News archive – September 2015

Martin Harris Centre autumn season launched
01 Sep 2015
See an exceptional programme of performances at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama this autumn.

Staff athlete makes a difference through competitive athletics
01 Sep 2015
University given a sporting chance to raise its profile

Want to join the largest voluntary women’s organisation in the UK?
01 Sep 2015
Come along to next meeting of UoM Busy Bees Women’s Institute

Sign up as an Ask Me ambassador during Orientation and Welcome
01 Sep 2015
The University is asking as many of its staff as possible to wear the Ask Me badge and help new students to find their way around during their first few weeks on campus

WATCH: University help youngsters dig up the past – and gain confidence
01 Sep 2015
Film shows our undergraduates working with young people with disabilities on archaeological dig

Tipping our hat(s) to Manchester
01 Sep 2015
‘The Great Hatmandu’ to raise money for victims of Nepalese earthquake

Introducing the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC)
01 Sep 2015
First look at new £60 million centre for world class graphene and 2-D materials application development

Back to the 56-mile Bullock for Alex
01 Sep 2015
Aiming to beat the £5,000 barrier for cancer support

Do you still use a umist.ac.uk or man.ac.uk email address?
02 Sep 2015
On Thursday 1 October, we will be decommissioning the man.ac.uk and umist.ac.uk email domains, which were replaced with the manchester.ac.uk domain several years ago.

Oxford Road set to re-open next week
02 Sep 2015
Work has progressed well on the demolition of the bridge and related works with Oxford Road currently on track to re-open on Monday, 7 September as planned

Wood Street Mission lottery winner
02 Sep 2015
Announcing the winner for September

Staff benefits update
02 Sep 2015
Find out about changes to the discounts pages and discover more deals with Shrek’s Adventure, Superbreak, Perkz, plus competitions, a staff walking event and an LCCC luncheon

IT Services update
03 Sep 2015
A dynamic, flexible, IT service and infrastructure is essential to enable the University to compete on the global stage and to deliver its ambitious Manchester 2020 strategic vision. The University is now taking the first important steps to build such a service

Performance in 2015 Shanghai Jiao Tong
03 Sep 2015
The University has been ranked joint 41st in the 2015 Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

Chemistry staff remember lab technician with new rest room
03 Sep 2015
Staff from the School of Chemistry will gather at the opening of the Ross Rest Room, named in honour of laboratory technician Len Ross who sadly died prematurely last year.

Manchester notches up four Times Higher Education Awards nominations
04 Sep 2015
This year’s Times Higher Education Awards nominations have been published – and we’re delighted that the University has been recognised in four categories.

Academic book sale raises over £200 for local arts centre
04 Sep 2015
It was another successful year for the IDPM-based Journal of Development Studies book sale at the annual School of Environment, Education and Development Postgraduate Research conference.

Register for Policy Week
04 Sep 2015
There is still time to register for the Manchester Policy Week launch event on 11 September, when a raft of exciting events and big name speakers will be unveiled

Andy gets call up for England Box Lacrosse team
04 Sep 2015
Sport Development Officer Andy Ellison has been selected to play for the England Men’s Box Lacrosse team at the 2015 Indoor World Games.

Can you help Manchester become the best it can be?
07 Sep 2015
Get involved in The Manchester Strategy before 30 October

Oxford Road now open
07 Sep 2015
Bridge demolition and related works goes smoothly, ensuring one of Manchester’s busiest roads has re-opened as planned

eMentor provides online learning resources for all
07 Sep 2015
This new website was launched to provide support for leaders and managers in response to feedback from the Staff Survey 2013

Mindfulness sessions resume in new Wellbeing rooms
07 Sep 2015
Familiar faces and new starters all welcome

Theatre production: 'The Box of Tricks'
07 Sep 2015
On Friday 25 September 2015, 7pm, at the Martin Harris Centre.

'Manchester Anthology' launch event: Thursday 10 September
07 Sep 2015
At 6pm, Thursday 10 September 2015, Manchester’s new writing talent will gather at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, to celebrate and read from a new anthology of their work

Collaborative working through the Professional Development Network
08 Sep 2015
Do you know that the University offers staff an opportunity to work together on work-based issues through the Professional Development Network?

Oxford Road latest
08 Sep 2015
Transport for Greater Manchester to close section opposite Whitworth Art Gallery this weekend

University creates global poverty and inequality Institute
08 Sep 2015
New centre will be Europe's largest global poverty and inequality Institute and play major role in one of the University’s five flagship research beacons

Bone density tests at Sugden Sports Centre
08 Sep 2015
On Tuesday, 6 October, the Sports Centre will be hosting a day of bone density screening and advice

University awarded £1.7 million extension to research funding
09 Sep 2015
Call for proposals

Senior Managers courses
09 Sep 2015
The Staff Training and Development Unit offer two courses aimed at Senior Managers

Research Director appointed at the National Graphene Institute
09 Sep 2015
Professor Vladimir Falko has joined The University of Manchester as Research Director for the National Graphene Institute (NGI)

University stars in BBC4 documentary
09 Sep 2015
Dalton Nuclear Institute’s state-of-the-art facilities – and an illustration of neutron production using mousetraps and ping pong balls - on our screens

Event to celebrate 50 years of dilution refrigeration
09 Sep 2015
Conference marks technique that allowed scientists to work at lowest ever temperatures, pioneered at Manchester

Citizen science project to measure air pollution
09 Sep 2015
One of the biggest ever citizen science projects needs volunteers from Manchester to help measure air pollution in our environment. And all you need to take part is a smart phone.

£350 million engineering campus unveiled
09 Sep 2015
Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD) is one of the largest, single construction projects in higher education

Issues with the student printing system
09 Sep 2015
On Friday 4 September, the IT Support Centre received several calls from staff and students experiencing difficulties with student printers (the ‘pull printing system’)

Come and meet a Nuclear Scientist!
09 Sep 2015
University students on a fission mission at the Museum of Science and Industry

Never Mind the Bullocks – part II
09 Sep 2015
High five as Alex beats his record by more than five hours and raises more than £5,000 for charity

Introducing Research IT and their service
09 Sep 2015
This group of enthusiastic specialists in Research IT offers training courses both online and in a classroom environment to enrich and optimise research outcomes

The Study at Manchester Museum opens this week
09 Sep 2015
Manchester’s space for new thinking opens on Friday, 11 September

Staff benefits update
09 Sep 2015
This week it’s theatre offers for Swan Lake & Romeo & Juliet plus discounts on a range of health and beauty and outdoor activities and the latest at Alton Towers Resort

Consultation on Proposed Faculty Structures
10 Sep 2015
Have your say on proposals arising from the Review of Life Sciences and Cognate disciplines

Welcome Week Distinguished Lectures - now open to staff
11 Sep 2015
You are invited to attend free lectures by Professor Tony Redmond (22 September) and Professor Danielle George (24 September)

Careers Service wins award for collaborative initiatives
11 Sep 2015
The Careers Service has won a national AGCAS Award for Partnership with Professional Services in recognition of its successful collaboration with the University’s Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR)

Postgraduate Research Programmes Open Day on Wednesday, 21 October
11 Sep 2015
Please help us promote the event to our current students and offer-holders

Blackboard and Start of Year 2015
11 Sep 2015
You should now be thinking about accessing and preparing your Blackboard course space (Bb course) for the new academic year: all Bb courses will be visible to students from Monday, 14 September 2015

UMSA trip to Chester Zoo
11 Sep 2015
On Sunday, 20 September 2015 departing at 9.30am

Muslim chaplaincy needs Trustees
11 Sep 2015
The Manchester Muslim Chaplaincy Trust, the independent charity that oversees the work of the Muslim chaplains to the university community, is urgently seeking new Directors and Trustees

Pundits debate Tories’ ‘bolt from the blue’
11 Sep 2015
Leading political commentators are set to debate the recent victory of the Conservative party, what it means and what lies in store, in the wake of the party’s unexpected General Election victory

David Willetts to launch University’s Policy Week
14 Sep 2015
The University will bring together leading minds in science, technology and public policy for a week of events that will shine the spotlight on Manchester as a living laboratory

Fifty leading scientists stage a takeover at Manchester Museum this autumn
14 Sep 2015
Science Uncovered takes place on 25 September 2015 (6pm-10pm), is open to all and is completely free

Beatrice Shilling – Engineer and Battle of Britain heroine
14 Sep 2015
The role of a Manchester pioneer who helped the RAF when facing one of its greatest challenges is remembered to coincide with the celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the end of The Battle of Britain.

Get started in astrophotography
15 Sep 2015
Take amazing images of the night sky

Undergraduate University Wide Open Days
15 Sep 2015
University to welcome 20,000 visitors on campus over two weekends

October Half Term at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
15 Sep 2015
Watch a mini rocket launch, build a bridge from spaghetti and meet the expert as part of Manchester Science Festival

Policy Week 2015
16 Sep 2015
Book tickets to hear from leading minds

Free public engagement training
16 Sep 2015
Manchester Girl Geeks call for early career researchers

Ten years of Building Hope
16 Sep 2015
Veronique still raising charity funds – at the double

China Dream for UK Students
16 Sep 2015
The Study China programme, in partnership with Manchester Business School China Centre, delivered the first, Chinese business and networking conference, on Thursday 13 August 2015, at the Fudan Crown Plaza Hotel, Shanghai.

Logging onto Blackboard on Wednesday, 30 September
16 Sep 2015
Essential maintenance work to affect staff and students using MyManchester between 8am and 10am

Marcus du Sautoy to deliver 2015 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture
16 Sep 2015
There are still places available for ‘The Secret Mathematicians’, to be delivered by Professor Marcus du Sautoy on 8 October

Is your Blackboard course ready for Start of Year?
16 Sep 2015
A reminder about accessing and preparing your Blackboard course space

Staff benefits update
16 Sep 2015
This week learn more about our childcare support, our local and Perkz shopping discounts and holiday offers with Superbreak and the Travel Club

Mentors wanted for participants on 2015/2016 Aurora Programme
17 Sep 2015
Developing future leaders for higher education

Double delight for University gallery
17 Sep 2015
The University of Manchester’s Whitworth has won the AJ Retrofit Award for Cultural and Public Buildings and for Heritage and Listed Buildings following its major redevelopment by MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects).

Your chance to make patients' voices heard within the healthcare service
17 Sep 2015
Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education (MAHSE) is looking for patient representatives on its clinical science education programmes

Latest issue of ArtsResearch online now
17 Sep 2015
ArtsResearch is the research bulletin published by the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Celebrate Bi Visibility Day on 23 September
18 Sep 2015
Bisexual community, their friends and supporters recognise and celebrate bisexuality

Say thank you with a card
21 Sep 2015
Any member of staff can send a simple ‘thank you’ card via email to colleagues who have helped them – in a big or a small way

Accident reporting at the University: do you know how?
21 Sep 2015
All staff, students and their representatives are obliged to report accidents under the University’s Health and Safety Policy Statement 2013/14

Alliance Manchester Business School
21 Sep 2015
University pays tribute Lord Alliance’s long-standing relationship and support

Welcome Week 2015
21 Sep 2015
Get ready to give our new students a warm welcome

IT Services launches My Students
21 Sep 2015
A single, seamless experience for Academic Advisors to access data on their advisees

New film tells parenting stories of Manchester’s Syrian refugee families
21 Sep 2015
Researchers at The University of Manchester and an independent film maker have produced a new documentary to show the experiences of Syrian refugee families living in Manchester.

Invitation to attend the University's Foundation Day Celebrations
21 Sep 2015
Our new Chancellor, Lemn Sissay MBE, will be installed during this event on Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Win a free Course of your Choice at the Confucius Institute
21 Sep 2015
Your chance to win a free course such as Mandarin, Tai Chi or Calligraphy.

Hula hoop, belly dance or juggle your way to health!
22 Sep 2015
Check out the free activities during Wellbeing Week (5-9 October)

Help the homeless in Manchester by attending the ReNu Showcase event
22 Sep 2015
ReNu Showcase and Furniture Auction on Wednesday, 23 September at Ziferblat, lst Floor, 23 Edge Street, Manchester, M4 1HW

Do you know our procedures for dealing with young visitors?
22 Sep 2015
Updated Safeguarding Children Policy also includes health and safety procedures for parents bringing their children into work

Busy Bees celebrate 100 years of the Women's Institute
22 Sep 2015
Members of the University's new workplace Women’s Institute - called the ‘Busy Bees’ - joined in the recent national celebrations of the organisation's centenary

Invitation to staff to join the UoM Food Society
22 Sep 2015
The University now has its own official food society for students and staff

24 hours of prowler pushes to help two year old Leo
22 Sep 2015
Becky Davies from the Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit and a group of friends from a Stockport gym are going to push a prowler for 24 hours to help raise money for a young cancer sufferer

Bees and Butterflies Big Saturday at Manchester Museum
22 Sep 2015
Plus Early Opening for Early Birds on Saturday, 26 September

Invitation to President's Leadership Lecture
22 Sep 2015
Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell will speak on Leadership in Higher Education at The Whitworth on Tuesday, 6 October (5.30pm)

Chancellors Hotel hosts a ‘Boogie Night’
22 Sep 2015
Travel back in time to the 70s and 80s on Saturday, 17 October

Cake sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
23 Sep 2015
On Thursday, 24 September (10am to 2pm) in The Procurement Hub, Room G.033, John Owens Building

New £8.5M project to develop green chemicals
23 Sep 2015
The University of Manchester is part of a multi-million pound project to produce chemicals for the food industry that are more environmentally friendly.

New space for Wellbeing
23 Sep 2015
Classes are now under way in the new Wellbeing Rooms in the Simon Building

WATCH: ‘Get it right or go home’, top academic tells world leaders
24 Sep 2015
The United Nations could this week transform the fight against poverty and inequality but world leaders have to pay more than lip service to a new set of global goals or risk a major missed opportunity for change, according to one of the field’s leading thinkers.

Staff benefits update
24 Sep 2015
This week the focus is on the launch of the Key for the City reward card so you can now access offers across 170 providers in Manchester and the surrounding area!

FREE lunchtime concert: Quatuor Danel
24 Sep 2015
On Thursday 1 October, 1.10pm at the Martin Harris Centre.

It's National Work Life Week (21-25 September)
24 Sep 2015
National Work Life Week aims to highlight the benefits of facilitating the well-being and work-life balance of all employees, so that they are engaged, motivated and productive at work

Welcome 2015: It’s just the beginning
24 Sep 2015
Welcome Week may be nearly over for another year, but the hard work is just beginning for students and staff alike

Blackboard – ensuring Blackboard's effective performance and integration
24 Sep 2015
Regular Blackboard maintenance on Sunday mornings

Free contact lens fittings and check-ups
24 Sep 2015
Students in the final year of their optometry degree provide a clinical service to members of the public as part of their training at the University

Professor Alice Bloch on Radio 4
24 Sep 2015
University social scientist comments on employment of undocumented migrants

Oxford Road is changing – get ready to ‘Go Dutch!'
24 Sep 2015
Greater Manchester's first ever "Dutch-style" cycle lane will be revealed next week

Russian lecture: Victor Shenderovich "The singing bird has been silenced”
25 Sep 2015
Monday 12 October 2015 at 5pm, Samuel Alexander Building, The University of Manchester

Excavations outside the Simon Building
25 Sep 2015
Excavations have begun outside the Simon Building on Brunswick Street on the first phase of a project to provide resilience to the University’s heating and hot water network

Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed
25 Sep 2015
Groundbreaking Manchester Museum exhibition reveals the inside history of over 60 animal mummies: Thursday, 8 October 2015 – Sunday, 17 April 2016

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Alexander Melnikov (piano)
25 Sep 2015
On Friday 2 October 2015, 7.30pm, at the Martin Harris Centre.

Manchester uncovers higher education’s captivating past
25 Sep 2015
A new website to share research and reflections on the rich history of universities has been launched

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) maintenance downtime
25 Sep 2015
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) will be at risk for one week beginning Tuesday 29th September, which will include periods of downtime. This is to carry out the first major update since January 2014.

University's response to a letter from the campus trades unions
25 Sep 2015
Following a letter received by the Chair of the Board of Governors, the Registrar, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Will Spinks, in his capacity as Head of the University's Administration, has replied to the campus trades unions on behalf of the University as follows:

Do you know someone who always goes the extra mile?
28 Sep 2015
Why not put them forward for a President’s Distinguished Achievement Award so that they know they are appreciated?

University website is a finalist in The People’s Lovie Awards
28 Sep 2015
You can help us to win by voting online

Manchester University Music Society Welcome Concert
28 Sep 2015
Sunday 4 October, 5pm, at the Martin Harris Centre.

Professor Cary Cooper is named HR’s most influential thinker
28 Sep 2015
HR Magazine has named Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology at Alliance Manchester Business School, HR’s most influential thinker in the ‘Most Influential 2015’ rankings

Only two days to go! Join the Public Programmes Team at Nowgen
28 Sep 2015
Exciting opportunity to join the Public Programmes Team at the Nowgen Centre in Manchester as Acting Director

Issues with logging in - Resolved
29 Sep 2015
Issues with the Central Authentication System (CAS)

Update your wardrobe for autumn/winter at the Rutherford Swish
29 Sep 2015
On Thursday, 19 November (12.30 – 1.30pm) in the Rutherford Room, Rutherford Building

Bring a bag of winter warmers to work
29 Sep 2015
Help the homeless and vulnerable people in our city this winter with Lifeshare

Meet the Researchers at SALC Open Lecture Series
29 Sep 2015
Find out about current research in the School of Arts, Languages and Culture

Would you like the opportunity to develop a school/college outreach activity?
29 Sep 2015
The SUPI Engaging with Schools interactive workshop for researchers on Wednesday, 11 November (9.30am-5pm) explores the why, what and how of engaging with secondary schools

Hula hoop, belly dance or juggle your way to health!
29 Sep 2015
Check out the free activities during Wellbeing Week (5-9 October)

Help Manchester become the best it can be
29 Sep 2015
Get involved in the City Council's Manchester Strategy before 30 October

Cut-off date for umist.ac.uk or man.ac.uk email addresses
30 Sep 2015
On Wednesday 4 November, we will be decommissioning the man.ac.uk and umist.ac.uk email domains, which were replaced with the manchester.ac.uk domain several years ago.

Networking Engagement Session: European City of Science
30 Sep 2015
On Wednesday, 7 October 2015 (11.30am - 1pm) in Roscoe 1.010

Recruit our graduates to help with your short-term staffing needs
30 Sep 2015
If you need a recruitment solution to a short-term vacancy then the University’s own Manchester Graduate Internship Programme (MGIP) could be your answer

Paid opportunities for early PhD students: deadline extended
30 Sep 2015
Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery and John Rylands Library are looking to recruit first or second year PhD students to deliver educational sessions for their respective secondary and post-16 programmes

Arts Science Collaboration project - Noisy Bodies by Daksha Patel
30 Sep 2015
From 1 October to 20 December 2015 in The John Rylands Library, Historic Reading Room

Join the Big Draw
30 Sep 2015
On Sunday, 4 October at Manchester Museum

One of the country’s best loved historians wins award
30 Sep 2015
Michael Wood, who has been a regular face on TV for over three decades, has been awarded with the prestigious 2015 British Academy President's Medal Award