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Open for Business
Our World-Class
Business School
and Student Hub

Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

‘‘ The overall aim for the project has
remained constant: to create a World-Class
Business School and Student Hub so that
all our staff and students can enjoy working
and learning in one of the finest and most
environmentally sustainable academic
buildings in the UK today.
Welcome
Since the initial planning was approved in
2007, it has been an exciting journey to create
such a wonderful building for the University.
Several thousand people have been involved in the planning, design,
consultation, construction and fitting-out of this £75million building,
too many to thank personally.
The architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and main contractors,
Sir Robert McAlpine, are to be congratulated on creating one of the
best academic buildings in the UK.
The Business School will be home to over 5,000 students, 500 staff
and with the Student Hub at the heart of the development, our
38,000 students will be able to utilise the many student services
provided within.
We are immensely proud of this building and what it represents for
us as a university and for all staff who will work here. We do hope
that you share this pride and will enjoy this world-class environment.
Professor John Brooks, Vice-Chancellor
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub
‘‘

An Inspirational
Learning and Teaching
Environment
Spacious 250-seater lecture theatres, a range of smaller lecture
theatres, seminar and tutorial rooms equipped with the latest
teaching and learning technologies and an extensive virtual learning
environment provide outstanding facilities for staff, students and
business clients.
Informal study areas for students and researchers are available for
use throughout the day and evening. Social spaces provide ideal
venues for project meetings, fully-equipped areas are available for
group working, and quiet zones provide individual work spaces.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

MBA and Postgraduate
Business Suite
A dedicated study suite on the 7th floor for our postgraduate, doctoral
and MBA students has its own range of lecture theatres and seminar
rooms including a Harvard-style teaching area, along with social and
‘touchdown’ spaces.
The Sir Kenneth Green Library, adjacent to the Business School and
Student Hub, has been winning awards for customer service since 2008
and provides access to a huge digital library of journals, e-books and
research papers.
Open around the clock during key times of the academic year it provides
a comfortable and supportive study environment for undergraduates and
postgraduates alike.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

Opening Doors for our Graduates
Our study programmes are distinctive for their
strong links with business and many are
accredited by the key professional bodies
including ACCA, CMI, CIPD, CIPR and CIM.
They include broad-based degrees in business
and management and specialised disciplines to
give each graduate a sound foundation upon
which to build their careers as professionals
and entrepreneurs.
Many include a ‘sandwich’ year business
placement with opportunities to work in
Europe or overseas for household brands, or
study abroad in Australia, North America,
China or Europe.
Our extensive careers support ensures that
there is a strong focus on employability and as
a result 92%* of our business, marketing and
management graduates go straight into
employment or further study.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub
Postgraduate taught courses and specialist
qualifications are offered in full and part-time
modes, including professional accounting
stages and examinations, Masters in financial
management, business management, leadership,
human resource management, and more.
Our full-time Master of Business Administration
(MBA) and Executive MBA programmes are
accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
Business School accredited programmes of
study are delivered across the world including
North America, Singapore, Vietnam, Sweden
and the Netherlands.
Closer to home we provide a wide range of
part-time, professional and bespoke courses to
increase the skills of the region’s workforce and
assist businesses to grow and prosper.
*Source: DLHE survey 2012
for all respondents available
for employment or further
study and whose
destinations are known.

‘‘ Our aim is to develop responsible
managers and professionals, create
sustainable competitive advantage
for business organisations and use
our applied research to lead the
agenda for change.
Professor Ruth Ashford,
Dean, Faculty of Business and Law
Developing
Entrepreneurs and
Business Leaders
Manchester has long held a reputation for producing and nurturing
some of the country’s best business brains. The University’s new
Business School location is a significant investment in our vision to
be a leading modern business school that develops the next
generation of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub
‘‘

Innovation for Business
The Business School has built a considerable
reputation by adapting to meet the needs of
businesses in a fast-changing economy.
• In partnership with Goldman Sachs 10,000
Small Businesses we have delivered
management training to help ambitious small
businesses unlock their potential for growth
and job creation.
• The Centre for Enterprise has worked with
almost 1,000 business people, improving
their leadership, innovation and entrepreneurial
skills to support the drive for growth in
the region.
• With the growth of the city of Manchester
into the second largest financial and
professional services centre outside London,
the Business School was the first to create an
academic qualification in partnership with
the Institute of Financial Planning.
Keeping Good
Company
At Manchester Metropolitan University we
offer a choice of professionally relevant courses
in subject areas directly related to the needs
of employers.
In the Business School we are very proud of our
professional associations, being a leading and
innovative developer of these relationships in
the sector.
These help many of our graduates to start their
professional career with the right skills and
knowledge and start contributing to whatever
organisation they join or establish.
• We were the first to develop a full-time
degree in Retail Marketing Management,
now the fourth largest sector in the
city’s economy.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub
• We were the pioneers of both a degree and a
Master’s programme in Digital Marketing
Communications; the ICT digital sector now
employs 100,000 professionals in our region.
• A bespoke degree in Professional Studies in
Taxation for HM Revenue and Customs is the
latest employer-based training contract
signed by the Business School following
similar partnerships with the Bank of New
York Mellon, PwC, Tesco and McDonald’s.
• We established the University’s successful
business incubator ‘Innospace’ responsible
for nurturing more than 120 business startups
and new enterprises.

Strength in Research
Our Research Institute for Business and Management enjoys extensive
links with academic institutions worldwide and has been recognised
in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise for producing
internationally excellent business and management research.
We focus on enhancing the contribution of research to the practice
of management and this is reflected in our particular research
strengths in:
• Accounting and finance
• Digital business and management systems
• Human resource management and organisational behaviour
• Marketing and retail
• Strategy, entrepreneurship and international business
Our large doctoral programme, which is fully recognised by the
UK’s Economic and Social Research Council and the European
Doctoral Association for Management and Business, has 60 MPhil
and PhD students.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

Student Hub
At the heart of the central learning zone
atrium, the Student Hub provides large,
open-plan, flexible spaces to create a
welcoming social environment where
students from across the University can
meet, eat, study and access information.
The Hub is the focal point for the
University’s advisory teams providing
support, advice and specialist services to
undergraduate and postgraduate students,
and general information for prospective
students and applicants.
A team of staff are on hand for students
who need specialist information, advice
and guidance on:
• Employability and careers
• Financial and legal advice
• Health and wellbeing
• International student support
• Learning support
• Placements and internships
• Study skills
• Programme enquiries
• Student accommodation
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

Business Class Catering
The Hub Café serving barista-style Fairtrade drinks and snacks and the
Hub Kitchen hot food servery are open to students, staff and visitors
throughout the week and also at weekends, creating the flexibility that
students need to fit their studies around work and home life.
Learning Zones
Large drop-in IT and computer labs are equipped with the latest low
energy PCs, and ‘touchdown’ zones and laptop counters throughout the
building allow students, staff and visitors quick access to a laptop or
space to plug in their own mobile devices. Wi-Fi coverage is available
throughout the building and extends into the park outside.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

Leading on
Environmental
Sustainability
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world
and we believe we have a role to play in addressing the challenge.
People and Planet already place us in the leading group of ‘green
universities’ and we are determined to do much more.
The Business School and Student Hub are at the forefront of low
carbon, low energy sustainable buildings and have been designed
and built to exceed the BREEAM environmental assessment
scheme’s ‘Excellent’ rating.
‘‘ We place environmental sustainability
alongside graduate employability as
one of our top priorities. Protecting the
environment is no longer optional: it is a
duty shared by every university student and
every member of staff.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub
Professor John Brooks,
Vice-Chancellor
‘‘

Low Carbon Technologies
On-site renewable energy sources are key to
our success in exceeding our energy targets
for renewables and the design ensures that
the building creates a thermally efficient and
comfortable environment with the maximum
amount of natural light throughout.
• Three boreholes provide natural, untreated
water to heat and cool the building.
• The pioneering and unique ‘cool slab’ chilled
concrete cooling system was developed for
use in the new building – a ‘first’ in the UK.
• Mechanical displacement ventilation with
heat recovery provides an efficient form of
natural air conditioning.
• Integral structural cooling and exposed
thermal mass maintains a comfortable
interior environment.
A 922 square metre photovoltaic array on the large
south-facing roof generates power for the building
• A 922 metre square photovoltaic array on the
large south-facing roof generates power for
the building.
• Natural light is maximised for all spaces.
• Energy efficient lighting and LED technology
are used throughout.
• The latest low energy PCs and IT
infrastructure have been installed as standard.
• Rainwater harvesting reduces demands on
the mains supply.
• Green roofs provide improved insulation,
protection against the elements and an
important habitat for birds and insects.
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

Conferences
and Events
Impressive facilities in a stunning environment, our spectacular
Business School Student Hub can offer excellent conference and
events facilities right in the centre of Manchester.
• Seven floors of flexible space
• Stunning reception and dining area
• Multiple theatre and meeting rooms
• 17 fixed lecture theatres (60 to 250)
• Two large cabaret style rooms (maximum 70)
• 28 flexible rooms with optional layouts (maximum 60)
• Exhibition atrium
• Café and outdoor terrace
• State of the art audio visual and information systems
• On site conference, catering and technical support teams
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

Dining and Networking
In a stylish and contemporary setting, we can offer the perfect venue
for a special dinner or networking event.
• Fine dining for up to 250 guests under an impressive glass atrium
• Large contemporary ground floor space for networking events
and receptions for up to 500 guests
• Café and outdoor terrace area
• We can cater for working breakfasts, buffet lunches, formal dinners
and luncheons, canapé receptions, hot and cold fork buffets
If you would like to hold your
conference or event in our new
Business School and Student
Hub please contact us for a tour
of our facilities.
Call 0161 247 1565
or visit www.mmu.ac.uk
Exhibitions
With more than 700 square metres for flexible
layouts, the large atrium on the ground floor
provides a superb area for a large exhibition
and is ideal for conferences or events that
require multiple facilities.
• Stunning atrium setting
• WiFi throughout
• Easy access for exhibitors
• Technical support on hand
• Adjacent to meeting rooms and hospitality
Open for Business – Our World-Class Business School and Student Hub

Business School and Student Hub
Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints Campus
Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6BH
Enquiries: 0161 247 1362
Email: business@mmu.ac.uk
mmu.ac.uk
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