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England international footballer Marcus Rashford MBE received his honorary doctorate from The University of Manchester today (Thursday 7 October), at a special ceremony which took place at Old Trafford. ...

Renowned journalist, broadcaster and University of Manchester alumnus, David Aaronovitch, delivered the 2021 Foundation Day lecture as staff, students and dignitaries returned to the University’s grand Whitworth Hall to celebrate Foundation Day. ...

The University of Manchester, the University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University, working with CriticalArc, have created the Manchester SafeZone Alliance. A global first, the initiative enables the three security control rooms to extend...

The University of Manchester’s collaboration with Association of Commonwealth Universities means Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholars can drive progress on Sustainable Development Goals ...

Following this morning’s flooding incident on Oxford Road we are pleased to report that the flow of water has been stopped and a clean-up operation is now well underway.We are now in a position to reopen most of the buildings that were previously clo...

The University of Manchester is one of 18 institutional members of the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) receiving significant funding to drive uptake of open research practices across the sector, furthering the UK’s position at the forefront of rigo...

The University of Manchester is ranked as a top-50 global institution, according to Times Higher Education (THE), it’s been announced today (Thursday, 2 September). ...

After a two year hiatus, the much-loved bluedot festival is set to return to Jodrell Bank on 21-24 July 2022 and the team have today announced an unmissable Björk performance as the Sunday night headline act. ...

The University of Manchester has moved up to number 35 in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) which ranks 1000 of the world’s leading higher education institutions.   ...

Student volunteers from across The University of Manchester have given up over 1,000 hours of their time to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme. ...

The University of Manchester Chancellor, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay, has been awarded an OBE for services to Literature and Charity in the Queen's Birthday Honour's List. ...

The University of Manchester has been named the world’s 27th best university, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings.This means Manchester maintains its highest ever position in the rankings for a third consecutive year. ...

Fourteen colleges and universities across Greater Manchester have come together with a joint commitment to addressing the skills and economic challenges facing the region. ...

Construction of the Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD), the largest home for engineering in any UK university has been completed. ...

The culminating episode of The Great British Menu takes place at Jodrell Bank and is set to air on BBC Two at 8pm Friday 21st May. ...

The University of Manchester has been named the world’s number one university in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings ...

The annual ranking of the world’s best full-time MBAs also places Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) 4th in the UK and 10th in Europe.The rankings are representative of AMBS improving in 10 of the 20 categories assessed by the Financial Times...

In the past 12 months our entire University community has come together to produce the amazing stories and research that make up The Review of Year 2020…and there is much to be proud of and celebrate.  ...

Today (Thursday, 3 December) we publish the report into the erection of fencing at the Fallowfield Halls of Residence on 5 November.This report recognises the significant negative impact that the erection of the fence had on our students, and highlig...

The University, working together with the Students’ Union, has agreed to give all students in University halls of residences a reduction for semester 1 (Sept 2020 – 31 Jan 2021) totalling 30%. ...

This Sunday (15 November) a number of our senior staff, including our President and Vice-Chancellor, Nancy Rothwell, will be meeting with student representatives from our Fallowfield residences and Students’ Union officers to discuss their concerns a...

Message from the President and Vice-Chancellor I am writing today to update on the next steps following the regrettable string of events linked to the fencing on our Fallowfield campus yesterday. Firstly, I want to apologise again for the distr...

I sincerely apologise for the concern and distress caused by the erecting of a fence around our Fallowfield Halls of Residence today. This was not our intention – in fact quite the reverse. The fencing was intended as a response to a number of ...

The huge efforts of the University’s staff and students in responding to the global pandemic, and a celebration of the past year’s successes, are the themes for this year’s Foundation Day. ...

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech this morning on changes to the education system in England to help boost the post-Covid economy. The Vice-Chancellors of all the universities and the Principals of all Further Education colleges in Greater Ma...

The University is continuing to make the campus as safe as possible for staff, students and the local community. ...

University leaders from across Greater Manchester have come together to remind students of their important role in preventing the spread of COVID-19 as the new academic year starts. ...

The University of Manchester is listed as the fifth best institution in the UK according to the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). It is a one place improvement on last year’s position. Overall, the University ranks 36th globally. ...

Manchester United and England footballer, Marcus Rashford, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University later this summer. ...

The University of Manchester has been named as the world’s 27th best university, maintaining its highest ever position in the QS World University Rankings. ...