A study by The University of Manchester and The University of Edinburgh warns that Labour's AI plans risk worsening UK inequalities, with AI adoption concentrated in London and the South East and amon…
A University of Manchester study using AI-assisted simulations found that rooftop rainwater cooling systems could reduce air conditioning energy demand, lower urban temperatures, and cut the number of…
Sami Kaski, a professor at the Centre for AI Fundamentals, has been appointed as program chair for the Paris satellite event of NeurIPS 2026, alongside Lorenzo Rosasco from the University of Genova. T…
Researchers at the Manchester Centre for AI Fundamentals presented a new series of papers on automatic experimental design with an expert in the loop, addressing computational bottlenecks through amor…
The ELLIS Society approved its fourth summer school on Machine Learning for Healthcare and Biology, following three successful events between 2023 and 2025. The three-day event featured 12 expert rese…
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT can match or outperform humans in providing everyday emotional support, according to a study led by The University of Manchester and Durham University published in the jour…
Researchers at the University of Manchester's Centre for Robotics and AI are redesigning human-machine relationships by studying trust, social cues, and Theory of Mind. A study found that people trust…
Researchers at the University of Manchester are advancing neuromorphic computing, a brain-inspired approach that could make AI and sensing far more energy-efficient, with projects including the world'…
The University of Manchester and The Jeremy Coller Foundation have launched the Coller AI Competition, offering a £100,000 equity investment to one early-stage venture from the university's global com…
A new study from The University of Manchester argues that universities must rethink how they teach and assess students as artificial intelligence transforms education and work. The paper, authored by …
University of Manchester researchers advised Parliament on the environmental impact of AI and data centres, warning that electricity consumption could quadruple by 2030 and urging integration of data …