The UMIST motto was Scientia et Labore (By Knowledge and Work). ==Manchester Mechanics' Institute (1824–1882)== The foundation of UMIST can be traced to 1824 during the Industrial Revolution when a group of Manchester businessmen and industrialists met in a public house, the Bridgewater Arms, to establish the Mechanics' Institute in Manchester, where artisans could learn basic science, particularly mechanics and chemistry.
(ed.) (1974) Artisan to Graduate: Essays to Commemorate the Foundation in 1824 of the Manchester Mechanics' Institution, Manchester: Manchester University Press, — (2004) "Reynolds, John Henry (1842–1927)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press.
In 1829, radical Rowland Detrosier led a breakaway group to form the New Mechanics' Institution in Poole Street, a move that had a serious effect on the recruitment and finances of the original institute.
Subscriptions and memberships in 1830–31 were an all-time low and only the gradual opening of the board up to election by the members rectified the situation.
Detrosier's break-away ultimately rejoined the Institute. By 1840, the Institute was established with 1,000 subscribers and a library of some 5,500 books.
This still stands and is a Grade II* listed building. ==The Tech (1883–1917)== In 1883 secretary of the Institution John Henry Reynolds reorganised the Institution as a Technical School using the schemes and examinations of the City and Guilds of London Institute.
Davis in 1888 were highly influential in defining the discipline.
A new building was begun in 1895 and opened by the Prime Minister Arthur Balfour in October 1902.
The Main Building (now called the Sackville Street Building) was purpose-built between 1895 and 1902 by Spalding and Cross.
A new building was begun in 1895 and opened by the Prime Minister Arthur Balfour in October 1902.
The Main Building (now called the Sackville Street Building) was purpose-built between 1895 and 1902 by Spalding and Cross.
Similarly in the 1920s it pioneered academic training in Management, with the formation of a Department of Industrial Administration funded by an endowment from asbestos magnate Sir Samuel Turner. In 1905, the Tech become the Faculty of Technology of the Victoria University of Manchester, allowing the award of BSc and MSc degrees.
Building". ==Establishment as a university (1918–1994)== In 1918, the institution changed name again to Manchester Municipal College of Technology.
Similarly in the 1920s it pioneered academic training in Management, with the formation of a Department of Industrial Administration funded by an endowment from asbestos magnate Sir Samuel Turner. In 1905, the Tech become the Faculty of Technology of the Victoria University of Manchester, allowing the award of BSc and MSc degrees.
Starting in 1927, plans were drawn up by the architects Bradshaw Gass & Hope for an extension which would approximately double the size of the original building.
By 1949 over 8500 students were enrolled, however most still studying non-degree courses. The appointment of B.
Bowden (later Lord Bowden) in 1953 marked the beginning of a phase of expansion. On 29 July 1955 the institute received its own Royal Charter incorporating it as a university college under the name Manchester College of Science and Technology, and became separately funded by the University Grants Committee.
Bowden (later Lord Bowden) in 1953 marked the beginning of a phase of expansion. On 29 July 1955 the institute received its own Royal Charter incorporating it as a university college under the name Manchester College of Science and Technology, and became separately funded by the University Grants Committee.
On 1 October 2004, it amalgamated with the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly called the University of Manchester) to produce a new entity called the University of Manchester. UMIST gained its royal charter in 1956 and became a fully autonomous university in 1994.
However, construction was delayed by the war and other factors, so that the extension was not fully completed until 1957. In the 1960s the institution expanded rapidly to the south, growing from a single large building to an entire campus.
The main redbrick building contained the student self-service café, known as The Readers' Digest. A prominent feature of the student calendar from the 1960s onwards was the Bogle Stroll.
However, construction was delayed by the war and other factors, so that the extension was not fully completed until 1957. In the 1960s the institution expanded rapidly to the south, growing from a single large building to an entire campus.
These were built slanted to accommodate the winding river. ==See also== People associated with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology UMIST linear system ===External links=== A promotional film made in 1974 to attract prospective students to UMIST is available here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkMUw9YKWjY] == Notes and references == ==Bibliography== Cardwell, D.
Critics use these statistics to support the claim that it was not a merger of equals, that it was effectively a takeover of UMIST by Manchester University and that this was not in UMIST's best interests. ==Alumni groups== Until the late 1980s, UMIST's official alumni organisation was called the Manchester Technology Association, a name which was a relic of UMIST's past incarnation as 'The Tech'.
On 1 October 2004, it amalgamated with the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly called the University of Manchester) to produce a new entity called the University of Manchester. UMIST gained its royal charter in 1956 and became a fully autonomous university in 1994.
In 1994 most of the remaining institutional ties with the Victoria University of Manchester were severed, as new legislation allowed UMIST to become a fully autonomous university with powers to award its own degrees. ==The end of UMIST, 2004== UMIST, together with the Victoria University of Manchester ceased to exist on 1 October 2004, when they were combined in a new single University of Manchester.
(1964) "John Henry Reynolds, pioneer of technical education in Manchester", Vocational Aspect 16/35, 176–96 ==External links== University of Manchester UMIST website versions from 1997 onwards, preserved in the Internet Archive Higher Education Policy Institute report based on interviews with those involved in several university mergers including UMIST's.
The tradition continues at the University of Manchester. Sports facilities included a gymnasium in the main building, the large assembly hall, the MUTECH playing fields and the Sugden Sports Centre (jointly owned by UMIST and the Metropolitan University and opened in 1998).
The athletic union was responsible for administering the grant-aided clubs and inter-varsity teams. ==Achievements and evolution== During the last quarter of the 20th century UMIST established a reputation as a major research-based university, performing well in the government's Research Assessment Exercise in 2001, and was well placed in various league tables.
On 1 October 2004, it amalgamated with the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly called the University of Manchester) to produce a new entity called the University of Manchester. UMIST gained its royal charter in 1956 and became a fully autonomous university in 1994.
In 1994 most of the remaining institutional ties with the Victoria University of Manchester were severed, as new legislation allowed UMIST to become a fully autonomous university with powers to award its own degrees. ==The end of UMIST, 2004== UMIST, together with the Victoria University of Manchester ceased to exist on 1 October 2004, when they were combined in a new single University of Manchester.
It published a glossy magazine for UMIST graduates called Mainstream. In 2004, at the time of the university merger, the UMIST Association also merged with its equivalent organisation at the Victoria University of Manchester.
On the site previously had been cheap crowded inner-city housing occupied by Irish immigrants. This is the western end of the Sackville Street Building until 2005 known as the UMIST Main Building, pictured above, a grade II listed building by Spalding and Cross with Renaissance motifs of Burmantofts terracotta.
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Only the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, which was built in 2006, is exempted, whilst the fate of the former UMIST Main Building is left vague.
The estates plan, published in 2007, indicates an intention to sell a number of former UMIST teaching buildings, including the Moffat Building, the Maths and Social Sciences Tower, the Morton Building and the Fairbairn Building, as well as formerly UMIST-owned halls of residence including Hardy Farm, Chandos Hall, Wright-Robinson Hall and Weston Hall.
This plan will, therefore, encompass the destruction of almost all of UMIST's physical legacy. In March 2007, the press claimed that the merger had created a debt of £30 million, about 5% of the University's annual turnover, and that the University was aiming to tackle this debt by implementing 400 voluntary redundancies.
Unions and some ex-UMIST staff and students have reacted angrily to the potential sales. In the estates strategy for 2010–2020 for the University of Manchester it is stated that essentially all of the former UMIST campus, described as the "area north of the Mancunian Way," is to be disposed of.
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