Your Met Card
The cashless way to pay for goods and services.
Your Met Card
The Met Card scheme is being phased out over the 23/24 academic year and new Met Cards will no longer be issued to students or staff members. This year the Student Support Package (SSP) will be transferred directly to your personal bank account rather than the Met Card.
From Wednesday 10 April, we will be removing the ability to top-up your Met Card. Instead of using the Met Card to top up your Papercut account for printing, you can top it up using a debit or credit card. This eliminates the need for the Met Card and continues to provide a seamless experience.
The Met Card will remain a valid payment method across campus and with our agreed partners, therefore, please ensure you continue to spend any remaining funds throughout this academic year. If your Met Card is lost or stolen, please report this as soon as possible by logging into your account. We will contact you via your Manchester Met email address regarding a replacement card. If you have further questions please refer to the FAQs or reach out to the Met Card team at help.metcard@mmu.ac.uk.
Using your Met Card
Online use only
eStore
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Shop for a wide variety of products, services and events, including certificates, ID cards, books, courses, trips and more.
Books and IT products
- GeTech Student Store — Offers a variety of essential devices at exclusive prices for Manchester Met students. Use your Met Card to conveniently purchase laptops, desktop computers, tablets, printers, and other study-related items.
Campus food and drink outlets
- MCR MET FOOD and Rewards App — Enjoy the convenience of using your Met Card to make delicious food purchases across campus. By utilising the MCR MET FOOD App, you can unlock a wide range of exciting deals, such as earning a complimentary beverage after ten hot drink purchases.
In person use only
Sports and Leisure Activities
- Aquatics Centre — Inquire at the Manchester Aquatics Centre for discounts on membership and other goods and services you have access to with your Met Card.
Students’ Union
- Clubs and societies — Use your Met Card to pay for events and memberships to clubs and societies on the Student Union website.
- Travel — You can get around Manchester using discounted tickets for the following bus services (for ticket duration and prices, visit the Finance Department at the Student Union):
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Stagecoach
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First
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Diamond
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Go Northwest
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- Salutation Pub — Enjoy a pint using your Met Card at one of Manchester’s most historic pubs. It is located between The Student Union and SODA buildings.
Campus food and drink outlets
- List of outlets across campus — Discover all the locations where you can enjoy delicious meals and drinks on campus, all conveniently accessible with the Met Card as a hassle-free payment method.
Art and Stationery Supplies
- Manchester School of Art Store - Purchase or loan the materials and equipment needed for your projects using the Material Store and AV Store, including paper, pens, fabric, lighting, cameras and more.
- Students’ Union shop
Both online and in person use
PaperCut
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Access affordable printing services on campus by topping up your PaperCut account using your Met Card.
Books and IT products
- Blackwell’s — Shop for your books online using your Met Card at Blackwell’s and gain access to special prices that are only available to students.
Sports and Leisure Activities
- Manchester Movement Unit — Manchester Movement Unit is a state-of-the-art physiotherapy clinic. Using your Met Card, you can easily make payments for tailored services designed specifically for your needs.
- Sugden Sports Centre — The Universities’ Sports Centre provides a gym, fitness classes, sports halls, pitches and a packed programme of activities, all of which you can pay for using your Met Card.
- Platt Lane — Located in Fallowfield, Manchester Met’s Platt Lane Sports Complex offers a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, a fully equipped gym, and a range of fitness classes.
Students’ Union
- Students’ Union shop — Drinks, snacks, groceries, stationery, clothing and more. You can pay for all your Uni essentials using your Met Card.
Contact details
For more detailed information, please refer to our terms and conditions. If you have any additional inquiries, kindly reach out to the Met Card team.