Victoria University of Manchester

The Victoria University of Manchester (almost always referred to as simply the University of Manchester) was a university in Manchester in England. On October 1 2004 it merged with UMIST to form a new institution called the University of Manchester.

History

The university began in 1851 as Owens College (named after John Owens), a textile merchant who left a bequest of £96,942 for the purpose. It moved to its current location in 1873, and was granted its Royal Charter in 1880, becoming the first institution of the federal Victoria University. In 1884, University College Liverpool joined the University, followed, in 1887 by the Yorkshire College in Leeds.

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1851 - John Owens - 1873 - Royal Charter - 1880 - Victoria University - 1884 - 1887 - Leeds

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In 1903, the University's college in Liverpool left the Victoria University to become the independent University of Liverpool and Leeds followed in 1904 to become the University of Leeds. The remaining Manchester site was renamed Victoria University of Manchester.

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1903 - University of Liverpool - 1904 - University of Leeds

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It was commonly known as the University of Manchester, and had over 18,000 full-time students (including 2500 international students from more than 120 countries) by the time it merged with UMIST. It was one of the top universities in the country, regularly getting top ratings for research and teaching.

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On March 5 2003 it was announced that the University was to merge with UMIST on October 1 2004, to form the largest conventional university in the UK. The new institution is simply called the University of Manchester. In legal terms both the Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST ceased to exist when the University of Manchester came into existence on October 1 2004.

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March 5 - 2003 - UMIST - University of Manchester

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