Son looking to choose Manchester Metropolitan University.

Go wherever be thinks he will be happy. If you're happy you tend to perform better. I work with a fair number of people who went to Oxford and Cambridge and they hated every minute of it.

Beyond a very small number of employers, it makes little difference which Uni you attended, as long as you get a 2:1 or above. Much more important is to try to get a year in industry placement as part of the course in the third year as this more often than not leads to your first career opportunity once graduating.

What most dont appreciate when looking at Uni league tables is that teaching at undergraduate level is only one element of the scoring with much more bias towards academic research quality. The problem this leads to in some "top" universities is lecturers doing teaching as a chore which stops them from doing the research which they are really interested in. The result is the teaching quality often suffers.
 
Kompany Car said:
Go wherever be thinks he will be happy. If you're happy you tend to perform better. I work with a fair number of people who went to Oxford and Cambridge and they hated every minute of it.

Beyond a very small number of employers, it makes little difference which Uni you attended, as long as you get a 2:1 or above. Much more important is to try to get a year in industry placement as part of the course in the third year as this more often than not leads to your first career opportunity once graduating.

What most dont appreciate when looking at Uni league tables is that teaching at undergraduate level is only one element of the scoring with much more bias towards academic research quality. The problem this leads to in some "top" universities is lecturers doing teaching as a chore which stops them from doing the research which they are really interested in. The result is the teaching quality often suffers.
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Interestingly, the course lead who took us around Staffordshire Uni last week was the first person to really explain this in depth. No punches pulled about the mix of research, lectures, and the work they did in the private sector. Mostly up until now it’s been much less up front.
 
Did my degree at MMU Crewe campus ( sponsored by my then ermployers) late 80's imagine there will have been a lot of change since then though.
 
Penfold the Duke said:
Interestingly, the course lead who took us around Staffordshire Uni last week was the first person to really explain this in depth. No punches pulled about the mix of research, lectures, and the work they did in the private sector. Mostly up until now it’s been much less up front.
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Its all about the money unfortunately, to the detriment of quality and league table positions bring more money from international students. The change from Polys to being a Unis and the unnecessary devaluation of the HND which was a good qualification in its own right is where it all fell apart.
 
Kompany Car said:
Go wherever be thinks he will be happy. If you're happy you tend to perform better. I work with a fair number of people who went to Oxford and Cambridge and they hated every minute of it.

Beyond a very small number of employers, it makes little difference which Uni you attended, as long as you get a 2:1 or above. Much more important is to try to get a year in industry placement as part of the course in the third year as this more often than not leads to your first career opportunity once graduating.

What most dont appreciate when looking at Uni league tables is that teaching at undergraduate level is only one element of the scoring with much more bias towards academic research quality. The problem this leads to in some "top" universities is lecturers doing teaching as a chore which stops them from doing the research which they are really interested in. The result is the teaching quality often suffers.
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So far we've worked out that the course and it's content are the most important. Followed by his own feel for the University and area (Keele obviously pretty special in it's own way). As you say we're not obsessing on rankings, red brick, Russell group or any of that, partly because a lot of older more "prestigious places" don't do his chosen course anyway. Pretty sure we've got a really good short list together based on his own input.
 
Penfold the Duke said:
We have visited once and are back for a 2nd visit at the end of November as my son has this University down as his favourite choice so far.

He would be based around the Brooks building and in student accommodation nearby for the 1st year.

Is anyone able to give me some advice on the area around it (is it classed as Hulme?)

We are at the game against Southampton this weekend and plan to park up and have a good look around, just sussing out transport in and out of the city, and what the surrounding area is like.

I’m sure the student’s union will provide loads of info but I just hoped asking on an actual Manchester forum might give me better feedback. (ANY comments welcome, just thought first hand experience might be better)
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I was around there the other day. Buzzing with students and locals all the time which makes it a pretty safe area.
 
Thanks to everyone who replied, it's been a big help. Especially in assuring the wife he's not moving to an inner city cesspit. Strangely she's more worried if he chooses the Birmingham City university than Manchester. Had a good walk around the other week when we came to the Southampton game, and his second open day is this Saturday. It finishes mid afternoon and we are planning to visit the City shop when the game is on, to pick up an order. Does anyone have a good recommendation where we might watch the game either in the MMU area or near the ground?
 
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