Research Support

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Providing dedicated support to our research community

Welcome to the Research Support Hub

The University of Manchester is one of the world’s top 50 research Universities and is currently home to 2000 Research Staff, 3,500 Postgraduate Research Students and 3,500 Academic Staff. The University of Manchester is committed to supporting this large and diverse research community.

This website aims to help you find the information and guidance you are seeking. It brings together links of many kinds both inside and outside the university. It allows you to consult our official policies and the range of activities on offer to support you in your research career.

Above all these pages reflect our belief that a career in research at Manchester should be a pleasant and empowering experience in itself and a stepping stone to academic success and distinguished future careers.

Browse and enjoy!

Nigel Vincent

Associate Vice-President for Graduate Education

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The Manchester Doctoral College

The Manchester Doctoral College brings together Doctoral Training Centers offering distinctive four-year integrated programmes which combine specialist taught courses and a doctoral research project in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment. To find out more about the MDC please click here.