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International partnerships

Increase your global influence

Partnerships enable us to have a greater impact on global challenges

The Faculty works with a small number of handpicked institutions to collaborate and achieve shared goals. We aim to make the most of each partner’s unique strengths in order to create impact.

Discover how working with our Faculty can enhance your research and teaching.

On this page:

  • Research partnerships
  • Teaching partnerships
  • Social responsibility
  • Meet the team
  • Contact us
 

Research partnerships

A global leader in discovery science and translating this into healthcare for the benefit of society

We work with elite biological, medical and healthcare institutions across the globe that share our research interests, approach and commitment.

In return, our partners benefit from collaboration and access to our world-leading research facilities and expertise.

Our strategic partner universities are:

Peking university crest logo‌

A double-first class university ranked 22nd in the world (QS World University Ranking). We are a partner in their National Centre for International Research in Translational and Clinical Research.

We collaborate in the areas of genomics, health informatics, pharmacy, biomarker discovery and cancer, primary care, neuroscience and mental health.

Peking University Health Science Center Webstite

Shanghai university‌

A leading institution in China, both in terms of number of projects and the amount of money awarded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

We collaborate in the areas of cancer (radiotherapy), neuroscience, rheumatology, human development and antimicrobial resistance.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Website

The University of Melbourne

The university is home to Australia’s largest biomedical research faculty. The University of Manchester shares a joint fund with Melbourne to deepen and extend collaborative research links between the universities by allowing staff to undertake short-term visits in both directions. 

We collaborate in the areas of cancer, infection and immunology, neuroscience, ageing, nursing and mental health.

The University of Melbourne Website

University of Toronto

A university ranked 29th in the world (QS World University Ranking), Toronto attracts funding worth £420 million each year for its basic biology and healthcare research. The University of Manchester shares a joint fund with Toronto to deepen and extend collaborative research links between the universities by allowing staff to undertake short-term visits in both directions.

We collaborate in the areas of cancer, nursing, health informatics and infectious diseases.

University of Toronto Website

International PhD students

Our research partnerships extend to include PhD programmes.

We offer a number of flagship PhD programmes that are open to international research students. We also offer funding through country-specific schemes such as the China Scholarship Scheme, Conacyt, Conicyt, Colciencias, Pronabec and Commonwealth PhD Scholarships.

Find out more : about international research students

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Teaching partnerships

A thriving international community

The University is home to students from 160 different countries. A third of our students come from outside the UK.

Our vision is to inspire and prepare the next generation of leaders, educators, innovators and researchers within basic biology and healthcare.

We work with our international partners to develop their academic staff and provide their students with the opportunity to train internationally in our subject areas.

There are a number of ways you can work with us to improve your teaching offering:

  • Summer schools
  • Offer a joint degree
  • License our programmes
  • Academic and researcher development

Our teaching partners

We are proud to work with leading educational organisations across the world, including:

  • Alexandria University;
  • Beijing Normal University;
  • China Pharmaceutical University;
  • Jilin University;
  • Nanjing Medical University;
  • Shanghai Ocean University;
  • University of Hong Kong.

We also have a long-standing partnership with Mansoura University, Egypt, who deliver medicine and dentistry programmes that have been created from The University of Manchester's medical and dental programmes. These lead to awards from Mansoura University.

International summer schools

Give your undergraduate students a unique study experience and the chance to discover Manchester and what it’s like studying abroad.

Four week courses studying biosciences, public health or science communication. Each course is informed by elements of our research and uses the innovative, varied and successful teaching approaches from our undergraduate degrees.

Find out more about international summer schools

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License our programmes

Our professional qualifications are highly regarded worldwide. We have strong processes to translate our curriculum, blending our expertise with each partner’s local knowledge and needs.

We are able to license our undergraduate medicine, dentistry, nursing, midwifery, optometry, pharmacy and speech and language therapy curriculum to your institution, as well as a number of postgraduate taught courses.

Find out more about medical education consultancy and partnerships

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Offer a joint degree

Our flexible programmes mean your students can study in Manchester for one or two years, following a period of study at your institution, and receive a dual award.

Students from international partner institutions can undertake shorter exchanges, studying for one semester or completing a short research project.

More information for visiting students.

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Academic and researcher development

Our academics benefit from training delivered by our sector-leading Centre for Academic and Researcher Development (CARD).

This extends to visiting academics from our partner institutions, helping to maximise the impact of their research and give students the best teaching and learning experience. Alternatively, we can help create a bespoke package of development training to meet your organisation’s needs.

Visit the CARD website

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Social responsibility

Global benefits

We aim to benefit the health and wellbeing of society, not only in the UK but around the world.

Our international community of academics, researchers and students are translating our research and teaching into global benefit through collaboration and knowledge sharing with institutions across the globe.

Making a difference through dentistry

Raj uses his own experiences to train Sri Lanka’s dentists and address dental health inequalities closer to home.

Read the story : Making a difference through dentistry

Local project that will take dental care to communities in their own languages.

Preventing stillbirths in Africa

Our researchers are working with healthcare professionals to help prevent stillbirth and improve care.

Read the story : Preventing stillbirths in Africa.

A photo of Zimbabwe health professionals.

Helping children in conflict

The traumatic events of war leave children at a high risk of behavioural and developmental problems.

Read the story : Helping children in conflict.

A group of children making peace signs with their fingers.

Tackling limb loss in Northern Uganda

Major limb loss following lengthy periods of armed conflict is a devastating health problem in some countries.

Cancer research in India

Follow Vaskar Saha's cancer research in India.

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Meet the team

Find out more about our team members

Professor Keith Brennan
Vice Dean for Internationalisation

Email: keith.brennan@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 1517

View Keith’s research profile

Directors

Professor Qing-Jun Meng
Director of Internationalisation, School of Biological Sciences

Email: qing-jun.meng@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 306 8912

View Qing-Jun's research profile

 

Professor Holly Shiels
Director of Internationalisation, School of Medical Sciences

Email: holly.shiels@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 5092

View Holly's research profile

Professor Mike Harte
Director of Internationalisation, School of Health Sciences

Email: michael.harte@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 2328

View Mike's research profile

 

Dr Forbes Manson
Director for International Postgraduate Research

Email: forbes.manson@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 1783

View Forbes' research profile

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Contact us

Getting in touch

If you are interested in research partnerships, teaching partnerships or international visits and study, or require more information on how we can help:

Email: fbmh.rdi@manchester.ac.uk

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