News, information and events for your Manchester student life
“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.…
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…