Welcome to our bicentenary

A message from Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell as our 200th year begins.

About our bicentenary

Discover more about this historic year for our University.

Heritage heroes

Staff and students discuss their heritage heroes at the University.

Mast Year: A poem for our bicentenary

Read or listen to a poem by Rebecca Hurst, specially commissioned for our 200th year.

Lighting up for our 200th celebration

Highlights from our spectacular Light Up event, in Manchester and around the world.

Celebrating Lunar New Year

Learn about the University's Lunar New Year celebrations in our bicentenary year.