Thanks for the advice about the ad hoc jobs! I'm already looking for museum related jobs, however, at present they are few and far between (as always) and either wildly below what I need or above what I'm qualified/experienced to do. My experience to date is with schools, workshops, audience development, customer service and a bit of publicity/promotions/press/marketing related.

I can always volunteer in a museum or gallery, but it would be harder to get flexible working there to provide time for uni work, I think and still provide the minimum income I need...

Thanks for the advice, two jobs that I hadn't really thought about. I work in the museum sector so it's incredibly hard to get a similar job within a strict time frame. Any recommendations for call centres as good employers in greater Manchester, or, indeed, places to stack shelves in the evening?

Hello forum people,

I am looking to move to Manchester the beginning of next year ready to start an MA in September. I have a couple of loans in repayment, not crippling, but with the cost of rent I'll need to be working essentially as close to full time as possible. Does anyone have any experience of doing something similar? Or any advice as to going about types of jobs to look for etc?

Any help gratefully received!