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
Social Statistics Seminar Series - Prof Michael Elliott
Please join us for the last Social Statistics seminar of the semester. We have coffee and cake! Michael Elliott Professor of Biostatistics University of Michigan Title: The Role of Probability Samples in the 21st Century In this talk I will review the rise, fall, and rise(?) of probability sampling for human populations in the 20th and 21st...
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....
Team Research Spring 2025 Community Seminar (online)
Announcing the Team Research Spring 2025 Community Seminar (online) on Wednesday 21st May from 1.30pm to 3pm Join the Spring seminar from the University of Manchester’s Team Research Programme: with a keynote from Tayana Soukup Ascensao, Board member at INSciTS, Imperial College London, an introduction to PURE and Research Explorer from...
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...
AI-Fun with ELLIS Seminar | Laurent Orseau
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. Bio: Laurent has been working as a research scientist at DeepMind since 2014 having received a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from INSA Rennes / Université de Rennes II in 2007. Title...
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