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Researcher Development at The University of Manchester
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We work with Postgraduate Researchers, Postdoctoral Researchers, Research Fellows, and their Supervisors, to enable Researchers to achieve their potential.
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We’re kicking off the new academic year with a big announcement: we’ve moved to SharePoint! 🎉

livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com/sites/Resear...

From now on, you’ll find all your essential resources, updates, and workshop listings in one easy-to-access place.
Researcher Development Workshops – Week of 18 November 2025

We’ve got a cracking line-up of workshops to help you write smarter, present better, and polish that CV like a pro.

Dates and links in the thread 👇
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Researcher Development Workshops – Week of 11 November
(…and apologies for the late post this week!)
We’ve got a great line-up of sessions to support your development as a researcher. Here’s what’s coming up:
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Researcher Development Workshops – Week of 3 November 2025

Take a look at our fantastic line-up of workshops this week to support your career and professional development:

📌 Visit our website to see the latest news and view all the support on offer from our team tinyurl.com/yckajvhd
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Researcher Development Workshops: 20–24 Oct 25

This week, our workshops are here to help you:

💠 polish your academic writing,
💠 navigate that tricky middle stage of your PhD, and
💠 get ready for your viva.

For supervisors, there’s also a dedicated session on supporting your PGRs’ wellbeing.
October 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Lots happening this week for #UoMResearchers!

✨ For PGRs: Inductions across all faculties, viva prep, reading sessions, and tips for getting started in research.

🚀 For Research Staff: Career development sessions on CVs, covering letters, promotions, and a new AI-powered approach to grant writing 👇
October 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🔔 What’s On This Week 🔔
It’s a packed week for PGRs – from writing tips to viva prep, career conversations, and thesis planning. Here’s the full line-up 👇
October 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It's our first "What's on This Week" of the new academic year!

📢 @uomscieng.bsky.social - The Research Staff Promotions Workshop is this week and it's the first and last time this year. Make sure you sign-up if you're thinking about going for promotion.

Sign-up below if you haven't already 👇
September 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We've had quite the busy week here in Research Development. Tuesday was also our annual PostDoc Appreciation Week (PAW) event. You can read a wrap-up of the event over on out website: livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com/sites/Resear...

PostDoc Bingo went down well, as did the cake!
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to all the winners of the Research Staff Excellence Awards 2025! You can read more about the winners here:
livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com/sites/Resear...
September 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It’s #PostdocAppreciationWeek! 🎉
We’re celebrating with our annual PAW event tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a heartfelt thank-you from UoM President & Vice-Chancellor Prof @duncanivison.bsky.social to all our amazing Postdocs for their dedication and impact.

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👏 It’s PostDoc Appreciation Week! We are proud to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our Postdoctoral Researchers during PostDoc Appreciation Week. PostDocs are at the heart of the… | The U...
👏 It’s PostDoc Appreciation Week! We are proud to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our Postdoctoral Researchers during PostDoc Appreciation Week. PostDocs are at the heart of the Universi...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We’re kicking off the new academic year with a big announcement: we’ve moved to SharePoint! 🎉

livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com/sites/Resear...

From now on, you’ll find all your essential resources, updates, and workshop listings in one easy-to-access place.
September 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Our Researcher Development Team @uom-resdev.bsky.social have moved to SharePoint! 🎉

From now on, you’ll find all your PGR essential resources, updates, and workshop listings in one easy-to-access place.
livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com/sites/Resear...
September 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We finally got our brilliant Research Fellows together in person the other week – and it was worth the wait.
A full day of fresh ideas, honest conversations, and new connections.

#FellowsCommunityEvent #ResearchFellows
August 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🎉 Final week of workshops until September!

A massive thank you to all the PGRs, Research Staff, Supervisors, PIs, and Fellows who joined our sessions this academic year. We’ve loved seeing you get stuck in, try new things, and grow your skills. Enjoy a well-earned summer break—you’ve earned it! ☀️
July 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Workshops are nearly done for this academic year — just one week to go!
We’ll be back in September with the new programme, but stick around: we’ve got exciting updates and useful stuff coming your way all summer.

Here’s what’s on this week 👇
July 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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📢 Last tickets!

Join us for AI in Healthcare: Transforming the Future with LLMs on 24 July, 9.45am–1.30pm at Citylabs, Manchester.

🎟️ Free tickets: shorturl.at/yTUxP.

Speakers from @manchester.ac.uk & @mhragovuk.bsky.social!

#AI #HealthTech #Manchester
July 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
New here? Each week we’ll be sharing what’s coming up to help you boost your skills, confidence, and career — all in one scroll.

📸 Image below for visual folks ⬇
🧵 Follow us for weekly updates and a few unexpected gifs now and then.

Save your spot 👇
July 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
📅 Coming soon:
🧠 Career & Professional development workshops
📣 3MT & Research Staff Excellence Awards highlights
🤝 PAW updates

If you're a researcher at Manchester (or beyond) – welcome! You belong here.
#ResearcherDevelopment #ResearchStaff #Supervisors #Fellows #PGRs #PrincipalInvestigators #ECRs
July 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
👋 Hello from the Researcher Development Team @manchester.ac.uk – we’re here to support researchers at every stage of their journey.

Expect tips, updates, opportunities, and the occasional meme about writing your thesis at 2am.

#ResearcherDevelopment #UoMResearch
July 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM