Our story

Manchester Met has a long history of driving innovation and progress. Through excellent education and research, we make a difference and transform how people live.

Celebrating success

From 1824 to 2024 and beyond

Take a whistle-stop tour through Manchester Met. Discover the colours, characters and personality of our university and explore the five key missions that help us to proudly drive progress.

Celebrating our success

By delivering on our five areas of strength we continue to build a better future for all.  

  • Professor Saul Becker and Professor Hannah Smithson standing facing the camera. The background is black with illustrative colourful swirls.

    Tackling inequalities

    Building cohesive communities and helping shape a more caring, just and inclusive society: locally, nationally and globally.

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  • Amer Gaffar and Liz Price stood smiling at the camera

    Leading sustainability

    Driving innovative solutions for a greener and more sustainable future through advances in science and engineering, practice and policy.

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  • A digital image of the university's arts buildings

    Championing creative excellence

    Harnessing imagination to drive creativity, bringing architecture, art, design, fashion, media and performance together.

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  • Two nurses standing together and smiling

    Transforming health

    Enabling people to start well, live well and age well with innovative research and transformative healthcare.

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  • Siemens Chief Executive Carl Ennis posing with the firms degree apprentices

    Driving economic growth

    Advancing skills, knowledge, and digital technology to build inclusive and sustainable economic growth and innovation, shaped by industry.

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Featured stories

  • Professor Saul Becker wearing a suit and facing the camera

    A bright new future for children

    Discover how our new Institute for Children's Futures is driving change for children and young people.

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  • Professor Liz Price smiling

    Building a brighter future

    Professor Liz Price, our Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability, speaks to us about her research and the University's commitment to sustainable development.

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  • A headshot of Chris Sayer smiling at the camera

    Emmy Award-winning alumnus, Chris Sayer

    In this piece, we hear from the motion designer behind the film that has been produced to showcase creative excellence at Manchester Met.

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Hear from our VC

Since we formed in 1824, we’ve grown to become the future-facing, modern, global institution that we are today.

We’re creative, confident, passionate and proud, just like the city we call home. We are proud of the contribution that we make to the city and the positive impact that we have on society.
Professor Malcolm Press CBE DL
Vice-Chancellor
Since we formed in 1824, we’ve grown to become the future-facing, modern, global institution that we are today.

We’re creative, confident, passionate and proud, just like the city we call home. We are proud of the contribution that we make to the city and the positive impact that we have on society.
Professor Malcolm Press CBE DL
Vice-Chancellor

Discover more about Manchester Met

  • The Manchester Met logo on the side of a glass walled building

    About us

    We are here to make an impact on Manchester and beyond – learn about our past, present and future.

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    Help us transform lives

    Discover how you can make a difference and ways to support us.

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