Manchester University is a public research university in Manchester, England, established in 2004 through the merging of the Institute of Science and Technology of the University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Victoria. The main campus is situated in the south of downtown Manchester on Oxford Street. The University oversees and preserves valuable cultural properties such as the Manchester Museum, the Whitworth Art Gallery, the John Rylands Library, and the Jodrell Bank Observatory—the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 2018-19, The university had 40,250 students and 10,400 employees In 2018-19, making it the second largest university in the United Kingdom (of 169, including the Open University) and the largest single-site university. It has the fifth largest endowment of any university in the United Kingdom, Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, and King's College London. Manchester University has 25 Nobel laureates among its former and current students and staff, the fourth-highest of any single university in the United Kingdom.
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Manchester University is a public research university in Manchester, England, established in 2004 through the merging of the Institute of Science and Technology of the University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Victoria. The main campus is situated in the south of downtown Manchester on Oxford Street. The University oversees and preserves valuable cultural properties such as the Manchester Museum, the Whitworth Art Gallery, the John Rylands Library, and the Jodrell Bank Observatory—the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 2018-19, The university had 40,250 students and 10,400 employees In 2018-19, making it the second largest university in the United Kingdom (of 169, including the Open University) and the largest single-site university. It has the fifth largest endowment of any university in the United Kingdom, Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, and King's College London. Manchester University has 25 Nobel laureates among its former and current students and staff, the fourth-highest of any single university in the United Kingdom.
The University of Manchester is a major research center and a member of the Russell Network of leading British research universities. In the 2014 Scientific Excellence Setting, the university was ranked fifth in the UK in terms of research capacity. It is divided into four faculties, the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Wellbeing, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Finances. It teaches more academic subjects than any other British university and receives thousands of foreign students from 154 countries across the world.
The University of Manchester Students' Union is the representative body of university students and the oldest student union in the United Kingdom, it runs sports clubs through its athletics union, although student organizations are managed by the Students' Union. The university has more than 80 wellness and fitness programs, while more than 3,000 students are part of 44 separate Athletic Union clubs. Sports organizations differ greatly in their level and scale. Many more common sports are run by a variety of university teams and departmental teams playing in competitions against other university teams. Teams include badminton, korfball, field hockey, rugby league, football, basketball, fencing, netball, cricket, lacrosse, dodgeball, squash, water polo, etc. The Manchester Aquatics Complex, the swimming pool used for the Manchester Commonwealth Games, is on campus and is used for water sports.
The university provides scholarships to international students and it covers tuition fees, return international airfares, and living expenses. Their Master's Scholarships are for talented applicants, especially from impoverished backgrounds. Manchester University also has country-based scholarships.
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