The Graduate SchoolArts, Languages and Cultures

Why come to Manchester?

• Graduate School – a community of postgraduate scholars

• World-class supervision and teaching

• Amazing libraries, learning resources, institutions and organisations in the city

• Excellent support for learning and studying

• Great new facilities – space, common room

• Innovative training enhancing experience and employability

The Graduate School

• Space – common rooms, training space, workstations

• Online community (@alcgradschool)

• Events and training

• Community and collegiality

Our students say:

• ‘A welcoming, intellectually stimulating place to work and learn’

• ‘Manchester SALC really is at the cutting-edge of vibrant contemporary scholarship and postgrad development. I can't think of any other place I'd rather be doing my research’

• ‘It's a real community. Whether for reading groups, conference planning, or daily crisis support, people are ready to dive in’

Great Libraries, world-class facilities

Excellent supervision and support

• Biggest collection of scholars in the Arts and Languages in Europe

• Staff are world-leading in their areas – RAE 2008 many areas came in the top 5 in the UK

• Excellent range of courses, programmes of study, projects

• Dedicated administrative support for PG students

• eProg, bespoke learning software for PGR students

Our students say:

• ‘Being at Manchester gave me the confidence (personal as well as intellectual) to ask big research questions, and challenge orthodoxies’

• ‘a supportive, inspiring & lively research environment’

Our students stay

• Every year around half our PhD cohort studied and trained here at MA level

• They are joined by students from around the world in doctoral research

• Nearly £800,000 a year in PG funding

Leading and innovating in training

• Artsmethods@manchester.ac.uk

• World-class training for PGR students

• Outreach, partnership, research support, developing your career and your skills at PGT and PGR level