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...
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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....
Jerome de Groot
Professor of Literature and Culture in the Department of English, American Studies and Creative Writing I am interested in how people understand the past, and the ways in which 'history' is told. So I am interested in what people think of popular forms like TV, film,...
Naomi Curati
Public Engagement Manager for the Mathematics of Waves and Materials group, Department of Mathematics The Mathematics of Waves and Materials group work on the theoretical, numerical and experimental aspects of materials and waves, employing ideas from materials...
Bentley Crudgington
Creative Facilitator, CHSTM I am a creative facilitator and public engagement lead for the Animal Research Nexus and Multispecies Medicine projects. Their research focuses around the cultural relations and ethical obligations that society creates by collaborating with...
Sarah Crowther
Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences My research looks at the evolution of the early Solar System through laboratory-based chemical analysis of extra-terrestrial materials. A large part of my research focuses on age-dating meteorites, to...
Georgina Binnie
Recruitment and Training Officer, Manchester Cancer Research Centre and Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre Before joining the Manchester Cancer Research Centre and Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre, I worked as an Impact and Research Fellow (Writing Back Project)...
Mathieu Augustin
PhD candidate at School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering My research aims to refine seismic hazard and improving risk assessment for nuclear power plants located in the UK. Specifically, I look at the different methods available worldwide for evaluating...
Public Engagement Champions
The Public Engagement Champions Network is an initiative to empower and develop staff and students to help shape and deliver the University's public engagement vision. The initiative looks for people who are passionate about their own engagement and committed to...
Policy, health and culture
This session took a closer look at policy, health and culture. Improving health and wellbeing has been recognised as important by policymakers, and engaging in the arts is proving to have an impact on building health and wellbeing. Speakers Colin Lorne Colin is a...
Digital engagement
Over three sessions, we hosted a programme of skills sharing sessions on engaging audiences digitally as part of The University of Manchester's Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) Public Engagement schemes. During these three online sessions we...
Engagement@Manchester forums
Are you interested in public engagement? Do you want to meet other like-minded people at the University? Would you like to hear some inspiring ideas? Then come along to this series of informal sessions exploring different aspects of public engagement. All university...
Guides
Take a look at some of these useful guides and toolkits, which aim to help support your public engagement activities.What's in it for me? The benefits of public engagement for researchers (UKRI) Researchers from across the UK share some of their personal highlights...
University of Manchester funding
Funding available from our University.We offer funding to support and encourage staff and postgraduate students to share, inspire and involve the public with our work in line with our Public Engagement Strategy. If you are new to public engagement, up to £500 is...
Multidisciplinary funding
Funding opportunities across all disciplines.National Lottery funding can help you to make a difference in your community within the UK. We offer funding from £300 to £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities. Each country is running its own programme....
Arts, humanities and social sciences funding
Funding opportunities in arts, humanities and social sciences.Academics and film-makers are being encouraged to enter their work into the Research in Film Awards, designed to encourage, stimulate and recognise the body of work created at the interface between research...
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) funding
Funding opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).Small grants are available to schools, community groups and individuals undertaking projects that concern the environment and involve people from ethnic communities. Find out more on the...
Health and life sciences funding
Funding opportunities in the health and life sciences.The Inspire Fund provides up to £25,000 in funding for innovative projects that engage the public with dementia and the life-changing research going on into the condition. Find out more on the Alzheimer's Research...
+Culture Shots; How Museums & Galleries Can Enhance Wellbeing
This was a week of events held in hospitals to promote the programmes of Manchester's museums and galleries. The events offered a chance for hospital staff to find out why culture works, and how they can use the expertise within Manchester's museums and galleries to...