The University of Manchester is a global research powerhouse. For nearly 200 years, our discoveries have changed the world. We’re the birthplace of the computer, and the pioneers of graphene. And over the years, our health research has saved countless lives.  

But we need your help. As COVID-19 takes its heavy toll on the economy, research funding is being cut. By making a gift today, you’ll help to scale-up our research, at a time when it’s needed like never before.

Your gift today will support our research in a very important way – by creating opportunities for PhD students to make new discoveries here at Manchester. These postgraduate researchers are the lifeblood of the University. They’re the worker bees that power every discovery.

Gifts from our community are already helping early-career researchers make an impact in critical areas – like developing new treatments to help more people survive stroke. But there's still so much more to do, in areas like cancer, inequality, and the climate crisis.

By supporting a PhD today, you’ll help make sure the brightest minds are powering our research. You’ll help find solutions to society’s big questions. And you could even help us make the next big Manchester discovery.