Our history of scientific and engineering research is internationally recognised but does not constrain us. What we choose to do next will define us.
We will support our people to follow their curiosity, framed within a clarity of focus that draws us towards delivering collective change from a local to global scale.
As a result, we generate ideas that genuinely change the world. We create strategically important international collaborations to ensure our community works with the talent that can drive the greatest impact. Our partnerships with universities such as Melbourne and Toronto strengthen our collective research and knowledge exchange, and have a huge impact on our creative capabilities.
years’ of global impact
We, as a faculty, are an industrial partner of choice, and our University is home to several national institutions, from The Christie, the largest single site cancer centre in Europe, to UK Biobank, the world’s most significant source of data and biological samples for health researchers. We also headquarter the Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research and innovation. We collaborate with world-class researchers to help lead experiments at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Fermilab, America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory; and we've supported the Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute to drive innovation, achieve £2 billion in export sales within 10 years and create 30,000 high value UK-based manufacturing jobs.
We’re proud of delivering more than 200 years of global impact, engaging directly with communities, academics, industries and policymakers to address major challenges together. We also attract high-quality, socially diverse applicants from around the world, then train the next generation of change-makers. At Manchester we’re proud to host the largest alumni community of any campus-based university in the UK, with more than 500,000 graduates across 190 countries around the world.
"We are motivated to make a difference by applying our research to solve real life problems. We want to collaborate with partners locally, nationally and internationally to build new impact cases and help achieve a fairer, healthier and more prosperous future."
Dr Vidyadhar Peesapati, Senior Lecturer and Knowledge Transfer Fellow
