University of Manchester

The University of Manchester’s origins lie in the Mechanics Institute, which was founded in 1824 and Owens College, which began in 1851. They evolved into UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester respectively over the following decades before merging in 2004 to become the University of Manchester. Today it has more than 40,000 students with more than 10,000 coming from 160 countries worldwide.It is in the top 30 global universities according to the QS World University Rankings 2023 as well as the top 20 UK universities in the Complete University Guide and The Times/Sunday Times. The University of Manchester has had 25 Nobel laureates amongst students and staff, with only three other universities having had more.