A great British research university and the home of graphene, celebrated across physics and materials, engineering and computing, medicine and cancer research, economics, and the humanities.
24 professors and academic leaders celebrated so far, cited on every card. In pursuit of every professor, everywhere.
Regius Professor of Physics and Royal Society Research Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
With Konstantin Novoselov he isolated graphene at Manchester in 2004, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon that earned the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Langworthy Professor of Physics
Department of Physics and Astronomy
He shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics for the groundbreaking Manchester experiments that first isolated and characterised graphene.
Professor of Materials Science
Department of Materials
He leads Manchester's Advanced Nanostructures Group, turning graphene into stronger, smarter real-world materials.
President and Vice-Chancellor
University Executive
A political philosopher by training, he leads the University of Manchester with a focus on research, teaching and social responsibility.
Professor of Particle Physics and Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science
Department of Physics and Astronomy
He works on the ATLAS experiment at CERN and has done more than almost anyone to bring the wonder of physics to a wide public audience.
Professor of Zoology
School of Biological Sciences
He studies how animals smell the world and writes beautifully about the history of biology, earning the Royal Society's Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal in 2024.
Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry and Royal Society Research Professor
Department of Chemistry
He builds some of the world's first synthetic molecular motors, knots and machines, engineering matter one molecule at a time.
Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
She engineers the ultra-sensitive receivers that listen to the cosmos and delivered the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures to inspire a new generation.
Professor of Numerical Analysis
Department of Mathematics
Her algorithms for eigenvalue and structured matrix problems ship inside LAPACK and MATLAB, quietly powering computation worldwide.
Professor of Volcanology
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
He measures the gases that volcanoes breathe out, working with observatories to forecast eruptions and keep communities safe.
Emeritus ICL Professor of Computer Engineering
Department of Computer Science
A principal designer of the ARM processor and the BBC Micro, he later led the million-core SpiNNaker machine built to model the human brain.
Professor of Physiology and former President and Vice-Chancellor
School of Biological Sciences
Her research on interleukin-1 advanced the understanding of brain injury, and she led the university with grace for fourteen years as its first woman president.
Professor of Astrophysics
Department of Physics and Astronomy
He studies exploding stars at Jodrell Bank and co-founded the bluedot festival, sharing the night sky with everyone who looks up.
Professor of Cancer Pharmacology
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
She pioneered liquid biopsy methods that read cancer from a blood sample, helping doctors diagnose and track disease less invasively.
Professor of Cancer Studies
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
He directs the Manchester Cancer Research Centre and studies how a tumour's genetics and oxygen levels can guide more precise treatment.
Professor of Mental Health
Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
An NIHR Senior Investigator, she designs and tests psychological therapies that make care for anxiety and depression more accessible.
Professor of Sociology and Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Department of Sociology
Her research on class and social mobility asks how people get on in life, and she now leads Manchester's largest faculty.
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
A former President of the Royal Economic Society, she studies how public policy shapes innovation, productivity and what families eat.
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
His work on how people save, retire and age helps design fairer pensions and social policy for later life.
Professor of Development Studies
Global Development Institute
For over thirty years he has studied how the world can better serve its poorest people, leading the Global Development Institute.
Chair in International Law
Department of Law
A co-founder of the Manchester International Law Centre, he brings rigour and conscience to the study of international law.
Professor of Accounting and Head of Alliance Manchester Business School
Accounting and Finance
He studies the ethics of accounting and business and human rights, and now leads Alliance Manchester Business School.
Professor of Creative Writing
Centre for New Writing
An acclaimed novelist behind Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, she teaches the next generation of writers at Manchester's Centre for New Writing.
Professor of Economic History
Department of History
A Fellow of the British Academy, he has spent his career illuminating the history of mass displacement and the human cost of war.
This directory is unbounded, in pursuit of every professor at every university, everywhere. Every person is real, public, and cited; anyone featured can ask to be updated or removed.
A celebration of the faculty and academic leaders of University of Manchester, assembled entirely from public information as an act of credit and gratitude. It is not a claim of endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or partnership by anyone featured or by the university. Every person is real and publicly documented, with a cited source of truth on their card; we never invent a person or a claim, and we prize accuracy over speed. Anyone featured can ask to be updated or removed at any time. Names and marks belong to their owners.