Our research community

Manchester Met is home to a talented and passionate community of researchers, with a growing reputation in the UK and beyond. Our work has real impact, addressing the biggest challenges facing contemporary society. 

Our city is a world leader in science, culture and industry, and our diverse, distinctive researchers reflect this. Our team includes speech and language therapists transforming communities in India and Uganda, ecologists ensuring the survival of parrots in Africa, computer scientists developing solutions for eye disease and electrical engineers inventing scanners to detect guns and hidden weapons.

Our law researchers have protected thousands of people from discrimination and our education research has revolutionised the early years curriculum in the UK and beyond. Our creative writers are Poet Laureates, OBEs, Forward Prize winners and Fellows of the British Academy. Community historians bring the past to life through award-winning films about youth and migration. We’ve got ceramicists with residencies at the V&A, textile artists curating exhibitions in India, architects winning commissions in the Middle East and arts and health practitioners advising international governments.

Careers in research

We are looking for exceptional individuals who can add to the quality, impact and focus of our research. In return, we can offer a supportive and friendly environment at an ambitious and confident, research-informed university in one of the most exciting cities in Europe - a leader in science, culture and industry. We have been awarded EU HR Excellence in Research status, and we are taking steps to become sector leading in equality, diversity and inclusion.