Doctoral researcher support
- Manchester Doctoral College
As a postgraduate researcher at The University of Manchester you are part of the MDC research community which includes students, supervisors, administrators and external collaborators who all work together to improve facilities, locate accessible funding and improve the postgraduate research experience across the institution.
General student support
- Student Support
The Student Support website has practical information covering all sorts of issues affecting all sorts of students, including PGRs.
In particular, specific areas which may be of interest are:
- Make the most of your money
Discounts, travel advice, scams to look out for, budgeting tips and tools, funding your programme (and paying for it/receiving any stipend/bursary payments)
- Solving common worries
Including settling in, concerns about a friend, feeling anxious, safety, bullying and more
- Immigration and visa information
Both during and after your programme
- University statements on Britain and the EU
- The Student Services Centre (no student web page)
Different to Student Support (see above), the Student Services Centre deals with the admin side of student life, including any questions about tuition fees, registration, council tax, funding payments, immigration, visas or graduation.
Their main base is on Burlington Street near to the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons (number 57 on the campus map). The phone number is: 0161 275 5000 or email: ssc@manchester.ac.uk (please include your student ID number in your email).
Two satellite bases are the University Place welcome desk (open 9am-3pm weekdays, able to produce letters for you and answer general enquiries) and the Barnes Wallis Student Hub in the North Campus (can produce students cards and letters for you, alongside answering general enquiries).
Language support
Thinking of changing your programme or leaving the university?
Most importantly, talk to someone - preferably your supervisor, or someone in your advisory team. If you're not sure, and don't want to alert them to the possibility of you leaving, get your facts and thoughts together using the resources below.
- Policy on circumstances leading to changes to postgraduate research study
In other words, if you think you may need to interrupt your programme, for whatever reason, be sure to read this policy and any relevant accompanying documents.
- Leaving university accommodation
In university accommodation and think you may need to leave early? Check out your responsibilities and liabilities first. (Counterintuitively, the link is on the "You've arrived" page, half way down!)
- Careers Service or Student Support
Think about talking through the implications of leaving with a Careers Consultant or one of the Student Support advisers. Many a "2nd year wobble" has been sorted by simply talking through the practicalities, the alternatives and how postgraduate research fits into what you want to do with your life.
Got a complaint you want dealt with?
- Dealing with complaints
Policies, procedures and support for you if you need to make a complaint about your programme or a University service
