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Students are often used to studying from home, but many will prefer dedicating their study time to the University Library or Alan Gilbert Learning Commons. Following the move to online teaching after the University of Manchester campus closed in March, postgraduate and undergraduate students alike are having to adapt to setting up their own home ‘libraries’.

Scholarship winner and student ambassador Danielle, originally from Singapore, shares insight into her experience on the Organisational Psychology master’s at Alliance MBS. Having studied her undergraduate degree in the United States, Danielle reflects on what it’s been like to study a UK master’s.

Florian Schacht from the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship class of 2020 talks about a visit to Future Bio-Manufacturing Research Hub and SYNBIOCHEM as part of the Emerging Technologies unit.

During this difficult time for students, under the pressure of exams and lockdown simultaneously, it is worth taking the time to consider your mental and physical wellbeing and ensuring you’re looking after yourself, as well as working hard to ace your exams.

Following the recent closure of The University of Manchester’s non-essential sites and teaching facilities due to coronavirus measures, our masters’ students are having to tackle their group work in creative ways in order to produce excellent results.