Carol Prokopyszyn and Martin Schröder – Manchester 2035: Funding a world-class university
How can we fund our University of the future? Help us explore what changes we need to make to achieve our dreams in 2035 and beyond.
Nalin Thakkar and Ele Morrissey – Manchester 2035: Advancing our social responsibility
How will we keep at the forefront of social responsibility and take it to the next level in the next 10 years? Now is our opportunity to write the next chapter of our work in service to society.
Melissa Westwood: Impactful research and – importantly – how we get there
What first comes to mind when you hear the words research culture? For me, it’s behaviours. How we talk to one another, encourage and support each other. How we treat people. I’d like to start a conversation about our research culture – what it means to us all, how we already support it here at Manchester and how we’re going to develop it further.
Colette Fagan and Richard Jones – Manchester 2035: Accelerating our research impact
Looking to 2035, how will our university come to be recognised as a place that played a pivotal role, through our research and its impact, in addressing the big challenges that the country and the world faced?
Fiona Devine and Patrick Hackett – Manchester 2035: Becoming one university
Exploring the critical questions underpinning what it means to be ‘one university’ and inviting you to co-create the details of the University’s strategy for the next decade.
Allan Pacey and April McMahon: Manchester 2035 – Reimagining our student experiences
Imagine it’s 2035 and we’ve reinvented teaching, learning and student experiences for a diverse community of learners. What did we do? How does it feel for our students, prospective students, staff and alumni?
Prof Ang Davies: What learning do we need to offer our communities?
There is a clear growing demand and need for learning that fits around people’s personal commitments and everyday lives, that is less ‘time demanding’, and ultimately, more flexible. We know our learning needs to be accessible and inclusive and we want to ensure our...
Chris Taylor: Grasping the opportunities of AI
Chris Taylor explores how we can fully leverage the power of AI across teaching and learning, research, innovation, and service delivery at the University.
Dawn Edge, Jackie Carter and Rachel Cowen: Advancing equality for all – why our charter marks and awards matter
While some criticise them as tokenistic ‘box ticking,’ we view charter marks and awards as tools to illuminate systemic inequalities.
Duncan Ivison, incoming President and Vice-Chancellor, reflects on his visit to our University
Professor Duncan Ivison will formally take up his role as President and Vice-Chancellor on 1 August 2024. In this blog, he reflects on visiting Manchester in March 2024 and meeting our community.
