Book now: Townhall with Professor Duncan Ivison on our Manchester 2035 strategy

01 Sep 2025

Join us on Tuesday, 9 September, 1pm – 2pm to hear an early preview of our new ten-year strategy.

President & Vice-Chancellor Duncan Ivison will host an interactive session giving an early insight into the direction our University will take over the next decade.

Our Manchester 2035 strategy has been shaped by thousands of contributions from colleagues, students, alumni and partners. From this, two key building blocks of our strategy have emerged:

Foundations: the core commitments our community believes must be true in any future – they define what we need to get right to succeed.
Leaps: the bold, strategic choices that will take us further and faster, setting a new trajectory for the kind of university the future demands.

At the townhall, Duncan will share how these foundations and leaps are shaping our ambition, with time for open questions and discussion. The final strategy will be launched on 15 October 2025, with another townhall then to explore it in detail.

What to expect:

An early preview of the foundations and leaps at the heart of our new University strategy.
A chance to ask questions directly about the new direction.
An interactive session using Mentimeter where you can share your perspective – from the leaps most relevant to your role to what success in 2035 means to you.

Book your place:

Book your place by filling out your details on the form. You can choose to register to attend in-person or online. If the in-person places fill up you will be added to the waiting list and sent the link to join online.
A calendar invite with the event location and opportunity to pre-submit your question will be sent ahead of the event. 
A hybrid option which allows colleagues to ask questions online is available for those who cannot be on campus, but we’d like to encourage you to attend in person if possible.

Your voice matters. Be a part of the conversation on Tuesday, 9 September, 1pm – 2pm.