The University of Manchester Conferences and Venues is an experienced conference team who offer a portfolio of flexible venues suitable for everything from large international association conferences to corporate events and meetings. In the city centre, our Renold Building has three ground floor theatres, the largest seating 524. There are a further 5x150 seat theatres and 20 breakout rooms. On the same site, Manchester Meeting Place and the Barnes Wallis building provide dedicated day meeting facilities year round for 8-200 people, with the neo-Gothic Sackville Street Building offering a stunning setting for presentations up to 300 and dinners for 180. Other facilities include University Place, a popular choice for national and international conferences, with a 1000 seat auditorium which divides into a 600 and 280 seat theatre, along with 23 seminar rooms, a 450 seat restaurant, a 500m2 exhibition space and adjacent marquee area. Chancellors Hotel (see separate entry) offers 72 3* AA rated bedrooms, a theatre for 125, breakout rooms, disabled access and free parking on-site. We also have 3000 bedrooms available in the halls of residence during the summer, banqueting suites including the stunning neo-Gothic Whitworth Hall for dining up to 300 guests, high specification audio-visual equipment and free Wi-Fi across all sites, sports facilities including the Commonwealth Games swimming pool and over 20 outdoor grass pitches. Other services include ConferCare, a full conference administration service, a hotel booking agency and exhibition services.
