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Careers in Research Online Survey 2013

You will have received an email - and seen publicity on Staff Net - asking you to complete a survey with the not so catchy title of the Careers in Research Online Survey or CROS for short.

We realise that taking time out from your research to complete these surveys is not a top priority. However, more…

Access to your email and to e-resources beyond the end of your employment contract as a researcher

Are you a researcher and is your contract about to finish? Would continued access to your University email account and e-resources after the end of your contract be beneficial to you?

The Research Staff Association and the University have launched a pilot for allowing researchers to maintain access to their email and to e-resources more…

Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS) opens 22 April 2013

Have your say on your experience at the University from Monday, 22 April.

Are you a member of research staff? Do you want to improve your working conditions, career aspirations and career development opportunities?

Then spend just 20 minutes completing the Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS), the national survey for research staff, which opens on Monday, more…

Your Voice - Our Manchester - Staff Survey 2013

There’s still time to get your voice heard and complete the Staff Survey 2013 – which is open until Friday 19 April. Feedback about your experience of working here is important to us and your responses will be used to create action plans at a University-wide and Faculty/School level.

The survey is being administered on more…

New way to contact Human Resources

How to get in touch with HR from Tuesday, 2 April 2013 onwards.

Tuesday, 2 April sees the launch of a new way of delivering Human Resources services to University staff. The aim is to offer an improved HR service. The main change most staff will see is that day-to-day HR and payroll enquiries will no longer more…

Manchester eScholar - what it means for researchers

IT Services are working to support the eScholar platform here at The University of Manchester.

What is Manchester eScholar?

Manchester eScholar is an institutional online depository where you can find scholarly work created by researchers affiliated with the University of Manchester. It provides a place to store and preserve intellectual assets of the research community as well more…

Applications open for the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2013 (closes 28 April)

The hunt is on to find the next generation of undiscovered science writing talent: applications are open for the annual Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, in association with the ‘Guardian’ and the ‘Observer’.

The annual award invites non-professional science writers based in the UK to submit short articles of no more than 800 words that address more…

Doctorate Impact & Career Tracking Study - invite to take part

Did you receive your doctorate six to nine years ago?

Research Councils UK (RCUK) and the four UK Higher Education Funding Bodies have commissioned CFE and partners from the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) and Sheffield University to carry out research into the value and impact of doctoral training. We want to develop understanding more…

Social Enterprise Workshop hosted by UMI3 Ltd

Tuesday 19 March, 8.45am to 1pm (lunch included), Innovation Centre, Grafton Street, Manchester

UMI3 Ltd has been successfully running a Social Enterprise Competition for University of Manchester staff, students and recent graduates (up to 12 months) with the opportunity to win a number of prizes up to £5000 to kick-start new ideas for social enterprises.

This funding more…