Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE)

MetMUnch

MetMUnch is a global award-winning, student-led social enterprise based at Manchester Metropolitan University, which was started back in 2011. At its heart is a passion for sustainable and nutritious food – and sharing that with students, staff, local businesses and communities. The MetMUnch Team run a whole range of sessions, from on-the-spot nutritional advice and running pop-up stalls, to cooking nutritious meals and leading fun, interactive activities.

The MetMUnch Team is diverse; made up of people from different cultures, different parts of the university, and different generations. Our team is multi-layered. The core Team consists of two members of staff – Haleh Moravej and Dean Brookes from the Environment Team – and our 10 student leaders from across the University. These leadership roles rotate – we recruit students from every faculty in their first year and, when they graduate, they continue to get involved in our events, as well as linking us to the companies and organisations they work for. Surrounding them is our Environment Team, who are core to what we do. Beyond them are various teams across the university we engage with, including MMU Sport, Widening Participation, HR, Facilities and Catering. As part of the wider Environment Team, we also work closely with colleagues responsible for travel, energy, recycling and student engagement.

MetMUnch offers a unique teaching, learning, and peer-to-peer enterprise model as well we an innovative, creative environment for student learning. It’s also a successful model of collaboration and knowledge exchange between Manchester Met Services, academics, students, community and industry. As a social enterprise, everyone in the MetMUnch Team is inspired to become active global citizens who find creative solutions to sustainability and social problems, whilst developing leadership, collaboration, resilience, commitment, determination and perseverance through allowing students to take responsibility for the direction of MetMUnch. This collaborative approach is producing enterprising, innovative graduates who will go on to make their mark on the world. Critically, the way the MetMUnch Team works is scalable and replicable with applications in academic, public and commercial arenas. And alongside all this, everyone in the MetMUnch Team receives Carbon Literacy training, which enhances knowledge and employability.

MAHSE

The Manchester Academy of Healthcare Scientist Education (MAHSE) was established in 2012 with the aim of consolidating and expanding existing university and NHS collaborations that underpin the delivery of the Clinical Science Masters programmes, which constitute the academic component of the NHS science training programme. MAHSE is under the leadership of Prof. Phil Padfield, formerly of The University of Manchester (UoM) and deputy-leadership of Carol Ainley, Head of School of Healthcare Science at Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) in collaboration with the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Salford, the University of Liverpool and partner NHS Trusts. 

GREATER MANCHESTER SYNERGY

Greater Manchester Synergy was formed to develop a new and innovative model of support for student nurses in clinical practice. The GM universities involved with the project are University of Salford, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Manchester, and University of Bolton, with the team leader situated in the University of Salford. From Manchester Metropolitan University members of the Nursing Department (Jon Clough and Trish Morgan), alongside the HPSC Faculty Lead for Placements (Stuart Roberts), have been key figures in ensuring that this collaborative approach was implemented with their Practice colleagues.