Wellbeing support you might not know about...
Looking after your mental health matters just as much as your PhD studies while you’re at university.

Find a quick guide to the services and resources available to you:

studentnews.manchester.ac.uk/2025/10/10/w...

As part of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025, the Parents, Carers & Guardians Network will be hosting a Lunch and Connect session to provide a supportive and inclusive space for staff and PGRs affected directly or indirectly by any kind of baby loss.

📢 Calling all PhD researchers – Unlocking the potential of your research!
Join us for an interactive 2-hour online workshop: Opportunity Spotting and Shaping Ideas for the Real World on Thursday 23rd October; 10:00 – 12:00 Register Now: app.manchester.ac.uk/training/pro...

80 Years On: Honouring the Legacy of the 5th Pan-African Congress
Join us for an afternoon of conversation, celebration and music honouring the incredible work of the Pan African Congress of 1945.

Saturday 25 October, 2pm – 4pm, Manchester Museum
Find out more: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Early autumn brings the start of the new academic year's energy. One can feel the enthusiasm among our students towards being, learning and developing, both academically and personally. Wish everyone starting their doctoral degree @uom-humsdocacad.bsky.social a great year.

PGR and a Parent? Join the next meeting of the UoM Parents, Carers & Guardians Network!
This supportive space is open to those who identify as parents, carers, or guardians. Whether you're new to the network or a regular, do join to connect and explore ways we can support one another ❤️

Join a powerful evening of reflection and debate at UoM's Annual International Peace Lecture.
This year’s keynote speaker is Madeleine Rees OBE, Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
8 October
Roscoe Theatre B
3 to 5:30pm
Free
🔗 uom.link/peacelecture

PGRs - find everything you can get involved in for free this October, ranging from cultural, extracurricular and celebratory events and activities 😀
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PhD Students - Don't forget our PGR Careers Team are here to help you decide your next steps!

For guidance with career direction, networks and applications get in touch! www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate...

A big thank you to Professor Susie Miles who gave an inspiring Keynote at our Humanities Doctoral Academy Welcome yesterday.

Susie shared her thoughts on her far from typical PhD journey and how to discover your academic voice.
Read her speech in the Induction Materials section of your Handbook.

New PGR student and new to Manchester?

Take a campus tour (every hour on the hour), book a Library tour or come and connect with fellow students at a number of events over the next few weeks.

There is something happening for everyone 😀!
www.welcome.manchester.ac.uk/welcome-and-...

Are you a PGR with an interest in cities and urban challenges?

Join Manchester Urban Institute and Policy@Manchester for this session where we’ll explore how your ideas can reach the people shaping policy in Greater Manchester and beyond.

Please register: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

The Artsmethods Core Methodology and Core Theory Programme for 2025-2026 is now open 😀!

Semester 1 workshops are ready to book via the Training Calendar: www.artsmethods.manchester.ac.uk/events/works...

Joining Humanities UoM as a PhD student this September?
Check out the Welcome events run by the Students' Union
manchesterstudentsunion.com/events

Select the category 'Postgraduate specific' to find your events - including a PGR Social and Wine Glass Painting 😀!

🗣️Our Postgraduate Research Community enjoyed a workshop today called 'Discovering your Academic Voice', led by Prof Susie Miles from @educationuom.bsky.social.

It focused on presentation skills and elevator pitches, ready for their next conference!

@uom-humsdocacad.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk

We're looking forward to welcoming our new PhD students in Humanities next week 😀!

Remember to check our Welcome Site for details of your Doctoral Academy and School Induction programme.
You can also find some useful information here to Get Ready:
www.welcome.manchester.ac.uk

The Counselling & Mental Health Service has changed its name and are now known as The Mental Health Support Team.

The Team remain committed to providing timely mental health interventions for students, while also supporting colleagues with the complexities of student mental health.

Our Researcher Development Team @uom-resdev.bsky.social have moved to SharePoint! 🎉

From now on, you’ll find all your PGR essential resources, updates, and workshop listings in one easy-to-access place.
livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com/sites/Resear...

The UoM Centre for Digital Humanities, Cultures and Media brings you:

"You’ve got a friend, until they block you: The management of personal ties in the digital age"
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for...

It asks how digital media shape our sense of what it is to be with other people.

What kind of university do we want to be by 2035?

As President and Vice-Chancellor Duncan Ivison puts it: “Collaboration is our superpower and we need to lean into it”

Read Duncan’s reflections in the 2025 Magazine 👇https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/magazine/

Our new Artsmethods Core Methodology and Core Theory Programme for 2025-2026 has been released!

Workshops offer PGRs the opportunity to work with theories and methods effectively and to integrate these practices into their doctoral research.
For full details: www.artsmethods.manchester.ac.uk

The UoM 2025 Magazine is out now!

President and Vice-Chancellor Duncan Ivison shares his vision for Manchester’s future and Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Johnson reflects on the pivotal moments that led to his groundbreaking research.

Read it here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/magazi...

Join 'Finding Your Academic Voice' on 17 September 11:00 – 1:00 led by Professor Susie Miles.

This workshop will support PGRs in overcoming presentation anxiety, developing confidence in public speaking, and discovering their own authentic academic voice.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-y...

📢Place-making and the role of culture in Manchester 💫

📅8 Oct
📍Martin Harris Centre @uomsalc.bsky.social

Join us & @mui-uom.bsky.social for a guest lecture with Luthfur Rahman OBE and Prof @abigilmore.bsky.social.

Part of @oxrdmcr.bsky.social 's #TheCulturalWelcome

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Curious about curiosity?
Join the inaugural workshop from the Curiosity Network at the University of Lancaster in November!
@methodsmcr.bsky.social

The PGR Parents, Carers & Guardians Network Family Fun Event 2025 will take place 7th August from 11am to 4pm in the Roscoe Building!

Whether you're a parent, carer, guardian, or simply part of the wider University family, Everyone is welcome!

Earlier this year, we joined delegates at the AMBS PGR Conference.

From exploring diverse fields of speciality to understanding how our PGRs envision a better future, the passion in the room was truly inspiring.

Hear more about some of the expertise here:

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PGRs - check out this exciting event with the Innovation Factory on 16 July 😀!
Explore how research in Humanities can make a real world impact!

Fantastic session on Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research at the methods@manchester Summer School!

@methodsmcr.bsky.social

An excellent course from Dr Gail Hebson on Qualitative Interviewing at the methods@manchester Summer School!

Participants are encouraged to think critically about why they are using interviews and what type of data interviews can generate.

@methodsmcr.bsky.social