Discover the fast-changing and complex #AI landscape with @manchester.ac.uk Digital Futures' AI@Mancherster Linktree. Featured pages include Natural Language Processing and Text Mining, Manchester Centre for AI Fundamentals, Centre for Robotics and AI, and more! 🔗 linktr.ee/AI_MANCHESTER

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season & a fantastic New Year! ✨🎆 We're proud of our work in collaboration with our partners and supporters this past year & would like to say a huge 'Thank You' for all your incredible support 🎉 we’ve rounded up some of our favourite moments of 2025 to reminisce👇

🎙 New Podcast Series: You Ought to Know Episode 2 explores Black British Gospel Music with Karen Gabay and guests 📅 Premieres 21 January 2026 on Substack & School of Arts, Languages and Cultures YouTube. 🔗https://ow.ly/KPcI50XL1jK & https://ow.ly/2phX50XL1jJ

Have you booked your free ticket for The Digital Environment Conference 2026, co‑hosted with NERC? 🗣️ Speakers include Niall Robinson (NVIDIA), Justin Taylor (@anthropic.com), Rashik Parmar MBE (IBM & @universityofleeds.bsky.social), and more! 🎟️ Free Tickets Available Now: lnkd.in/eWtP2QZy

💭 Just imagine if Greater Manchester had the best health in the world... 'Just Imagine If', in partnership with Manchester Museum and Healthier Futures, are inviting you join a conversation on Monday 9 February to discuss how to make this a reality.

Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: (In)Visibility: An exhibition of artwork and poetry on spatial justice by the Hulme community. 📅 Running until 14 January 2026 📍Glass Corridor, Samuel Alexander Building Faculty of Humanities School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Missed out on attending the last @manchester.ac.uk & Digital Futures GM Connected Health Ecosystem event at @uompankhurst.bsky.social? You can catch-up on all presentations via the Digital Futures YouTube Channel! 🔗 bit.ly/youtubedigitalfutures

Salman Waqar, GP and former president @britishima.bsky.social, will present at the next seminar in The University of Manchester Digital #Health Equity Seminar Series. 📢 Addressing The Healthcare needs of Muslim Minorities Living in the UK 🗓️ Wednesday 14th Jan 🕐 1PM - 2PM BST 📍 zoom.us/j/96196306877

Are you an early career researcher in the arts & humanities with bold ideas? Apply for the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and join a world-class research community. · Develop your vision · Access tailored support · Shape the future of your field Apply: https://ow.ly/jxqz50XIkpu

✨ Innovation in Action! 🚀 Our Innovation Lab with FutureEverything brought bold ideas to life. Congrats to LanthaGen Bio, Ardwick Climate Action, Cellnex UK & Peak District NP for stellar pitches! Collaboration + creativity = a better future 🌍💡 #Innovation

OPEN CALL FOR POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS Interested in presenting at The Digital Environment Conference 2026? Please email Jade at [email protected] with your presentation and/ or poster title, and topic or area of research. Deadline: Friday 27th February 2026.

Join us for The Digital Environment Conference 2026! Discover how systems that shape our planetary future are imagined, contested, built and live. 🔗 Tickets: bit.ly/DigitalEnvironmentConference2026 📅 1st April 2026 🕙 10.00am – 5.00pm 📍 SISTER, Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester

Creative Manchester are pleased to announce the release of four films celebrating interdisciplinary research projects which received funding through the University of Manchester Research Institute (UMRI) Pump-Priming Call. Find out more: https://ow.ly/YzW650XyEV6

Kickstarting @beyondconference.org with keynote addresses from @therealnihal.bsky.social and @andyburnham.bsky.social! Discussing how Greater Manchester can continue to be the UK’s fastest growing city-region and support creative industries

We're excited to be at the #BEYONDconf Fringe today - before the official @beyondconference.org kicks off tomorrow we get to find out about the innovative research and art created in Greater Manchester around the themes of CreaTech, innovation districts and the creator economy 💭

As part of our BEYOND 2025 partnership, our Platform Director, Professor John McAuliffe will participate in a main stage panel discussion, 'Creative, Civic and Cultural: University Collaboration'. 📅 11.45am–12.45pm, Tues 25 Nov 📍 The Lowry, Salford Quays More info: https://ow.ly/LeJZ50XtxTl

🔬 Co-created Futures Conference, Dec 3 Materials Session: Innovation for a Sustainable Future 👩 Dr Samira Malekmohammadi (Royce Institute / CEAMS) ♻️ Dr Torik Holmes (SCI, UoM) 🧪 Dr Chris Egan Morriss (EPSRC Fellow) 👉 Sign up: tinyurl.com/3xxt9juc #CoCreatedFutures #SustainableMaterials #CEAMS

IN TWO WEEKS: Follow the White Rabbit: In defence of conspiracy theories Join us in welcoming a guest lecture from Gabriel Gatehouse, followed by a discussion with Professor Gary Younge. 📅 3 December, 6–7.30pm 📍 University Place, Oxford Road 🎟️ Free: https://ow.ly/IMXu50Xmw8i

This afternoon we hosted colleagues from across Greater Manchester to discuss supporting Older People to live well! Ending with a screening of a creative film based on research around brain health, created by Dr Simon Parry + Dr Sarah Fox. #CreateWell #CreativeHealth

Proud doesn’t even cover it! 💜 The University of Manchester has retained its place in the global top 10 for sustainability in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings. 🔗 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...

We're delighted to partner with BEYOND 2025 Conference, showcasing innovative research shaping Greater Manchester's future and promoting the University's support of creative industries. 📅 24–26 November 📍The Lowry, Salford Quays More info: https://ow.ly/kVUa50Xpbz9

During BEYOND 2025 conference, we will also be showcasing some of the innovative CreaTech research projects being led by postgrad students at the University of Manchester. 📅 25–26 November 📍The Lowry, Salford Quays Find out more: https://ow.ly/nPzF50XpPBX

Anita Banerji, Jasmine Folz, Ella Kaye, and Pauline Karega will present at the next seminar in The University of Manchester Digital #Health Equity Seminar Series. 📢 A Co-Production Approach to Understanding Diversity Issues in Digital Research 🗓️ Wed 10th Dec 🕐 1PM - 2PM BST 📍 zoom.us/j/98736638103

📣 Call for Interest now open! The University of Manchester invites educators, researchers, and innovators to join the 2026 international conference: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Balancing Equity, Access & Innovation. 🗓️ 9–10 June 2026 🔗: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c... 🧵(1/3)

Great turn-out for last night's 'Reimagining New Towns' event with @uomhums.bsky.social and @productivity.bsky.social at @alliancembs.bsky.social. Excellent presentation from Deputy Chair of New Towns Taskforce Dame Kate Barker followed by a lively panel discussion and audience questions.

🎉 1 Month to Go! 🎉We’re counting down to Co-created Futures—our annual conference on 3 Dec at Sister, Manchester! 🌍 Theme: Co-produced research 🔬 Focus: Materials | Energy | Nature 🎓 Poster Comp for UoM ECRs & PhDs—submit by 21 Nov! 🎟️ Grab your ticket 👉 tinyurl.com/3xxt9juc #ResearchImpact

🐇 Follow the White Rabbit: In Defence of Conspiracy Theories Join journalist Gabriel Gatehouse (The Coming Storm Podcast) & Gary Younge for a deep dive into conspiracy theories and why they matter. 🗓️ 3 December ⏱️ 18:00–19:30 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/follow-the... @digitaluom.bsky.social

Adeela Shahid, Saira Khan, and Salman Imami will present at the next seminar in The University of Manchester Digital #Health Equity Seminar Series. Topic: Bridging the Divide in #PainManagement in Pakistan Using #Digital Tools. 🗓️ Wednesday 12th Nov 🕐 1PM - 2PM BST 📍 zoom.us/j/94521771818

Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have: 🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects 📰 published over 9,000 papers 🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations 💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding! 👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

🔬 Join the next Digital Health Equity Seminar on Wed 12th-Nov, 1-2pm (Zoom). 🔗 More info & Zoom link: bit.ly/4lYG65z

Join us on 15 Dec in Manchester, for our annual lecture, this year to be delivered by @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social , and a Co-Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social.

♻️ New from the Sustainable Consumption Institute: "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" explores how optimism and pessimism shape our responses to sustainability challenges. 📖 Read the full post: tinyurl.com/mhshhzsk #Sustainability #ClimateAction #EmotionalIntelligence #SCI #EnvironmentalPsychology

🌱 Students are leading the green transition and universities are backing them. At The University of Manchester, the University Living Lab is turning the campus into a testbed for sustainable innovation. 📖 Learn more: tinyurl.com/bde59hh9 #GreenTransition #LivingLab #Sustainability #ClimateAction

We hosted The Future is Biological: Future Data Storage Solutions and AI in Healthcare: Transforming the Future with Large Language Models #2 for #Digitober! Missed out? Sign up to our newsletters: 🔗 GM Connected Health Ecosystem: eepurl.com/iozsPY 🔗 Digital Futures: tinyurl.com/digitalfuturesuom

Join us on 26 Nov at @manchester.ac.uk for an event to discuss digital solutions to sustainable housing expansion with a panel of experts, and try out the DSH. To register, please email [email protected] with your name, role, organisation, and any dietary/access requirements.

🎧 New podcasts alert! If you're curious about the future of the aviation industry, have a listen to the new BBC Sounds Rethink podcasts our co-director, Prof Alice Larkin, has contributed to: Rethink: how can flying be less polluting? lnkd.in/e-TFS_9d Rethink: should we stop flying? lnkd.in/erQGKqJ5

🎨 Following the success of Embedded exhibition, the Henry Royce Institute invites you to Sculpted Forms: A Response to Embedded — an evening of poetry, art, and conversation led by acclaimed writer and curator Inua Ellams. 🗓️ Monday 3rd November 🕠 17:30–19:30 🎟️ Reserve your spot: lnkd.in/e_-y-ddV

✉️ Join the SPRITE+ Extended Reality TIPSS Community of Interest! Sign up to our Community of Interest to get involved in online events, receive an ad hoc newsletter, and stay up to date on opportunities within our Deep Dive project: www.spritehub.org/sprite-commu... #SPRITEplus #XR #DigitalTIPSS

Check out the latest funding opportunities in our newsletter. This week, we profile opportunities from Supergen Bioenergy Hub, NERC, and Innovate UK. Find out more below. mailchi.mp/14f698a50c45...

🌟 Meet Dr João C. Magalhães (@jcmagalhaes.bsky.social), Senior Lecturer in AI Trust and Security, @uomsalc.bsky.social. 🗣️ "What if AI doesn’t fix inequality but makes it worse? To ensure AI helps rather than harms society, my research asks, who really benefits from AI?..." 🧵(1/2)

🌟 Meet Dr Diāna Bērziņa, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Centre for Digital Trust and Society 🗣️ "My research examines online marketplaces for digital objects – focusing on the blurred boundaries between legal and illegal activity, the drivers of these markets, and the role AI plays..." 🧵(1/2)

🎧 Podcast spotlight! Our co-director, Prof Alice Larkin, features in two BBC Rethink episodes exploring aviation and sustainability: ✈️ How can flying be less polluting? 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... ✈️ Should we stop flying? 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Give them a listen and share your thoughts

NEW EVENT: Creative Health: Supporting older adults to live well in Greater Manchester Join us for an afternoon exploring creative health + Brain Health to supporting older adults to live well in Greater Manchester. 📍Martin Harris Centre 📅 19 Nov 🕜 2-5pm 🎟️ https://ow.ly/x0Xl50XgVqL

We've been celebrating GMCA's #Digitober campaign by hosting a range of talks with #digital leaders and experts. We hosted Patrick Chester, Justin Lane, @ordekianm.bsky.social, and Dr Jennifer Cearns for our Digital Trust and Security seminar series. @uomhums.bsky.social @spriteplus.bsky.social

How is Generative AI challenging some of the analytical frameworks we think about self and other with? 👥 ▶️ Watch our latest Lunch + Learn talk with Dr Jennifer Cearns to learn more: youtu.be/YasTQcAMYh4?... @digitaluom.bsky.social #SPRITEplus #DigitalIdentity #MentalHealthApps #GenAI

We are celebrating #GMCA's #Digitober, celebrating Manchester's digital sector! Check out the ways Digital Futures and @manchester.ac.uk are advancing AI research and innovation below! 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/research/ai/ 🔗 bit.ly/aidigitalfut... @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @aifunmcr.bsky.social

The UK's leading creative R&D conference BEYOND Conference is inviting students and early career creatives (aged 18-30) to attend this year's edition for free🗯️ 📅24-26 Nov 📍Lowry Find out more: https://ow.ly/lfAr50XfBnG

Digital Futures brings together over 2200 researchers from over 30 different disciplines across all three of the University’s faculties into multidisciplinary communities to tackle important research problems and build critical mass in new and emerging research areas. 🔗 linktr.ee/UoMDigitalFutures

This week @manchester.ac.uk's AI @ Manchester campaign kicks off, celebrating 75 years since Alan Turing established the Turing Test, laying the foundations for AI🔢 Learn more about AI at Manchester: www.manchester.ac.uk/research/ai/ Meet some of researchers driving the future of AI at Manchester👇

📅 18 Oct - 8 Nov 🎟️ Free entry 📍 Across the UK and online 🔗 Find an event for you: festivalofsocialscience.com