Volunteer at home or work

You don’t need to come to campus to have a positive impact on our students. Hundreds of alumni volunteer from home by giving us as little as 15 minutes of their time, or by inviting a Manchester student to intern at their place of work.

Career profile

You can help our current students make informed choices about their future by answering a few questions about your career path.

We’ll share your responses with our students online, in prospectuses, magazines and other promotional materials to help demonstrate the value of a Manchester degree.

Submit a career profile

It should only take you about 15 minutes to submit a career profile:

Experience profile

We love to hear about your time at University.

By sharing memories of your first impressions of Manchester, your time in halls and the societies you were involved in, you can really bring the University experience to life for the next generation of students.

We may share your responses with students and other alumni online, in prospectuses, magazines and other promotional materials.

It should only take you about 15 minutes to submit an experience profile:

Submit an experience profile

Sponsoring a student project

Our students benefit from consulting experts in the areas that their projects address, and you can offer advice and feedback on assessed student projects or groupwork on campus or over email.

Sponsor a student project

Email alumni.volunteer@manchester.ac.uk to register your interest in mentoring or sponsoring a student project

Internships and placements

We offer free specialist recruitment advice and support to Manchester businesses that want to recruit University of Manchester graduates for full-time positions, internships and placements.

Find out more

How we use your information

The University of Manchester Division of Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR) processes personal information in accordance with all relevant data protection legislation. Our Privacy Notice is available here; and further information about data protection at the University is available here. Please tell us how you want to hear from DDAR by contacting us on alumni@manchester.ac.uk or +44 (0)161 306 3066; if you are a graduate you can also manage your personal information online at https://network.manchester.ac.uk/.