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THE MANCHESTER ADVANTAGE 2016 the 2016 Manchester THE MANCHESTER ADVANTAGE 2016 The 2016 Manchester Contents Page Advantage Welcome 3 Pioneering since 1824 4 We are delighted that you are considering studying Innovative teaching 6 for your degree at Manchester. It’s an exciting and Your first year 8 inspiring place to be a student, here’s why! A supportive environment 10 Broadening your horizons 12 Inspiring study spaces 14 Getting involved 16 Looking after your well-being 20 Thinking about your future 22 What’s next? 25 www.manchester.ac.uk 1 Welcome A message from Professor Your future What’s next? Dame Nancy Rothwell, We’re recognised by international employers as being I’m confident that Manchester is an excellent choice a top university from which to recruit graduates. Our for your studies. You’ll also have offers from other President and Vice-Chancellor courses are career-orientated with input from industry universities, so you have tough choices to make. Your and commerce, ensuring that you’ll gain relevant skills decision is an important one and it will help shape Firstly, congratulations on your offer to study here at for real-life situations. We consider all of our graduates your future professional and personal life. Hopefully The University of Manchester. Manchester is a vibrant as part of a lifelong family and we maintain regular the information you receive from us over the coming and inspiring place to study. You can immerse yourself contact with alumni across the world. months will help you make an informed choice but, if in exciting opportunities and experiences both at the we can be of further help, please do get in touch. University and across the city. Make the most of the city Innovation in teaching Manchester’s enduring energy, cosmopolitan nature and creativity is reflected by its impressive You’ll be taught by experts who are recognised array of festivals, thriving arts and culture scene, internationally as being at the forefront of their lively music and nightlife, multicultural cuisine, and subject and who incorporate the latest research passion for sport. directly into our courses. We aim to produce graduates with intellectual and leadership qualities A welcoming environment who’ll be attractive to prospective employers and We are proud to be close to the centre of Manchester, contribute to society as a whole. the UK’s most popular student city. With students from World-class facilities and resources 154 countries, our campus is a lively, cosmopolitan and welcoming community. We offer a range of support We have an ongoing programme of investment to when you arrive, while you’re studying and when you’re ensure that you have access to an excellent learning preparing for your new career. environment. Students across the University are already benefiting from state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, workshops and online learning resources. 2 3 The University’s coat of arms The bees signify the University’s connection with Pioneering since 1824 the city of Manchester and the Latin inscription which appears at the base of the crest means ‘Knowledge, Wisdom and Humanity’. Ability is sexless Nobel laureates With such a rich academic history we can lay Christabel Pankhurst claim to 25 Nobel laureates among our current (1880–1958), suffragette and and former staff and students. first woman to graduate from the University in Law. 1824 1851 1889 1902 1904 1908 1948 1957 1972 1979 2004 2010 The Manchester Owens College opened, The Whitworth Art The Old Quad of Catherine Chisholm Ernest Rutherford The computing Bernard Lovell The John Rylands Arthur Lewis UMIST and the Victoria Kostya Novoselov and Mechanics’ Institute later integrating with Gallery was founded by the University was (1878–1952) became (1871–1937), Professor revolution started when (1913–2012) completed Library on Deansgate (1915–1991) won the University of Manchester Andre Geim won the formed, later to become the Royal School of Sir Joseph Whitworth completed, including the the first woman to of Physics at Manchester, a machine built by Tom the world’s largest became part of the Nobel Prize in Economic combined to form The Nobel Prize in Physics for University of Manchester Medicine and Surgery (1803–1887), becoming John Owens Building graduate in Medicine won the Nobel Prize Kilburn (1921–2001) steerable radio telescope University. It was Sciences. He was the University of Manchester, their work on isolation Institute of Science and and the Chatham Street part of the University in (1873), the Beyer from Manchester in Chemistry for his and Sir Freddie Williams at the University’s Jodrell established in 1889 by first black professor at a the largest single-site of the properties of Technology (1966). Medical School to form 1958. Building and Manchester Medical School. investigations into (1911–1977) executed Bank site in Cheshire. It the widow of Manchester British university when he university in the UK. graphene. the Victoria University Museum (1888), the the disintegration of the world’s first stored is still used to observe entrepreneur and joined Manchester. (1880), later the Victoria Christie Building (1898) the elements and the program. cosmic rays today. philanthropist John University of Manchester and the magnificent chemistry of radioactive Rylands (1801–1888). (1903). Whitworth Hall (1902). substances. To study at The University of Manchester is to walk in the footsteps of many of We may hope that machines the world’s most influential thinkers. These great minds helped to create an ethos will eventually compete with men that has resonated through time and across the globe. in all purely intellectual fields. The University has its origins in the University of Manchester Institute of Science Alan Turing (1912–1954), a pioneer of artificial and Technology (UMIST) and the Victoria University of Manchester. With roots in intelligence. The world’s first stored-program technical and medical education, Manchester was the first and most eminent of computer was developed at Manchester. the civic universities. 4 5 Innovative teaching Profile Virtual learning Natasha Wragg To supplement lectures and seminars, you’ll be able BNurs Adult Nursing to access all your courses online through Blackboard. This virtual learning environment gives you access to As a nursing student, I have access to some genuinely your course material, as well as tools for sharing ideas innovative facilities. We’re able to use clinical and interpersonal and facilitating live online participation. You can also download podcasts of lectures, which can be really skills labs that are at the forefront of technology. Machines, hoists, useful when going through your notes or revising for beds, mannequins, injection equipment – they’re all there. exams. You can use them whenever you need them. You just tell your lecturer that you need access to the lab, then book some time Find out more there. It’s great to have that resource whenever you need to www.manchester.ac.uk/methods-materials refresh your skills. My Learning Essentials We do lots of kinaesthetic learning and use role play to learn about communicating with difficult patients and those who might You can take advantage of the Library’s skills not understand you. programme, My Learning Essentials, which provides flexible support for academic study, well-being and Another thing that is really helpful is that recordings of our At Manchester we use innovative Teaching techniques employability skills via a wide range of face-to-face lectures are made available through an online platform called workshops and online modules. teaching methods and provide high- You’ll learn through a wide variety of teaching Blackboard. So if you’re a bit hazy on how to do something, such techniques, from traditional laboratory-based work, Using My Learning Essentials will help you to develop as the procedure for handwashing or drawing up insulin, then you tech learning environments to make lectures and seminars, to online resources and the skills you’ll need to successfully complete your can refer to it online and then practise it in the lab. your study experience unique. webinars. Your online portal, My Manchester, will give degree programme, including how to search, develop you access to your personalised digital environment your mindset and write in an academic style. Leading experts where you can access all your online services in You’ll be taught by true experts, who are not only one place, including your profile, course details and some of the best academic minds in the country, exam timetables, as well as your University email and but who are leading their field internationally. It’s our documents. groundbreaking and world-changing research that forms the basis of our undergraduate courses; and our strong industrial links ensure that everything we teach you will be grounded in the latest practices and technology, and be relevant to the world of work. 6 7 We asked some of our students what advice Your first year they would give their first-year self. Hannah Toeman Profile BA Geography As a geography student, I arrived in Manchester quite early. We had a field trip to the Lake District before the start of term. It was a great opportunity to get to know people in my year from the beginning. Joining societies also helped me to settle in. Get involved with as many as possible! And keep an open mind – some of the societies I’m in now are actually the ones that I didn’t think I’d stick with. It’s also great being in a city as buzzing as Manchester. There’s always something going on, be it music, sport or theatre. I love Manit Sethi Bhavi Shah Natasha Wragg the Northern Quarter, with its quirky bars, restaurants and tea BSc Management (Marketing) BSc Medicinal Chemistry BNurs Adult Nursing shops.
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