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.

With a multicultural campus, five global centres and a portfolio of online and blended learning options, we can provide you with a Manchester education, wherever you are.

Choose to work or study 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.

We're the UK's most popular university among international students and offer innovative online and blended learning opportunities.

We have an international presence in five global hubs that offer a growing portfolio of distance and blended learning programmes.

Our reputation for education and innovation resonates across the world.

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Call for policy makers to support youth engagement

A Europe-wide youth project has highlighted the need for policy makers to do more to create a sense of belonging with stigmatised youths to create positive change.

Extended time online may be changing our brains

A review by an international research team has found that using the Internet for extended periods may affect our brain’s structure, function and cognitive development.

Purple Wave travels to Singapore and back

Manchester Purple Wave runners ran a total of 63,290.55km, enough to get to Singapore and back, raising money for University causes including our Equity and Merit Scholarships.

Three million year old mouse reveals the secrets of colour

An international team, led by the University, has used X-ray imaging to reveal specific red pigments in extinct mice which shows how their colour evolved.

Community forest management reduces deforestation and poverty

An international team has found that local communities who manage their forests have also reduced deforestation and poverty in Nepal.

Mayor marks end of major youth research project

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, helped mark the end of the Manchester-led PROMISE project which researched the experiences of marginalised young people across the EU.

Jumping spider named after children’s author

A newly discovered jumping spider has been named in honour of Eric Carle, the famous author of children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.