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In 2004 the Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST merged to form The University of Manchester. Key dates 1824 - A rapid increase in the town's population created a need to educate working men in basic principles of science prompted Manchester wealthy manufacturers and industrialists to establish the Mechanics' Institute.
The John Owens Building. Named after the originator of Owens College, one of the University's ancestral foundations, the John Owens building originally housed all subjects except chemistry and medicine. In 1851 Owens College opened in a house on Quay Street in central Manchester. It was named for John Owens, an unmarried Manchester merchant and ...
In 1966, during a period of rapid expansion, the College of Technology was renamed the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), but remained largely independent of the Victoria University. Changes to legislation meant that in 1994 UMIST became a completely autonomous university with its own degree-awarding powers.
Umist and Victoria - an impressive legacy. A timeline. Donald MacLeod. Thursday 21 October 2004. guardian.co.uk. 1824 Manchester Mechanics' Institute founded in the Bridgewater Arms by a group of ...
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER. Country: United Kingdom Campus/location : Manchester Additions : 1880 Owens College, Victoria University Incorporated into : 2004 ...
Victoria University of Manchester. Victoria University of Manchester was founded in 1851. The company's line of business includes the operation of colleges and universities.
