Join us for the University of Manchester Three Minute Thesis Final 2022 – Wednesday 8 June 2002, 13:00 – 15:00, University Place (Lecture Theatre A) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research...
Public Engagement Blog posts
Call for volunteers for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
The Royal Society is looking for reliable and highly motivated volunteers to be part of the 2022 Summer Science Exhibition, taking place on 6 – 10 July 2022 in London. The Summer Science Exhibition is the Society’s flagship event, attracting thousands of visitors over...
Funding available for capacity building in public engagement
Are you or your department looking to develop your public engagement skill? Then Apply to the ISSF Professional Development Fund. To support the University’s strategic goal for Social Responsibility, which includes objectives for Public Engagement (PE) and Civic...
Help shape and refresh our University Public Engagement Framework
Public engagement covers the many ways we connect, share and involve the public with our work locally, nationally and internationally. Our public engagement work is supported by our institutional strategic goal of social responsibility and is embedded in our research...
Women in Environmental Sciences workshop
On the 6 April WiES will host the first of two workshops that looks at equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in Higher Education. The workshop will use the University of Manchester as a case study to explore the diverse aspects of connectivity through...
Josh Award for Science Communication 2022 – applications close 24 April 2022
Are you passionate about communicating STEM (science, technology, engineering & maths) or exploring what a career in science engagement might look like for you? Got an idea for a project or event you’d like to develop with the support of the Science Museum Group?...
UoM Three Minute Thesis Competition 2022
Attention Postgraduate Researchers! Once again the University of Manchester will be taking part in the national Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Postgraduate Researchers from across the University are invited to present a compelling spoken presentation on their...
Being Human festival 2022: call for applications now live!
We wanted to let you know that the call for applications to be part of Being Human festival 2022 is now live! This year’s national festival of the humanities will take place 10–19 November, and our theme is ‘Breakthroughs’ — you can read more about it on our blog:...
University of Manchester Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) – Public Engagement Schemes
The University has been awarded Institutional Strategic Support Funding (ISSF) from Wellcome. As well as supporting research, this fund supports the University’s strategic goal for Social Responsibility, which includes objectives for Public Engagement (PE) and Civic...
Roger Harrison
Senior Lecturer Public Health, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health I am an experienced academic in public health, having successfully developed and implemented higher education for professionals of the future. I am dedicated to increasing access to education, in...
Jo Pennock
Senior Lecturer, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health I am an immunologist with a specific interest in host pathogen interactions. My lab is using infection models to understand how the immune interacts with...
Nick Weise
Lecturer and Deputy Director of Social Responsibility, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Engineering My background is in molecular biology, industrial biotechnology and sustainable chemistry. I'm currently a teaching-focused academic with interests in...
Jana Wendler
Research Associate and Course Lecturer, Geography I do a few different things: my background is in urban geography and I have a PhD looking at the creativity and learning that happens in experimental urban spaces. I am a Research Associate in Geography, and I work on...
Richard Unwin
Research Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences About my research I focus on using a technology called mass spectrometry to investigate changes in the molecular make-up of tissues during disease, in particular diseases related to ageing. By taking tissues, or...
Claire White
PhD student in the Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology I'm a 3rd year PhD student working in the Brain Inflammation Group. The group is interested in diseases of the brain, in particular dementia and stroke, and wants to understand how the immune...
Mike Sanders
Senior Lecturer in 19th Century Writing, Department of English, American Studies & Creative Writing My work focuses on the cultural creativity of working-class people during the Victorian period. I'm particularly interested in the role of cultural production in...
Emma Nichols
Public engagement manager, Department of Physics and Astronomy I work with physics staff and students to communicate their research and their enthusiasm for physics to public audiences including schools, teachers, families and non-specialist adults. I oversee a...
Yvette Jeal
Visitor Experience Manager, John Rylands Library I lead a team who enrich the lives of public visitors to the John Rylands Library bt connecting them to the Special Collections. We do this in several ways – by warmly engaging visitors through our welcome, shop and...
Hellen Parra Flórez
Researcher Development Officer (Humanities) I design and deliver training opportunities to PGRs and research staff from across the Faculty of Humanities, covering academic skills and professional development needs as part of the Researcher Development Programme,...
Michael O’Toole
Lecturer in Electronic Engineering I'm an engineer and conduct research on developing new sensors and instrumentation that exploit how magnetic fields interact with conductive objects to reveal properties about those objects without compromising them (i.e....
Cecilia Medupin
Lecturer & Coordinator, Student Ambassadors' Programme, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, and Co-Lead for Storytelling with national committee for Engaging Environments, UK I'm interested in managing water quality and...
Karen Lander
Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology About my research I focus on understanding face perception and recognition in various applied (computer animation, criminal and security settings), theoretical (cognitive...
Matthew Jones
PhD Student Researcher – Division of Cancer Sciences About my research Different tissues in the body have different mechanical properties. For example, brain and breast tissue is very soft, whereas bone tissue is very stiff. Cells within those tissues can sense how...
Katie Druce
Post-doctoral Research Associate and Lead for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement for the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis My work spans two main themes. The first theme is concerned with health intelligence for musculoskeletal (MSK) diseases, and...
Kathryn Downey
Outreach Officer, Department of Materials I am the Outreach Officer for the Department of Materials; this role involves coordinating and supporting colleagues, as well as networking and building outreach and engagement strategies with researchers, students and staff....