Fast Facts for Exchange Partners
The University of Manchester is:•••

the largest single-site university in the UK, with the biggest student community (38,000).
ranked 41st in the world; 11th in Europe; and 6th in the UK (2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities);
named as the UK’s most sustainable University in 2024, placing top 3 on a global scale.

It’s the place where:
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25 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied
Rutherford first split the atom
Arthur Lewis became Britain’s first black professor
Kilburn and Williams built the world’s first stored-program computer – The BabyJevons formulated the principles of modern economics
Lovell built the largest steerable radio telescope
Geim and Novoselov isolated graphene for the first time

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12,000 staff
An annual income of £1.01 billion
more than 1,000 degree programmes£345 million external research income
A £1 billion campus investment over 10 years

The City of Manchester

Updated July 2024

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Greater Manchester:
has a population of 2.5million, with the biggest student population in western Europe (more than100,000)
has the highest number of theatre seats per head of population outside London
has the UK’s third busiest airport (after London Heathrow and London Gatwick)
has an average annual rainfall of 806.6 millimetres (compared to the UK average of 1,125 millimetres)is the third most visited place in the UK and the second in England, after London
was founded by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago
is approximately 180 miles from London (approx. 2 hrs 10 mins by train)

Exchange Programme Key Information
Key Exchange Contacts:
Your outbound students to Manchester:Partner Region
EuropeandNorth America
Asia, Australasia,Middle
East,South America

Contact name
Maria
JoseMorales Bazan
Hannah Wood

Contact email for partners
Mariajose.moralesbazan@manchester.ac.uk

Contact email for your students
exchangestudy@manchester.ac.uk

Hannah.wood-2@manchester.ac.uk

exchangestudy@manchester.ac.uk

Manchester students inbound to you:PartnerCountry/Region

Contact nameContact email for partners

Contact email for yourstudents

Asia (excl Singapore)

Uni-wide and AMBS exchanges:
Isobel Moloney
Chinese language exchanges: Niamh O’Toole
Japanese language exchanges:
Amy Ayers-Jones

Australia

Isobel Moloney

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Austria

Uni-wide and AMBS exchanges:
Isobel Moloney
Languages exchanges: Niamh O’Toole

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Belgium

Uni-wide exchanges: Rachel Benoliel
Languages exchanges: Amy Ayers Jones

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Uni-wide exchanges: Rachel Benoliel
Languages exchanges: Amy Ayers Jones

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Canadaresidenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Victoria.bezer@manchester.ac.uk

Eastern Europe

Russian Studies language exchange: LiseMarie McDonnell
Uni-wide and AMBS exchanges: Victoria
Bezer

Victoria.bezer@manchester.ac.uk

Uni-wide exchange: Rachel Benoliel
Language exchange: Amy Ayers-Jones

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Franceresidenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Germany

Uni-wide and AMBS exchanges: Isobel
Moloney
Language exchanges: Niamh O’Toole

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

IsraelVictoria Bezer

Victoria.bezer@manchester.ac.uk

Victoria.bezer@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Italy

Uni-wide and AMBS exchange: Isobel
Moloney
Language exchange: Niamh O’Toole

JordanLise-Marie McDonnell

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Updated July 2024

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk
Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Uni-wide and AMBS exchange: Rachel
Benoliel
Language exchange: Brian Wallace

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Mexico/Central
America

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

MoroccoLise-Marie McDonnell

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

New Zealand

Isobel Moloney

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

PortugalLanguages exchange: Brian Wallace

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Scandinavia

Rachel Benoliel

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Singapore

Isobel Moloney

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

South America

Languages exchanges: Brian Wallace

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

SpainUni-wide and AMBS exchanges: Isobel
Moloney
Languages exchanges: Brian Wallace

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Switzerland

AMBS exchange: Isobel Moloney
Languages exchange: Amy Ayers-Jones

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk
residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

The Netherlands

Victoria Bezer

residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk

Victoria.bezer@manchester.ac.uk

Victoria.bezer@manchester.ac.uk

TurkeyIsobel Moloney

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

Isobel.moloney@manchester.ac.uk

USARachel Benoliel

Rachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.ukRachel.benoliel@manchester.ac.uk

Country/Region

Contact for agreements,balances etc

EmailAsia (excl Singapore), Jordan, Morocco, Spain,Turkey

Inez Janna Summers

inez.summers@manchester.ac.uk

Australia, Eastern Europe, Finland, Israel, Italy, New
Zealand, Portugal, Scandinavia, Singapore,
Netherlands

Alison Mewes

alison.mewes@manchester.ac.uk

Austria, Germany, Mexico, Central America, Brazil,Peru, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, USA

Stephanie Nixon

stephanie.nixon@manchester.ac.uk

Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland

Susan Burnell

susan.burnell@manchester.ac.uk

Address:
Placements & International Programmes Office, University Place, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road,Manchester, M13 9PL, England

Manchester Application Process:Students must complete the online application reached via this site:
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/study-abroad-exchange/applications/Application deadlines are:
• 1 June – for September entry• 1 November – for January entry

Nomination Process:Detailsofnominees
shouldbesubmitted
via
theonline
nomination
form:
https://forms.office.com/e/bjAjVWWZds , by 1 May (for September entry) or 1 October (for January entry).

Updated July 2024

Housing information
An offer of University housing is guaranteed for students joining us for a full year. Students joining for a single
semester are not guaranteed an offer of housing, but are almost always made one under normal circumstances.
Application for housing is a separate, additional, online process, which students must complete AFTER receiving
their offer letter from us - https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/experience/accommodation/apply/
Information on the type and costs of accommodation can be found via this link:
http://www.accommodation.manchester.ac.uk/

Key academic dates
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/key-dates/
Alternative assessment arrangements are in place for almost all disciplines (main exceptions are Engineeringand Physical Sciences and Economics) if students joining the University for the Autumn/Fall semester are unable
to stay in Manchester for the January Examination period due to conflicting semester dates at their home
university. Note that an alternative simply replaces the need for a student to attend an in-person, on-campus
exam in late January. If the standard format of an exam is online, no alternative is usually required and students
should therefore be aware they may need to sit a synchronous online exam at an inconvenient time if there is asignificant timezone difference between the UK and the country in which they will sit the exam.

Course unit enrolment
Students will be requested to submit a Proposed Study Plan shortly after making their online application,
indicating the course units they wish to study whilst at Manchester. The Placements & International Programmes
Office will then seek academic approval for students to take these units, and will enrol students onto courseunits where they are accepted. Students must not attempt to enrol themselves onto any course units. The course
enrolment process begins no earlier than late July. Available course units can be found here:
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/study-abroad-exchange/unit-search/

Insurance requirements
ALL students must ensure they have adequate personal insurance cover prior to travelling to the UK. The
University of Manchester does not require that incoming exchange students purchase a specific insurance policy,
nor do we have an institutional policy available for purchase. Students must source their own insurance
according to their needs/personal circumstances.

Additional costs
Some course units incur additional costs. These include (but are not limited to):• some course units (such as Geography) which incorporate a fieldwork trip
• some Music course units where additional Music lessons are required• some lab-based course units

Updated July 2024

Emergency contacts
The University of Manchester has a 24 hour emergency contact point - +44 (0)161 306 9966. This connects to
the University’s Security Team, who can then contact the relevant staff members for support. The number isavailable for both partners and students, and for issues relating either to students studying in Manchester, orManchester students studying at partner campuses.

Additional Support
Support is available via The University of Manchester’s Disability Advice and Support Service (DASS). Information
can be found here: http://www.dso.manchester.ac.uk/what-support-can-i-get/Orientation
A detailed orientation programme is provided for students joining in each semester. Orientation is a mandatory
part of the exchange programme and students must ensure they arrive in Manchester by the date specified intheir offer documents to ensure they can participate.

Entry requirements
All students must have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) to be eligible for the exchange programme.
Students whose first language is not English and whose degree programme is not taught entirely in English mustalso meet the English language requirements required by each subject area in which they wish to take course
units: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/study-abroad-exchange/applications/

Marking system/Transcripts
Students are graded on a percentage scale. Students joining the programme for semester 1 only will receive anInterim Transcript in March, followed by an Official Transcript in early August. Students joining in semester 2, orfor the full academic year, will receive one transcript (Official Transcript) in early August.
Official Transcripts are uploaded to a secure online portal called Digitary Core – students must set up their own
personal Digitary account, and give you (and anyone else they choose) sharing permissions so that you can view
their Transcript in their portal.
Under NO circumstances are Official Transcripts available earlier than early August.

Exchange Programme website:
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/study-abroad-exchange/

Online Toolkit for Outbound Advisers:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i977xucl7beugpm/AACI6kIYvouARcRHM84XSjk-a?dl=0
Please feel free to download photos, guides, posters, logos etc from this site to help promote The University ofManchester programme to your students.

Updated July 2024