News, information and events for your Manchester student life
We want you to get the most from your course and your university experience and be actively involved in your studies. If you do need help, we want to be able to quickly offer you the right support – whether that’s academic, wellbeing or anything else you might need. From the start of the academic…
On Thursday 9 May 2024, we hosted the 10th annual Making a Difference Awards to celebrate the inspiring social responsibility achievements of our students, staff, alumni and external partners. Our social responsibility activity spans everything from research, teaching, working with external partners and our University operations. The Awards highlight the extensive range of social responsibility initiatives…
The protest tent encampment in Brunswick Park has remained in place over the weekend, with Campus Support and Security continuing to be on site. Further to the attempt to disrupt our Making a Difference Awards last week, we have seen an escalation in attempts from protesters to cause disruption today. People have attempted to place…
In the early hours of the morning, 13 May, the University and Manchester Museum were subject to an act of criminal vandalism. If you are coming on to campus today, you may see that there has been some criminal damage primarily to the Manchester Museum and Queens Arch, with paint sprayed over part of the…
On Tuesday, 7 May, we celebrated some truly remarkable volunteers at the Volunteer of the Year Awards, held in Whitworth Hall. From making a difference in communities halfway across the globe to driving sustainability initiatives right here on campus, the winners and nominees of the 2024 awards blew us away with their dedication, leadership, and…
“How much money does The University of Manchester have in reserves?” “Where does the money come from?” “What is the money spent on?” If you’ve ever had questions like these, you’re in the right place. On Wednesday 1 May, we hosted an open meeting with senior leaders from the University to answer your questions on…
Starting in the afternoon of Wednesday 1 May an encampment has been erected on Brunswick Park, which comprises a number of people who are protesting at the conflict in Israel and Gaza. This follows numerous other such events on campuses in the UK and US over the last few days and weeks. Free speech and…
Voting is now open in our ‘Made in Manchester’ student art competition. Earlier this year, Manchester students were invited to submit a piece of art that expressed what ‘Made in Manchester’ means to them. Of the many amazing entries we received, our panel of judges has narrowed it down to six finalists – and we’re…
Manchester Museum has been announced as one of five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024, the world’s largest museum prize. Art Fund annually shortlists five outstanding museums for Museum of the Year. The 2024 edition recognises inspiring projects from autumn 2022 through to winter 2023, with audiences and communities at their heart – with a particular…
We are hosting an online open meeting in partnership with our Students’ Union to give you the opportunity to put questions about the University’s finances to senior University leaders and the elected SU Exec Officers. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 1 May from 12pm-1pm via Microsoft Teams. Membership of the panel will be:…
The HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Record) is an electronic report that provides you with an official record of all your academic achievements, extra-curricular activities and awards or prizes. It is designed to ensure that all your experiences and accomplishments are recorded—meaning you have more to show to potential employers. Most undergraduate students can access…
Professor Duncan Ivison will formally take up his role as President & Vice-Chancellor on 1 August 2024. In this blog, he reflects on visiting Manchester in March 2024 and meeting our community. It has been an exciting time for me since the announcement of my appointment as the incoming President and Vice-Chancellor to succeed the…
Join us at a birthday celebration like no other as we mark our bicentenary with 150+ events! We’re excited to share the first, major line-up announcement for Universally Manchester Festival, celebrating 200 years of The University of Manchester. This free festival promises four incredible days of imaginative and immersive events taking place across campus, and…
Talking energy and climate change: “We don’t have hundreds of years to sort this out” In the latest Talk 200 podcast episode, Andy Spinoza is joined by Professor Alice Larkin, Professor of Climate Science and Energy Policy from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in The University of Manchester’s School of Engineering; Dr Aneeqa Khan of the University’s Dalton Nuclear Institute, and…
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.…