As the start of term approaches, GDI is looking forward to welcoming our new students.
To kick off the semester, we will be hosting a Welcome Week on campus (22nd – 26th September) where we will provide induction sessions, meetings and mixers to get to know your teachers, peers, and the course content you can look forward to.
Here and below, you will find timetables of our Welcome Week activities across different courses.
A warm welcome to the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester to all our incoming first years and a warm welcome back to our 2nd/3rd/4th years! Welcome Week is an important starting point to the new academic year and there are several meetings organised for the different year groups. These meetings will provide you with vital key information to ensure a smooth start to Semester 1. Wishing you all the best of luck with your studies in 2025-2026.
– Professor Samuel Hickey, Head of Department
Undergraduate
22nd – 26th September 2025
Find the full week’s timetable for the BSc Global Development here.
Masters
All courses:
22nd – 26th September 2025
Welcome to the Global Development Institute
Monday 22nd September – 9:30-10:30
Uni Place_THB
GDI Social Event
Tuesday 23rd September – See below for course-specific timings
Whitworth Hall
Specific timetables per course:
Development Economics and Public Policy Cluster:
MSc Development Economics and Policy
MSc International Development: Public Policy and Management
Human and Digital Development Cluster:
MSc in Human Resource Development (ID)
MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development
Management, Governance and Development Cluster:
MSc Human Resource Management (International Development)
MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects
MSc Organisational Change and Development
Social Development Cluster:
Global Development MSc (All Pathways)
We look forward to seeing you in September!