Latest news and announcements

• Completion of network installation – weekends of 3/4 June and 17/18 June
  Final works to improve network connectivity will be taking place across the Third to Sixth Floors of Engineering Building A (31 May 2023)
• Declare your personal storage locker number before Friday 9 June
  Complete our short form to help us better manage locker allocation and security in Engineering Building A workspace (12 May 2023)
• Wellbeing week activities in Engineering Building A - w/c 15 May
  As part of the University's Wellbeing month, there are a variety of free activities being hosted across Engineering Building A for FSE colleagues (03 May 2023)
• Reflecting on the North Campus relocation project
  Sandra Crosbie, Senior Faculty Change Manager, looks back on delivering one of the largest change projects ever undertaken by our University (26 Apr 2023)
• Improving post and delivery management in Engineering Building A
  Colleagues should make sure their personal details are up to date and any recurrent orders have been reviewed (24 Apr 2023)
• Temporary Rumford Street car parking access for external contractors
  Colleagues engaging with external contactors should familiarise themselves with new car parking and access arrangements fron Tuesday 2 May (24 Apr 2023)
• Closure of North Campus pedestrian gate
  The pedestrian gate between MSS Tower and Morton Laboratory will permanently close on Wednesday 29 March (28 Mar 2023)
• House gases shutdown and pressure testing: Friday 17 - Monday 20 March
  Laboratory and workshop users should ensure any systems and experiments reliant on house gases are isolated by 5:00pm on Friday 17 March (06 Mar 2023)
• Update on multi-faith space in Engineering Building A
  Arrangements for multi-faith provision during the remainder of the 22/23 academic year and beyond (06 Mar 2023)
• North Campus furniture reuse open day - Wednesday 15 March, 9:30am - 4:30pm
  Looking to kit out your home office? Come along to our open day (01 Mar 2023)

External news and announcements

• Guest post: How Victorian engineers’ prowess kicked up a bit of a stink

There’s just a year left to wait until the doors to The University of Manchester’s brand new engineering campus open. Here, MECD Communications Officer Joe Beeso-Cope reveals a century-old secret at the heart of the campus foundations.

• The ‘Oddie’ history of MECD’s Oddfellows Hall
  

Within the new MECD development sits a nod to Manchester’s past. Discover the fascinating history of Oddfellows Hall and its importance to the city.