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Leading research and teaching on the international stage

The Faculty of Humanities at Manchester is one of the largest and most diverse humanities-based faculties in the UK.

We bring together teaching and research across the social sciences, arts, business, education, and environment-related disciplines, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and global impact.

We offer an extensive range of subject areas across our four Schools, providing the opportunity to study and research in unique, specialist facilities and libraries.

Over 30 different subjects and disciplines to choose from.

Approximately 21,000 students in the Faculty.

93% of research activity rated 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (REF2021)

Globally significant research assets such as the John Rylands Library.

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