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Official Bluesky account for the Doctoral Academy, Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health at The University of Manchester. Posting news, events and opportunities for PGRs 🧠🔬
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The Doctoral Academy will be closed between 11am-2pm today, Wednesday 11 June, to allow for a team training event. Any urgent in person queries during this time can be supported by the other Doctoral Academies:

www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk/support-hubs/
Student Support | Student Support Hubs | The University of Manchester
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June 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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We are excited to invite you to our Universally Manchester Festival! 🎉This free family-friendly festival is a great day out with hands-on science experiments, performances, inspiring talks and more!

📅 14 June
📍 @uniofmanchester.bsky.social Oxford Road campus
🔗 universallymanchester.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Registration is still open for the 2025 ELLIS Manchester Summer School on Machine Learning for Healthcare and Biology, taking place from 2-5 June in Manchester. And we’ve held ticket prices at the same level since our first ELLIS Summer School in 2023.

Find out more: www.ellismcr.org/ss2025
April 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Join us at the Doctoral Academy Summer Symposium 2025 in June! ✨

The day will feature exciting oral and poster presentations, with prizes for the best presentations and posters, as well as a speech from our keynote speaker, Professor Ashley Blom - Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty.
May 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Digital Technology, Crime, and the Law Conference 2025

Join us and explore the evolving challenges at the intersection of digital technology, crime, and regulation!

📅 11 June 2025
🕒 8:30am - 5pm
📍 No.1 Circle Square, Manchester

Tickets: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/dts/connect/...
April 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Want to write a winning bid but don’t know how? Register your interest for Heath Research from Home’s Grant Writing retreat, on Thursday 10 July - Friday 11 July at The University of Manchester: forms.office.com/e/Gi85amt0qx #grantwritingretreat #healthresearch
April 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Do you want your research to have world-leading, long-lasting impact?

Listen to @duncanivison.bsky.social explain how it's possible with @uomif.bsky.social 🌎
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Interested in a chance to present your own research as a PGR? The 2025 Postgraduate Research Showcase is here!

📅 17 June 2025
🕒 10am - 4:30pm
📍 Whitworth Hall & Christie's Bistro

For more information on the showcase and how to register: studentnews.manchester.ac.uk/2025/04/10/i...
Invitation to the 2025 Postgraduate Research Showcase - Student News
PGR students are invited to take part in the 2025 Postgraduate Research Showcase is on June 17. The events is a great opportunity to share your work, connect with peers, and engage with the broader un...
studentnews.manchester.ac.uk
April 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Academic Success Programme: Free Academic English workshops! 📚

Develop your Academic English skills through a series of free interactive workshops.

Workshops are delivered face-to-face and online and focus on key areas of Academic English and skills.

www.manchester.ac.uk/academicsuccessprogramme
Academic Success Programme | University Centre for Academic English | The University of Manchester
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April 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The University will close for Easter at 5pm on Thursday 17th April and will reopen on Tuesday 22nd April. Our office will also be closed during this time and there will be no staff available to answer any queries.

For more information on available support: www.manchester.ac.uk/closure-supp...
Student support this Easter
Student support this Easter.
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April 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Excited to share my latest blog post for the University of Manchester! 🎓✨ Here I discuss my journey as a PhD student with dyslexia, offering tips on finding support and boosting confidence in postgraduate research. Check it out here: manchesterbmhstudents.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/n...
Navigating a PhD with Dyslexia
Holly Sedgwick is a second year PhD student researching Immunology and Inflammation (immuno-matrix and respiratory health) as part of the Wellcome Trust Immunomatrix in Complex Disease PhD programm…
manchesterbmhstudents.wordpress.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Don't forget! Library opening hours will be changing over the Easter weekend, with Main Library closed from Thursday evening till Tuesday 22 April

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/l...
Library opening hours over Easter period 2025
Library opening hours will change over the Easter period, between Friday, 18 April and Monday, 21 April 2025.  Full information on opening hours is available on each of the Library sites on the Librar...
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April 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Social Prescribing team are putting on their next Reconnect event, providing student's with the opportunity to try a range of activities aimed at improving your wellbeing and a chance to connect with other students 💛

📅 2 May 2025
🕒 1pm - 3pm
📍 The Nest, Students' Union
April 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
PhD life can be stressful and sometimes lonely, so come along to the SU How's You PGR Coffee Morning. The first 20 PGR can claim a free coffee!

📅 23 April 2025
🕒 9:30am - 11:30am
📍 Corridor Coffee (ground floor of the Students' Union)
April 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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🗣Racial health equity & the question of Black (non?)being: Exploring the uses of Afropessimism in approaches to anti-racist health promotion - Tanisha Spratt (KCL)
📆1-2.30pm, Thurs 15 May 2025 (hybrid)
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
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April 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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🎥 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 (𝗜𝗣)💡

Curious about how IP works? Our latest video breaks it all down. Whether you're an academic or student, our Head of IP, Freddy, has you covered in this 4 minute masterclass.

🎬 Watch now on our YT channel: tinyurl.com/32ezcvxk
Intellectual Property 101 - What Every Academic Needs to Know
YouTube video by University of Manchester Innovation Factory
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April 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Come and find out how the Protein and Metabolite Analysis group can support your research at the Protein and Metabolite Analysis 2025 Showcase!

📅 31 March 2025 | 🕒 9am - 3:00pm
📍 Michael Smith Building Lecture Theatre

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/protein-me...
March 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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#BeckerProfile @iashiamulholland.bsky.social

From taking a 12-year break after high school to raising a family & working in industry, to researching lung inflammation & the endothelial glycocalyx in the Dyer Lab - read about Iashia's journey into academia! 👇

sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
February 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The FBMH Doctoral Academy has joined Bluesky! 👋

Stay tuned for news, events and opportunities relevant to our PGRs 💜
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM