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Last few tickets remaining! Teamwork and Collaboration Principles for Successful Research training days
Register now for the Team Research 'Teamwork and Collaboration Principles for Successful Research' training workshop.What is it about?Collaborative, interdisciplinary team-based ways of working and skills are becoming increasingly important in the fundability and...
Funding Opportunities 2025
UMRI Interdisciplinary Research Placement Funding Call for Early Career Researchers Closing date: 28 April 2025This scheme supports early career researchers in developing cross-discipline partnerships through activities such as placements, work shadowing, and...
Puzzles, pump-priming and people: Teams Build Dreams Autumn Community Event
Thank you to everyone involved in making our autumn Teams Build Dreams community event so successful: we have had some fantastic feedback and can’t wait to do it all again in spring!The focus this time was on launching our 24/25 Microcatalyst call which for 24-25 we...
Team Research Microcatalyst Call Launch 2024 / 25
The University of Manchester Team Research Programme (TeamsBuildDreams) invites applications to the micro-catalyst call 2024/25, following on from the successful call 2023/24. For this round we are delighted to partner with the Healthier Futures Research Platform, who...
[Closed] Register now! Team Research Networks and Team Working in Research Event on 14th May 2024
14th May 2024 12-14:30 at UoM Campus, MECD Building A, GA.056. Booth St East With keynote speaker Dr Helen Hughes, University of Leeds Business School. “Joining the dots: leveraging networks to build stronger teams and communities” Plus a case study of Team Research...
The University of Manchester Leading the Charge in Digital Health Innovation
In an era where the fusion of technology and healthcare is becoming increasingly vital, the University of Manchester stands at the forefront of pioneering research and innovation.With a commitment to leveraging cutting-edge technology for the betterment of healthcare,...
Sustainable Translation of Digital Health Technologies
Digital health technologies (DHTs) offer revolutionary potential in healthcare but face translation barriers from academia to real-world application. Key issues include funding, commercialisation focus, data standards, and digital skills. Different challenges in...
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
This week, our Institute is celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science.Our Institute is named after Christabel Pankhurst, university alumna and a trailblazer who fought tirelessly for women’s rights, paving the way for future generations of women to...
New report from InSilicoUK, MHRA, PHG Foundation and the Royal Academy of Engineering: Journeys, experiences and best practices on computer modelled and simulated regulatory evidence
Evidence generated by computer modelling and simulation methods (CM&S) have the potential to reduce, refine or even replace late-stage human testing, benefiting patient safety, the economy and sustainability. However, an identified barrier to their further scaling...
Rising to the challenge: the Christabel Pankhurst Building launch event
“Christabel Pankhurst was an alumna of the University of Manchester who was really influential in the suffragette movement. She had the vision of believing that she had skills that could be useful, at a time that the country didn’t allow her to use them. There is a...
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