You Said, We Did: How Canvas was implemented with Student Feedback
In November 2023, a Faculty Forum gathered student feedback on their Blackboard experience, directly shaping how we’ve implemented Canvas.
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Programme Amendments and Withdrawal/Suspensions for 2026-27 Academic Year
During the past year, Teaching Learning and Delivery through a Programme Development Working Group, have undertaken a review of the programme development processes for programme amendments and programme withdrawal/suspensions. Following approval of these changes by the Teaching Learning Student Committee in September 2025, new guidance and documentation are now available.
Meet Programme Directors Barbara Waters and Katie Moore
Programme Directors Barbara (Fashion Business Technology) and Katie (Materials Science and Engineering) reflect on their roles in shaping the student experience, the importance of collaboration, and the impact of acting on student feedback to drive positive change.
Working together to improve your student experience
A message from your Faculty Leaders about improving the Student Experience Hi everyone, We hope that you’ve settled in well to the new academic year, that any new students are accustoming to life in Manchester, and that returning students are back into the groove of university life! This email is coming to you from Amrit […]
Improving our student experience 2025/26
We were pleased with our 2025 NSS results in the Faculty of Science and Engineering which reflect the hard work and commitment of our student partners, Professional Services and Academic colleagues. Find out about our priority areas for 2025/26.
FSE Digital and Flexible Learning Initiative – Enhancing Asynchronous Learning Resources
This initiative is designed to elevate the quality, accessibility, and impact of asynchronous learning materials, supporting flexible and blended learning across programmes. By partnering with the eLearning team, academics can co-create engaging, inclusive, and high-quality digital content that meets the evolving needs of diverse learners.
Quick Start for Blended and Flexible Learning
The FSE Digital and Flexible Learning Toolkit is a series of short articles outlining some of the main principles of Flexible and Blended delivery, this Quick Start is an even MORE condensed version of those articles into a single overview. 1. What is Blended Learning? The University of Manchester is committed to blended learning and […]
Blended & Flexible Toolkit
Welcome to the FSE Blended and Flexible Toolkit, this series of articles is designed to reaffirm the basic principles behind Flexible and Blended Learning, what do we mean by these terms? How should they be implemented? How we can start to think about flexibility when designing learning materials and how to ensure we create flexible […]
Artificial Intelligence and Teaching and Learning
Purpose This guidance supports staff in using Generative AI (GenAI) responsibly and effectively in teaching and learning. It aligns with the University of Manchester policies and promotes academic integrity, digital fluency, and inclusive education. This article covers: Core Principles for Using GenAI To achieve best practice when using GenAI, you must adhere to the below […]