The University of Manchester is part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, with outstanding facilities and the widest range of courses. We are highly respected across the globe as a centre of teaching excellence and innovative research.
With 25 Nobel Prize winners among our current and former staff and students, we have a history of world firsts and brilliant discoveries, from splitting the atom to giving the world graphene.
We’re committed to world-class research, an outstanding learning and student experience, and social responsibility in everything we do.
Digital Futures is built around challenges and cross-cutting capabilities.
Digital Futures brings together over 1700 researchers from different disciplines across all three of the University’s faculties into multidisciplinary communities to tackle important research problems, build critical mass in new and emerging research areas and to work with external stakeholders to support Greater Manchester's ambitions as a leading digital city.
We bring our knowledge to bear on the great issues facing the world in the 21st century, exploring the complex interplay between scientific, engineering, social, wealth creation, and quality of life concerns. We are able to combine disciplines and capabilities to meet both the challenges of leading-edge research and the external demands of government, business and communities.
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How we can help you
Come along to one of our external events or get in touch with academics from our 13 theme areas linked below.
You can contact our team directly at digitalfutures@manchester.ac.uk to find out more about how we can work together.
Themes
Digital Skills
From enabling individuals to transforming and driving industries, digital skills underpin our 21st century lives. Ranging from essential Digital Skills for Life and for work through to advanced technical skills for innovation, this theme focuses on how The University of Manchester will work with students, colleagues, employers and other education providers to identify and deliver the digital skills needed to support and responsibly transform the global workplace.”
Topics:
- pathways to lifelong learning
- recognition and accreditation of digital skills
- co creation of skills and content with industry
- embedding digital skills in education and the workplace.
Heath and Care
Digital health brings together eHealth (digital processes in healthcare data) and mHealth, which enables these processes through mobile and digital technologies. The Digital Futures Health & Care theme's activities are delivered through the Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research and Innovation and through the Greater Manchester Connected Health Ecosystem.
Find out more
At Manchester we’re proud to be the hub of an ever-expanding network of people, stretching from this dynamic city to all corners of the globe.
We are one of the UK’s largest universities but we’re also open and accessible. We want to make sure you find the right person to connect with at Manchester.
- Website address: https://www.digitalfutures.manchester.ac.uk/
digitalfutures@manchester.ac.uk
Marketing
https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/communications-and-marketing/contact-us/
HR https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/news/archive/list/display/?id=25901&year=2021&month=03
Careers
www.careerconnect.manchester.ac.uk/
