Our past, our present, and our future
About us
Here to make an impact on Manchester, our nation and beyond, with a driving ambition to discover and disseminate knowledge, and make higher education accessible and beneficial to all those with the passion and ability to succeed.
Our purpose
Transforming lives through the power of education and research.
Our ambition
We will harness our creativity and confidence to enrich our students’ lives, raise the impact of our excellent education and research, and project its application to Manchester and the world.
Why Manchester Met?
Achieve your ambitions in one of the world’s most creative and inventive cities.
- Study experience - The opportunities and support we'll provide to help you succeed at university.
- An outstanding place to learn - What does overall Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 mean
- Career support - Whether your next step is academic or professional, you can kick start your career with Manchester Met.
- We are student-centred - We place students at the heart of what we do, recognising every student journey matters and that every member of our University can positively impact the student experience.
- We are future-focused - We anticipate emerging opportunities and challenges and act on them; innovating to achieve real-world results and embracing change in teaching and learning as well as through our research.
- Exchange opportunities - Study with us for a term or a year.
- International Partnerships - The International Partnerships team leads the cross-institutional, strategic development of international partnerships activity. We are a key point of contact for international institutions and organisations interested in exploring partnership opportunities and we provide an integrated support service to Manchester Met colleagues to facilitate their development and implementation.
- Boost your employability - 93% of our postgraduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduation (Higher Education Statistics Agency data, 2019/20 UK graduates who studied a full?time, postgraduate taught course).
- At Manchester Met you’ll find a student experience as individual as you are. We’ve been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and named the 10th best university in the UK and 6th for course quality by Uni Compare (2025).
- You’ll join a diverse and welcoming student community in the heart of Manchester, the UK’s third best student city (QS Best Student Cities 2023
Our achievements
People and Planet University League
A green university - We are a first-class sustainable university, based on our environmental and ethical performance.
Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 gold award
Rated an "outstanding" university - Manchester Met received overall Gold in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework.
Triple Crown accreditation
Our Business School is part of an elite group of schools worldwide that holds this international benchmark of excellence.
Research Excellence Framework REF 2021
Research Excellence Framework - We are one of the top modern universities for research quality: 30% of our research was rated as world-leading in REF 2021.
