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Manchester chemists create molecular magnet that could boost data storage by 100 times
25 Jun 2025
Scientists at The University of Manchester have designed a molecule that can remember magnetic information at the highest temperature ever recorded for this kind of material.
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The University of Manchester to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics
10 Apr 2025
The University of Manchester is to collaborate with leading innovator in AI-driven automation and robotics, InGen Dynamics, to create a dynamic ecosystem where academia and industry work hand-in-hand to develop AI-powered solutions that redefine the future of automation and robotics.
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Ground-breaking £2.66 Million Wellcome Discovery Award to transform lives of Motor Neurone Disease patients
04 Apr 2025
In a remarkable stride towards enhancing the lives of those affected by MND, the Wellcome Trust has awarded a £2.66 million Wellcome Discovery Award to a pioneering project led by Professor Andrew Irving, Dr Michael Atkins (aka Cheddar Gorgeous), and Professor Steve Pettifer. MND, which affects 1 in 300 people, leads to the loss of speech, movement, and facial expression. The Co-Creative MiND project aims to revolutionise the way individuals with MND interact with the world by combining visual anthropology and computer science. The project will develop new body-computer interfaces, creative tools, and visual anthropology methods to facilitate social interaction, creative expression, and cultural participation. This includes creative writing, graphic novels, animation, theatre, photography, and filmmaking, showcasing how life with MND can be transformed through creative inclusion. The project builds on a proof-of-concept established through a University of Manchester Humanities Strategic Investment Fund award and will run from 2025 to 2030. A short clip, from a full-length theatre production can be viewed on vimeo. The production is scripted and directed by eye and chin movements, features Dr Michael Atkins/Cheddar Gorgeous and Sarah Ezekiel, who has lived with MND for 23 years; with original music by Alex Herd also living with MND who composes using smartbox technology, The next show, "Ms. Mandy's Adventures in Wonderland," will be held on 15 June at JW3, London. More information can be found on the JW3 website. Congratulations to everyone involved in this ground-breaking project, which promises to make a significant impact on the lives of those living with MND.
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AI research ready: Summer Internship scheme
18 Mar 2025
The Royal Academy of Engineering along with Google DeepMind are funding 'Research Ready' paid summer internships working on AI-related research projects at The University of Manchester this year. Google DeepMind Research Ready is a pioneering new scheme aimed at providing undergraduate students and recent graduates from underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds with research experience in AI-related areas. We are looking to recruit twelve talented UK-based students from such groups to work on summer projects as part of The University of Manchester’s network of world-leading AI researchers.If you are in your penultimate or final year or have recently graduated in a related field, you could take part in a paid eight-week summer internship at The University of Manchester. As part of this scheme, you will work on an AI-related research project and join in with additional activities designed to prepare you for postgraduate study or a career using AI. The funding for this scheme provides a generous stipend as well as support with travel and accommodation costs. You will be based at our central Manchester campus and will work closely with our researchers and the rest of the cohort of 2025 summer interns.Manchester has been named as one of 25 global destinations to be included in the Where to Go 2024 list by prestigious US travel publication AFAR, has been named in the New York Times’ 52 Places to Go list for 2024 and is the only UK city in National Geographic's influential ‘Best of the World’ list, which annually sets out 25 of the must-see places to visit around the globe.Applications are open now: Read eligibility criteria Application details and form.
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New £6.2 million programme to build and test new capabilities for sensitive data research
13 Mar 2025
The University of Manchester will collaborate on a new £6.2 million programme, TREvolution, to advance the development of key technical requirements and capabilities for UK Trusted Research Environments (TREs).
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The UK Metascience Unit funds new research at The University of Manchester
10 Mar 2025
The University of Manchester is amongst the first recipients of a grant from UK Research & Innovation’s new Metascience Unit, which was launched 'to find better ways to conduct, distribute and fund research'.
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Bees can help map pollution
19 Nov 2024
New research from the University of Manchester uses local beekeepers as \\\"citizen scientists\\\" as part of a proposal to use honey as a window into the chemical make-up of a local area.
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Record £10.2m investment to continue improving research software practices
30 Aug 2024
A project that aims to advance research software practices across the UK, has been awarded a record £10.2 million in funding.
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Leading Research on the Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence in Manchester
16 May 2024
The Centre for AI Fundamentals and the Manchester unit of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) Unit have formally launched at the University.
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University of Manchester recognised as Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research
21 Mar 2024
The University of Manchester has been named an Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE-CSR) in recognition of its internationally leading cyber security research.
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