Alliance Manchester Business School – University of Manchester

History

Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) is the graduate business school of the University of Manchester. The school was one of the UK’s first business schools – founded in 1965. It is located in the heart of Manchester’s campus, right outside of the city of Manchester in northwestern England. MBA students can take advantage of being a part of the UK’s largest single-site university, the University of Manchester, as well as being only a two-hour train ride from London. AMBS is well known for its global reach, international diversity, flexible time frame for completion, and highly customizable curriculum.

School Rankings

Financial Times: 10 (Europe)
Forbes: 7th in the world (non-USA)

Alliance Manchester Business School – Location

The School is situated less than a mile from the city centre, and is easily accessible by bus, car or on foot.

It’s easy to travel by train due to the proximity to three large rail stations. Alliance is located close to both Piccadilly main line station (about two and a half hours from London) and Oxford Road train station, with Victoria train station a little further away.

Distance from nearest railway/Metrolink stops:

Manchester Oxford Road railway station, 0.4 miles
Manchester Piccadilly railway station/Metrolink stop, 0.8 miles
Peter’s Square Metrolink stop, 0.7 miles

Facilities

AMBS has recently undergone a massive renovation. Now under one roof as part of the campus masterplan, the AMBS building houses the full-time MBA program as well as new teaching areas and offices. In addition, there is a new library, a data visualization observatory, and three courtyards, among other features in the state-of-the-art building. AMBS is adjoined by University Green, a 40,500 square foot retail and leisure hub. The new, two-story Executive Education center and two hotels now sit adjacent to AMBS.

Faculty

Alliance Manchester Business School is home to over 500 academic, teaching and support staff, representing 41 nationalities. There are four major departments: People, Management and Organisations; Innovation Management and Policy; Accounting and Finance; and Management Sciences and Marketing. The school houses four research institutes, two centers, and five focused research groups, including the Management Sciences Group and Manchester Accounting and Finance Group.

Graduate Programs

Manchester offers a Full-Time MBA, Global MBA, Global Executive MBA & the Kelly-Manchester Global MBA in partnership with Indiana Kelley. Alliance Manchester also offers Master’s Degree Programs in 17 functional business areas.

Videos

Women of the Manchester MBA | Alliance Manchester Business School

To celebrate International Women's Day, three inspiring Manchester Full-time MBA candidates reflect on their experiences as women in business and how AMBS has supported them. Gloria Cherono is a Forté Foundation Fellow and a Peter Folkman Scholar. She is the CEO and co-founder of African sustainability venture Envirofly. Riya Malik is the founder of an Indian beverage brand called Ohpop. She is also a Forté Foundation Fellow. Rhythm Sanghi worked at the prestigious Bain & Company as an Associate before coming to AMBS. Follow us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alliancemanchesterbusinessschool Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alliancembs TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@alliancembs Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/school/alliancembs

Community over capital, saying yes strategically & saving the planet | Manchester MBA Voices | Ep. 1

Listen to the audio version of this episode: https://manchestermbavoices.transistor.fm Welcome to our brand-new podcast! To mark the beginning of Women's History Month, host Riya Malik sits down with entrepreneur and MBA candidate Gloria Cherono from Alliance Manchester Business School to explore what it really takes to build a purpose-driven business as a woman. From her upbringing in a Kenyan farming community to launching sustainability venture Envirofly, Gloria shares how resilience, ambition and community shaped her leadership journey. Together, they chat about the realities of female entrepreneurship, how the MBA influenced their leadership styles, and how partnerships can be just as valuable as funding when starting a business. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00:00– Introduction to Gloria Cherono 00:02:48– How Gloria’s upbringing in a Kenyan farming community shaped her ambitions to pursue an MBA 00:04:33 – Why she chose AMBS when looking for business schools 00:07:20 – The sustainability problems her business Envirofly helped solve 00:09:52 – Challenges of being a woman in entrepreneurship 00:12:40 – The MBA’s impact on leadership styles 00:17:11 – How the Forté scholarship helps women looking to do an MBA 00:22:10 – Entrepreneurship and the myth of work-life balance 00:24:57 – What’s the Venture Capital Investment Competition? 00:29:27 – What would Gloria tell her ‘month one MBA’ self? 00:32:34 – The Manchester Quiz 00:35:49 – Key takeaways for Women’s History Month Follow us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alliancemanchesterbusinessschool Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alliancembs TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@alliancembs Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/school/alliancembs