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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.…
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…
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…
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,…
In 2024 we celebrate our bicentenary: 200 years of learning, innovation, and research at Manchester, and we want you to get involved. We’re calling all our students to share what being ‘Made in Manchester’ means to you through art, words, sound or video. We’re asking you to capture the rich and transformative experiences you and…
The University ‘painted the town purple’ on Wednesday, 17 January with a brilliant pathway of light illuminating Oxford Road to mark the start of our 200th anniversary celebrations. Light Up, the first in a series of exciting bicentenary events planned throughout 2024, saw campus transform from a frosty white to a resplendent purple. Iconic buildings…
Here we are at the start of a new year, 2024. A very special moment for us at The University of Manchester, as we mark our bicentenary. A year to celebrate 200 years of learning, innovation and research. 200 years of our incredible people and community. 200 years of global influence. A time to reflect…
The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Duncan Ivison as its next President & Vice-Chancellor. He will formally take up his role as President & Vice-Chancellor on 1st August 2024. He will succeed Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell who steps down after 14 years in the role at the end of July 2024 when her contract…
Latest news 3rd July 2024: Recent Protest – Publication of Questions and Answers 17th June 2024: Update on protest activity – a message from Patrick Hackett, Chief Operating Officer 10th June 2024: Recent protests: joint University and Students’ Union statement 25 May 2024: Updated: Exam contingency plans following occupation of the Whitworth Hall 17 May…