Our society is open to UoM students of ANY discipline: whether you’re seeking real-world readiness, aiming to develop soft skills like public speaking, leadership, and adaptability, or simply curious about the world of intelligence.

Our operations include but are not limited to:

• Scenario-based Competitions & Debates
• Guest Speakers & Conferences
• Workshops & Seminars
• Airsoft
• Field Navigation Challenges
• Escape Rooms
• Game & Film Nights

…and much more!

OSINT Workshop

MIS is partnering with the cyber security society - Hackchester - to deliver a workshop on Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques. It will be a fun, interactive and engaging session where students will have some theory and practical elements and have challenges to complete to develop their technical skills.

Students have the option to work together or individually and write a mini report too, stepping into the role of an intelligence analyst. The team or individual with the best report wins a prize!

Other

…and some intelligence panel sessions, a careers fair and special events we’re keeping under wraps for now…

Cyber Escape Room: NWROCU x NWCRC

MIS welcomed officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) / North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC) to campus! We all learnt valuable lessons in cyber security and engaged in a spectacular session of team-based puzzle solving! A detective’s dream… 

All teams managed to escape - the earliest completion time being 24 minutes! Winners took home a mighty MIS badge and we all bagged some NWROCU pens. 

A massive thank you to the two officers that came down and ran this - many laughs and a very insightful networking session at the end.

Capture the flag: BAE Systems

MIS and Hackchester joined forces with BAE Systems Digital Intelligence to unleash a full‑throttle day of cyber security challenges and games.

The atmosphere was electric. Pizza on tap. Students from CS, psychology, linguistics and beyond threw themselves into the deep end, cracking challenges, pushing limits, and forming powerhouse interdisciplinary squads. Challenges included, but were not limited to, reverse engineering, forensic searches, web security, trivia and packet analysis.

Huge thanks to the BAE Systems crew for bringing the heat, running an incredible CTF, and keeping spirits sky‑high all day.

Spy Crawl

An informal pub crawl with a dress code: spy! We had a main mission where students had to gather "intel" on other attendees. There was a "secret agent" that they needed to identify. There was also side missions for everyone to complete, which was revealed on our socials!

Save the World (Wide Web)

• A collaborative intelligence exercise involving students, teachers, police, intelligence, academics, and industry experts to build resilience against online harms.
• Industry-leading companies and universities (Manchester & Chester) previously created scenarios of children facing online threats.
• Participants analyse real (and misleading) intelligence to guide vulnerable children safely out of danger.

Intelligence Panel Session

MISsion impossible? We think not! MIS hosted their first panel session in December...

We welcomed professionals in cyber, crime, national security, and intelligence to campus for an afternoon of insight and intrigue. The session explored what they do day-to-day, the skills needed to thrive in this space, how AI is changing intelligence work, current threats and real-life cases they've been involved in, and whether or not ethics goes out the window when making certain calls.

Then, we wrapped up with a Q&A. Our audience were curious and engaged, eager to know what the field of intelligence really entails beyond the various portrayals in films, games and other media, how data is usually secured and they gained insight into Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) and much more...

A huge thank you to our panellists from the following organisations for a wonderful discussion:

• National Crime Agency (NCA)
• NCC Group 

We felt heavily inspired by everyone. Very thought-provoking indeed!

Xmas Quiz Collab with Tech Societies 

• Women in Tech organised a lively Xmas get-together for our students. The other fabulous societies involved were: 
• UniCS
• NeuroTech Society
• Manchester AI and Business Society
• FinTech Society

Each society had their own section for the quiz and prizes were up for grabs. Ours involved questions on topics such as key figures in espionage history, Bond's cocktails, and who writes in green ink...

MIS took home some vouchers for winning - massive thanks to Women in Tech!

We are still recruiting for the committee (core team, events team, social media & PR team, video content creation team, R&A…)

Here's a breakdown of our teams:

• 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠: Oversees the entire society, ensures smooth operations, compliance with rules, and strategic alignment across all teams.
• 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠: Plans and executes society events, competitions, and collaborations, handling logistics, speakers, and budgeting.
• 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 & 𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: Creates educational content through talks and blog posts, focusing on politics, intelligence, history and analysing it.
• 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 & 𝗣𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠: Manages public outreach, social media presence, partnerships, and promotional materials to boost visibility and engagement.
• 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠: Produces creative video content including promos, skits, and event coverage, handling scripting, filming, and editing.

Members/Followers:

• 70+ student members signed up officially via the Students’ Union
• 240+ followers on Instagram
• 170+ followers on LinkedIn

And growing…

Current Committee

Core Team

• Founding Director/President: Amelia Javed
• Inclusion Officer: Samuel Ujahchuku
• Finance Officer/Treasurer: Pau Carrillo Velasco

Events Team

• Events & Logistics: Viral Chandiramani
• Competition Lead: Sana Irfan

𝗦ocial Media & 𝗣𝗥 𝗧eam

• Graphics Officer: Pranav Mani

Research & Analysis Division

• Intelligence Researcher/Historian(s): Eissa Elsheikh
• Intelligence Analyst(s): Rauf Kidwai