Studying in the Dalton Building
Discover our new home for science and engineering at Manchester Met, and the world-class facilities available to our students.
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Opening in 2024, the Dalton building is our brand-new home for science and engineering set right in the heart of the University’s bustling city-centre campus.
This is a place where we turn innovation into impact. From pioneering drug treatments to strengthening cybersecurity, and developing advanced materials for clean energy – with us, you’ll learn how to harness science and engineering to make a better future for everyone.
Step into the future of science and engineering
Get a taste of working in a state-of-the-art industry environment. Watch our CGI video to explore the fantastic new teaching, research and study spaces.We’re investing £115m to transform the way we teach and the way you learn.
Facilities
Get to know the facilities
The Dalton Building provides a professional study environment with purpose-built teaching and research spaces. So when you graduate, you’re well prepared to excel in a modern workplace.
The light engineering workshop features new equipment like improved laser cutters and provides you with great opportunities to collaborate with your peers and industry partners, sometimes on live projects.
For example, engineering students in the third year might take a brief from an industry partner - often a local small-to-medium-sized organisation - to find a solution to a challenge that they face. This could be designing new parts for a local automotive company that will help to improve the efficiency of their electric motors.
You can use the space as part of timetabled sessions, as well as to progress special projects outside of classroom hours. Using the space in your own time enhances your development and can help you stand out when it comes to applying for a job.
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Location: On the ground floor
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The remodelled computing and maths studio, designed in collaboration with our current students, provides an enhanced learning experience in a professional setting.
You can bring it to life even further outside of your classes by organising hackathons, developing your own video games and having the space to use your imagination to create the technology of the future.
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Location: On the first floor
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The remodelled engineering studio, designed in collaboration with our current students, provides a dynamic learning experience in a professional setting.
Located just above the main engineering teaching spaces, this studio provides you with an agile environment to work individually and in groups throughout the day, as well as being a great location to host events and for students to deliver presentations to employers.
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Location: On the first floor
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The superlab is an open-plan, modern laboratory environment with state-of-the-art equipment. We’ve designed it to allow students and researchers from different subjects to work together in the same lab space at the same time. That way, you can interact with one another, inspire innovative ideas and grow your professional network.
- Location: On the second floor
- Opening in 2024
The Dalton building through the eyes of our students
The Dalton building through the eyes of our students
See what happens when four science and engineering students take a tour of the Dalton building construction site for the first time.
Go behind the scenes with them and get a sneak peek of the new spaces - including our world-class Superlab, ground-floor atrium, social and study zones.
Courses
Postgraduate subjects
Browse the subjects you can study at postgraduate level.
Go to postgraduate subjectsStep into your future study spaces
Take a look through our CGI images to get a feel for what the building will look like.
Our new spaces give you greater opportunities to practice collaborating with a range of different people – from working with university academics to completing your undergraduate dissertation to publishing in journals alongside influential researchers.
Location
You’ll find the Dalton Building within our All Saints Campus. It’s just off Oxford Road, Manchester’s bustling student hub that acts as a corridor connecting Fallowfield to the heart of the city centre.
Location
The Dalton Building
Chester Street
Manchester
M1 5GD
United Kingdom
Bird’s Eye Camera
Bird’s eye view camera
Get a live view of the Dalton Building progress from our bird’s eye view camera, which is installed opposite the site on our Business School roof.
Open Days
University Open Days
Visit us and see the spaces for yourself. On all of our open days, you’ll have the chance to meet fellow students, explore our campus and get to know our city. Book your place today.
Go to Open Days