What’s new on campus: Everything you need to know
A lot has been happening on campus – from changes to how you work towards your Stellify award to new free bus travel – catch up with all that’s new.

News, information and events for your Manchester student life

A lot has been happening on campus – from changes to how you work towards your Stellify award to new free bus travel – catch up with all that’s new.

Cosy Campus offers warm, welcoming spaces across the University where students can relax, study, or socialise. With microwaves, hot water, comfy seating and power sockets, they are your go to spot between lectures.

Starting university is exciting, but with so many Welcome events happening in your first week, it can be tricky to know where to begin. To help you navigate it all we’ve grouped activities – pick the ones that suit you and dive in!

The Stellify Award is changing for some undergraduate students from this academic year. Find out everything you need to know.

The University’s flagship international volunteering programme, Team Rwanda, has come to an end after an inspiring final year.

We’re looking for creative students to join our Student Content Creator team! Are you interested in sharing your life as a student by producing social and content for University channels? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

We are reminding everyone to use Microsoft Teams for online meetings, teaching support, collaboration and events wherever possible, ahead of the planned retirement of University Zoom licences at the end of the 2026 calendar year.

Masters nearly done? We’ve got some great ideas to help you take a break, celebrate what you’ve achieved and enjoy the city before your next chapter begins.

Course Unit Selection for 2026/27 opens next week – and we know it’s an important step in getting ready for the new academic year.

From time to time, bikes and locks are left behind when they are no longer needed, forgotten at the end of the academic year, or simply reach the end of their useful life. Over time, these unused bikes and locks can take up valuable cycle parking spaces, making it more difficult for others to find…

We’re delighted to announce that, thanks to our partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the free 41 bus is returning from Monday 3rd August for one-year.

How would you like to spend next summer on a fully-funded internship in Canada? Applications are now open for the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Scheme for summer 2027.

Universities of Sanctuary is a national network of university staff, lecturers, academics and students. They are working to make Higher Education institutions places of safety, solidarity and empowerment for people seeking sanctuary.

It’s sad but true; the end of the academic year really is here. There are some great ways you can donate your unwanted things to charity as part of the University’s Give it Don’t Bin it campaign.

Whether you’re out with friends, studying, or heading home from work, we want you to feel safe so we’ve got tips to help.