About MMU
MMU’s Vision
Our vision is to be the University for world-class professionals – which places quality and employability as our top priorities.
At the core of this vision is a commitment to place students first and an aim to produce effective, independent learners while promoting and supporting employability.
We are a University whose curriculum is informed by high quality research, scholarship and enterprise and whose expertise, research and other resources support the social and economic development of the region.
Come and work for MMU and help us achieve our vision.
Find out more about our vision for the future.
Learning & Development for our Staff
MMU has been recognised as an ‘Investor in People’. Investors in People is the national Standard for best practice in people management. Achieving the IiP standard recognises the University’s good practice in people management and development, and puts MMU among a minority of universities who hold the award across the entire institution.
The University is committed to the development of its staff and to helping all staff to achieve success in their personal, career and professional aspirations. The development of a culture of continuing professional development is an essential part of this commitment.
Find out more about Training and Development at MMU
Facts and Figures about MMU
Our history dates back 150 years but our focus is firmly on the future. It’s this mix of the traditional and the contemporary that sets Manchester Metropolitan University apart and gives us our distinctive character. The University has an enviable reputation for providing work-ready graduates with a mix of thinking, problem-solving and practical skills that employers in industry, commerce and the professions want. Some 92% of our graduates go straight into work or further study within six months of graduation.
The University has more than 34,000 students. Our central campus is to the South of Manchester’s city centre close to The University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music. This complex makes up the largest university campus in Western Europe. There are a further four campuses in other parts of the city, and one at Crewe and Alsager in Cheshire.
MMU is currently organised into eight faculties:
- Faculty of Art & Design
- Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care
- Hollings Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities, Law & Social Science
- Institute of Education
- MMU Business School
- MMU Cheshire
- Faculty of Science & Engineering
MMU’s ambitious vision for the future – known as the change agenda – is to strengthen the student experience with emphasis on high-quality teaching and course provision. A £300 million investment programme is now under way that will produce the largest physical change to the University’s estate since its foundation. The consolidation from seven to two sites will bring huge benefits in terms of academic and research collaboration and opportunities for interdisciplinary work and courses as we invest in our future as The University for World-Class Professionals.
Research & Academic Excellence
MMU prides itself on conducting world-class, relevant research which informs curriculum developments, shapes business and professional practice and influences policy-making, both nationally and internationally.
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), rating MMU’s 17 research areas, found all of them to be producing work of international excellence, with 12 of them rated as world class.
We are ranked fourth among research-active new universities in attracting support from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Our education research is now in the top 10 in the country, as well as areas of world leading research in health, biomedical sciences, computer science, business & management, social work & social policy, drama, dance & performing arts.