Events
The Researcher Development Team offer a range of seminars covering a broad range of topics, from supporting your development as an effective researcher right through to reflective accounts of careers within academia.
Each year, teams across the University delivers a range of events, bringing together researchers and supporting them to develop interdisciplinary connections. These encompass a range of activities, including the Postgraduate Summer Research Showcase as well as departmental level events, which often form part of your portfolio for progression and assessment. These are also excellent opportunities to enhance your presenting and communication skills and showcase your research.
Upcoming events
Introduction to MEC Researcher to Innovator (R2I) programme
An exciting opportunity for researchers to develop their innovative thinking and awareness of creating and developing impact. R2I is a bespoke entrepreneurship training programme for final-year PhD students, PDRAs and early-career researchers from across all faculties with ambitions to develop commercial ventures or to create impact from their...
Gateway to Translation (G2T) Webinar - “From lab to clinic: How to launch a commercial diagnostic”
From lab to clinic: How to launch a commercial diagnostic Join Translation Manchester (UoM, FBMH) and Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (CATS) on Thursday 27th March at 2pm. Guest speaker, Dr Matt Pearce, Founder of MedtechtoMarket Ltd, will deliver a talk on the topic of “From lab to clinic: How to launch a commercial diagnostic”....
Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit Introductory Webinar
Webinar Announcement: Introducing the Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit We are excited to announce a webinar to introduce the recently launched Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit (see flyer). Date: 1st April 2025 Time: 10-11am Platform: Zoom [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pankhurst-health-technology-translation-toolkit-webinar-tickets-1256434020979?aff=oddtdtcreator/...
AI-Fun with ELLIS and the University of Liverpool
On Weds 16 April, we have an enhanced version of our AI Fun with ELLIS seminar, with two visiting speakers - Prof Andy Cooper and Dr Xenofon Evangelopoulos - from the University of Liverpool. This longer event will incorporate a refreshment break in between the two talks. More details will be added here soon.
Plant-Human Research Network - Postgraduate Mini-Symposium
The Plant-Human Research Network is issuing a call for papers for the Postgraduate Mini-Symposium taking place on Monday 19th of May 2025, 11am-3pm, at The Firs Environmental Research Station. This Mini-Symposium is part of the Plant-Human Research Network Event Series, funded by CIDRAL. The purpose of this mini-symposium is to showcase the...
TAI Lecture 2025: "Ethics, Regulation and Innovation on the Digital Frontier", with guest speaker Professor Chris Johnson
This lecture will provide a comprehensive overview of the critical intersections between innovation, regulation, and trust in the realm of technology. Professor Chris Johnson will delve into the transformative power of technological advancements, the challenges of regulating artificial intelligence, and the strategic use of data in government....
ELLIS Manchester Summer School on Machine Learning for Healthcare and Biology
We are pleased to announce our third annual ELLIS Summer School on Machine Learning for Healthcare and Biology. As with our two events in 2023 and 2024, this three-day event will bring participants up-to-speed on the latest methods and technologies in machine learning with a focus on healthcare and biology. For 2025, alongside the usual talks...
ELLIS Workshop on Misinformation Detection
The rise of the internet and social media has significantly accelerated the spread of misinformation, posing serious societal challenges. While large language models (LLMs) offer new opportunities for misinformation detection, they also enable the creation of increasingly convincing false information, blurring the line between truth and deception. This...
AI-Fun with ELLIS Seminar | Theo Damoulas
The Manchester Centre for AI Fundamentals and Manchester's ELLIS Unit are co-hosting a series of seminars featuring expert researchers working in the fundamentals of AI. Title: TBC Bio: I am a Professor in Machine Learning and Data Science with a joint appointment in Computer Science and Statistics. I am a Turing AI Fellow (2021-2026) having...
Translational Research at Manchester 2025: Celebrating Successes and Paving the Path Forward!
Translational Research at Manchester 2025 Join us to celebrate the successes of Translation Manchester, and to hear about the path forward for translational research support at the University of Manchester 2025 marks the sixth anniversary since the launch of Translation Manchester. It is also the final year of the Wellcome Trust Translational...
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