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October
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
This interactive guide will support students in understanding what is meant by Academic Integrity and how it interacts with their studies. Students will find advice and resources on how to clearly present their own understanding of concepts,
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October
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
Major acquisitions include two extensive collections from Oxford University Press: the complete Oxford Bibliographies Online, and a significant investment in the Oxford Research Encyclopaedias series.Our science collections have been supplemented by
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October
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
A joint project with ProQuest has recently been completed, digitising over 22,000 University of Manchester and former UMIST doctoral theses. The vast collection forms a valuable body of doctoral research, covering a broad range of subjects, with an
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October
2024
| 06:30 Europe/London
The Library subject guides have been redeveloped for the new academic year and are a perfect place to start exploring what is on offer from the Library with regards to your subject. Use the guides to find relevant books, journals and databases
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October
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
Our year-round training and support provides a flexible blend of workshops, online training resources and drop-in support to develop the necessary skills, and knowledge, at a time and pace that suits you. My Learning Essentials: Our
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October
2024
| 15:25 Europe/London
On 24 September 2024, the Main Library hosted a ceremony for representatives of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist temple, following their generous donation of the English and Mandarin language versions of their Encyclopedia of Buddhist
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October
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
Our Library is an importance place for everyone at the University. You can help us keep it clean and free of pests by doing a few simple things:Please tidy up and take any litter with you when you leave your study area.Only eat cold food in the
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September
2024
| 15:15 Europe/London
If you're looking for information on how to use the Library and make the most of its services, be sure to visit our Get Started webpage!This provides information on:how to access our books, journals and databases to help with your studies;our free
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September
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons has reopened today, Monday, 16 September, following extensive repairs and upgrades aimed at enhancing the student study experience. Key improvements include:A new Cosy Campus space at the entrance, featuring a
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September
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
‘Opening up Research’ is a collaborative effort involving the Office for Open Research, the School of Engineering Open Research Lead, representatives from the United Kingdom Reproducibility Network (UKRN), and Cancer Research UK 91Ö±²¥
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September
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
This year, we received a record 47 entries from various Schools across the University covering a diverse range of topics. The entries were considered by Neil Humphrey, then Associate Dean: Research in the Faculty of Humanities, together with a
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August
2024
| 10:05 Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s teaching staff are celebrating two prestigious national award wins, the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) and an appointment to the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.
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July
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
Influenced by the recently published book The Secret Public - How LGBTQ+ Performers Shaped Popular Culture 1955 - 1979 by Jon Savage, the exhibition presents key pieces from Savage’s extensive collection of archive and research materials which form
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July
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
We have a substantial and diverse range of online resources available across 91Ö±²¥ Digital Collections, Luna and Medium. Our Special Collections staff are also on hand to provide bespoke advice on embedding Special
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July
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
The Office for Open Research is pleased to announce our five newly appointed Fellows 2024/25 as part of the Open Research Fellowship Programme at The University of Manchester.2024-2025 Fellows (Office for Open Research)What is the Open Research
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June
2024
| 11:54 Europe/London
During the period 1 July to 7 July 2024 inclusive and 26 August – 1 September 2024 inclusive, PGRs will not be able to submit any version of their thesis.Emails have been sent to PGRs and relevant colleagues with further information.If you have
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June
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
This is our first step towards integrating a number of services the Library provides to researchers into a single location.When you have a paper accepted for publication you can use the OA Gateway to submit your Author Accepted Manuscript
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June
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
Whether you are completing final assignments, writing dissertations, preparing for resits or in need of expert guidance you can: Choose from a selection of workshops including academic writing, revision and preparation, reference management,
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June
2024
| 06:15 Europe/London
The University of Manchester Library offers a free annual membership scheme for the public.  From June 2024, members of the public can access the Library as community members free of charge. This membership replaces the paid external
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May
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s Open Research conference 2024 was a great success, marking the culmination of the Opening Up Research Programme 2023/24. The event was a collaborative effort by the Office for Open Research, the School of Engineering
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May
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
Elgar OnlineThe collection includes over 900 recently published ebooks, handbooks and reference works spanning various disciplines including business, economics, education, geography, law, planning, politics, sociology and social
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April
2024
| 13:49 Europe/London
In addition to improved equipment being available, the way that you send documents to the printers will change.We need colleagues and students to test the new printing system in advance of its launch across the University, to ensure that it works as
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April
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
The Library is here to support you to revise and prepare throughout the exam and assessment period. You can:Access workshops and online resources for revision, exam and assessment support;Speak to Library staff via our Library drop-in support;Attend
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April
2024
| 10:00 Europe/London
Pet Shop Boys will appear at a special ‘in conversation’ event at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Friday, 26 April 2024, the day their new album ‘Nonetheless’ is released.
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April
2024
| 06:00 Europe/London
As a result of conversations with academic colleagues across the humanities, the library has purchased the Object Lessons Archive 2015-2018, a digital collection of monographs published by Bloomsbury.The ‘Object Lessons’ series emerged out of The
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March
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
Libby allows you to browse some of the Library’s curated lists, covering themes around well-being, LGBTQ+, and International Women’s Day or access a selection of e-books in Mandarin. Libby is like a digital library, so books can only be
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March
2024
| 10:00 Europe/London
The situation at the British Library has had an impact on some of our services at The University of Manchester Library as well as the availability of certain resources.At present, electronic theses from the British Library’s EThOS service which are
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February
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
The Open Research Conference 2024 marks the culmination of The University of Manchester’s Opening Up Research Programme 2023/24 and is a collaborative effort by the Office for Open Research, the School of Engineering Open Research Lead,
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February
2024
| 07:00 Europe/London
Mass Observation Project (Library Search)The Mass Observation archive is a pioneering project documenting the social history of Britain. It gathers valuable primary source materials, including survey responses, diaries, letters, lists, maps and
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February
2024
| 16:14 Europe/London
91Ö±²¥ City Council has approved plans to transform The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Research Institute and Library (Rylands) to enhance its contribution to research, student experience and public engagement. The £7.6m project, named
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