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Manchester Met ranked 7th in England for student experience

University's National Student Survey scores show outstanding student experience 

9 Jul 2025
Students on campus

Sociology PhD graduate defies odds and inspires care leavers to go to University

Carla Cordner has now moved into role of lecturer and is an advocate for care leavers

14 Jul 2025
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Art ancestry: Iona is third generation to graduate

Father Inigo and grandmother Jean also studied at Manchester School of Art

15 Jul 2025
Iona Ford at Graduation

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Opinion

With over 17,000 shops in the UK expected to close this year, city centres must move on from retail

Professor Lyndon Simkin on why city centres must diversify from retail

20 Aug 2025
Image of British high street in autumn
Opinion

What does pocket money teach children? It can offer social as well as financial education

Dr Gaby Harris explains how pocket money can provide a learning opportunity for children

20 Aug 2025
Image of child putting money in piggy bank
News

Calling Blighty: relatives of WW2 servicemen visit SODA for a special screening

Short films created between 1944 and 1946 show servicemen recording messages for their families

19 Aug 2025
Calling Blighty Manchester
News

SODA students create new film with Imperial War Museums to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Film will be screened to the public at various locations across the UK

15 Aug 2025
1945 It Was Over Then
News

Manchester Metropolitan shortlisted for University of the Year

The accolade reflects a year of record-breaking success and growing national recognition

14 Aug 2025
University campus
News

Opportunities for nurses to help patients’ pain management being missed, study shows

Behaviour change techniques can have positive outcomes for sufferers of chronic pain

8 Aug 2025
A nurse talks to a patient
Opinion

A parents’ guide to keeping kids safe online in the summer holidays

Professor Michelle McManus on how to keep children safe online during the holidays

7 Aug 2025
A child looks at a phone while sitting on a sofa
News

Outstanding success in the 2025 Advance HE National Teaching Excellence Awards

The University is driving meaningful change in response to the global climate crisis

7 Aug 2025
Advance HE award winners

Podcast

Podcast

MetCast podcast: time travel, AI technology and thrash metal

Listen to the latest podcast on how generative AI helped to bring a fictional long-lost band back to life

1 Jul 2025
Dead Already
Podcast

MetCast podcast: Manchester, Texas SXSW and ‘keeping things weird’

Listen to the latest podcast on Manchester Met’s impact on the trailblazing arts and tech festival

20 May 2025
South by South West
Podcast

December 2024 - Ghostly Christmas traditions and sustainable festive fashion

We explore the traditions, research and sustainable ideas that make the holiday season truly unique

10 Dec 2024
MetCast
Podcast

November 2024 - shaping a fairer and more inclusive society

Shining a spotlight on how we are Tacking Inequalities through education, research and social impact

19 Nov 2024
Kai

Opinion

Opinion

With over 17,000 shops in the UK expected to close this year, city centres must move on from retail

Professor Lyndon Simkin on why city centres must diversify from retail

20 Aug 2025
Image of British high street in autumn
Opinion

What does pocket money teach children? It can offer social as well as financial education

Dr Gaby Harris explains how pocket money can provide a learning opportunity for children

20 Aug 2025
Image of child putting money in piggy bank
Opinion

A parents’ guide to keeping kids safe online in the summer holidays

Professor Michelle McManus on how to keep children safe online during the holidays

7 Aug 2025
A child looks at a phone while sitting on a sofa
Opinion

Britons are less likely than Americans to invest in stocks – but they may not have the full picture

Dr Sam Pybis explains calls from UK chancellor Rachel Reeves to invest in UK stocks, and highlights the long-term benefits of investing while addressing the impact of negative media coverage on investor confidence.

21 Jul 2025
Stock market figures on a screen

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