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.

Postgraduate research open day

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Say hello to your tomorrow as a postgraduate researcher, and join our open day on Wednesday 13 November 2024.

Imagine a tomorrow where you’re funded to research your passion project, supported by expert supervisors.

Where you work with industry, collaborate with leading minds and accelerate your development.

Where you make life-changing personal and professional breakthroughs, in an environment where there’s no limits to what you can achieve.

Join us at our open day on Wednesday 13 November 2024 from 12:00 - 16:30, and you’ll discover:

  • Available projects
  • How to get funding
  • Entry requirements
  • Researchers who’ll talk about the Manchester life.

Open day schedule

12:00 | Arrival and welcome | Meet our departments and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) | Nancy Rothwell Building

13:00 | Welcome to Manchester |Introduction from Scott Heath, Associate Dean for Postgraduate and Early Careers Research | Nancy Rothwell Building

13:20 | Starting your journey to postgraduate research | Admissions, application and funding advice from James Lister, Postgraduate Research Admissions Coordinator | Nancy Rothwell Building

13:40 | Meet our postgraduate researchers | Q&A with current postgraduate researchers | Nancy Rothwell Building

14:00 | Explore your research area | Find out more about the research area you're most interested in, meet PGRs and supervisors, and join talks | Department or CDT building

16:30 | Open day ends

Interested?

Register now to book your place

Webinars

There are currently no confirmed dates for upcoming webinars, however, we are working hard to organise future sessions, 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.