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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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.

Scientists chart history of Greenland Ice Sheet for first time

Manchester scientists are part of an international team that have charted the history of the ice sheet and its impact on global sea levels.

Origins of Europe’s climate found in shrimp shells

An international team has found indications in the shells of mussel shrimps that the climate we have in Europe today began 5,000 years ago.

Manchester best in Europe for societal impact

The University ranked number one in Europe and in the top three globally for its social and environmental impact in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings.

New fossil find records the last day of the dinosaurs

An international team have found evidence which documents the asteroid impact 65 million years ago.

World's first digital employer rating system revealed

An international team has created the world’s first rating system for working conditions in the digital economy to help ensure employers treat workers fairly.