Celebrating a University network delivering ‘digital inside and out’

10 Nov 2026

The University’s network supports everything that we do, but did you know an enormous piece of work to make sure it’s secure and strong has been underway for two-and-a-half years?

Change for the better isn’t always easy to spot, with a lot of important work delivering the Manchester 2035 strategy going on behind the scenes. 

The Network 2030 is marking two-and-a-half years of progress, celebrating the wins colleagues and students are already benefitting from but had no idea were the result of months of technical problem-solving, testing and teamwork.  

From completing the WiFi and WLAN transformation for the whole of the AMBS building, to delivering the best connectivity possible to residents of Whitworth Park Halls of Residence, to bringing our network team entirely in-house giving us better visibility and the ability to tackle blips and outages, there’s lots of reasons to take a moment to celebrate making everything run a little more smoothly for everyone. 

“Ultimately, Network 2030 is about giving our students and colleagues the reliable, resilient digital foundations they need to do their best work. We’ve made huge progress over the last two-and-a-half years, and I’m incredibly proud of what our teams have achieved together - but we still have a way to go,”  said Alex Goffe, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Network 2030 Programme Sponsor.  

“These improvements are bringing our Manchester 2035 ambition to be ‘digital inside and out’ to life, while giving us a stronger foundation to keep improving the experience for everyone who relies on our network. I'd like to encourage our community to continue to reach out to the team on where we can make positive impact.” 

For more information about Network 2030 please go to our Sharepoint site.