Manchester Metropolitan University

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Manchester Metropolitan University
Motto Many Arts, Many Skills
Established 1970 (as Manchester Polytechnic)
1992 (gained University status)
Type Public
Endowment £984,000(2011)[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
Campus All Saints, Aytoun, Hollings, Elizabeth Gaskell, Didsbury, Alsager, Crewe
Colours Blue, turquoise, burgundy, gold
                               
Affiliations University Alliance
Association of Commonwealth Universities
NWUA
Association of MBAs
EUA
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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[edit] History

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.

[edit] Campuses

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Older buildings on the MMU Cheshire Alsager campus.
The All Saints Building on the Manchester Campus

The University was located on 7 sites with 5 located in Manchester (All Saints, Aytoun, Didsbury, Elizabeth Gaskill, Hollings) and 2 in Cheshire (Alsager and Crewe) and is currently in the process of 'rationalising' its estate with a view to reducing the total number of sites from 7 to 2. The University has already moved the Alsager campus to Crewe and rebranded this campus MMU Cheshire. The Aytoun campus will be closed in 2012 when the new Business School opens on the All Saints Campus. Currently the University is engaged in a £250 million pound investment programme which will involve the largest physical change to its estate since the University's foundation. The University hopes to provide an estate that improves the student experience, is more efficient and promotes further engagement with the local community. [3]

[edit] All Saints Campus

The All Saints campus is the University's main campus. It is home to the The Faculty of Humanities, Law and Social Science with The Geoffrey Manton Building accommodating the Departments of English, History and Economic History, Information and Communications, Politics and Philosophy, and Sociology. The Departments of Languages and Economics are housed in the Mabel Tylecote Building and the School of Law is located in the purpose built Sandra Burlsem building which opened in 2003.[4]

The Faculty of Art and Design is also situated on the All Saints Campus. It is composed of four departments: The Manchester School of Architecture (operated jointly with the University of Manchester Faculty of Humanities); Department of Art; Department of Design; Department of Media.[5] The Faculty is also home to The Holden Gallery which offers a continuous programme of exhibitions and is open free to the public.[6] The University has also invested in improving the building for the Faculty of Art & Design granting £34 million to facilitate three main changes including: a brand new building for the faculty, refurbishment of the workshops and renovation of the studios. The entire project is expected to be completed in 2012.[7]

The new Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS) has been built on the All Saints Campus and will move from its current location at the Aytoun Campus in 2012. It has cost £73 million[8] and will be home to over 5,000 students and 250 staff.[9] It is considered to be an original architectural concept with three separate towers sitting under a single glass roof. Green development has been an integral part of the building's design incorporating both solar panels and heat pumps to help power the building along with a rain water recycling scheme.[10]

The main University Library is also situated on the All Saints campus. It is part of the Consortium of academic libraries in Manchester (CALIM).

[edit] Hollings

The Hollings Faculty offers the largest concentration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in food, clothing, hospitality and related fields in the UK with over 3500 full-time, part-time and sandwich programme students. Hollings Faculty is located three miles south of Manchester city centre and has excellent teaching and learnin facilities. There are halls or residence and private accommodation located nearby, mote infomation can be found from

The current all saints campus

[edit] Elizabeth Gaskell and Didsbury

The Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care currently operates from these two campuses. Health-related and psychology programmes are based at the Elizabeth Gaskell Campus, whilst social work and social change programmes are located at Didsbury. [11]

[edit] MMU Cheshire

The Institute of Education is based on two campuses, Didsbury (Greater Manchester) and Crewe (Cheshire).[12] It provides various routes leading to Qualified Teacher Status. MMU Cheshire is also home to the following academic departments: Business and Management Studies, Contemporary Arts, Exercise and Sport Science, Interdisciplinary Studies.[13]

[edit] Burley Fields

The University will be investing £120 million in a highly environmentally sustainable development situated on the Birley Fields site in Hulme. The plan is to relocate the Faculties of Education and Health build student residences that can house approximately 1,200 students, car parking and facilities for community use.[14]

[edit] Organisation

[edit] Governance

In common with most universities in the United Kingdom, Manchester Metropolitan University is headed formally by the Chancellor, currently Dianne Thompson CBE but led by the Vice-Chancellor, currently Professor John Brooks. There are two deputy Vice-Chancellors.

The University’s Board of Governors is responsible for determining the educational character and mission of the University. It also falls to the Board of Governors to ensure that the University's resources are used in line with the University's Article of Government. It also safeguards the University’s assets and approves the annual estimates of income and expenditure.[15]

The Board of Governors is responsible for broad policy but the Vice-Chancellor, along with the Executive and Directorate, is responsible for overall management, policy implementation, organisation, operations and direction of the University.[16]

[edit] University Structure

The University is organised into eight faculties:

  • Art and Design
  • Health, Psychology and Social Care
  • Humanities, Law and Social Science
  • Science and Engineering
  • MMU Business School
  • MMU Cheshire
  • MMU Institute of Education
  • Hollings Faculty

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 35,000 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.[17]

[edit] Finances

In the financial year ended 31 July 2011, Manchester Metropolitan University had a total income of £248,028,000 (2009/10 - £243,606,000) and a total expenditure of £213,103,000 (2009/10 - £220,221,000).[18] The University's collects £106,857,000 from tuition fees and education contracts (2009/10 - £101,640,000) and attracts £4,992,000 in research grants and contracts (2009/10 - £4,414,000). Income from other sources totalled £31,371,000 (2009/10 - 30,524,000).[19]

[edit] Research

MMU has eight research institutes:

  • Dalton Research Institute (DRI)
  • Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
  • Healthcare Science Research Institute (HSRI)
  • Institute of Humanities and Social Science Research (HSSR)
  • Institute for Performance Research (IPR)
  • Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design (MIRIAD)
  • Research Institute for Business and Management (RIBM)
  • Research Institute for Health and Social Change (RIHSC)

[edit] Students' Union

Main article: MMUnion

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. A shop especially designed to cater to the university students has also been set up inside the Student Union office.

[edit] Notable alumni

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.

Michael J. Turner - Chairman of Babcock International

[edit] Honorary graduates

2009 honorands were:

[edit] Reputation and rankings

UK University Rankings
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Times Good University Guide 98th[20] 95th[21] 90th[21] 92nd=[21] 90th[21] 97th 75th 73rd 69th 75th 71st 69th= 69th= 71st= 74th= 75th= 66th= 68th= 53rd= 61st=
Guardian University Guide 104th[22] 97th[22] 92nd 96th – 73rd 100th 88th 62nd
Sunday Times University Guide 78th[23] 78th[24] 84th=[25] 86th[26] 85th[27] 75th 65th 67th 68th 66th= 64th 65th 70th
The Complete University Guide 89th[28] 82nd[29] 88th=[29] 98th[30]
The Daily Telegraph 98th 59th
FT Good University Guide 70th[31] 73rd[32] 70th[33] 62nd[34]

[edit] Admissions

UCAS statistics show that the University received 58,752 applications in 2011 granting places to 9,083 students.[35] Its student population stands at 35,165[36] and The Complete University Guide shows that the University has a ratio of enrolled male to female students standing at 42:58.[37] The University admits undergraduate students who have achieved a broad range of UCAS tariff points. Unistats breaks down the University's admissions with 5% being admitted with 119 points, 20% being admitted with 120-159 points, 30% being admitted with 160-199 points, 20% being admitted with 200-239 points, 15% being admitted with 240-279 points, 5% being admitted with 280-319 points, 5% being admitted with 320-359 points.[38] Admission to courses offered by the University usually require tariff points above 160 points.[39] Government statistics also show 5% of students gaining a First Class Honours degree, 35% gaining a 2:1, 55% gaining a 2:2 and 5% gaining a 3rd or a pass.[40]

[edit] References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Table 0a – All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07" (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Higher Education Statistics Agency. http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0607.xls. Retrieved 11 April 2008. 
  3. ^ "Campus Redevelopments". http://www.mmu.ac.uk/community/modern/campus-redevelopments.php#business/. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
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