University of Manchester
Manchester | North West England
Ucas code: M20
Source: The University of Manchester Students' Union
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Diverse local nightlife
83%
HIGHCreative
63%
MEDVaried union activities
75%
HIGHSporty
68%
MEDPolitical
74%
HIGHNumber of students
40,250students attended last year
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67%of students are undergrads
Full-time / Part-time
1%of students are part-time
Male / Female
47%of students are male
Young / Mature
9%of students aged over 21
UK / Non-UK
30%of students here are from outside the UK
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Support
I sook help as I was struggling financially and was told I was unable to access any as I did not qualify for the full...
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2018, 1st year, Others In Engineering
Support
I sook help as I was struggling financially and was told I was unable to access any as I did not qualify for the full maintenance grant as my fathers income was too high (around 28000). I did not receive any financial assistance from my parents whilst at university as they weren't in a position to give me any money. I had to open a second bank account to allow me to get an overdraft so I could afford to buy food and pay rent. My financial problems hindered my academic progress as I had to work most weekends to be able to afford to live. This turned into me having resits in the summer months and being unable to work so falling further into debt.
2018, 1st year, Others In Engineering
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Accommodation
Great accomodation modern and friendly staff. Wish the halls took more time to match flatmates from same year of study
2018, 2nd year, Applied Economics
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Accommodation
Renew current contract
2018, 2nd year, Applied Economics
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Support
Did not seek support but my university offers councelling
2018, 2nd year, Applied Economics
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Accommodation
No difficulties, we told our landlord we wanted to extend the contract for another year
2018, 2nd year, Pharmacy
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Course
High teaching quality, very good staff to student ratio, staff willing to go the extra mile to help students individually
2018, 2nd year, Physical Geography
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