It's such a great school of an outstanding ousted rating. The teachers are extremely helpful and…read morethe students are all friendly. Everyone is like friends with everyone. The environment during winter is the best. It gives winter wonderland vibes. I think it's a great place to excel in your future careers and a place to meet longterm friends or partners. Not to mention there are places to relax and maybe nap if you're too bored to do anything.

I am currently a student here and although may be considered biased I am giving the university 4…read morestars on the basis that I have never felt so welcomed into an education environment since maybe primary school! After depcelopimg anxiety at school and finding it hard to interact with people (both peers a teachers) college was no easy ride, however, when I got to salford last year expecting much the same from uni, I was horribly mistaken, everyone, both staff and students are lovely and could not be happy to help if you have a problem, i find it very easy to approach staff members for help and guidance. Aside from the social pros of Salford the new peel park renovations are absolutely gorgeous even outside looks brilliant!!! New paving stones and all! And of course, to my amazement, multiple places to buy coffee for those dreaded 9am lectures

As a former student of this university and somebody who lives very near to it and still knows a lot…read moreof resident students, I've always felt I have the right to criticise it. But there's genuinely very little to say that's remotely negative. If anyone is even considering studying in Manchester, I'd advise them to veer away from the red brick and overlook the Met to at least give Salford a fair glance. When I came here, a naive 18 year old student fresh out of my little suburban college and having grown up in a village so rural, farmland greeted my back window view every morning, I was a little wet behind the ears to say the least. And it took me a long, long time to get used to pounding the urban pavement. But there's something about Salford that eases you in, in a way the other two Mancunian universities don't. Firstly, the accommodation. Very rarely in Salford are you put somewhere surrounded by city greyness, somewhere bustling and crazy. The halls I lived in were set far back on Frederick Road near some residential buildings, small businesses and a train station. Thus I had a quiet walk to my university buildings each morning, which was pleasant. An actual tree-lined walk no less, along the Crescent, past the train station and the beautiful Peel Building and Museum and Art Gallery. But there was also the option of Horlock or Constantine Court, halls within the cosy campus boundaries near Peel Park, meaning not only did you have pretty views but a quiet community with a local student shop and an HSBC bank with a bookshop accompanying it. I remember buying my Hershey's products from the little newsagent there (yes, for some reason they sold American candy) and thinking, what a nice place to live. That's not the only option. The IQ Centre and Castle Irwell are gated communities on the edge of Salford, reachable through Peel Park and those who live there have a real sense of camaraderie. IQ is perhaps the posher option with its communal room offering Sky TV, its onsite Subway and its larger rooms with kitchens and lounges decked out in Ikea products. Castle Irwell is slightly more rough and ready. But that's far from it, there's even the option of living on what I call the 'Fame' campus, the school of Media, Music and Performance which has a couple of tower blocks for local students, Bramall Court, and Matthias for post-grads. Again, this is set back into a residential area so you're not constantly harassed by traffic noise. Compare this to Manchester Met, where some accommodation is stationed firmly on a road chockfull of bars and clubs. But as for the university itself? I've found myself inspired, educated and I've had plenty of fun along the way. I've had desperate needs met in the form of no-questions-asked hardship loans and grants, and often when people come to Salford, it's because they offered a course specifically tailored to their needs. Something with a major and a minor. For me, it was English with Cultural Studies, which allowed me to explore my equally beloved Media and Psychology as well as Philosophy and Sociology. For others it's something like Journalism with Criminology, or Sociology with Military History. Anything and everything. You come for the course, you stay for the atmosphere, the easy to navigate libraries, the surprising mix of quiet and bustling, beautiful onsite landmarks like Peel Park, the sense of student community (student societies are out in full force here), the cheapest student accommodation in the UK and the enthusiastic lecturers. As with any university there are some bad apples teaching-wise, but we won't let those rot the barrel, as the good ones far outweigh the not so great. I literally couldn't recommend Salford more. And besides, what's better than knowing you're in the studying in the same town that Morrissey and the Smiths featured in photos and videos?

i currently attend the Manchester college's new campus on great ducie street and id just like to…read moresay that its not worth going. the art and design tutors are a full on joke, the pickout students and make them feel bad about all thier work. Mental health isnt a priority for them and they need to learn to communcate not only with thier srudents but with staff aswell as i feel there is no clear communication. i come to college and sit doing nothing because non of the tutors can actually agree anythng.

I have attended Manchester College of Arts and Technology on day release for the last two years…read more Part of the Openshaw campus has been rebuilt so is still new. It is a great college, and the building is impressive. It is a modern design and has water features outside, between the old and new building. Inside the new building are classrooms, the canteen and the East City Manchester Library aswell as a large computer room. It also houses the Motor Vehicle department. It is well decorated and well looked after. It has great facilitys, food is good at the canteen and having a library in the college is great. The old part of the building houses classrooms and another cafe. The food here is also good. Overall it is a great college

I'm not surprised to hear that Whitworth Hall is a listed building. I too associate the place with…read morelong queues, paying my fees and waiting for a student card during my first steps as a student. Now, looking back, it all passed over my head what a lovely building and surround area this is. Behind Whitworth Halll and The Manchester Museum is a little courtyard with a large amount of greenery and some really impressive architecture. There are also a few little gems hidden amongst this lark, including a little café called Christies Bistro (see the yelps) which serves good coffee in a library style environment. The cobbled areas and the leafy surroundings make the area around Whitworth Hall the ideal place to sit on a bench over a luncheon sandwich or the morning paper. A look round the building itself is also recommended, particularly the main hall where graduation for students takes place, which is very grand with some gorgeous balconies. Plus you can combine lunch and a shmoozy here with a trip to Manchester Musuem. That's Saturday sorted.

The building where I first stepped in as a university student. It is the place where I paid my fees…read moreand watched all that huge amount go away in a jiffy! Oh well, let's not dwell into that heart sinking moment but talk about what this place actually is. It's architecturally very neogothic, as said by Kirsten and hence it looks beautiful and majestic. Especially with the pink and red flowers creeping all over it in spring, it's a sight to see! The main hall is the prestigious place where all graduation ceremonies take place and of course as mentioned before, all the univeristy starter like cards and registration go on at the begining of the year. It can also be rented out for civil marraiges. Next to it is the Manchester mueseum which is quite an attraction to parents when they come visit you or leave you in your first year (I remember my time). It also is the place where many may gives exams and mind you, if that is the case, you might want to be in your warmest jacket since this place seems deviod any heating just during exams! So, if you're the fan of sipping some coffee outdoors or just want to enjoy the atmosphere, the coutyard behind with it's little benches makes the perfect spot for those little chats and exchanges.

University Place is a place at the University (of Manchester). Wheras large parts of the university…read moreare only for students of the university, this place is the home of public lectures. This means that any member of the general public can attend. This is not the case with all lectures and sometimes tickets are required so check out the website for details. Some of the finest speakers in the land have spoken here since the oil-drum-shaped building opened in 2008. Recently Judith Butler, arguably the most famous feminist thinker alive, spoke here. If you do come you will not only get a to witness history in the making with up-to-date lectures on critical and cultural theory, but you will also fin a community of interested scholarly types to discuss your own thoughts with. You can also get a tea and coffee and sit in the open plan modern seating areas to chat, read or just think. A really great experience and one of the best things Manchester has to offer.

You can't miss University Place at all. The shiny cylindrical thing popping out onto Oxford Road is…read morewhere a few of my lectures have been. Everything is new and there's loads and loads of rooms you can get lost. New building, time to stick all the students in here, that's why you often get a jam of people on the stairs which is often annoying. I often wonder what would happen if there was a fire, ultimate chaos. Other than studenting, University Place houses a huge canteen refectory area, serving up the school dinner types on the school dinner type tables. There's also a separate more smaller cafe part too offering pizzas, sandwiches and hot and cold drinks. At the front you'll find the visitor centre if you're ever feeling that extra inquisitive about the University and what to read literature about why you've chosen one of the greatest University's in the world blah blah. Overall one of the few offerings that I'll praise the Uni of Manc for.

The School Sound Recording (known by most as SSR) is a leading media training facility and…read morerecording studio. Winner of the Manchester Evening News 'Business of the Year Award' in 2009, SSR has been attracting a lot of attention recently, and rightly so. The venue is a little out of the way but inside the bland looking building is a sweetshop full of studios, suites and computer labs to satisfy any nerd's wildest fantasies. All of their facilities and equipment are top of the range and expertly kept. Aside from running a tight ship the staff at SSR are great teachers, offering courses to suit a range of interests, levels and abilities. Alongside the teaching spaces and little dark rooms with twiddly nobs and pushy buttons are a few great places to hang out. There is a large live performance space where bands play and record and a penthouse recording studio graced by the likes of The Smiths, New Order and The Stone Roses back in the day. I'd highly recommend SSR to anyone looking to further their media career or learn their way around some new software. Rates are competitive with those at similar studios like Futureworks, but I'd say SSR is just a tiny bit more special.

From the owner: Welcome to Spirit Studios - the UK's first music production and sound engineering school. As…read morepassionate about music as you are, we're a small community of expert tutors and talented students in the heart of Manchester. Here, you'll learn from industry professionals. You'll get your hands on cutting-edge kit in our professional studios. You'll get ready for a successful career in music or sound.

As you might have guessed from my Salford review, I'm something of a Salford University fan. And…read morewhile Manchester Metropolitan is still a great university, there's one word that comes to mind when I think about it. 'Fragmented'. I could be completely wrong, after all, it was a post-grad course I did here and they tend to be sectioned off somewhat from the rest of the crowd... hang on, I tell a lie. One of my best friends is currently doing her Masters at Salford and she feels part of the machine, so it goes to show, there can be differences. The fact that Manchester Met has so many campuses has a great deal to do with it, I think. The main campus is set across Oxford Road, which as we all know is one of Manchester's main party streets. Bars, clubs, pubs aplenty are dotted along the street, so your student accommodation would only be a stone's throw from someone being sick via too much sambuca. Depending on what kind of student you are, this can be a good thing or a bad thing. But there's more. While Oxford Road has a sense of community, some students are chucked far, far away on a campus entitled Crewe and Alsager. Have you ever passed Crewe on a train from Manchester to God-knows-where? I have. Many times. It takes a very long time. And I visited the Crewe campus. There is NOTHING there. Similarly campuses are scattered around Didsbury as well as other parts of Manchester... perhaps I feel like I've been spoiled with Salford and the fact that everything's within walking distance - in fact I know I have. I do admire Man Met's student union building, as it even has a rock club in it, and the Humanities department has a great mix of teachers. I adored my supervisors during my Masters, they were fabulous. However one of my best friends did make the mistake about talking about Man Met's 'not so great reputation' (the rumour that they'll let anyone in regardless of grades) on The Weakest Link, to which Anne Robinson raised an eyebrow and the Man Met head honchos chastised him greatly. So my conclusion would be, don't get drawn in by its central location and party atmosphere. Go there because you like the tutors and find a course that suits you. If you do, you have the potential to make good use of Manchester's student Mecca. Enjoy! (Just don't get stuck in Crewe, for the love of God. Unless you're into suburbs and trumpets.)

mmu = mickey mouse university…read more the happiest place on earth! This area includes All Saints, The New Business School, Hollings Faculty, Mabel Tylecote, School of Art and Geoffrey Manton to name a few. On the other side of Oxford road are delicious cheap takeouts and easy-going cheap pubs. Lovely place to go for a pint when you have had enough of seminars and lectures.

5 stars for amazing facilities! I'm part of the first years to go through Birley on my pgce and te…read morefacilities are just 2nd to none! I can only speak for the music department, but we've had first play on everything from state of the art jamhubs, ukulele classes, African drumming with brand new djembes- not to mention the large work stations with new touch screen computers! The tutors are fantastic and are always on hand for advice and a shoulder to cry on when lessons go wrong! The cafe is fab if a little expensive, the canteen serves amazing street food, soups, main meals, breakfasts, sandwiches, drinks and cakes! Though the one downside to it is that it's too small! Every lunchtime there is a crush to pay and choose food- only bad point!

Wow I was quite surprised at this campus. It is modern and contemporary with friendly students and…read morestaff. Have to drop one star off from being amazing because it is situated in God knows where. One of the best university building in Manchester in my opinion.

The school has improved a lot over the past 5 years. exam…read moregrades are improving all the time. Even I was a bit worried about sending my 2 children there. this year my son will be sitting his gcse and hopefully he will prove I made the right decision. The quality of the students from the school are excellent!