JUST ANNOUNCED: Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation
📅 22 April, 12.30–2.30pm
📍 Contact Theatre, Space 0
🎟️ https://ow.ly/crB350Yq244
Join us for a research café exploring how art, research and movement can break down barriers faced by marginalised communities.
🎥 Our new ECR Spotlight is live!
Celebrating another fierce woman, Alexandra Barrueta shares her journey into sustainability research.
Watch here: youtu.be/Jk6AsyBJ07E
#InspireInclusion #WomenInSTEM #SustainableFutures #InternationalWomen'sDay
Kicking off the AI UNconference with inspiration! Our Director, Prof Richard Kingston, opened with a powerful reminder that “social is at the core of what we do at the University of Manchester.” Proud to see our Digital Futures team introduced on such a strong note.
We are excited to be at @Manchester Digital Strategy ( @mcrdigitalstrategy.bsky.social ) & Nexer Digital's ( @nexerdigital.com )AI Unconference! Looking forward to conversations on all things AI, unfiltered!
Join The Christabel Pankhurst Institute for the next seminar in The University of Manchester Digital Health Equity Seminar Series.
📅 Date & Time: Wednesday 11th March, 1-2pm
📍 Location: lnkd.in/eDMcBhVY
🗣️ Speaker: Diana Bright, Public Health Evaluation Lead for Digital Health at Public Health Wales
#MindfulMonday: UK's first deep geothermal electricity plant switches on news.sky.com/story/uks-fi...
IN TWO WEEKS: Activating Archives for Local and Societal Impact
📅 11 March, 12.30–2.30pm
📍 John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate
🎟️ https://ow.ly/Ru1550Yf00N
Join us as we explore how archival collections can be 'activated' through robust, ethical and sustained community partnerships.
Last chance to view in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: MossWorlds– Re-Storying Urban Lives
📅 Until 2 March 2026
📍Sam Alex Glass Corridor
The exhibition is based on an interdisciplinary research project undertaken at The University of Manchester during 2024-5, supported by Creative Manchester.
🌍 UKRI is hosting a webinar on their evolving investment approach for environmental science.
Great chance to hear updates, ask questions + connect with the community.
📅 27 Feb
🔗 www.ukri.org/events/envir...
#EnvironmentalScience #UKRI #ResearchCommunity
This evening we were delighted to host a research café discussing the exhibition ‘MossWorlds: Re-Storying Urban Lives’. A viewing of the exhibition was followed by panel discussion featuring researchers on the project, @researchnt.bsky.social and the Firs environmental research station.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Activating Archives for Local and Societal Impact
📅 11 March, 12.30–2.30pm
📍 John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate
🎟️ https://ow.ly/Ru1550Yf00N
Join us as we explore how archival collections can be 'activated' through robust, ethical and sustained community partnerships.
Two UoM mathematicians, Dr @cesaregardito.eu and Dr Igor Chernyavsky, have joined nearly 1,000 expert contributors worldwide to create a multidisciplinary academic test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” (HLE), setting AI systems a fresh challenge.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u... #ai #turing
A study examines a form of outdoor, ‘eco' therapy.
Participants said moments in nature helped them process the past: watching trees grow and decay, feeling the wind on their face, or sitting quietly in a forest.
@uomhums.bsky.social #ecotherapy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
📢NEW EVENT: Music & Manchester - The past, present & future of computers in electronic music
🗓️25/03📍Kilburn Building
🎟️ https://ow.ly/ZAVH50Yc9jG
🔊Followed by THE TURING – MACHINE: a sound installation: How do algorithms, AI & digital tech interact with us?
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Researchers at the University of Manchester: Join the Platforms teams for ‘Interdisciplinary &’, a series of four workshops modelling different networking methods to foster collaboration and showcase excellence in interdisciplinary research.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/wh6Y50Y5WX5
📢 Calling all creatives: join the February edition of the GM Creative Industries Mixer series!
📅 Wednesday 11 February, 6–9pm
📍The Social at Aviva Studios @factoryintl.bsky.social
Register: https://ow.ly/bemW50YbIx2
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Alongside #IPBES12, we hosted a parallel event with Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford exploring regional ambitions for nature. We shared practical examples of research and innovation partnerships driving nature‑positive change and what it will take to scale them.
Last chance to view: AI at Manchester
📅 Running until 11 February
📍 Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor
Creative Manchester are celebrating 75 years since Alan Turing established the Turing Test by spotlighting the work of early career researchers on the future of AI.
📢 Applications are now open for our 2026 AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) Day!
Join us to explore how emerging Extended and Virtual Reality technologies intersect with Trust, Identity, Privacy, Safety, and Security (XR-TIPSS) 🤳
🔗Apply here: www.spritehub.org/aim-day-2026
#AIMDay
UPCOMING EVENT: International Women's Day 2026:
Ripple Effect: Co-researching Work, Precarity + Contributions in Later Life
📆Date: Wednesday March 4 , 12pm - 2:30pm
📍 @thewhitworth.bsky.social
🎟️ https://ow.ly/kOOq50XToyp
Image Credit: Andrew Brooks
#IWD2026
🌍 Just Earth Observation for Conservation (JEOC) is rethinking how satellite and drone data shape conservation.
The project brings communities, researchers, and practitioners together to ensure Earth observation is ethical, equitable, and centred on the people who live in conservation landscapes.
Join the Linguistic Diversity Collective, Creative Manchester and Manchester Museum as we participate in Manchester City of Lit’s International Mother Language Day 2026 celebrations!
📅 21 Feb, 11am–12pm
📍Manchester Museum
🎟️ https://ow.ly/l5sw50Y9o5y
#MCRIMLD26 #motherlanguageday
🌿 Mangrove.World turns gameplay into real mangrove restoration. A smart blend of science, storytelling and climate action.
#MangroveWorld #ClimateAction
A collaboration between Quilombola communities and international researchers is uniting traditional knowledge with eDNA, remote sensing, and AI to build community‑led conservation. Led by Dr Polyanna Bispo at @OfficialUoM, it’s a new model for Amazon stewardship.
Meet the Digital Worlds Theme Lead, David Topping, at Digital Worlds Fireside Chat: Meet Our Theme Lead!
📍 Room 4.206, University Place, The University of Manchester
🗓 Friday 27th February, 2.30pm - 4.00pm
🎟️ Book your ticket at: bit.ly/digitalworld...!
#ai #publicpolicy #humanmobility #digital
Researchers at the University of Manchester: Join the Platforms teams for ‘Interdisciplinary &’, a series of four workshops modelling different networking methods to foster collaboration and showcase excellence in interdisciplinary research.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/goJU50Y5VBj
Interdisciplinary Research Funding Opportunity - Pump Priming 2026 Call!
⚡ Up to £60K pump-priming funding for interdisciplinary research aligned to Digital Futures' themes.
📅 Deadline: 4pm, 13 March 2026
For full details, visit: bit.ly/dffundingcall
#ResearchFunding #AcademicSky #Postdoc #PhD
Welcome to UoM @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social!
Professor Rebecca Willis will join as Chair of Energy and Climate Governance - enhancing our role as a leading contributor to UK and global #climatepolicy.
@uomhums.bsky.social
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...
#PhD student Jack Peden announced as the winner of the Department’s 2025 Helios Prize – awarded for #research on #sustainable energy and/or energy efficiency
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/jack-pe...
His winning co-authored paper details #tech that has the potential to be scaled up for real-world use 👇
Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: AI at Manchester
📅 Running until 11 February
📍 Sam Alex Glass Corridor
Creative Manchester are celebrating 75 years since Alan Turing established the Turing Test by spotlighting the work of early career researchers on the future of AI.
