Ethical Grand Challenges

Discover how you can make the most of opportunities while at Manchester to help build more sustainable communities.

What do I need to do?

• Attend the Sustainability Challenge.
• Look out for an email before the challenge. This will tell you where to go and when
• Please note: Students starting their degree in September 2020 will take the Sustainability Challenge in their second year

How do I show I've completed it?

• You need to sign the register on the day to prove that you attended
• If you miss the Sustainability Challenge, please contact: egc@manchester.ac.uk

Explore how you can support human rights and work to build fairer communities in Manchester, the UK and across the globe.

What do I need to do?

• Complete the Social Justice Challenge via the 'My Communities' section on Blackboard
• It takes only 50 minutes to complete online and you don’t have to complete it all in one go
• Please note: Students starting their degree in September 2020 will take the Social Justice Challenge in their first year
• Please note: Students who started their degree in September 2019 will take the Social Justice Challenge in their second year

How do I show I've completed it?

• Your participation will be verified by completion of a series of multiple choice questions in Blackboard 

Get ready for the workplace by exploring ethical dilemmas commonly faced by graduates in their early careers. 

What do I need to do?

• Attend a Workplace Ethics Challenge face-to-face workshop or complete the challenge online
• Sign up to a Workplace Ethics Challenge workshop in your final year via the Ethical Grand Challenges website 

How do I show I've completed it?

• If you attend a face-to-face workshop you need to sign the register on the day to prove that you attended
• If you complete the online challenge in Blackboard, your participation will be verified by a short multiple choice quiz