In the bustling city of Bristol, Steven Msowoya, a first-class Architecture graduate from The University of Manchester is in professional practice at Building Design Partnership. Reflecting on his educational and professional journey, Steven’s commitment to fostering connections between academia and practice shines through his dedication to volunteering. Steven speaks on his experience volunteering for Meet Read More…
Our Alumni
Doing it for Laura: celebrating Laura’s life by supporting neuroscience research
The parents of Laura Nuttall, an inspirational alumna who died of brain cancer in May 2023, have made a generous gift of £20,000 in memory of their incredibly special daughter. Mark and Nicola Nuttall have donated £20,000 in Laura’s name to the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre. This innovative partnership between The University of Manchester, Read More…
Inspiring Manchester People: Alan Turing
2024 is a special year for The University of Manchester as we celebrate our 200th anniversary! This amazing milestone gives us an opportunity to reflect on all of the amazing and inspiring individuals who have made Manchester what we are today. That’s why we’re delighted to share this series of blog posts written by our Read More…
Alumni interviews: Tamanna Haque
Tamanna Haque, Lead Data Scientist at Jaguar Land Rover, is a powerhouse – working with the cars that she has loved since she was nine years old. We spoke to her about making a difference and being a woman in tech. Tamanna studied Mathematics (with Business and Management) at The University of Manchester and graduated Read More…
Alumni interviews: Mike Omoniyi
In the second of our conversations with University of Manchester alumni volunteers, we sat down with to Mike Omoniyi to find out what he gets out of being a volunteer, and how he can inspire others to do the same. Mike is an MA Political Science – Democracy and Elections and BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics Read More…
Alumni interviews: Lauren Rosegreen
For the first of our series of conversations with University of Manchester alumni volunteers, we chatted to Lauren Rosegreen about why she wants to inspire our current students – and exactly what she gets out of it as a volunteer. Lauren Rosegreen graduated from The University of Manchester in 2016 with a Law degree and Read More…
The Firsts of the Future
On Sunday 10 June 2023, the University opened its doors to our local friends and neighbours for our annual Community Festival. The day was jam-packed with fun and free activities for all the family, including interactive demonstrations, musical and drama performances, and behind the scenes tours. We also shared stories of world changing firsts that Read More…