IN THREE WEEKS: Research Café – Religion, Culture and Community 📅 23 April, 12–2pm 📍Manchester Museum 🎟️ https://ow.ly/TXbc50YkYuY Join us this St George's Day as we explore how cultural institutions and faith spaces can bring people together in increasingly divided societies.

EVENT: Solstice and Equinox: Cottonopolis - The Origins of Global Manchester Join us to examine how 18th-century Manchester was transformed into a manufacturing centre at the heart of Britain’s cotton trade 📍John Rylands Research Institute and Library 📅 23 April 🎟️ FREE https://ow.ly/opmJ50YETFE

In three weeks: Communities of Environmental Knowledge 📅 29 April, 12 – 2pm 📍Contact Theatre, Space 0 🎟️https://ow.ly/xbT850YCaRn... Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways community support and involvement connect to environmental action.

Join the Co‑Creation for Innovation in Creative Industries Symposium at Alliance Manchester Business School on 16 April. Explore how emerging technologies are reshaping collaboration to deliver creative and impactful innovation. 🔗https://ow.ly/VyyR50Yyuei Manchester Institute of Innovation Research

📅 29 April, 12 – 2pm 📍Contact Theatre, Space 0 🎟️https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/communities-of-environmental-knowledge-tickets-1984382091253?aff=SocialMedia Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways community support and involvement connect to environmental action.

IN FIVE WEEKS: Research Café – Religion, Culture and Community 📅 23 April, 12–2pm 📍Manchester Museum 🎟️ https://ow.ly/TXbc50YkYuY Join us this St George's Day as we explore how cultural institutions and faith spaces can bring people together in increasingly divided societies.

Researchers at UoM: join the Platforms teams for ‘Interdisciplinary &: Harnessing Storytelling to Amplify Research’, chaired by Creative Manchester Director John McAuliffe. 📅 18 March, 1.15pm–2.45pm 📍 GA.056 Ronson Blended Theatre, Nancy Rothwell Building 🎟️ https://ow.ly/gFP050Y7r6p

#MindfulMonday: Romania’s new deposit‑return scheme is turning the country into a recycling leader — billions of bottles already collected and streets noticeably cleaner. Read more:

Join @digitaluom.bsky.social for an exploration of cybersecurity and beyond. The Digital Trust and Security seminar series will examine broader issues of trust and trustworthiness, the dynamics of distrust and the exploitation of trust, and strategies for building trust and resilience. 👇

Greater Manchester Combined Authority launches new GM Freelancer Network📢 Join a paid advisory group that will bring together creative freelancers from across GM to ensure real lived experience shapes policy, investment & support for creative careers. 📅 28 March, 5pm 🔗 https://ow.ly/IZ7E50YsXmh

Christabel Pankhurst Institute Lunchtime Seminars! Join us for the upcoming March #Healthcare seminars. 📅 Wed 25th March 🕛 12.00-1.00pm 🎤 Speaker: Dr Thomas L. Ingram, Principal Data Scientist within Data Analytics and Assurance at the NHS. 👉 Join via Teams: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3333506...

Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: Encountering Biblical Bodies – Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women 📅 Until 26 March 2026 📍 Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor Join us for a research café with the artist Sarah Lightman on 16 March: https://ow.ly/FFTl50YotOl

Join us alongside Digital Futures & TIC Manchester for the next CreaTech Network event on Cultural Heritage, which will explore applications & ethical considerations of AI in digitised collections and heritage data. 🗓️30 April, 2.30pm - 5pm 📍Manchester Art Gallery, M2 3JL 🎟️ https://ow.ly/1xxR50Yr6Ox

📢TWO WEEKS: Music & Manchester - The past, present & future of computers in electronic music 🗓️25/03📍Kilburn Building 🎟️Wait list: https://ow.ly/ZAVH50Yc9jG 🔊Followed by THE TURING – MACHINE: a sound installation School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Researchers at UoM: join the Platforms teams for ‘Interdisciplinary &: Harnessing Storytelling to Amplify Research’, chaired by Creative Manchester Director John McAuliffe. 📅 18 March, 1.15pm–2.45pm 📍 GA.056 Ronson Blended Theatre, Nancy Rothwell Building 🎟️ https://ow.ly/gFP050Y7r6p

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

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.

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.