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.

Remote #PatientMonitoring in the #NHS: From Promise to Practice! Sign up to reserve your place! 🗓️ 14 May 2026 🕐 12pm - 6pm 📍 Core Technology Facility, Manchester Tickets: 🔗 bit.ly/remotepatientmonitoringevent #MedSky #MedTwitter #PublicHealth #SciSky #CardioSky #IDSky #HealthEquity #PulmSky

Move from awareness to action 🌍 Join leaders from UoM, @uomhums.bsky.social, and the RSPB to examine the reliance and impact of business on the natural environment. How can we translate evidence to real change? How can business pioneer biodiversity commitments? 🍃 Secure your free slot below 💡

New Funding to Catalyse Devolved Cultural Policy Making: The Mayoral Authorities Creative Health Network. Project led by Dr Hannah Waterson at The University of Manchester #CreativeCommunities 💡https://ow.ly/2vOx50XZZ0k#CreativeCommunities

🌍 UNEA‑7 advanced global action on wildfires, AMR, AI governance and protecting vulnerable ecosystems. Read how The University of Manchester researchers contributed to the agenda: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u... #UNEA7 #UNEP #ClimateAction #Sustainability

TOMORROW: Unlocking Historical Archives with AI – Opportunities and Challenges 📅 20 Jan, 12.30–3.30pm 📍SG.16, Samuel Alexander Building 🎟️ Free: ow.ly/U83L50XFFQp Join our research café discussing the opportunities and challenges which AI brings to the study of the past.

Interested in presenting your work or poster to top industry leaders such as NVIDIA and @anthropic.com at #TheDigitalEnvironmentConference2026? Email Jade at [email protected] with your presentation and/ or poster title, and topic or area of research. ❗Deadline: Friday 27th February.

UoM receive £1.2 million grant from @nihr.bsky.social to build an automatic system measuring hip displacement in CP patients. "We want to make sure that every child with cerebral palsy in the UK receives the same high level of care" - @drclindner.bsky.social www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...

Dr Kelechi Anucha joins Dr Carl Death and Prof Jade Munslow Ong for African Climate Futures for an evening digging into how climate change is imagined and contested across the continent. 🗓️ 22 Jan 2026 📍 House of Books and Friends 🕕 17:00–19:00 🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/etzcr4uy #ClimateJustice

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

The Office for Open Research is pleased to announce our third cohort of Open Research Fellows 2025/26. The Fellowship supports open, transparent and inclusive research, giving Fellows time to lead impactful projects and share best practice. #OpenResearch #ResearchCulture #UoM #Innovation

TICKETS SELLING FAST! Sign up now for the next in Digital Futures and @manchester.ac.uk Ecosystem series, Remote Patient Monitoring in the NHS: From Promise to Practice! 🗓️ 14 May 2026 🕐 12pm - 6pm 📍 Core Technology Facility, Manchester Tickets: 🔗 bit.ly/remotepatientmonitoringevent

This week we kicked off the new year with a great talk about endosymbiosis evolution by Dan Malumphy 🔬 Thank you to @microbesng.bsky.social for supplying us with snacks! 🍪

IN TWO WEEKS: Unlocking Historical Archives with AI – Opportunities and Challenges 📅 20 Jan, 12.30–3.30pm 📍SG.16, Samuel Alexander Building 🎟️ Free: ow.ly/U83L50XFFQp Join our research café discussing the opportunities and challenges which AI brings to the study of the past.

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

Calling all Research Staff: this year's Research Staff Conference 2026 has been announced! This year's conference will focus on Research Culture: Building Positive Research Communities. 📅 29 January 2026 📍 Booth Street East Building, University of Manchester Register: https://ow.ly/3J8X50XStUA

Proud that @manchester.ac.uk was awarded #1 in UK & Europe and #2 in the world for impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2025. From a solar farm powering campus to tens of thousands of student volunteering hours, the stories behind the stats are here ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Bs...

AI ‘could replace humans’ in some social science surveys. Metascientist says AI responses are similar enough to humans and could offer productivity gains. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

🎆 2025 RECAP 🎆 We've done a lot in 2025 and we're already looking forward to all the exciting things we have planned for 2026! From the usual events to Ideas Catalysts and Innovation Labs, we've tried new things and continued growing our network. Thank you for your support!

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