5 x) x( I+ r0 lAcademic historyThe University is built on the shoulders of academic giants and can lay claim to 22 Nobel Prize winners amongst its former staff and students.+ u! v7 s$ P* t
PopularityThe University of Manchester is the UK's most popular university, receiving more applications for undergraduate study (63,000 in 2005) than any other British university. x$ z3 I2 R! ], }2 e! K4 i3 \
Research . ]7 o) L S/ p 2 H+ V, ~& j Y+ b8 u! PThe last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) was conducted in 2001, before UMIST and The Victoria University of Manchester merged to become The University of Manchester. At that time every department assessed gained a 5*, 5 or 4 rating - meaning the University has achieved excellent levels of research quality. For more in depth information, see the RAE page. Employability
More employers choose to recruit graduates from The University of Manchester than from any other university and consistently rate our careers service as the best in the UK
More employers recruit on this campus than at any other university (13,500 companies)
Manchester graduates are amongst the highest paid in the country (average £20,500 six months after graduation)
89% of graduates are either in employment or further study six months after graduating from The University of Manchester
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Awards & q! k' B! J; p2 N7 U# }University of the Year 2006 + q+ C# p0 E& f8 {$ d2 Q. j7 f4 t. p) [/ x) X0 W
The University of Manchester has won the coveted Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 title, narrowly beating four other shortlisted universities.4 A# X7 B7 h% p# p; ?- M& b
2 V. D; R' Q: {- GThis follows the awarding by the inaugural Times Higher Supplement's University of the Year prize to The University of Manchester in 2005., Y' f; ?" `2 v
6 |2 j7 ~( p$ k6 [2 h/ D# I+ CThe President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Professor Alan Gilbert, said: "This is a welcome follow-up to winning last year's THES Institution of the Year award. It is also a reassuring indication of the extent to which observers outside the University continue to be impressed by the progress that the new University of Manchester, two years old next month, is making in many areas." # z; {! j2 j: g' V3 C; I6 Y
% Y# j' q2 f0 \5 ?: C"Over the last twelve months we have launched the Dalton Nuclear Institute, opened the new £25 million Core Technology Facility, signed a potentially important strategic partnership agreement with the Open University, continued successfully to implement the biggest programme of capital investment ever seen in British higher education, attracted Nobel Laureate Joe Stiglitz to join the University on a part-time basis, continued to received more applications than any other university in the UK - and watched Manchester students win University Challenge. It has truly been a remarkable year."6 E! _6 h9 m0 U0 t% _; Q x
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"I am interpreting this award as a tribute to the efforts of all the staff and students who contributed to such achievements. Everyone at the University can feel justifiably proud of their hard work and commitment to Manchester."- K7 F% g% y+ t4 L5 f/ w, N
% B1 u. t; A/ Z% L7 j 9 h( w+ G- \* Q& q d% f" n( JUniversity of the Year 2005 ) h8 s) d: r) A( S8 X9 p0 D6 C # e+ V. a" n& z6 H8 I; M+ e- Z7 o; I( |The University of Manchester secured the title of 'Higher Education Institution of the Year' at the Times Higher Awards 2005./ ]. n% s0 _5 W" \1 g
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The title was awarded at the Times Higher Education Supplement's inaugural awards ceremony held at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on November 23. $ W: f5 ]; x) n, @7 Q* @
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The award was announced by Prime Minister Tony Blair who said: "Manchester has impressed the whole Higher Education sector by its successful merger last year with UMIST. But what particularly impressed the judges was how, under the leadership of its vice-chancellor Alan Gilbert, Manchester's vision for the future and determination to reinvigorate itself to become one of the top research universities in the world has enthused both staff and students." : d9 r+ R8 o, j1 Q6 X 3 F! N- O; a! AThe University of Manchester was shortlisted alongside the universities of Dundee, Leicester and Winchester. % F/ E* b; J2 j 9 _1 S$ G/ v% K0 G; IThe award was welcomed by President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, Professor Alan Gilbert, who said: "This is a tribute to the efforts of all of Manchester's staff and students following what has been an exciting year. : u: \) m4 L# J 9 j- I3 j- U9 V3 l8 t, M"I am deeply grateful to all my colleagues for the skill, determination and vision they have shown in getting the University up and running following the merger of UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester." 3 Z3 U! N2 M1 Y' h# M6 _# I$ ]) l+ s# m4 m! M6 O4 Q
The title was awarded to the institution who 'through a particularly bold or innovative initiative, has advanced its reputation substantially in the course of the academic year.'$ ~& F7 ^5 b0 E% C4 W8 P* G
% F/ ^; m* z: `( U$ t0 NProfessor Gilbert was presented with the award by Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell.3 k. x9 r5 E+ m4 d
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The University of Manchester has been created by bringing together The Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST, two of Britain's most distinguished universities, to create a powerful new force in British Higher Education. % t! R% X5 s3 L, F % h: S# N9 w% w- uManchester has a long tradition of excellence in Higher Education. UMIST can trace its roots back to 1824 and the formation of the Manchester Mechanics' Institute, whilst The Victoria University of Manchester was founded as Owens College in 1851. " w, y& v2 O! R
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After 100 years of working together, these two great institutions are formally combining to form a single university, coming into being on 22 October 2004.- s" R8 P3 D8 j
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1 h: D' f3 P% ^- m+ c7 XErnest Rutherford's pioneering research led to the splitting of the atom. 3 [1 h" ]( [: E' R3 f5 M22 Nobel Prize winners have either studied or conducted some of their work here: Rutherford began his work on splitting the atom here and the world's first modern computer also came into being at The Victoria University of Manchester. 0 J9 d( x' E V2 s; x" [
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Former students of UMIST and The Victoria University of Manchester include Sir Terry Leahy, the Chief Executive of Tesco; TV newsreader Anna Ford; comedian Ben Elton; pioneer of flight Arthur Whitten-Brown; and novelist Anthony Burgess.7 U3 M3 t G5 n# X w6 u# J. O
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Origins ( w# L8 Y) ^$ C* v' x% DThe University's history is closely linked to Manchester's emergence as the world's first industrial city. $ s8 C! W2 n- u6 O
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Manchester businessmen and industrialists established the Mechanics' Institute to ensure their workers could learn the basic principles of science. 1 b- P1 o9 m- }& V. A( Z0 M
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Similarly, John Owens, a Manchester textile merchant, bequeathed £96,942 in 1846 for the purpose of founding a college for the education of males on non-sectarian lines. Owens College was established and granted a Royal Charter in 1880 to become England's first civic university, The Victoria University of Manchester. 3 p* }! Q2 F( Q$ s3 \ q3 R % a$ Q( t3 w- U- H5 m: ^# A: h7 \0 ]By 1905 the two institutions were a large and active force in the area with the Mechanics' Institute, the forerunner of the modern UMIST, forming a Faculty of Technology and working alongside The Victoria University of Manchester. 0 f! c. V( Y( m0 \/ R" h( `' W" @2 o- q4 M! b
This relationship worked to the advantage of all, not least the many students who received a first class education and the employers who benefitted from the knowledge and skills imparted by the two institutions. 5 V+ U; Y' w7 X7 M" @* a: W; Y 7 Z! D/ S9 W; a( GAlthough UMIST achieved independent university status in 1955, the two universities continued to work together, true to the vision of their pioneering industrialist founders, until they merged in October 2004.& M0 @& w# J9 e4 V \( x- h$ }% C
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World class researchThe University of Manchester has an exceptional record of generating and sharing new ideas and innovations. " w+ r: |7 s9 ^- h# k, z) tMany of the advances of the 20th century began at the University, such as the work by Rutherford leading to the splitting of the atom and the developments of the world's first modern computer in 1948. 4 m, S4 i+ T+ z) ~Today, we are one of the world's top centres for biomedical research, leading the search for new treatments for life-threatening diseases. We are also at the forefront of new discoveries in science and engineering. 4 w3 F/ a+ j: r, c7 l+ d Manchester aims to be one of the top 25 research Universities in the world. 5 L8 k- m- F m( ? 3 I1 N; s' @ V( Z* a. ?The University is also applying its expertise and knowledge to solving some of the major social, economic and environmental problems confronting mankind around the globe.9 B) l' m3 }! j
The University's total expenditure on research in 2003/2004 was £269.5 million. 5 r8 I0 V6 n4 A( v5 ?2 GThe quality, breadth and volume of research activity is unparalleled in the UK as indicated in the results of the independent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).+ d0 G+ I: s2 p( R; S/ T8 a+ p
By 2015, The University of Manchester aims to hold a world-class leading research profile and be among the top 25 universities in the world. ; j( d2 I( @, e1 j' u6 KFor full details of our research strategy, conduct, subject areas and facilities, please visit:5 ^. m- p* D* G" w& X
Manchester aims to be one of the top 25 research Universities in the world. 
umist在工业上好些。曼大在基础科学上好些。