Over the next few weeks, we’re offering lots of free breakfasts, snacks, soup and drinks to keep you going throughout the exam and assessment period. Read on for a round-up of what your School has on offer, as well as the return of free Wednesday breakfasts and NEW soup lunch over at the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons!
🥐☕🍲🥖 Free exam breakfast and soup vouchers
14, 21, 28 January
Alan Gilbert Learning Commons
Head over to the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons for your free breakfast or soup and roll voucher, each Wednesday until 28 January, from 9am, whilst stocks last.
The Library team will be distributing vouchers which you can exchange for a free hot drink and breakfast pastry, which can be used straight away, or a free soup and roll, which can be used from 12pm.*
Please note: You will need to download the Bee Cup app (Search for the Vytal app) to get your free hot drink or soup. Please do this beforehand so you can be served quickly and keep queues to a minimum.
*Limited to one voucher per student on the day. You can choose either a hot drink and pastry, or a soup and a roll.
Check out what’s also available from your School, weekdays from Thursday, 15 January to Friday, 30 January. Just go along to your appropriate School location to bag your breakfast, drink or snack. More details below 👇
☕🍫 🍵 School of Social Sciences (SoSS)
Free breakfast snacks including porridge pots and cereal bars:
- When: 9.30am – 12pm
- Where: SoSS Student Support Hub, Arthur Lewis Building (ground floor)
Free hot drink:
- When: 9am – 5pm
- Where: SoSS Student Support Hub, Arthur Lewis Building (ground floor)
Grab a tea, coffee and hot chocolate, with decaf and non-dairy milk options available. Just choose what you’d like from the Hub and use the hot water tap in the Arthur Lewis Cosy Campus space (ground floor).
Free end-of-exams brunch!
- Friday, 30 January: 12pm – 2pm
- Arthur Lewis Common Room
Free wellbeing events
To help you take a break from your exams, activities include:
- Rock painting
- Clay crafts
- Colouring and lego building
Visit the SoSS Student Community Site for more info on exam support activities the School is running. If you’ve got any questions, get in touch with the hub or view the exam FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
☕🥣🖊️ School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC)
Free breakfast porridge pots and a hot drink:
- When: 9am – 5pm
- Where: SALC Student Support Hub, Samuel Alexander Building (next to Lime Café)
Whilst you’re there, grab a SALC support toolkit! Assemble your very own exam toolkit with free supplies, including revision cards, highlighters and more.
🥓🍫🥣🍵 School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED)
Grab your free exam breakfast everyday, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Get cereal bars, porridge pots and hot drinks with one hot breakfast each week:
- 🥓 Hot breakfast rolls: Thursday, 15 January (11.30am)
- 🥓 Hot breakfast rolls: Tuesday, 20 January (11.30am)
- 🥓 Hot breakfast rolls: Friday, 23 January at (11.30am)
- 🥓 Hot breakfast rolls: Thursday, 29 January (11.30am)
Bacon, sausage and vegan options are available.
- When: 9am – 12pm
- Where: SEED Student Support Hub, Bridgford Street Building (ground floor)
☕🍫🍵 Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS)
A selection of breakfast bars, porridge pots, juice boxes and hot drinks:
- When: 8.30am – 11am
- Where: AMBS Student Support Hub, AMBS (first floor)
☕🍫 School of Biological Sciences (SBS)
Grab a free SBS Exam Snack Bag, featuring snacks and exam/wellbeing tips. Vegan options are available. You can also get a hot drink; just bring your own reusable cup.
- When: 9am – 11am
- Where: Student support Hub, Stopford Building
☕🍫 School of Health Sciences (SHS)
Get exam breakfast snacks and drinks:
- When: 8.30am – 10am
- Where: Student support Hub, Jean McFarlane Building (ground floor)
🍵🍏🍫 School of Engineering (SoE)
There will be exam breakfasts available for students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering from Thursday, 15 January to Friday, 30 January. For details of when and where, check out your School of Engineering newsletter.
🍵🍏🍫 School of Natural Sciences (SoNS)
There will be exam snacks available for students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering from Thursday, 15 January to Friday, 30 January. For details of when and where, check out your Departmental newsletter.
☕🥐🧃 Live in halls? Find out what’s available in your hall 👇
Breakfast giveaway
Fuel up before a busy day of revision or exams. The halls’ breakfast giveaway offers free pastries including croissants, hot drinks, and juices – perfect before heading to the library, sitting an exam, or settling in for a study session in you hall.
Exam Pit Stops
Join your local ResLife team to discuss any concerns you have about exams, and pick up some free treats or stationery!
- Various dates and times. Find out more on the Reslife events page.