About the MDU
The Manchester Debating Union or MDU is the debating society for Manchester
Universities. Most of our members are from the University of Manchester and
Manchester Metropolitan University, but we accept members from all of
Manchester’s institutes of higher education including the Royal Northern
College of Music, The University of Salford and BPP Courses. The MDU was
founded in 1996 and has since grown to one of the UK’s most active
debating societies.
We organise the participation of Manchester students in intervarsity
debating competitions, as well as arranging public debates and hosting our own
competitions at university and school level. On top of that we provide debate
training to 12 comprehensive schools in the Manchester area in partnership with
the University’s widening participation program, supply judges to out
rounds of the Oxford and Cambridge schools competitions and organise socials
for our members.
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Expansion
In the coming academic year the MDU will be taking on a number of exciting
new projects. We are opening our very own Novice Intervarsity tournament,
taking on new schools competitions and expanding our already highly successful
Manchester Intervarsity. We’ll also be supplementing our current Public Debate
programme with a series of monthly special debates and organising new lectures
and speeches. Please keep checking this website for more information about
what else is coming to the MDU.
Sponsorship
The MDU is currently looking for sponsorship on many of these activities.
If you’re interested in sponsoring us you can contact our treasurer via
treasurer@mdu.manchester.ac.uk.
