Writing references for students

The University's Guidance on Advising (page 1) states that part of the role of the Academic Advisor is:

• "To provide references"

The resources below have been collated to assist Advisors in this important task:

• University Guidance to Staff Providing References for Students 
• Example reference for Placement #1 
• Example reference for Placement #2 
• Example reference for Employment

Student-facing guidance on requesting references is available on The Careers Service website, under Applications and Interviews along with

• an Academic reference request form
• an Employment reference request form

which colleagues may find useful. 

If you have any comments on the above please contact: teaching.learning@manchester.ac.uk