Universities

Students walk down Oxford Road outside the University of Manchester. Credit: University of Manchester

What new students need to know about Manchester from travel to bars

University of Bolton wants to change its name.

University of Bolton applies for name change

12 North West unis ranked - including Manchester and Man Met

The best UK universities have been revealed in The Times Good University Guide 2024. Photo by Adobe Photos.

The top 20 UK universities according to Good University Guide 2024

The University of Manchester ranks second in the North West and 23rd in the country, according to the The Times & Sunday Times University Guide 2024. Credit: Getty

Where Manchester universities rank in the Sunday Times list 2024

What should be improved in Manchester - according to you

A-Level Results Day is almost here

A-Level Results Day Manchester- how to use clearing

A fifth of parents would be ‘unlikely’ to encourage their children to go to university.

Many parents would struggle to support their child financially

Sackville Building University of Manchester

Manchester universities ranked in Complete University League Tables

University of Cambridge has been ranked among the best in the world

4 UK universities named among the best in the world

Royal Northern College of Music celebrates its 50th birthday

The University of Manchester has been named in the Top 10 universities in the world

University of Manchester named top 10 in the World University Rankings

Do elephants like human visitors at the zoo?

Which animals like zoo visitors and which ones don’t

Richard E Grant has joined calls to ban a controversial form of animal testing after writing a scathing letter to Bristol University demanding an end to the “horrific” practice.

Richard E Grant blasts ‘cruel’ university for testing on rats

Manchester Thunder are working with university researchers on ACL injuries in women’s sport. Photo: Stephen Gaunt/Touchlinepics.com

Research in Manchester into ACL injuries in women’s sport

Oxford and Cambridge will go head-to-head today for The Boat Race 2023

The Boat Race 2023 Men and Women’s teams in full

Oxford are tipped to win the Men’s Boat Race

The Boat Race 2023: Latest betting odds

University staff go on strike today with more on the way as pay and pension dispute rages on (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images)

University staff go on strike over pay and pension dispute

Kirkwall, Orkney islands

Orkney islands linked to gene mutation which increases cancer risk

UK to trial new groundbreaking endometriosis treatment

University lecture

Students on how university strikes are impacting their learning

Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison join a rally by the University and College Union (UCU).

UK mass strike will see half a million workers walk out today

Staff at Manchester Metropolitan University have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Staff at these universities are going on strike in major dispute

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Protesters take part in a union rally on November 30, 2022 in London, England. Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison joined a rally by the University and College Union (UCU) amid strike action by staff at educational institutions across the UK. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

UCU confirm strike dates for February and March - 70,000 to walk out

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) during a rally in Glasgow.

UCU staff at 150 universities to strike over pay disputes

“Less time to study, more time working and, in the end, that might have the effect that they’re not able to succeed in their course and again lead to the risk of them dropping out” Universities UK chief executive warns

University dropout numbers could rise amid cost of living crisis

One hundred companies in the UK have agreed to a four-day working week without losing pay in order to increase productivity.

100 UK companies switch to four-day working week without cutting pay

University strikes begin as union members walk out over pensions & pay

Over 70,000 university staff from 150 universities around the UK will strike on three dates this month.

University staff to strike for three days this month - why and dates

Staff at Manchester Metropolitan University have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

MMU staff on strike in dispute over ‘ludicrously low’ pay rise

The team from The University of Manchester is running a leg of a relay to the COP27 climate talks in graphene trainers

University team joining Manchester leg of relay to COP27 climate talks

Manchester has one of the biggest university student populations in Europe Credit: Getty

Guardian Best UK Universities guide 2023: how our universities rank

A new league table on university mental health has been published

Universities say mental health a priority as league table published

The NUS says students can sometimes feel overlooked

Student suicide figures at universities prompt calls for more support

Amanda Knox speaking to the media in 2015 after being acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Photo: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

The new Manchester podcast shining a light on miscarriages of justice

Girls arriving at a school in Afghanistan, just hours before the Taliban reversed a decision to allow them to learn once again. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Manchester university supporting Afghan refugee women who fled Taliban

Manchester University staff on the picket line

Why staff at three Manchester universities are on strike

Paul McCartney performs Credit: Getty

The hidden Salford music venue where U2 and Paul McCartney played

COP26 president Alok Sharma attempts to stop applause for his efforts as the summit ended amid what he called 'deep disappointment' (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Did COP26 deliver? Manchester campaigners share their views

The People’s History Museum in Manchester

Manchester museum tells story of radicals deported to Australia