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From one off sessions to sustained projects, courses and internships; collaborate, connect and upskill in our ongoing programme of student opportunities, related to this theme [view more]
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25th June
10:00 to 17:00
You will earn 50 silver points for completing this activity.
This is a fully-funded opportunity to train and receive an external certification from Microsoft – in only one day.
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25th June
13:00 to 15:30
You will earn 10 silver points for completing this activity.
Join us for the summer orchard workshop to help take care take of our lovely fruit trees. Led by our local partner Hulme Community Garden Centre, you will be volunteering alongside other students and staff to learn all about fruit tree care and maintenance.
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26th June
14:30 to 16:00
You will earn 25 silver points for completing this activity.
Sit a certification examination following self-study of a LinkedIn pathway and a practice exam.
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27th June
10:30 to 12:00
You will earn 25 silver points for completing this activity.
Sit a certification examination following self-study of a LinkedIn pathway and a practice exam.
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30th June
to 1st July
You will earn 75 silver points for completing this activity.
Join a growing community of academics rolling out Manchester Met’s Carbon Literacy training across the University.
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2nd July
10:00 to 17:00
You will earn 50 silver points for completing this activity.
This is a fully-funded opportunity to train and receive an external certification from the Project Management Institute.
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5th July
22:00 to 23:00
You will earn 120 gold points for completing this activity.
Now in its sixth edition, IEUK is a core part of the university experience. This year’s experience has been designed specifically to give students completing their first undergraduate degree exclusive insights into one of four sectors.
Careers
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9th July
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You will earn 200 gold points for completing this activity.
Horizons is a 3-week, 30-hour employability programme, including an authentic, professional industry consulting project designed to help prepare you for the workplace with real skills, experience and networks.
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9th July
13:30 to 15:30
You will earn 15 silver points for completing this activity.
Join us for a woodland session to help maintain and enhance this natural space on campus.
Led by our local partner Hulme Community Garden Centre, you will be volunteering alongside other students and staff to learn all about woodland maintenance and wildlife.
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17th July
16:30 to 19:30
You will earn 15 silver points for completing this activity.
A creative workshop exploring the importance and role of symbols and metaphors within health care. This workshop will include activities such as zine making, mosaic creation, and will allow attendees to discuss LGBTQIA+ issues related to health in a safe environment.
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18th July
10:30 to 12:00
You will earn 25 silver points for completing this activity.
Sit a certification examination following self-study of a LinkedIn pathway and a practice exam.
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21st July
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You will earn 200 silver points for completing this activity.
Art and Design International Summer School which combines taster sessions in Art, Design, Photography, Illustration and Fashion with cultural visits to Manchester Galleries, Museums, landmarks and art spaces. Activities will take place from 20/07/25 to 04/08/25.
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4th August
12:00 to 12:05
You will earn 150 silver points for completing this activity.
Santander is giving away 50,000 places to access 80 top Coursera courses – from AI to marketing, languages to leadership – completely free for a year.
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23rd September
13:00 to 15:00
You will earn 10 silver points for completing this activity.
Join PrintCity for a Level 5 & 6 Engineering student-only open afternoon during Welcome Week. Get a guided tour, explore cutting-edge 3D print tech, and discover how you can use the facility for your projects and research.
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5th October
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You will earn 320 gold points for completing this activity.
Take part in the youth COP 30 Simulation at the British University in Egypt. Discover how strategies and policies on climate are developed and implemented while networking with stakeholders and peers from around the world.
Flexible Skills
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Welcome to this Rise Self Study Pack focusing on Black Lives Matter and Business. It has been developed in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Network UK.
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Take the first step to learning a range of the languages spoken across Greater Manchester, including Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Polish and Mandarin Chinese. Explore how language learning can enhance your employability, and the ways in which you can take that learning further.
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Explore ways to engage with learning outside of mainstream and formal learning environments.
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Develop a stronger appreciation of the contexts and dimension of mental and emotional health in children and young people, with a strong applied focus.
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Refresh your skills around academic research before embarking on a research project.
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You will earn 160 bronze points for completing this activity.
Guidance on pitching, designing and creating a Rise Intensive.
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This intensive will give you an insight into today’s deaf world, the barriers deaf people face on a daily basis and strategies and communication tactics to help overcome these barriers. We’ll begin to learn British Sign Language and explore conversation techniques that will enable, encourage and give you the confidence to interact with deaf people going forward.
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Learn to produce professional looking video projects, with everyday equipment and free software.
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this Intensive will equip you with the knowledge of how to identify signs of abuse and will encourage you to explore other areas of safeguarding that you may not have previously considered, but that you may come across in your future careers.
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You will earn 300 bronze points for completing this activity.
Develop a stronger appreciation of the contexts and dimension of mental and emotional health in children and young people, with a strong applied focus.
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Learn to solve problems creatively, with a focus on creating innovative solutions, prototyping and communicating ideas
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This intensive, put together by an industry leader, covers the fundamental steps of using social media to market any brand, business or project. From social strategy to content creation and analytics, you'll learn why and how to plan your own campaign.
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A critical introduction to research that explores the historical and contemporary topics around race and how we research it.
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Understand theory and practice around relationships, communication and teamwork – and enhance your collaboration in academia, the workplace and your personal life.
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Explore the PESTLE analysis tool to understand how different factors impact the world of business.
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Explore the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and discover the journey to reach the current goals.
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There is a wealth of data that is created for and about us and the communities in which we live. Although much of this data is available publically as open data it is often hard to locate, with the tools and understanding needed to interpret and use it unduly difficult.
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Take the first step to learning a range of the languages spoken across the World, including French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. Explore how language learning can enhance your employability, and the ways in which you can take that learning further.
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Learn how to design and test your own prototype app, with a focus on user-centric thinking and inclusive practice
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Through this intensive, you will explore the journey from early identification through to compiling an effective Early Year Health Care Plan.
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Develop your understanding of wellbeing, mental health and health inequalities and learn practical skills to support your own and others' wellbeing.
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In this Intensive you will learn about The role of the key person in a child’s life.
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An introduction to digital research methods, with an emphasis on content analysis as a method of analysing digital data.
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You will earn 60 bronze points for completing this activity.
Learn about the applied principles of Behaviour Design; the ways in which design principles can be used to positively change the behaviour of individuals, communities and societies.
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For some people the words equality, diversity, and inclusion may feel complicated, and outside of our experience or understanding.
This intensive will introduce you to the language surrounding equality, diversity, and inclusion, which we abbreviate to EDI to make it easy to use in your practice and life.
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Learn to solve problems creatively, with a focus on developing understandings and exploring the nature of problems from the perspective of end users.
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A complete beginner's guide to creating inventions with LEDS, sensors and other components.
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A practical guide on how to create and develop a start-up social enterprise.
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GoGlobal
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Learn to listen to, and advocate for, communities and the people within them – and to bring about real change.
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Learn to tell engaging stories in a vlogging format, exploring the full process of pre-production through to post-production and publishing
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Learn how to plan, record and create your own podcast pilot!
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You will earn 300 bronze points for completing this activity.
Develop a stronger appreciation of the contexts and dimension of mental and emotional health in children and young people, with a strong applied focus.
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A skills programme for PGR’s covering extensive mentoring capabilities – also provides a great grounding for student employability/personal development. Ideal for those with aspirations of being effective professionals, mentors and teachers.
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You will earn 300 bronze points for completing this activity.
Develop a stronger appreciation of the contexts and dimension of mental and emotional health in children and young people, with a strong applied focus.
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Find out more about the reading process and how we can support young readers as they get to grips with written language. Explore the many benefits of reading to support personal as well as academic development.
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You will earn 160 bronze points for completing this activity.
Guidance on pitching, designing and creating a Rise Intensive.
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Are you thinking of doing a PhD? This intensive will provide you with the information you need to get started, helping you to decide whether it’s the right choice for you.
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We would like to invite you to join the anti-slavery movement. We hope that through this intensive you will gain a greater understanding of the challenges but also feel inspired to create positive change.
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You will earn 150 bronze points for completing this activity.
Develop a stronger appreciation of the contexts and dimension of mental and emotional health in children and young people, with a strong applied focus.
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Develop your digital enterprise literacy and skills, with an externally recognised award.
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A beginners guide to game design. Learn how to express your ideas and feelings through personal games by turning old games into new ones, using stuff you already have at home. Publish your games online so that you can play them over video-call.
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Systems thinking gives us the tools we need to make sense of systems and analyse the context of problems – useful skills for those wanting to change things for the better.
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What could be included in heritage and how can looking at objects, collections and nature connect with people today? We will look at the value and potential of engagement and look at examples of objects and engagement from Manchester and around the UK.
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This intensive critically analyses self-employment in the UK labour market and outlines what it takes to become self-employed. Students will learn how to become self-employed and train the skills and attitudes needed to be successful.
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An accessible introduction to authoring AR/VR content, appropriate for any level of experience.
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Explore the issues concerning business practice and sustainability challenges at a local and global level.
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Take the first steps to becoming a skilled data analyst, by breaking down terms and providing step-by-step guides, this course will demonstrate beginners’ level statistics.
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Develop a stronger appreciation of the contexts and dimension of mental and emotional health in children and young people, with a strong applied focus.
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You will earn 40 bronze points for completing this activity.
Develop a stronger appreciation of the contexts and dimension of mental and emotional health in children and young people, with a strong applied focus.