The University of Manchester is not a campus university, as its buildings are located across Manchester city centre. However, it is still informally referred to as campus' and is made up of two parts: north campus (on Sackville Street) and south campus (on Oxford Road).
 ÂBackground and History
The University of Manchester was founded in its current form in 2004, when the Victoria University of Manchester and University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) merged together. However, the University of Manchester's origins can be traced back to 1824, with the formation of UMIST. The Victoria University of Manchester was founded as Owens College in 1851. Today, the University is one of the UK's six red brick universities, and part of the 20-strong Russell Group of research intensive universities.
Location and Accessibility
By rail (Manchester Piccadilly): The north campus' is a five-minute walk from Piccadilly Station. Leave the station at the Fairfield Street entrance (where the taxi rank is), cross London Road and proceed down Fairfield Street straight ahead. Continue down Fairfield Street and the Sackville Street building is on your left. Meanwhile, the south campus' entails a longer walk. Fortunately, there is an excellent bus service from the Fairfield Entrance of the station (bus number 147) which runs across the whole Oxford Road campus'.
By road: Manchester is easily linked to the M6, M56 and M62. Some parking is available at the University, but the safer bet is to use the multi-storey car parks at both Booth Street West and Charles Street.
Ease of access for disabled students: Most buildings and facilities are wheelchair friendly, and accommodation designed for people with disabilities is available. For further information, call 0161 275 7512 or email [email protected].
What's on Offer
Undergraduate: BAEcon, BSc, BEng, MEng, BA, MChem, MML, IPML, BDS, MEarthSci, LLB, MMath&Phys, MBChB, MNeuroSci, BNurs, MOptom, MPharm, BASS, BSocSc, MTCP.
Postgraduate: MSc, MA, MRes, MBA, PGDip, LLM, MDPH, CPD, MusM, CPD, PGCE, PGCert, MPlan.
Entry Requirements
Entrance requirements to specific programmes vary, but AAA or ABB at A Level is the most common prerequisite.