News, information and events for your Manchester student life
In response to recent advances with AI, Jisc have added an additional question set and resources on ‘Digital skills in AI and generative AI’ to the Discovery tool to help you self-assess and develop your knowledge of AI. How do I access the Discovery tool? You can access the tool via the library’s My Learning Essentials. …
Summer graduation ceremonies will take place in Whitworth Hall from Monday, 8 July to Friday, 19 July 2024, and the schedule of ceremonies is now live on the Graduation website. If you are graduating this summer, you can now view the date and time of your ceremony to help you plan and start making arrangements.…
We are hosting an online open meeting in partnership with our Students’ Union to give you the opportunity to put questions about freedom of speech on campus to the elected SU Exec Officers and senior University leaders. The meeting will take place on Monday 8 April from 12pm-1pm via Microsoft Teams. Membership of the panel…
We recognise the unease and concern that some members of our University community have felt in recent weeks, following the affiliation of the Pro-Life Society at the Students’ Union. Our Students’ Union has a legal duty to approve a society if it is not breaking the law, as they have laid out in an extensive…
The University of Manchester and our Students’ Union are united in our position that we will not tolerate any forms of discrimination or harassment. We are deeply disturbed to see antisemitic graffiti appear within the Students’ Union toilets. It was removed immediately and has been reported to the Police. Anyone we can identify who has…
On Wednesday 28 February, Robbie Beale, Activities and Cultures Officer at the Students’ Union, hosted an open meeting to discuss the visa-check in process and put your questions to senior University leaders. You can watch the meeting in full below: It was announced in the meeting that the current visa check-in process will be scrapped…
Applications to be part of the bicentenary festival, Universally Manchester Festival are open until 22 March 2024. This flagship event of our 200th celebrations offers a unique platform to reach a diverse audience here in Manchester and beyond, whether that’s raising awareness of climate change research through dance, providing a sneak peek into the world…
Pictured above from left to right is Nazir Afzal OBE, Chancellor, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, and Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor. Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, launched The University of Manchester’s new Talk 200 series on 13 February with a lecture on health inequalities. Our…
You might know a bit about Manchester’s LGBTQ+ historical figures already, you would have definitely heard about Alan Turing and Emmeline Pankhurst, but you might not know about Henry Stokes and Allan Horsfall. If you’d like to know more about where you can find out about Manchester’s rich history, here are five places you can get…
Getting your exam results and assessment feedback can bring up many emotions, anxieties, and worries. For some getting the results they were predicted or even surpassed, is a great time but for others the disappointment of not achieving what you expected can be really hard to manage. To help, we’ve put together this guide about…
There’s so much support available to you at The University of Manchester, but have you looked through everything that Student Support has to offer? If you’re not sure where to start, this series will spotlight some of the services that you might not know about. Counselling and Mental Health Service Workshops The Counselling & Mental Health…
Do you have a question about the University’s visa check-in system? We want to hear from you! On Wednesday 28 February from 12 noon until 1pm, we’re hosting an online open meeting to discuss all things visa-check in. The meeting will be hosted by Robbie Beale, Activities and Cultures Officer at the Students’ Union. It’s…
Written by Grace Livesey My volunteering role: Giving back to your community is super important, especially considering the diverse array of opportunities available in Manchester. Whether it’s through volunteering your time or leveraging your skills, there’s always a role where you can make a meaningful contribution. During my first year, I started as a content…
Written by Maya Pollock 1. Fresher’s week isn’t the ‘be all and end all’ of your social life. At the start of university there is an immense amount of pressure to go out every night, constantly putting your best self forward. I learnt that it was okay to take time for myself to rejuvenate and…
Our University has announced it will be hosting Universally Manchester, a celebratory four-day festival to mark its 200th year, welcoming up to 60,000 people to our Oxford Road campus from Thursday, 6 June to Sunday, 9 June 2024. Festival goers will be able to curate their own varied programme, from behind-the-scenes tours to salon discussions,…