Lowry attended in the years after the First World War, where he was taught by the noted impressionist Adolphe Valette. Schools of Commerce (founded 1889), Education (f.
The university traces its origins to the Manchester Mechanics Institute and the Manchester School of Design, which formed Manchester Polytechnic in 1970.
The school renamed itself as Manchester Polytechnic in 1970, which was followed by series of mergers with the Didsbury College of Education and Hollings College in 1977, as well as City of Manchester College of Higher Education in 1983.
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It was planned as a single central library in 1972 but after the mergers with the Didsbury College of Education and Hollings College it became a central library and administrative centre for seven library sites.
From 1975 a catalogue was produced with the aid of the Birmingham Libraries Co-operative Mechanisation Project.
The school renamed itself as Manchester Polytechnic in 1970, which was followed by series of mergers with the Didsbury College of Education and Hollings College in 1977, as well as City of Manchester College of Higher Education in 1983.
The school renamed itself as Manchester Polytechnic in 1970, which was followed by series of mergers with the Didsbury College of Education and Hollings College in 1977, as well as City of Manchester College of Higher Education in 1983.
From 1992 the library was part of the Consortium of Academic Libraries in Manchester (CALIM) which was extended in 2002 to become NoWAL, the North West Academic Libraries.
From 1992 the library was part of the Consortium of Academic Libraries in Manchester (CALIM) which was extended in 2002 to become NoWAL, the North West Academic Libraries.
The Manchester Law School is in the Sandra Burslem building which opened in 2003. The university library was renamed the Sir Kenneth Green Library but then again renamed the All Saints Library, is on the All Saints campus.
MSOP joined Manchester Metropolitan University as the Department of Physiotherapy in 2004, and was later renamed as the Department of Health Professions.
MSOP was previously affiliated with the Victoria University of Manchester, which conferred degree-level courses by extension until the final class of 2005.
In 2011, the university announced a £350 million investment programme for the largest physical change to its estate since its foundation.
The University employs 4,810 staff, comprising 1,610 full-time and 1,115 part-time academic staff and 2,090 support staff. ===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).
The university moved the work of the Alsager campus to Crewe, while the Aytoun campus was closed in 2012 following the opening of an All Saints Campus business school.
In 2014 the Benzie Building was nominated for the Stirling Prize. New premises costing £75 million for the Faculty of Business and Law have been built on All Saints Campus and the Business School re-located to this building from the Aytoun Campus in 2012.
The Elizabeth Gaskell, Hollings and Didsbury campuses were closed in 2014, with faculties being relocated to campuses at All Saints and Birley.
In 2014 the Benzie Building was nominated for the Stirling Prize. New premises costing £75 million for the Faculty of Business and Law have been built on All Saints Campus and the Business School re-located to this building from the Aytoun Campus in 2012.
Income from other sources totalled £31,371,000 (2009/10 – 30,524,000). ==Academics and rankings== ===Academics=== MMU has admitted applications from a broad range of UCAS tariff points, with an average of 343.7 in 2015, and 132.6 in 2018 under the new system. The university receives approximately 52,000 applications every year.
The Languages department was housed in the Mabel Tylecote Building until this was demolished in 2017 to make way for a new Arts and Humanities building on the site. The John Dalton Building, on Chester Street, is the home of the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
In 2019, it ranked 492nd among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings. In August 2017, The Economist ranked MMU #92 out of 124 within the UK in degree value, based on statistics from the Department for Education. In terms of research, MMU is ranked fourth within new universities attracting research funds from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, one of several institutions that fund higher education research programmes.
Income from other sources totalled £31,371,000 (2009/10 – 30,524,000). ==Academics and rankings== ===Academics=== MMU has admitted applications from a broad range of UCAS tariff points, with an average of 343.7 in 2015, and 132.6 in 2018 under the new system. The university receives approximately 52,000 applications every year.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings dropped Manchester Met's national ranking from #64 to #82 in 2018, and continued to rank the university in the #601–800 tier internationally.
The Crewe campus closed in summer 2019, a decision taken following a review conducted by financial advisory firm Deloitte.
In 2019, it ranked 492nd among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings. In August 2017, The Economist ranked MMU #92 out of 124 within the UK in degree value, based on statistics from the Department for Education. In terms of research, MMU is ranked fourth within new universities attracting research funds from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, one of several institutions that fund higher education research programmes.
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