Latest news and announcements
- Complete the MECD evaluation survey for your chance to win £200 vouchers
The Year 2 MECD evaluation survey will run between Monday, 18 November to Friday, 13 December (18 Nov 2024) - Switch-off weekend in MECD (Friday 22 - Sunday, 24 November)
Colleagues across MECD buildings are asked to switch-off non-essential electrical items to help us demonstrate how much energy we can save (12 Nov 2024) - Increased IT security provision in Nancy Rothwell Building
Installation of IT peripheral cable locks will commence on Monday, 11 November (05 Nov 2024) - Annual gas servicing in MECD (January 2025)
House gas and gas manifolds must be temporarily isolated in order to allow statutory servicing and compliance testing (10 Oct 2024) - Printing in Nancy Rothwell Building and York Street Building
Colleagues based in Nancy Rothwell Building and York Street Building should update thier print drives to avoid distruption printing and scanning documents (17 Sep 2024) - Closure of Nancy Rothwell Building Ground Floor entrances (Summer 2024)
Building users may experience some minor disruption over the Summer when entering and exiting the building (22 Jul 2024) - Upcoming name change to Engineering Building A
Engineering Building A will officially be renamed "Nancy Rothwell Building" from Wednesday, 24 July (09 Jul 2024) - Changes to fire alarm testing in MECD - Semester 2 exam period
Colleagues may notice earlier fire alarm testing taking place in their building in May/June 2024 (15 May 2024) - Frosting installation in Engineering Builidng A workspace w/c 7 May
Some minor disruption will be caused in the Third and Fourth floor workspace areas, to accomodate installation of frosting to provide additional privacy in these areas (23 Apr 2024) - Applications open for Duty Emergency Controller (DEC) positions in MECD
Four positions are open for colleagues to help lead emergency response in MECD (23 Apr 2024)
External news and announcements
There’s just a year left to wait until the doors to The University of Manchester’s brand new engineering campus open. Here, MECD Communications Officer Joe Beeso-Cope reveals a century-old secret at the heart of the campus foundations.
Within the new MECD development sits a nod to Manchester’s past. Discover the fascinating history of Oddfellows Hall and its importance to the city.