1824

Manchester Mechanics Institute founded.

Illustration of Manchester Machanics Institute

1838

School of design

Manchester School of Design founded.

1878

School of Education founded.

School of Education on Whitworth Street, Manchester

1880

School of Domestic Science building

School of Domestic Science founded.

1889

School of Commerce founded.

School of Commerce on Princess Street

1911

Holling College building

Former Domestic and Trades College (latterly Hollings College) founded.

1912

Cheshire Training College founded.

Business school building featuring the university spades

1996

Geoffery Manton building

HM The Queen opens Geoffrey Manton building, now home to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

1998

The Manchester Writing School founded.

Carol Ann Duffy

2012

Business School building

Award-winning environmentally sustainable Business School opened.

2013

Celebrating 175 years of the Manchester School of Art with the opening of iconic new Benzie building.

Benzie Building

2014

Brooks building

Brooks Building opened, home to the Faculty of Health and Education.

2016

University commits to further capital investment of £400m+.

Business school building featuring the university spades

2019

The Queen's anniversary prizes 2019

Queen’s Anniversary Prize was awarded for Mother Tongue Other Tongue, and the Business School joined an elite global group of triple crown accredited institutions. 

2020

Grosvenor East building opened for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

Grosvenor East building

2021

School of Digital Arts

Our innovative School of Digital Arts (SODA) opened along with our newest student accommodation - Archway.

2022

Our brand new Institute of Sport opened its doors to students in January 2022.

Institute of Sport

2023

CGI of the new science and engineering building

Faculty of Science and Engineering’s new home is set to be completed in 2023.