Digital Futures

Digital Futures

Digital Futures is a highly interdisciplinary network which operates across the whole range of the University’s digital research.

The aim of Digital Futures is to present a coherent overview of our digital research activity to external stakeholders and bring together our research communities to explore new research areas and address strategic opportunities. 

We group our activity around themes that encapsulate our broad research capabilities and the challenges to which these can be applied. These themes do not operate as self-contained entities; however, there is considerable synergy and overlap between them, and many of our academics are involved in a number of capability and challenge themes.

Empire of AI by Karen Hao primary image

Empire of AI by Karen Hao

Thu 28 May, 17:30

Alliance Manchester Business School

Free

Digital Economy Ethics of AI Workshop primary image

Digital Economy Ethics of AI Workshop

Wed 24 Jun, 14:30

Nancy Rothwell Building

Free

Sold Out

Creativity and AI: Free and Open-source AI Tools and Platforms primary image

Creativity and AI: Free and Open-source AI Tools and Platforms

Thu 25 Jun, 14:30

Sister - Renold Building

Free

Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum 2026 primary image

Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum 2026

Thu 2 Jul, 09:30

No.1 Circle Square

Free

3D Body Scanning & Bespoke Garment Production: Industry Engagement Event primary image

3D Body Scanning & Bespoke Garment Production: Industry Engagement Event

Thu 9 Jul, 09:30

The University of Manchester

Free

RBOC Network+ Modelling SciFi Pitch. primary image

RBOC Network+ Modelling SciFi Pitch.

Wed 16 Sept, 13:00

tbc

Free

28 MayThursday
Empire of AI by Karen Hao primary image

Empire of AI by Karen Hao

Thu 28 May, 17:30

Alliance Manchester Business School

Free

24 JuneWednesday
Digital Economy Ethics of AI Workshop primary image

Digital Economy Ethics of AI Workshop

Wed 24 Jun, 14:30

Nancy Rothwell Building

Free

25 JuneThursday

Sold Out

Creativity and AI: Free and Open-source AI Tools and Platforms primary image

Creativity and AI: Free and Open-source AI Tools and Platforms

Thu 25 Jun, 14:30

Sister - Renold Building

Free

2 JulyThursday
Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum 2026 primary image

Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum 2026

Thu 2 Jul, 09:30

No.1 Circle Square

Free

9 JulyThursday
3D Body Scanning & Bespoke Garment Production: Industry Engagement Event primary image

3D Body Scanning & Bespoke Garment Production: Industry Engagement Event

Thu 9 Jul, 09:30

The University of Manchester

Free

16 SeptemberWednesday
RBOC Network+ Modelling SciFi Pitch. primary image

RBOC Network+ Modelling SciFi Pitch.

Wed 16 Sept, 13:00

tbc

Free