| Manchester Metropolitan University | |||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Many Arts, Many Skills | ||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970 (as Manchester Polytechnic) 1992 (gained University status) |
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| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||
| Endowment | £312,000(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Dianne Thompson CBE | ||||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor John Brooks | ||||||||||||||||
| Students | 33,490[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 27,265[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 6,020[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Other students | 200 FE[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Manchester, England, UK 53.47053, −2.23872 |
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| Campus | All Saints, Aytoun, Hollings, Elizabeth Gaskell, Didsbury, Alsager, Crewe | ||||||||||||||||
| Colours | Blue, turquoise, burgundy, gold |
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| Affiliations | University Alliance Association of Commonwealth Universities NWUA Association of MBAs EUA |
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| Website | http://www.mmu.ac.uk/ | ||||||||||||||||
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the Open University and its neighbour the University of Manchester. It is a member of the University Alliance and is classed as a new university.
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On 1 January 1970 Manchester Polytechnic was formed by the amalgamation of Manchester College of Art and Design, Manchester College of Commerce (founded 1889) and John Dalton College of Technology. On 1 January 1977, the polytechnic merged with the Didsbury College of Education and Hollings College, and on 1 January 1983 with City of Manchester College of Higher Education. In 1987 the institution became a founding member of the Northern Consortium. Having previously been a local authority institution, the polytechnic became a corporate body on 1 April 1989, as allowed by the terms of the Education Reform Act 1988.
It was granted university status as "Manchester Metropolitan University" by the Privy Council on 15 September 1992 under the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992. The university absorbed Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education on 1 October 1992 and the Manchester School of Physiotherapy in 2003.
Its headquarters and central campus stands to the south of Manchester city centre adjacent to the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music on Oxford Road. There are a further four campus locations situated in other parts of the city, including Hollings in Fallowfield, Elizabeth Gaskell campus near the Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Manchester Metropolitan Business School in the city centre and the Institute of Education in Didsbury.. Further afield there are campuses at Crewe, known as MMU Cheshire and until Summer 2010 there was the Alsager Campus also in Cheshire. Alsager was closed in September 2010 and most courses and staff transferred to the Crewe campus with small contingent of staff moving to the Manchester School of Art
As of 2010 a £300 million investment programme is under way and will produce the largest physical change to the University's estate since its foundation. The university administration hopes the consolidation from seven to two sites will bring benefits in terms of academic and research collaboration and opportunities for interdisciplinary work and courses.[3] This "rationalisation" will involve the closure of the Elizabeth Gaskell, Hollings and Didsbury campuses and the condensing of the teaching from those sites on the new campus. This will necessitate a significant reduction is available space. The cost of space is considered excessive by the university management. The building of the Birley Fields Campus on an area of green space in the neighbouring Hulme district is being resisted by a considerable number of Hulme residents.[4]
The University is led by the Board of Governors which is responsible for the character, educational direction and policy of the university. The University's Vice Chancellor is Professor John Brooks, who, with the directorate and executive are responsible for the implementation of the vision across the university and the operation and management of university. The Directorate comprises the Pro-Vice Chancellors and Deans of faculties.
It is organised into eight faculties:
The Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre is a drama school, which trains students to become professional actors. The course offered is a BA (Hons) in Acting. The school is one of the 22 members of the conference of drama schools and the National Council for Drama Training, which means the course is a nationally acclaimed programme. Students who complete the course successfully are eligible for full equity status. The school has links with many local theatres and television companies, such as Granada and the BBC. Graduates from the school of theatre include Amanda Burton, Steve Coogan, Richard Griffiths, Graham Fellows, Julie Walters and Burn Gorman.
In the last academic session, the University had over 34,000 students. The University employs 4,400 staff, comprising almost 1,500 full-time teaching staff, 700 part-time teaching staff and 2,200 support staff.
MMU has eight research institutes:
The Students' union has buildings on the All Saints, Crewe and Alsager campuses. The Students' Union MMUnion exists to represent all members at the Manchester Metropolitan University and students on accredited external courses. MMUnion is controlled by the Union Officers Group formed of seven students and graduates of the university, elected by the students to control the Union on their behalf.
This partial list of alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University includes those who attended institutions which became part of present-day MMU. MMU's Alumni website provides profiles of its most notable alumni.
2009 honorands were:
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| Guardian University Guide | 104th[7] | 97th[7] | 92nd | 96th | – | 73rd | 100th | 88th | 62nd | |||||||||||
| Sunday Times University Guide | 78th[8] | 78th[9] | 84th=[10] | 86th[11] | 85th[12] | 75th | 65th | 67th | 68th | 66th= | 64th | 65th | 70th | |||||||
| The Complete University Guide | 89th[13] | 82nd[14] | 88th=[14] | 98th[15] | ||||||||||||||||
| The Daily Telegraph | 98th | 59th | ||||||||||||||||||
| FT Good University Guide | 70th[16] | 73rd[17] | 70th[18] | 62nd[19] |
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