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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Ageing caused by sun affects black skin types later than white

Premature ageing from sun exposure happens much later in black skin than white, according to an international study.

New link found between plant pollutants and man-made emissions

The international team’s breakthrough could lead to stronger, more accurate climate-related legislation and cleaner air.

Biggest map of human Alzheimer’s brain revealed

An international team led by Manchester researchers have published a map that shows the differences between healthy brains and those with Alzheimer’s disease.

2019 Purple Wave will ‘run to Singapore’

Staff, students and alumni taking part in the Great Manchester Run will run 30,000km - the equivalent of running to the University’s international centre in Singapore.

Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre's new Chinese partner

Tunghsu Optoelectronic has been welcomed as the latest partner of the University’s recently opened graphene facility.

Newborn babies have inbuilt ability to pick out words

An international study has revealed babies as young as three days old have the skills to identify words in a stream of sounds.

International team to receive over £2m funding from Cancer Research UK

Experts from Manchester, Glasgow, the US and the Netherlands will investigate why some cancers are specific to certain tissues and not others.