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Rising star receives international double award for presenting work

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

A BA Television and Radio Production student has received international recognition for her work in radio by winning two awards in a global student broadcasting competition.

A selfie photo of Issy Brand in the MediaCity campus radio studio
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Five ways AI will shape the workplace in 2025

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s disruptive technologies and AI experts, Dr Maria Kutar and Dr Gordon Fletcher, share their predictions for the next 12 months and beyond.

Artificial intelligence in the workplace
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Launching Autumn 2025: New Acoustics PhDs

Research

Dozens of fully-funded PhD opportunities in sustainable sound are available thanks to a new Centre of Doctoral Training (CDT) funded by EPSRC.

Anechoic chamber, Newton Building, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×
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Journalism director calls for court reforms to prevent the decline of open justice

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Courts need to do more to support local journalists or we risk the decline of open justice, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×'s Director of Journalism has said.

Portrait of Journalism director Richard Jones
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Panellists confirmed for REF People, Culture and Environment Pilot

Research

Professor Simon Green, who is joining the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× later this month as Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise, has been confirmed as a member of the REF People, Culture and Environment (PCE) pilot panels.

Front view of Peel Building, º£½ÇÂÒÂ×
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Award winning filmmaker Anna Hall becomes Honorary Professor at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

BAFTA winner and veteran documentary filmmaker Anna Hall has been named an Honorary Professor at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×.

Anna Hall portrait
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× named top five in the country for social mobility

University Campus

The Higher Education Policy Institute’s (HEPI) 2024 Social Mobility Index , published today, has ranked º£½ÇÂÒÂ× the fifth best in England. Climbing seven places from last year, this is great news for the University which prides itself on empowering...

IntoUniversity
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Honorary graduation for sustainable glass pioneer

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

An engineer with a long career helping firms become more sustainable was honoured at a º£½ÇÂÒÂ× graduation ceremony this week.

Justin Kelly Honorary Grad
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Graduate gets life back on track with master's at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

A student who became disillusioned with studying during covid has got his life and career back on track after graduating today with a Masters Degree from the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×.

Jamie Geddes and his family after winter graduation
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Mental health nursing student develops innovative research project to support patients’ dental needs

Research

A student from the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× has won praise from tutors after developing a research project exploring an often overlooked problem she noticed during her studies.

Olubunmi Kusimo portrait
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