Welcome to Manchester by Kathryn Young

Manchester meeting 18-20 April 2016

Welcome to Manchester Metropolitan

Welcome to Manchester

Welcome to mmu.ac.uk

Manchester Metropolitan University

With a campus located in the heart of Manchester, it has seen ÂŁ350 million investment in recent years. Our university is large, diverse and popular, with a large international and non-traditional student population. We are in the top three nationally for environmental sustainability, in the top 3% of global universities ranked by the Times Higher Education and have an 85% research impac, rated world-leading and internationally excellent. The Business school was awarded the prestigious international AACSB accreditation. With a long history and strong track record of developing successful partnerships with businesses, the university works with external organisations to develop academic and commercial partnerships regionally, nationally and internationally.

Welcome to

Manchester

Manchester is the UK's largest and fastest growing economy outside of London, home to over half a million residents and recently ranked as the UK's most liveable city. The urban area surrounding it is the second-largest in the UK (after London), with a population of 2.7 million people. Here are some facts about our city: Ÿ Manchester was the birthplace of the Industrial revolution and Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

modern computing. Great scientific minds, including 25 NOBEL prize winners have called the city home, and it is where the atom was first split. This is it the city where Rolls met Royce, in the Midland Hotel just down the road from our university. Peel Park was the world’s first free public park and Chetham’s Library is the oldest in the English-speaking world. Emmeline Pankhurst, the leader of the suffragette movement, grew up here The world’s first professional football league was set up in Manchester in 1888. Greater Manchester has 98 train stations. It is one of the most linguistically diverse cities in Europe, with over 200 languages spoken here and 1 in 4 young people in the city are multilingual.

Manchester Guide

visitmanchester.com is the ofﬁcial Manchester tourism website.

There is always lots to do in Manchester, but here are some recommendations! Manchester Museum Displaying works of archaeology, anthropology and natural history, Manchester Museum is just a 10 minute walk down Oxford Road. Free entry, open daily 10am to 5pm. MOSI A museu, celebrating the history of Manchester, with an emphasis on science, technology and industry. Just a short walk from the university. Free entry, open daily 10am to 5pm.

Whitworth Art Gallery Containing over 55,000 items in its collection, it was recently refurbished and won the UK’s Museum of the Year in 2015. There is a café on site with great views. Free entry, open daily 10am to 5pm, 9pm on Thursdays.

National Football Museum The world's biggest and best football museum, in one of the world’s greatest football cities. Home to the largest collection of football memorabilia in the world. Free entry, open daily 10am to 5pm. Don’t forget this is the city of Red vs. Blue, City vs. United, so why not book a stadium tour, while you are in town?

The Lowry, Salford Quays Situated on the waterside at the heart of The Quays, The Lowry is a stunning building housing two vibrant theatres, a studio space, relaxing art galleries, cafés, bars, and a restaurant. Exhibitions and shows daily. HOME A centre for international contemporary art, theatre and film, HOME is the largest arts centre in the UK, outside London. Performances and films daily. Exhibitions and café space also. Manchester Art Gallery The museum houses many works of local and international significance and has a collection of more than 25,000 objects. A short walk from the university. Free entry, open daily 10am to 5pm.

John Rylands Library A stunning neo-gothic, building, regarded as one of most beautiful in the world and holds one of the world’s ﬁnest collections of rare books and manuscripts. Free entry, open daily

Manchester Town Hall Completed in 1877, this stunning Victorian gothic building is the heart of local government. It sits on Albert Square, home to a memorial to Queen Victoria’s husband Albert, and is the central point of major celebrations in the city, regularly hosting music, beer and international festivals. Look out for which flag is flying, as it changes depending on the festival or time of year. It might be St. George’s cross of England, your nation’s flag or a rainbow flag for Pride. Be sure to visit this beautiful part of the city centre when you are here!

SHOPPING FOOD BARS Manchester is famous across the UK for it’s shopping. Here are the best places to head: Manchester Arndale Just off Markert St., the Arndale Centre is a huge indoor shopping mall containing practically every big high street store you could hope to find. It has an indoor market and big food hall, and is slap bang in the centre of the city. The Trafford Centre 5 miles out of the city (but with regular bus routes), it is the second largest shopping centre in the UK, with hundreds of shops. It is tacky, with fake marble pillars, a chandelier as big as a house and an indoor cruise ship complete with a fake sky of stars! Northern Quarter (NQ) Head north of Piccadilly Gardens to find the labyrinth of quirky shops, bars and eateries that make up the city's bohemian district. You’ll find the weird, wacky and wonderful Afflecks Palace (the Camden Market of the North) and discover handmade and vintage threads, as well as spying the famous graffiti scattered on buildings across the area. Market Street Manchester's main shopping thoroughfare stretches from Piccadilly Gardens (the centre of Manchester and home to the central bus station) down to Cross Street, and is home to the big high street names and street performers. Head to King Street/Cross Street/Exchange Square for designer boutique and shops.

Don’t believe everything you hear about British food, there are great places to grab a bite to eat. Some suggestions: The Corn Exchange Set in a stunning, refurbished Edwardian building packed with 13 exciting and exotic restaurants including Mowgli (Indian street food), Wahaca (Mexican street food) and Pho (Vietnamese street food). Great Northern Warehouse This converted warehouse holds a casino, bowling alley, cinema and great restaurants. Almost Famous is a Manchester institution, serving the best burgers in town. Two doors along, Home Sweet Home offers a more varied, but equally delicious menu. Deansgate This street has lots of nice places to eat, including The Living Room, where we are hosting our ﬁrst night dinner meeting! Next to Manchester Metropolitan Zouk - delicious Indian cuisine Bakchich - yummy Lebanese street food Changos - the best Burrito you’ll ever eat Umamu - tasty Japanese noodle bar! If you still can’t ﬁnd something you like, check out other restaurants at manchesterrestaurants.com.

With over 100,000 students, the social scene in Manchester is vast. There are a few hubs, which are the best places to head for a drink! Live music Manchester is proud of it’s live music scene, with many pubs and bars hosting performances most nights, catering for most musical tastes. Student Quarter, Oxford Road 2 miles long stretching down to the Curry Mile; Oxford Road is littered with great venues. A great place to explore. The Northern Quarter (NQ) The NQ is a quirky and lively part of Manchester, with a bewildering choice of bars and cafes. Head here for something a little different. The Gay Village The famous Canal St. has over 25 friendly and tolerant bars and clubs with great music and atmosphere. The village is popular with everyone - Manchester is a tolerant city! Tiger Tiger A 2000-capacity club popular with students, it boasts a Moroccan themed bar, a disco room,a swanky cocktail lounge, private karaoke pods and an Ibiza themed nightclub.

While you’re in town

Manchester is the European City of Science in 2016, in recognition of its unique scientiﬁc heritage and contribution to scientiﬁc discovery, innovation and industry. There will be lots of events in the city throughout 2016, so check out manchestersciencecity.com.

Exhibition: Grafters: Industrial society in image and word

Capture scenes of industrial life in 19th, 20th and 21st century Britain

Exhibition: Designs for Living A series of paintings on building materials, challenging what a painting is or could be.

Location: HOME complex For more info, check out homemcr.org #HOMEMcr @HOME_mcr

Exhibition: Hidden Voices from Empire and War

Exhibition exploring the role and experiences of colonised peoples of the British Empire during Ww1.

Location: People’s History Museum For more info, check out phm.org.uk #PHMMcr

@PHMMcr

There is a link to all the places featured in the guide, and more, at the back of the document.

Exhibition: Magic, Witches & Devils

Uncover the roots of our obsession with magic and the supernatural.

Location: John Rylands Library For more info, check out the website! #jrlmagic @TheJohnRylands

Chinese Lantern Festival Discover the stunning Chinese Art Lantern Festival; a dazzling sea of gigantic lanterns lighting up the sky, plus panda painting, martial art performances and oriental food. Tickets start from £15.50 for adults and £10.50 for children. Opening times; 4.30pm - 10pm.

Photo Exhibition: Welcome to Manchester Mancunian photographer Christelle Vaillant presents photographs which offer varied perspectives of Manchester through culture, architecture and time. Free entry.

Location: Nexus Art Café, Northern Quarter

Important information Meet each day at 9am in room 3.06 (third ﬂoor) of the Geoffrey Manton building. The entrance is slightly off Oxford Rd, and is signposted. It is building 13 on the campus map attached to this document. Take the lifts next to reception, go to the third ﬂoor and walk along the corridor to room 3.06. Reception can guide you if needed. There is regular and reliable public transport across the city centre, including buses, trams, taxis and trains. The university is based on Oxford Rd; the busiest bus route in Europe. You can hail a black cab on the street (light on = available), or a take a bus. Buy a ticket directly from the driver, £4 for a day ticket, or £14 for a weekly ticket. However, the city centre is easy to navigate and walk around, so walking is usually best. Medical treatment is free for UK and EU nationals in the UK. If you require medical assistance during your stay, speak to one of the team at the university or the Hub on-site, who can provide information on local medical facilities. In an emergency, call 999. If you require the police, but it is not an emergency, dial 101. If you need medical advice, but it is not an emergency, dial 111.

Remember...

Ÿ Bring a brolly (or umbrella) - this is Manchester, we can guarantee a good time but

not any sunshine. But ﬁngers crossed! Ÿ Manchester is a diverse and cosmopolitan city, fully of many languages, cultures

and religions; embrace it, it is why we love our city. Ÿ The city is growing rapidly, with new buildings, tram routes and developments

popping up all over. This means there are roadworks and diversions across the city centre, so it is always best to walk when you can. Ÿ

Come back to visit, a fews days is not long enough. Manchester was voted the most liveable city in the UK last year, is in Lonely Planet’s top 10 global travel designations for 2016 and is hailed as one of Europe’s top travel destinations and the UK’s capital of culture by Rough Guide.

To the city, from the airport Go to 'The Station' at the centre of all three terminals and for a bus, ﬁnd the Bus terminal. Catch the 43 bus (runs 24 hours a day) to 'Piccadilly Gardens' where you need to get off for the city centre, journey time is approximately 45 minutes. For a train, ﬁnd the train station. Trains run every 10 minutes with First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail towards Manchester. Journey time is 20 minutes, get off the train at Piccadilly or Oxford Road station for the city centre. Hail a 'Black cab' outside all terminals, which use a metre. Journey time to city centre is 30 minutes. If you prefer, you can pre-book a taxi with Arrow Cars, based at Manchester Airport, a arrowprivatehire.co.uk or by calling +44 0161 667 6999, or use the Uber app on your phone. Trams to ‘Cornbrook’ run every 12-15 minutes, switch at Cornbrook to a tram to ‘Ashton’ and get off after 2 stops at Piccadilly station or Piccadilly Gardens for the city centre.

University Wiﬁ 1) Search for available WiFi networks 2) Select ‘MMU-Visitor’ option 3) Your Password is: University

At the back of this document, you will ﬁnd a campus map, and a map of Manchester city centre.

Agenda Monday 10.00 10:15 11.00 11.15

- 10.15 – 11:00 – 11.15 – 12.15

12.15 – 13.15 13.15 – 14.30 14.00 – 17.00 20.00 onwards

Opening of the meeting Module development and piloting issues (current status) Coffee break Piloting arrangements, timetable, groups continues and technical issues Lunch Zouk, Indian cuisine. General administrative issues (update) and meeting in Brussels Module 4: development (hands-on work with modules) Dinner: Try Thai

A tifﬁn is a silver tray with a starter snack, two curries, rice and naan bread. Tifﬁn Grill (healthier version) is meat or vegetables, green salad, hummous, and a naan bread. Just pick Meat or Vegetarian options. £7.95 per person.

Try Thai, Manchester. A popular Thai restaurant in the heart of Manchester's China Town, close to the university. Website and Menu. Address: Upper Ground Floor, 52-54 Faulkner St, Manchester M1 4FH A visit to a British pub: The Old Wellington Inn/Sinclair's Oyster Bar Address: 2 Cathedral Approach, Manchester M3 1SW. Next to Manchester Cathedral, the Old Wellington was originally built in 1552, but has been dismantled and rebuilt twice in it's history. In the 1970's to make space for the Arndale shopping centre, and again in 1997 after the Manchester bombing.

Tuesday 09.00 – 11.00 11.00 – 11.15 11.15 – 13.00 13.00 – 14.00

Module development, revising the course environment on Optima Coffee break Quality assurance and feedback collection Lunch: Bakchich.

A popular Lebanese street food restaurant, located next to the university. 4 Chester St, Manchester 14.00 – 17.00 Teacher guide, dissemination and social media 20.00 onwards Dinner: Cane & Grain Cane & Grain is an American style café in the heart of Manchester's Northern Quarter (NQ). The NQ is the city's bohemian district with quirky shops, bars and eateries. 49-51 Thomas Street, M4 1NA.

Wednesday 09.00 - 11.00 11.00 – 11.15 11.15 - 12.15 12.15 – 13.15

Group A: Administrative issues update Group B: Module development and teacher guide Coffee break Wrap-up: Possibility for discussions in small groups on speciﬁc issues Lunch: Umami.

We cannot pre-book, so there may be a short wait for a table for the whole group. Umami is a Japanese noodle bar, located opposite the university. The lunch-time express menu is 2 courses for just £4.95, changes daily.

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Links Things to do Manchester Museum: http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/ People's History Museum: http://www.phm.org.uk/ National Football Museum: http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/ Man United tours: manutd.com/museum Man City tours: https://www.mcfc.co.uk/ MOSI: http://msimanchester.org.uk/ The Lowry: http://www.thelowry.com/ HOME Mcr: http://homemcr.org/ John Rylands Library: http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/ Whitworth Art Gallery: http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/ Manchester Art Gallery: http://manchesterartgallery.org/

Food Corn Exchange: http://cornexchangemanchester.co.uk/ Mowgli: http://cornexchangemanchester.co.uk/restaurants/mowgli/ Wahaca: http://www.wahaca.co.uk/locations/manchester/ Pho: http://cornexchangemanchester.co.uk/restaurants/pho/ Zouk: http://zoukteabar.co.uk/menus/manchester/ Bakchich: http://www.bakchich.co.uk/manchester/index.php Changos: http://www.changos.co.uk/ Umami: http://www.umami.cc/

Shopping Arndale: https://www.manchesterarndale.com/ Trafford Centre: http://intu.co.uk/traffordcentre

Useful links http://www.manchesteratnight.com/ http://www.view.co.uk/manchester/lists/r/live-music-bars-inmanchester http://www.manchestertheatres.com/ https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Manchester http://www.visitmanchester.com/what-to-do/what-s-on/ http://www.visitmanchester.com/what-to-do/