Week8 issue
Your student life
•Looking for your first home
Most housing lists are released in November, December and January so it's great to start thinking about the preparations you'll need to do to make to ensure your first year out of halls goes smoothly.
•Looking for your next home
Looking for your new home can be a very exciting time however it is important not to rush in and you should never feel pressured into signing an agreement before getting it checked.
Your studies
•How to work best with your supervisor
Whether you're relatively new to your PhD or not, it's always worth taking a step back and examining how the relationship is working. So, here are a few things to think about to help you get the most from the supervision process.
Hot topic
•How career-ready are you?
It's never too early to think about this kills you're building that will help you when you graduate. If you've got 10 minutes, we've got the questionnaire that will assess what you're great at and where your gaps are.
Get involved
•Get your voice heard and help us to improve your transition from student life to the workplace
Take five minutes, fill out the Think Future Study to be in with a chance of winning £500.
•Sign up for DigiLab events
In our Digilab showcases we explore the place where electronics and craft-making meet; come along and get hands-on demonstrations from inventors then have a go at putting something together yourself.
•Make Manchester the most giving city in the UK
We are playing a leading part in Manchester Gives More - this year's regional campaign to mark the global day of giving on 1 December.
Your studies
•Assignments: Use your feedback
Getting your marks back from an essay can be both amazing and demoralising - occasionally both! But don't just focus on your mark. You can get a lot of really useful information from your assignment feedback that will help you improve when it comes to write your next assignment or exam.
Hot topic
•What to do in Manchester when it rains
With storm Abigail and Barney just behind us, a lot of you will be thinking of hiding away indoors to avoid the gloomy winter weather, only resurfacing to go to lectures and the odd trip to Lidl. But don’t let the wet weather put you off! There’s so much going on in the city this winter that will make you forget all about the rain, from soaking up some Manchester history to getting your caffeine fix.
Get involved
•University Challenge Team selection - Wednesday 25 November 2015 2-5pm, Rutherford Lecture Theatre in the Schuster Building
The University of Manchester has triumphed in the 'University Challenge' tournament an incredible FOUR times; the most successful competitor since the series relaunch in 1995 (as settled in our victory against Magdalen College, Oxford in the 'Champion of Champions' match a couple of years ago). We're pushing for our fifth victory in the 2015-16 competition and need to find the brightest brains on campus to form our team.
•Register on the electoral roll before today's boundary deadline
In December, constituency boundaries will be re-drawn, and today is the last day you can register on the electoral roll to be included.
Your studies
•Postgraduate resources - are you making the most of them?
As a postgraduate student you probably have a good knowledge of the services and resources available at University. However, it's worth taking a bit of time to make sure that you know about ones designed with postgrad students in mind. There might be things that were of no use previously, but that could prove invaluable now!