Manchester worldwide

The University of Manchester has strategic partnerships and collaborations worldwide. We bring innovation to businesses, insight to institutions and an unforgettable experience to those who study with us.

We have an illustrious history of discovery, from atomic physics to the first stored-program computer. Our international stature is reflected in the 25 Nobel Prize winners who have worked or studied here, including Ernest Rutherford, William Arthur Lewis and the graphene pioneers Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov.

Choose to work with us and you'll be entering a relationship with England's first and most eminent of civic universities, born in a city that was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution.

Find out about some of our pioneering collaborations around the world. 

Whether you're a multinational company or a researcher looking to further your search for answers, you'll find that we can match your ambition.

Our reputation for education and innovation resonates across the world.

We're the UK's most popular university among international students. 

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University’s new China institute launches

The new Manchester China Institute will work to improve understanding between the UK and China by promoting world-leading research, community outreach, and public lectures.

Copper-coated uniforms could reduce hospital infections

Scientists at Manchester and at universities in China have created a composite material from antibacterial copper nanoparticles that could be used to create uniforms for hospital staff.

New film project to help deaf children in South Africa

The universities of Manchester and the Witwatersrand are collaborating to raise awareness of the vulnerability of deaf children in South Africa.

University takes centre stage with Prime Minister and Chinese business leaders

The University’s Professors Dame Nancy Rothwell and Sir Kostya Novoselov addressed business leaders at the UK China Business Forum in Shanghai this week.

University collaborates with Chinese scientists on spider research

An international team of researchers have been investigating an extraordinary 100-million-year-old fossil of a tailed spider.

What will happen when our sun dies?

A team of astronomers in Manchester, Argentina and Poland predict the sun will turn into a massive ring of luminous, interstellar gas and dust.