Latest news and announcements

• Get involved in the Makerspace
  After a successful first semester, the Makerspace is looking for more students and staff to become a part of its community (22 Sep 2023)
• Multi-faith worship in Engineering Building A
  An update for staff around multi-faith provision in Engineering Building A for the 2023/24 academic year (01 Sep 2023)
• Ventilation and system extract testing in Engineering Building A & B
  Colleagues based in shared academic offices or working in labs should familiarise themselves with the upcoming maintenance and tésting works (09 Aug 2023)
• Doctoral Academy celebrates its first six months in operation
  Since opening its doors in January, the Academy has provided a wide range of support and development opportunities to PGRs across the Faculty (26 Jul 2023)
• Summer maintenance work in Engineering Building A
  Temporary restrictions and alternative routes through the building will be in place as work takes place (05 Jul 2023)
• Reduced opening times and additional security measures in Engineering Building A
  Colleagues based in Engineering Building A workspace should familiarse themselves with new security measures to understand how they may be affected over Summer (23 Jun 2023)
• 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)

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.