Access and Student Success: Impact Report

Ensuring equality of opportunity for all students is a key part of the University’s Student Success Strategy. To show how we are working towards this goal, we are pleased to share our newest Access and Student Success Impact Report for 2022.   The report, prepared by our Access and Student Success team, illustrates the range Read More…


Our campus: then and now

The University of Manchester is the UK’s largest single site University, with a campus spanning 229 buildings all across the city!   With over 200 years of history behind our institution, you can imagine that there have been many changes to the look and feel of our campus over the years. Many of the University’s historic Read More…


What ‘World First’ will you make possible?

The University of Manchester is known for ground-breaking firsts, from being England’s first civic university, to splitting the atom and the discovery of graphene.  But every single first would not be possible without you, our students and the alumni that dedicate their time, talent, and vision to creating a better world. In 1874 Edward Langworthy Read More…


Around the city: my favourite places

Every year students from all over the UK and beyond, come to study at The University of Manchester. For most students, this will be their first real opportunity to explore the city and see what makes it such a fantastic place to live, work and study.  This year over 350 undergraduate students have enrolled at Read More…


PhD Success: Kushupika’s story

Each December, hundreds of talented people successfully graduate from The University of Manchester’s PhD programmes. For many, this achievement is made possible thanks to the generous donors who support our research through PhD scholarships.  A PhD gives students the opportunity to pursue a subject they are passionate about, whilst also contributing to our world-leading research Read More…


PhD Success: Emma’s story

Each December, hundreds of talented people successfully graduate from The University of Manchester’s PhD programmes. For many, this achievement is made possible thanks to the generous donors who support our research through PhD scholarships.  A PhD gives students the opportunity to pursue a subject they are passionate about, whilst also contributing to our world-leading research Read More…


PhD Success: Robert’s story

Each December, hundreds of talented people successfully graduate from The University of Manchester’s PhD programmes. For many, this achievement is made possible thanks to the generous donors who support our research through PhD scholarships.  A PhD gives students the opportunity to pursue a subject they are passionate about, whilst also contributing to our world-leading research Read More…


Meet our next generation of Manchester students

In 2022, more than 350 students from disadvantaged backgrounds joined us at Manchester with a scholarship. Thanks to our generous community of alumni and donors, these students have received the financial support they need to aim higher and achieve their goals.   Below, you can meet a few of the talented first-year students who are studying Read More…


Cost of Living: Supporting Our Students

The recent cost of living crisis is impacting all sections of our society and for students especially, rising costs can have a significant impact on already stretched budgets.  The reality is that more and more young people are now facing financial hardship and we understand just how much anxiety and concern this may be causing Read More…


Changing the future of brain disease

Professor of Neuroscience and Co-Director at the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Stuart Allan, based in the University’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, is determined to change the impact of stroke. And with an incredible team of talented researchers, the generosity of our community and the city’s unique health landscape, he’s certain that Manchester Read More…