Open days and events

We host events throughout the year to allow prospective applicants and offer-holders to enhance their postgraduate research journey. Our events offer the chance to talk to current students and academics, get application advice and experience our world-class research facilities.

You can find details of all of our upcoming events below:

Webinars

PhD Virtual Information Sessions

Next Session:

  • Getting started with your PhD application – Wednesday 17 June, 12:00 – 13:30 BST

Book session now

Find out everything you need to know about applying for your PhD and get your questions answered, live on YouTube.

Join us for our next Virtual Information Session on Wednesday, 17 June, to hear from our admissions team and current PhD researchers, with everything you need to know before applying for your PhD and find out what life is like as a researcher at Manchester.

Admissions experts from our Doctoral Academy will guide you through the application process step-by-step, covering key topics such as finding a project, finding a supervisor and securing funding. They will be on hand to give their advice and answer all your questions on how to apply.

This comprehensive session will be followed by a live Q&A session with current PhD researchers. Find out what it is like to be a PhD student at the University of Manchester and get your questions answered.

Ready to find out more? Book your place today.

Postgraduate research open day

There are currently no confirmed dates for upcoming open days or events, however, we are working hard to organise these, and details will be announced in due course.

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External events

Our postgraduate research team works hard to attend external events around the UK as much as we are able. While there are none scheduled at the moment, be sure to check both here and on external providers’ websites for the latest updates.