Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS) is a triple-accredited business school of Manchester Metropolitan University. It traces its roots as a provider of business education back to 1889, and has a rich history of supporting industry and commerce in the city of Manchester.

Over 9,000 students are enrolled across the Business School’s undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees. A further 2,000 students are enrolled in degree apprenticeship programmes.  

In 2019, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School was awarded EQUIS accreditation, a renowned international benchmark of excellence for business schools.

Manchester Metropolitan University has been named the leading university provider for degree apprenticeships in the 2019-2023 RateMyApprenticeship Awards, and ranks in the top ten UK universities for knowledge transfer partnerships.

Professional accreditations

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• Association for Business Psychology (ABP)
• Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Association for Project Management (APM)
• Association of MBAs (AMBA)
• British Computer Society, The Chartered Institute for IT 3 (BCS-3)
• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Chartered Institute of Marketing  (CIM)
• Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD)
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
• Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Institute of Data and Marketing (IDM)
• Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE)
• Institute of Place Management (IPM)
• Small Business Charter (SBC)

Academic divisions

• Finance and Economics
• Marketing, International Business and Tourism
• Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability
• People and Performance
• Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management

Research

Research at the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School is conducted across three University Centres for Research and Knowledge Exchange (UCRKEs):

• Business Transformations – aims to identify and inform regional, national and international industrial, digital and place-making strategies that will enable transformative change needed for businesses to thrive. In 2006, researchers from the centre established the Institute of Place Management (IPM), the international professional body that supports people committed to developing, managing and making places better. Representatives from the centre also lead the UK Government’s High Streets Task Force.
• Decent Work and Productivity – brings together specialists in leadership, human resource, entrepreneurship and organisational behaviour, to help improve workplaces of all sizes
• Future Economies - helps businesses, policymakers and civic society identify and respond to the most pressing future challenges including Brexit, national and regional industrial strategies, green economies and mega-sporting events

Alumni

• Paul S. Walsh, CEO of Diageo
• Dianne Thompson, CEO of Camelot Group
• Jonathan Mildenhall, Marketing director of Coca-Cola
• Michael Turner, former CEO of BAE Systems
• Gordon Taylor, CEO of Professional Footballers Association

Other usage

The Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Business School premises are also used for conferences and events^[2] such as SAScon and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Manchester conference.^[3]