There are lots of great activities and opportunities to keep active over the summer.  Keeping active is good for your wellbeing, which remains our top priority even though it is the holiday period.  Some of the things you can do are;

Keeping fit: walking, jogging, running, cycling, swimming, playing tennis, going to the gym, hiking with friends/family, climbing, extreme sports

Hobbies/Interests: cooking, playing music, playing a musical interest, knitting, gaming, gardening, quizzes/crosswords, writing (poetry, songs, etc), reading, visit and explore new places, visit museums

Develop your skills: attend Academic & Study Skills workshops to prepare for your next level of study, engage with RISE Over Summer at Man Met and earn points, earn external certification with a bronze or silver Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, upskill in digital via LinkedIn Learning.

Accelerating the next steps in your career!

Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award

Develop enterprise and creative skills in the digital sector

https://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/students/idea-award/

The iDEA award is an external international programme, which creates bite-sized courses supporting and evidencing a range of creative and digital skills.  

Complete these at your own pace to earn a bronze or silver award, drawing on whichever badges appeal to you.  

Through a series of online challenges, you can win career-enhancing badges, unlock new opportunities and, ultimately, gain industry recognised awards that help you stand out from the crowd.

RISE Over Summer

School might be out, but RISE just keeps giving!

https://rise.mmu.ac.uk/rise-over-summer/

Make the most of your time at University.  Gain new skills and experiences, and RISE over Summer with Manchester Met.

It’s been an intense year, and we’re sure you want to shift down a gear.  So we have a range of ways to earn RISE points with casual and self-guided engagement.

Upskill in digital (a fast-growing sector in Manchester, and relevant to all jobs) with our intensives, or the vast array we fund for you via LinkedIn Learning.  And earn external certification with a bronze or silver Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award.

Develop the person-to-person skills, which will enhance your collaboration within and beyond your course.  Better understand wellbeing, interpersonal relationships and the act of advocating for others.