Commuter hub

Commuting from home to university may seem a bit daunting at the start and many students are initially unsure of the possible transport methods to get to uni, so we’d like to give students living at home the opportunity to connect with students in higher years who have been commuting for a while.
 
This is a great opportunity for newer students to have some support, as travelling far to uni can be stressful, and could open up the potential for having a travel buddy! If you would like to get involved in the Commuter Student Peer Mentoring Scheme, a sign up link will be posted soon!

This year we are introducing a scheme to link students who commute in from the same areas of Manchester to particular university halls of residence. This will provide a unique opportunity to meet and interact with a wider range of students, and attend welcome events and socials hosted at your partner hall of residence. It will also allow students from certain areas to find others who live locally and travel onto and back from campus together.

We also hope to host regular events at the halls, such as coffee mornings and drop in sessions, which linked commuter students would be welcome to attend. Keep an eye out on the Commuter Hub for more information about upcoming events!

We are looking into introducing a commuter student to each flat in a hall of residence as a ‘virtual flatmate’, to allow students who live at home to get a feel for living out, and create friendships with other students.

The flats could have a group chat, host movie nights and cooking dates that the virtual flatmate could attend, and in turn, the flatmate could show the other students around Manchester and explore places the other flatmates may not know about. This would create stronger links in the student community, and allow those from outside of Manchester a deeper insight into this beautiful city!

 Hello! My name is Nick and I am a Lecturer in the School of Natural Sciences. As well as teaching chemistry and biology undergraduates, I also look at the university’s provision for students who live at home and commute into campus for lectures, tutorials, seminars and other learning activities. I am always interested to hear about the experiences of commuter students from across the institution so feel free to get in contact via e-mail and hopefully I will see you at the events we will be putting on for you throughout the year.

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