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Research at Manchester Metropolitan

Our high-quality research makes an impact on the world around us. Find out about the scale, depth and ambition of our work.

REF and research centres

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    Research missions

    Discover our research missions — helping us to better understand the world around us and share new insights with policymakers, businesses and wider society.

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    Our research impact

    Learn how our research shapes policy, engages our local communities and impacts the wider world — helping to define who we are and what we're good at.

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    Fellowship opportunities

    We're committed to the development of early career researchers and support outstanding candidates to apply for externally funded research schemes.

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    Research Excellence Framework 2021

    Discover what makes Manchester Met a leading university for research.

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Professorial opportunities

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Professorial opportunities

Find your new research home and be part of of a vibrant, fast-growing research environment

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Statistics

We are one of the top modern universities for research quality: 30% of our research, across more than 740 academics, has been rated as world-leading.
Research Excellence Framework (2021)
Top ten
We are one of the top ten UK universities for knowledge transfer partnerships.

Research impacts and outputs

Our approach

Our approach to research

Our research strategy will help to address grand challenges

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Featured research

Partnerships and research quality

Our commitment to research quality

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HR Excellence in Research

We recognise the importance of complying with the Concordat for Career Development.

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Supporting research integrity

We strive to uphold the highest standards in all aspects of our research.

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Committed to the research community

Sharing a culture of social and intellectual responsibility.

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Improving research standards

We want to constantly improve the way our research outputs are evaluated.

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