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.
April McMahon: Replacing Blackboard Learn with Canvas by Instructure
Our University has started on its journey to replace Blackboard Learn with Canvas by Instructure as our central learning environment to improve teaching and learning experiences.
Banji Adewumi: The Will Wanes While Waiting
Banji Adewumi, Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, through her poem The Will Wanes While Waiting, reflects on the significance of Black History Month.
Miriam Firth: Why do we need Flexible Assessment?
Dr Miriam Firth, Academic Lead for Assessment within our Flexible Learning Programme, explores why we need Flexible Assessment.
Steve Jordan: Bringing our people and estate closer than ever before
In 2004, the merger between UMIST and Victoria University of Manchester was born out of a simple vision – combining the history, spirit and innovation from two institutions to form the largest single-site University in the UK.This same idea of idea of bringing...
Rachel Cowen and Adèle MacKinlay: Driving gender equity – our journey so far
As we approach International Women’s Day Rachel and Adèle share our position in relation to gender equity.
April Mcmahon: The hype and reality of ChatGPT: Exploring its impact on teaching and learning
There is a lot of noise, perhaps even a little bit of hysteria, around ChatGPT. AI tools of this sort are becoming more mainstream; and alongside the challenges they may present for some aspects of our teaching and assessment, they also bring opportunities. ChatGPT is...
