Leaving your student home safe and secure this Christmas break
If your student home will be empty over the Christmas break, take a look at our simple tips to make sure that your house and belongings are safe and secure while you’re away.
Student news team
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During Hanukkah
Read more: During HanukkahAll colleagues, students and the wider community are invited to take part in a public lighting of the menorah, with live music, hot chocolate and doughnuts. Tuesday, 16 December | 6pm | Brunswick Park
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Winter 2025 graduates: Graduate Outcomes Survey
Read more: Winter 2025 graduates: Graduate Outcomes SurveyThe Graduate Outcomes Survey is a national survey sent to all graduates across the country 15 months after you complete your course to ask what you’re doing now and how your degree has helped you.
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Campus Solutions Student System downtime
Read more: Campus Solutions Student System downtimeIT Services will be performing planned maintenance on the Campus Solutions student system, which means it will be unavailable from 7pm on Friday 12 December to 8am on Monday 15 December 2025.
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Win a £50 Amazon voucher through the UCAE Awareness Survey
Read more: Win a £50 Amazon voucher through the UCAE Awareness SurveyTake a short survey about your awareness of the University Centre for Academic English. Your feedback helps improve support, and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher. The deadline to complete the survey is Friday 19 December.
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Purplewave Joins Park Run
Read more: Purplewave Joins Park RunPurplewave joins the Manchester South Park Run on Saturday, 13 December, at 09am. This event is free to take part in, but you can add some festive cheer by wearing a Santa hat – available for just £2.50. Hats are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, so grab yours early.
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Winter Switch-Off
Read more: Winter Switch-OffOur University aims to be zero carbon by 2038, and we all have a part to play in reaching this goal. Over the festive closure period, the University sees a reduction of 25% in energy usage (equating a cost saving of £150,000), but we could be saving even more.
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Local Church events this Christmas break
Read more: Local Church events this Christmas breakChurch communities are hosting a range of community and student events as well as Christmas services for all throughout the festive period where you will be made to feel very welcome. Our University chaplains will also be on hand to offer support.
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Worried about returning home after your first semester? You’re not alone
Read more: Worried about returning home after your first semester? You’re not aloneIt’s been a long semester and you’ve probably found your own routine and new ways of doing things so if the idea of returning home feels strange, we’ve got some tips that might help.
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Finding balance this Christmas break
Read more: Finding balance this Christmas breakJanuary exams and assessments can make it difficult to relax over the break but it’s important that take meaningful time off. So here’s some tips on how to do that and stay on track.
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The best things to do in Manchester over the Christmas break
Read more: The best things to do in Manchester over the Christmas breakStaying in Manchester over the holidays can be amazing. The city slows down and there are still plenty of cheap or free things happening. Take a look at our top tips for staying social and festive if you’re stating in Manchester.
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Student Surveys now open: Have your say!
Read more: Student Surveys now open: Have your say!The University’s Course Unit Surveys for this semester are now live, and we want to hear from you! Help to shaping the learning experience for current and future students, so please take a few minutes to share your views
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Issue affecting services requiring a University account login
Read more: Issue affecting services requiring a University account loginWe are currently experiencing issues affecting services that require you to log in with your University account. Our IT Services team is actively investigating and working to restore access as quickly as possible.
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IT Services Pop-Up: Start of Year Feedback
Read more: IT Services Pop-Up: Start of Year FeedbackJoin us for a chat and share your Start of Year experience, feedback, concerns, questions and suggestions with our friendly team of IT experts!
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Staying in Manchester this break? You’re not alone
Read more: Staying in Manchester this break? You’re not aloneWhether you celebrate Christmas or not a quiet campus might leave you feeling isolated and bored. So take a look at our information, advice and activities to support you when the University is closed.