 Jul 2024
Keepsake to mark this momentous occasion and thank you for your hard work – it's you who make us who we are.

South Asian History Month
18 Jul 2024
Celebrating South Asian culture

Book now: Join us in welcoming Professor Duncan Ivison
18 Jul 2024
Taking place 12-2pm on Tuesday, 6 August

Alan Gilbert Learning Commons (AGLC) closed over the summer
18 Jul 2024
The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons (AGLC) will be closed from Monday, 22 July while we make improvements.

University of Manchester rises in Europe rankings placing top 10 for the second year
19 Jul 2024
The University of Manchester has been recognised as one of the top universities in Europe for the second year in a row, achieving seventh place in the latest QS World University Rankings.

Update on pay award 2024 - 25
19 Jul 2024
Latest update on the 2024/25 pay negotiations

Parent, carer or guardian family fun day
19 Jul 2024
The University’s Parents, Carers and Guardians network are hosting a family fun day on Friday, 26 July at University Place from 11am to 4pm.

Tell us what you think about our Student Voice Strategy
22 Jul 2024
Consultation on our Student Voice Strategy is now open to colleagues across the University. Give your feedback.

IT incident info from our IT Service team - update 2
22 Jul 2024
Update on current status - Last updated Monday 22 July at 11am

Paterson Building officially reopens
22 Jul 2024
The reopening of the Paterson Building, a testament to the hard work and commitment of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) partnership, was celebrated on Wednesday, 17 July 2024. Attendees included our President and Vice Chancellor Nancy Rothwell, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, and representatives from MCRC and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust (The Christie).

Join us for a series of digital accessibility workshops
22 Jul 2024
The University has partnered with AbilityNet, a leading authority on digital accessibility and assistive technologies, to deliver a programme of digital accessibility webinars in July.

Fostering wellbeing at our University – the results
22 Jul 2024
We are pleased to share the results of our Wellbeing Survey

Improving the diversity and inclusivity of research here at Manchester
23 Jul 2024
Researchers invited to take part in a study exploring how opportunities for collaboration with industry are disseminated among colleagues – find out more

Rising stars in research honoured with Future Leaders Fellowships
24 Jul 2024
Congratulations to Drs Fiona Whelan and Laura Richards, chosen to lead research into global issues and to commercialise their innovations by UK Research and Innovation.

Sustainable guidelines for Welcome events
24 Jul 2024
As we head towards the new academic year, events are being organised to welcome students. The Environmental Sustainability team has developed best practice guidelines encouraging sustainability at events offering giveaways, to reduce negative impacts on the environment and local community.

Could you spot a phishing email if you received one?
25 Jul 2024
The widely reported IT outage last Friday caused significant global disruption.

Ceremony marks Nancy Rothwell's end of term of office as President and Vice-Chancellor
25 Jul 2024
The University of Manchester’s President and Vice-Chancellor, and first female leader, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell’s term of office comes to an end on 31 July, after 14 years of inspirational leadership.

Planned IT maintenance on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August
26 Jul 2024
Over the weekend of 3 and 4 August, IT Services are performing maintenance on network storage and Wi-Fi.

WATCH: Recordings of Canvas CLE and SEAtS open meetings
26 Jul 2024
Get the latest updates on the new Student Engagement and Attendance System, plus our move from Blackboard Learn to Canvas by Instructure.

Preferred bidder selected for approved Fallowfield campus redevelopment
26 Jul 2024
Viridis has been selected as preferred bidder and delivery partner for the redevelopment of the University of Manchester’s Fallowfield Campus.

Maintenance affecting podcast scheduling and the video portal from 7-14 August
29 Jul 2024
Colleagues in IT Services are performing an upgrade between Wednesday 7 and Wednesday 14 August 2024, which will affect the video portal and Podcast Schedule tool.

Summer Science Exhibits on Tour at Jodrell Bank this August
29 Jul 2024
Exciting exhibits from the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition will be showcasing their ground-breaking research at Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement next month.

Car park permit office has new opening hours from September
29 Jul 2024
From 1 September 2024, the Car Park Permit Office will be changing its opening hours.

New Executive Director of People and Organisational Development
29 Jul 2024
Eleanor Morrissey joins on 1 September

Teams Voice External Calling Project Update – Phase 3
30 Jul 2024
The Teams Voice External Calling Project is a significant step forward in our commitment to enhancing communication and collaboration across the University.

University Intellectual Property Review
30 Jul 2024
Changing research landscape sees review that includes reward basis for spinouts to be more founder-friendly

Ruth Lamont appointed Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead for Crime and Justice
30 Jul 2024
Dr Lamont to join cohort of eight top researchers who will play a crucial role in bringing research and innovation to the forefront of Government decision-making.

Diana Hampson retires as Director of Estates and Facilities
30 Jul 2024
Diana Hampson will retire from her role as Director of Estates and Facilities at the end of July 2024, after almost 40 years of service at the University.

Microsoft 365 issues - resolved
30 Jul 2024
Information about global issues experienced by Microsoft (updated 8.20am, Wednesday 31 July)

Medal of Honour for Jeannette Howe OBE and Jo Richler
31 Jul 2024
Founder of Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education and outstanding volunteer and community leader in education and parental bereavement have been awarded the University’s highest non-degree award

Mapping research on women’s and girl’s health
31 Jul 2024
Research group wants to hear from colleagues to understand work in Greater Manchester – and facilitate collaboration

The Science of Sharing
31 Jul 2024
Friday 6 September, 12.30-2pm at Contact Theatre (Space 0)