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Sunday Times University ofSunday the YearTimes 2006 University of the Year 2006 The University of Manchester Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 History and Achievements • • • • • Historic merger in October 2004 brought together UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester England’s first civic University Associated with 22 Nobel prize winners Where Rutherford split the atom and the first computer was built In 2005, Manchester appointed Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz to chair the new World Poverty Research Institute Ernest Rutherford Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 University of the Year The University of Manchester has won the prestigious Sunday Times University of the Year 2006. Follows ‘Higher Education Institution of the Year’ award 2005/6 from Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) • Key elements: • Unprecedented £650 million investment programme • Manchester 2015 plan • Creation of 6 new research centres Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 The University of Manchester • • • • • • • The largest university in the UK, with 35,500 students 300 students from the Persian Gulf region (21 from Qatar) The largest university library in the country £650 million investment in superior facilities Wider range of research subject areas than any other UK institution Well equipped to meet religious and dietary needs of students from the Middle East Outstanding facilities Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 2007 World Rankings • Times Higher Educational Supplement: 7th in the UK and 30th Worldwide Times Higher World University Rankings 2007 Institution UK Ranking World Ranking Cambridge 1 2= Oxford 1 2= Imperial College London 3 5 University College London 4 9 Edinburgh 5 23 King’s College London 6 24 Manchester 7 30 Warwick 8 57 LSE 9 59 Birmingham 10 65 Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Research Assessment Exercise (2001) Independent government audit of Research quality at British Higher Education Institutions. The University of Manchester: • Top 5 or 5* rating, denoting international excellence, in 37/46 subjects, one of the highest totals in the UK Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 5* Subject Areas Materials Accountancy 5* Biological Sciences 5* Computer Science 5* French 5* German, Dutch & Scandinavian Languages 5* Iberian & Latin American Languages 5* Metallurgy & Materials 5* Music 5* Pharmacy 5* Pre-Clinical Studies 5* Professions Allied to Medicine 5* Sociology 5* Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies 5* Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Teaching Quality • • • • Innovative teaching methods Research informs teaching Inter-disciplinary Teaching Quality Assessments (TQA) Between 1993 and 2001, the British Government’s Quality Assurance Agency assessed standard of teaching. • 32 Subject Areas: ‘Excellent’ rating Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 ‘Excellent’ rated Subject Areas Anatomy and Physiology Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation, Sport and Tourism Anthropology Land and Property Management Archaeology Law Building Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics Business & Management Medicine Chemical Engineering Molecular Biosciences Chemistry Music Civil Engineering Nursing Classics & Ancient History Organismal Biosciences Computer Science Other Subjects Allied to Medicine Dentistry Pharmacology & Pharmacy Earth Sciences (Geology) Physics & Astronomy Economics Politics Education Psychology Electrical & Electronic Engineering Social Policy & Administration Geography Theology Note: Ranking based on highest result given to either VUM or UMIST Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Careers: A Bright Future • • • • • Courses developed in consultation with top employers Top Careers Services in the UK 1. The University of Manchester Award-winning Careers Service 2. Cambridge More employers recruit at Manchester 5. Warwick Distinguished Alumni 8. LSE 4th Ranked in the UK by 736 of the globe’s top employers (THES 2006) 3. Oxford 4. Careers Group London 6. Durham 7. Leeds 9. Loughborough 10. Aston Source: Barkers/AGR survey 2006 Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Academic Structure • Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences • Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences • Faculty of Life Sciences • Faculty of Humanities Campus at night Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Academic Services • Personal Tutors • Libraries: Joule Library John Rylands Library • John Rylands Computing: PC Clusters Departmental Clusters Links to Halls of Residence Email and Internet Compshop Computer Cluster Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Accommodation • Guaranteed to all new single international students for all years of study • Over 9000 rooms • Free internet access • City-based or Student Village • Catered or Self-Catering • En-suite facilities available • Private sector Dalton Ellis Hall Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Studying and Assessment • • • Study methods depend on subject and course Can include: Lectures Tutorials / workshops Practicals / laboratory work Fieldwork Group work Self-study Requires self-discipline and independence Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Services for International Students • Free Airport Collection Service • Orientation Programmes in September and January • International Student Welfare Unit Immigration advice and help with visas Financial advice Academic or personal problems • International Society Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 The City of Manchester • A young, vibrant and affordable city • Central location • Art galleries, theatres, shopping, café culture • Over 85,000 students in the city • Multi-cultural, cosmopolitan environment Rusholme (Curry Mile) Chinatown The Lowry Contact Theatre Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Sports • • • • • Host for the 2002 Commonwealth Games Old Trafford - Football, Cricket, Rugby In the top 10 of sporting universities and over 30 official sports clubs Top class facilities Two indoor sports complexes Outdoor pitches and fields Manchester Aquatics Centre Halls facilities Heavily subsidised by University Old Trafford Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Around Manchester • North-West of England has exciting city life, breathtaking countryside and a coastline of famous seaside resorts • Easy travelling distance to the Peak District, the Lake District and the coast Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 Fees and Living Costs • Tuition Fees (2008/9 academic year) • • – Arts / Education – Engineering / Science – Clinical years Med/Dent Pay in instalments ‘Fees freeze’ • Estimated Living Costs (2007/8 academic year) – Undergraduate (38 weeks) – Postgraduate (52 weeks) £ 10,500 £ 12,900 £ 23,500 £ 6,170 £ 8,160 Sunday Times University of the Year 2006 University Life • Learn to be independent • Personal development learn from your experiences • Balance between study and other commitments • Establish global friendships that last • Have the time of your life! Sunday THES Times University University of the ofYear the Year 2005/6 2006 www.manchester.ac.uk/international [email protected]