Open/ Visit days
- Open days
- UCAS Visit days
- Information for parents
- Transition from school to university
- Accommodation
- Travel, parking
Take a guided tour of Civil Engineering sites in Manchester setup by our undergraduate student.
Open Days for 2013 entry will be held on
- Friday 22 and Saturday 23 June 2012 June open day pre-registration form
- Saturday 6 October 2012
Further information on the events plus a booking form will be available closer to the time via the main University web site. Booking for the Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering School visit is essential.
The University holds a number of general Open Days during each year when visitors may hear general and specific talks and view a number of Schools.
Open Days are an opportunity to visit not only the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering but the wider University of Manchester community. These visits are aimed at students who have yet to make an application.
During your visit to our School you will have the opportunity to:
- Talk to School staff and students;
- Find out more about courses and subjects;
- Visit labs and watch, or even take part in, demonstrations;
- In fact, discover whether the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at Manchester is the RIGHT place for you.
Shuttle coaches are available from Brunswick Street to the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering - departure times are clearly indicated in the programme, which will be available prior to the event.
General information for students and parents will be available centrally and
indicated clearly in the programme.
Please note that pre-registration will be mandatory for our open days. To register for an open day, please use our open day registration form:
Further information on Open Days. Alternative ways to visit us.
UK students applying to the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering will be invited to attend one of our many UCAS Visit Days once we have received and considered your application.
These visits start with registration and a buffet lunch, give you the opportunity to see the School at first hand, ask questions and meet members of staff and, more importantly, students. Your parents are also welcome to attend the UCAS day and we arrange a separate programme for them.
During the visits, applicants will have the opportunity to learn about our programmes and their delivery, see a range of our facilities (e.g. laser laboratories, large wave tanks, heavy structures testing machines, wind tunnels, our flight simulator or the student Formula racing car) and have the opportunity to meet academic staff.
Importantly they will also meet groups of our current students who can describe their experiences of study in the School and also their experiences of living and relaxing in Manchester. Applicants will see university residences close to the School and when possible we endeavour to show flats/rooms within the residences. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Although the visits are relatively short, we believe that they are important for applicants to enable them to experience the environment in which they could study and to enable them to meet the staff and students with whom they might work.
The University of Manchester has the largest number of places in university-owned accommodation in the UK, with more than 9,000 places in halls of residence - and all offer a high standard of living.
Parents are welcome to attend the visit day. We recognise that in many cases parents provide a significant financial contribution and all parents are keen to see what Manchester, the University and the School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering has to offer.
Parents are often able to join talks about accommodation,
grants, insurance and student
life at Manchester. Further information about University can be found
in our Parents
Guide.
For undergraduates, their time at university remains as one of the most important times of their lives, preparing for their chosen career pathway and life ahead. Yet, it is also a period where great friendships are made, and where students develop into unique individuals.
The transition from school or college to university involves huge change and for the majority of students that transition is generally straight-forward but some students do find the transition difficult.
The majority of students leave home, which is a huge life-style change and simultaneously have to manage the demands of university study, possibly some part-time work and social life in a new environment, along with developing new friendships and a new found freedom.
A small number of students find it difficult to adapt to their new learning environment and to realising that university lecturers are not quite the same resource as their former teachers. University students need to become independent learners, able to motivate and organise themselves and make decisions about their own learning.
University life is rich and diverse and provides opportunities to be involved in many social and academic activities – university life is generally viewed as the most interest, exciting, stimulating and rewarding in a person’s life.
Guidance and support
Student mentoring
Here at MACE we run various support programmes, such as Peer
Mentoring and
PASS Mentoring - Peer
Assisted Study Support - programme are student led, student owned schemes within
The University. The purpose of PASS mentoring is to help first year students
with both their studies and settling into Manchester.
Personal tutor and Project supervisor
In addition all 1st and 2nd year students are allocated
a Personal Tutor - an academic member of staff who, during
regular meetings, will provide guidance and personal support during the students
first two years of study. During the 3rd and 4th year all students are allocated
project supervisors who will continue to offer support and guidance.
So any student experiencing problems, whether personal or academic, should be able to access that support system.
The accommodation available in Manchester is one of the many advantages of studying here. We offer a greater number of places in university owned accommodation. There are more than 9,200 places available, almost all of which are within two or three miles of the university campus.
All University accommodation is based on single occupancy comprising bed, desk, chair, wadrobe and shelving. All bedrooms have high speed internet access.
Further information visit Accommodation website. Accommodation brochure
Visit and Open Day overnight
accommodation
If you are unable to make the journey to the University in one day, overnight accommodation may be available at The University of Manchester's hotel, Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre. It is located in Fallowfield and offers great rates on single or double rooms. Information about other accommodation in Manchester
How to find us
the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering main reception is located in the George Begg Building – No
17 on the Google Map or more Campus
maps.
SatNav or Google maps
If you are using sat nav or Google maps the north campus postcode is M1 3NL or M1 3BB.
Shuttle bus
There are regular shuttle buses to pick up and drop off students at various points around the campus. These are also highlighted on the campus map.
Traveling by train
If you are visiting the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering by train you can take the 147 bus from Piccadilly to
Sackville Street (stop is just under the railway arches) and continue on
foot past The Gatehouse (on your left). After the Weston Conference Centre
(on your right, No 11 on the Campus map) cross over the road and walk up the ramp
entering into a quad where you will see the entrance to George Begg Building
is diagonally opposite.
University and car parking spaces are convenient and safe. Paid public parking is available in the
- multi-storey Car Park A on Charles Street and in
- the Manchester Aquatics Centre multi-storey car park B on Booth Street East.
is car parks symbol on the Campus map. If you have an appointment with a member of staff they may be able to provide you with a parking permit for the day.
We would like your journey to our campus to go as smoothly as possible.