A collection of enhancements for the University of Manchester websites
Users
5
−2 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
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#243K
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Version
2024.5.19.0
updated 19 May 2024
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Latest, 15 Oct 2026:5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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Latest, 15 Oct 2026:1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About UoM Enhancements
- Rethemes the Blackboard website
- Better icons and logos
- Locate your modules easily with the new **grid view**
- When you're in the second semester, first semester modules will be dulled so you can focus on your new modules.
- Assessment/quiz pages have **more separation between questions to avoid overwhelming you**
- Rethemes the login and duo pages
- Removes the useless FAQs no-one reads and adds a nice picture of Uni Place
- Rethemes the My Manchester portal including the attendance page
- (My Manchester is currently offline anyway)
- Rethemes Blackboard videos
- Captions are more readable with better fonts and a smaller width
- More readable progress bar
- **Standard keyboard shortcuts are added**
- Left and right arrow keys to skip 10 seconds
- Up and down arrow keys to increase/decrease volume
- Spacebar to play/pause
- F key to toggle fullscreen
- C key to toggle captions
- **Built-in volume amplifier**
- Styling and colouring inspired by [Google's Material Design](https://m3.material.io/)
- Uses better, **more readable fonts** everywhere