Understand the Issues that Matter

 

To get the Stellify for Masters Award you'll need to complete at least two Ethical Grand Challenge activities.

PLEASE NOTE that these interactive challenges will only be available to PGT students until Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm.  YOU MUST COMPLETE AT LEAST TWO CHALLENGES BY THAT DATE.

These interactive online activities will give you the tools to help tackle three of the biggest challenges facing the world in the 21st century - Sustainability, Social Justice and Workplace Ethics.

If you completed any of the Ethical Grand challenges as an undergraduate please select the ones you did not complete.  If you completed two as an undergraduate complete the one you did not underake, plus two modules in the Social Juctice Challenge that are different to the ones you completed before.

Click on the headings below to find out more information about each of the challenges and how to get involved:

 

‌‌Feel empowered to take action on sustainability issues that matter most to you. 

Working online through interactive games and activities, you’ll get to develop plans for a new University campus which will give you the tools to think critically about sustainability in a real-world context. 

What do I need to do?

You can self-enrol via the Sustainability Challenge webpage.

How do I show I've done it?

Your participation will be verified by completion of a series of tasks in Blackboard.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO PGT STUDENTS UNTIL Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm.  YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE BY THAT DATE.

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

Learn how to think critically about social justice and explore themes like race, migration, homelessness, mental health, higher education and energy.

The Social Justice Challenge is currently available to Year 2 and final year students.

What do I need to do?

You can self-enrol via the Social Justice Challenge webpage.

You will need to complete the Introduction to Social Justice and at least two of the six themes.

How do I show I've completed it?

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO PGT STUDENTS UNTIL Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm.  YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE BY THAT DATE.

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 

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


PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WORKPLACE ETHICS CHALLENGE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO PGT STUDENTS UNTIL Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm.  YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE BY THAT DATE.