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Keep up to date with the latest news from the Department of Computer Science.
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University of Manchester academics contribute to the toughest AI benchmark
09 Feb 2026
Researchers from The University of Manchester have contributed to a new global benchmark designed to measure the limits of today’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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University of Manchester to support major new AI science initiative
17 Dec 2025
The University of Manchester is a partner in a major new European Commission initiative designed to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence across scientific research.
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The world’s most precise nuclear clock ticks closer to reality
10 Dec 2025
In a study published today in Nature, the team demonstrate a completely new way of probing the tiny “ticking” of the thorium-229 nucleus without needing a specialised transparent crystal – a breakthrough that could underpin a new class of timekeeping so precise it could transform navigation, communications, earthquake and volcano prediction, and deep-space exploration.
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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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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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