News and past events
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Meet Our Team – Advanced Materials in Medicine
We are delighted to introduce the Advanced Materials in Medicine team, who have played a central role in shaping and supporting the Mechanobiology and Biomechanics Forum. Their commitment and collaborative efforts have been instrumental in planning the Forum’s launch,...
Introducing the Mechanobiology and Biomechanics Forum – 2025
The Mechanobiology and Biomechanics Forum is a new cross-faculty platform at The University of Manchester that connects researchers working in mechanobiology, cell-matrix biology, (bio)nanomechanics, biomaterials, developmental biology, cancer sciences, tissue...
Funding opportunities – July update
The latest funding opportunities from the EPSRC and the European Commission. Research and partnership hubs for a healthy society Closing date: 21 October 2025 Funding from the EPSRC to establish a large-scale multidisciplinary research hub. Visit the UKRI website for...
Introducing the new Deputy Directors of the Christabel Pankhurst Institute
We are delighted to announce the appointment of four new Deputy Directors at the Christabel Pankhurst Institute. Their diverse expertise and leadership will play a vital role in shaping the Institute’s strategic direction and advancing our mission. We look forward to...
Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit Seminar – Understanding Users for Product Development
The seminar recording of Understanding Users for Product Development is now available.This seminar, hosted by the Christabel Pankhurst Institute and led by Matt Langford of People Planet Product, introduces the importance of understanding users throughout the product...
NIHR BRC Informatics Forum & SDE Working Group Meeting
Last week the Christabel Pankhurst Institute hosted 100 researchers from across England in a 2-day meeting of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Informatics Forum and its Secure Data Environments (SDE) working group. Speakers included Hilary Fanning (NHS...
Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit Seminar: 1 April 2025
Watch a recording of a recent seminar about the Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit.
Team Research launches Self-led Learning
The first three Team Research Self-led Learning modules are now live and available for all University of Manchester Blackboard users.The 3 modules are: Introduction to Team Research and Composition, Team Visioning and Ways of Working, and Followership.You can complete...
Team Research Monthly Reading Group
This month (February) our Training Manager Holly Fairburn-Barnes, has shared the book Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson with us. We are reading the Introduction pp 8-12. If you would like to join us for an informal chat about the reading please join the listserv...
International Strategic Partnership Funded visit to Lahore, Pakistan, January 2025
A Wonderful Long Weekend in LahoreBy Charlie Stockton-PowdrellI was invited to join a delegation heading to Lahore in Pakistan as part of the International Strategic Partnerships Fund from the University of Manchester, leaving on 1st January 2025. The award is led by...
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