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al scale as the only university in the top ten in both the QS World University Sustainability Rankings and Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, for our contribution towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our university is a powerhouse of research and discovery; 26 Nobel laureates are among our former staff and students, and we were ranked fifth for research power – the quality and scale of research and impact – in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), 2021. Ranked 20th most international university in the world according to Times Higher Education (2025), our community includes more than 44,000 students, 12,800 staff and 550,000 alumni from 190 countries, working together to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. We’re one of the most popular institutions in the UK for undergraduate applications, according to UCAS, and were the most targeted university by the UK’s leading employers in 2024 (The Graduate Market).

Let's go back to the 1970s 🕺🪩✌️🌼Campus looked a little different back then! What are the biggest changes you can see?
10/08/2026

Let's go back to the 1970s 🕺🪩✌️🌼

Campus looked a little different back then! What are the biggest changes you can see?

31/07/2026

Thank you again for your continued encouragement.
The strength of feeling shown by so many people has been a powerful reminder of what Jodrell Bank means to so many people across the UK and around the world.

Jodrell Bank has inspired discovery, advanced our understanding of the Universe and captured the imagination of people across the world. Today, its future as an actively used radio astronomy facility is at risk.

The University of Manchester is working urgently with partners, government, industry, charities, philanthropists and supporters to protect this remarkable place. Your support can help ensure Jodrell Bank continues to play a vital role in science, education and discovery for generations to come.

By making a gift today, you can stand with the University and the Jodrell Bank community and protect this internationally significant scientific facility: https://donate.manchester.ac.uk/p/jodrellbank/

30/07/2026

At least THIS football came home... ⚽

The 1966 World Cup final was 60 years ago today, and as part of the anniversary celebrations the National Football Museum lent us the ball to take an X-ray look inside.

30 years after its return to England, Dr Matthew Lawson compares the winning ball to this year's world cup ball.

28/07/2026

This week, we hosted our relaxed graduation ceremony 🎓

Designed for graduates who prefer a smaller, quieter and more inclusive way to celebrate their achievements, the ceremony offers a more comfortable and accessible way to mark this important milestone.

Congratulations to every graduate who has crossed the stage this month 💜

27/07/2026
That's (almost!) a wrap 🎓Campus has been truly buzzing over the past couple of weeks as we've welcomed back our Class of...
25/07/2026

That's (almost!) a wrap 🎓

Campus has been truly buzzing over the past couple of weeks as we've welcomed back our Class of 2026.

It's been a real honour to share this moment with you all. We hope you've enjoyed it as much as us, and we're sure you all have great things in store!

Congratulations everyone 💜

Four generations of UoM graduates 🥹Today is a very special day for Computer Science graduate Olivia, as she becomes the ...
24/07/2026

Four generations of UoM graduates 🥹

Today is a very special day for Computer Science graduate Olivia, as she becomes the fifth person in her family to graduate from Manchester:

• Great grandfather Leyland V. Gaulter – BSc Mathematics & Chemistry, 1930 (not pictured)
• Grandfather Richard J. Topliss – BScTech, MScTech Elect Eng, 1959, 1960
• Auntie Margaret E. Topliss – BSc Mathematics, 1990
• Father Stephen M. Topliss – MSc Physics with French, 1997
• Olivia Girardot - Computer Science, 2026

Olivia's granddad Richard recently reached out to us to reflect on his time at Manchester...

"I first arrived in Manchester by steam train pulling in to Central Station. I had digs in Withington and cycled to college. If the weather was bad I would take the 41, 42 or 43 bus. Amazing to see the same numbered bus routes today!

I started my degree course in October 1956. Soon afterwards the Suez crisis erupted and I remember student protest marches along Oxford Road, under the railway bridge into town. This was soon followed by petrol rationing. One of my friends had a car – a real old banger that had cost him about £20. He was able to sell it for a profit because of the petrol coupons that went with it!

The traditional Rag Day procession of floats became a problem because of the fuel shortage. Sure enough some enterprising students found a solution. They managed to locate enough serviceable steam driven traction engines from a previous era to drive the procession as usual. It was a fantastic scene from the university and up Oxford Road, never seen before or since."

Congratulations Olivia - what a beautiful moment 🎓

University of Manchester Alumni / The University of Manchester Faculty of Science and Engineering

Congratulations to Graeme Thomas (Biomedical Sciences), a recent inductee into our UoM Sport Hall of Fame.
23/07/2026

Congratulations to Graeme Thomas (Biomedical Sciences), a recent inductee into our UoM Sport Hall of Fame.

Olympic rower and Manchester alumnus, Graeme Thomas, was finally able to take part in his graduation ceremony this week, 14 years after Team GB came calling.Graeme studied Biomedical Sciences with Manchester, and it was while here that he took up rowing. That turned out to be a turning point in his....

One thing university taught me... 🥹Our wonderful graduates share the things they learnt along the way. Who do you relate...
22/07/2026

One thing university taught me... 🥹

Our wonderful graduates share the things they learnt along the way. Who do you relate to most?

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