News archive – February 2026

National Student Survey (NSS) 2026 opens: Five ways you can support student participation
02 Feb 2026
The 2026 National Student Survey (NSS) opens on Monday 2 February. Final-year students will be invited to share their views on their experience of teaching, learning and student life at Manchester.

Deadline for Rewarding Exceptional Performance closes soon
02 Feb 2026
The nomination deadline for our annual Rewarding Exceptional Performance (REP) Scheme closes on Friday, 13 February 2026.

Race Equality Week 2026
02 Feb 2026
#ChangeNeedsAllOfUs

University-wide network disruption on 11 and 12 February
03 Feb 2026
IT Services need to perform maintenance work on Wednesday 11 February and Thursday 12 February 2026, resulting in a short disruption to network connectivity at some point between 6.30pm and 9pm on both evenings.

Purple Pennies: Vote for meaningful causes that matter to you
03 Feb 2026
Voting now open

University partners with Manchester colleges to launch innovative teaching programme
03 Feb 2026
We've joined forces with Wigan & Leigh College and the wider Greater Manchester Colleges network to deliver an ambitious new programme that places PhD researchers directly into Further Education (FE) classrooms across the region.