DOCSLIB.ORG

Key University Venues for Meetings and Events

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Key University Venues for Meetings and Events Key University venues for meetings and events www.manchester.ac.uk/conference See back cover for venue locations Our University’s rich heritage and ground breaking research Manchester Meeting Place page 4 has provided us with a great choice of venues in which to host meetings and events. Barnes Wallis Building 5 We have put together this helpful guide to the key venues across Core Technology Facility 6 our University that are available for meetings and events, so whether you are in need of a boardroom for 10 for a staff away Sackville Street Building 7 day or a large scale conference venue, the University has the venue to host your event. Christie’s Bistro 8 Further information on the venues can also be found on our Whitworth Building 9 website, but if you have an event to book and don’t know where to start, the Conferences and Venues team have a wealth of Renold Building 10 experience in running events and will be happy to guide you through the choices to make sure you have the right University University Place 11 venue for your next event. Residential campus venues 12 Manchester Museum 13 Whitworth Art Gallery 14 Alliance Manchester Business School 15 www.manchester.ac.uk/conference e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 306 4100 2 3 A B Manchester Meeting Place Barnes Wallis Building One of our year round meeting Meeting rooms: 11 This is a great venue, only a short Meeting rooms: 2 venues on the Sackville Street 1 x 90 seat walk from Piccadilly station, available 1 x 200 theatre style or 150 cabaret Campus, just 250 metres from 2 x 40 seat for day conferences, poster displays style Piccadilly station. It offers a choice 4 x 30 seat and small exhibitions and can be 1 x 120 theatre style or 65 cabaret of modern, flexible meeting 2 x 8 boardoom used in conjunction with Manchester style rooms ideal for training courses, 2 x 6 boardroom Meeting Place which offers a number Availability day conferences, away days and Availability of rooms for breakout sessions. Year round. interviews. Year round. www.manchester.ac.uk/conference e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 306 4100 4 5 C D Core Technology Facility Sackville Street Building This venue houses a variety of Meeting rooms: 9 This splendid neo-Gothic building, Meeting rooms: 3 contemporary meeting spaces on 1 x 120 theatre style sits at the heart of our city centre 1 x 200 drinks receptions or buffets the Oxford Road Campus, from a 1 x 60 theatre style campus, offering a traditional setting 1 x 225 examination style boardroom for 8 up to 120 delegates 1 x 25 theatre style for drinks receptions, buffets and 1 x 300 theatre style or theatre style. It is a great choice for 1 x 14 boardroom style meetings and also has a large scale 144 cabaret style interviews, meetings, conferences 4 x 8 boardroom style venue for examinations , all available Availability and training events. Availability year round. Year round. Year round. www.manchester.ac.uk/conference e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 306 4100 6 7 E F Christie’s Bistro Whitworth Building Based in the old Science Library, a stunning backdrop for private Used for the University’s main Meeting rooms: 8 and one of the University’s hidden drinks receptions or formal dining. ceremonial events, the majestic Whitworth Hall 600 theatre style or gems, the Bistro offers a relaxing Availability Grade II listed Whitworth Building 300 for dining place during the week for people Year round. is a beautiful place to host a dinner, 1 x 30 boardroom to meet with colleagues and enjoy awards ceremony, or meeting with 1 x28 boardroom refreshments and lunch. In the exhibition and also has a number 5 x 12 boardroom evening and at the weekend, it offers of boardrooms that can be used Availability for smaller meetings throughout Year round. the year. www.manchester.ac.uk/conference e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 306 4100 8 9 G H Renold Building University Place This is an ideal venue for national Meeting rooms: 28 This is the University’s largest Meeting rooms: 25 and international conferences in 1 x 524 theatre style venue for national and international 1 x 1000 theatre style(or split 1 x 600 city centre Manchester, within close 2 x 296 theatre style conferences with capacity for up to and 1 x 280 theatre style) proximity to the hotels and social 5 x 157 theatre style 1000 delegates, offering a choice 2 x 96 classroom style venues. It offers a choice of tiered 5 x 20 seat classrooms of tiered theatres and flat floored 1 x 80 classroom style theatres and flat floored rooms 5 x 50 seat classrooms rooms as well as 500 square metres 4 x 60 seat classrooms as well as 900 square metres of Availability of exhibition space and an adjacent 1 x 40 seat classrooms exhibition space outside the main Vacations, weekends and evenings. marquee area. 14 x 30 seat classrooms theatres. 2 x 18 ushape Availability Vacations, weekends and evenings. www.manchester.ac.uk/conference e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 306 4100 10 11 I J Residential campus venues Manchester Museum Our student halls of residence on Meeting rooms: 8 A wonderful cultural venue on our can host drinks receptions for up to the Victoria Park Campus offer a 1 x 260 theatre style Oxford Road Campus with two 400 and dinners for up to 130. great base for meetings, language 1 x 90 theatre style stunning galleries, the atmospheric Availability schools and widening participation 1 x 80 theatre style Victorian Living Worlds Gallery Evenings and weekends year round, events during the summer vacation. 3 x 50 theatre style and the equally impressive Fossils bookable through Manchester Fully secured standard and en-suite 1 x 35 theatre style Gallery. Across the two galleries we Museum. accommodation, a choice of flat 1 x 25 theatre style floored rooms and full catering are Bedrooms all available on site. On our Victoria Park Campus 319 single Fallowfield Campus we have over en-suite and 385 standard bedrooms 2000 bedrooms available in the summer close to the University’s Fallowfield Campus 2000 single major sporting facilities. For guests en-suite and 300 standard bedrooms and delegates wanting hotel Availability accommodation, the hotel on Summer vacation. the Oxford Road Campus offers preferential rates to University visitors. www.manchester.ac.uk/conference e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 306 1585 12 13 K Alliance Manchester L Whitworth Art Gallery Business School Overlooking Whitworth Park, the Availability Located on the Oxford Road Availability Whitworth Art Gallery offers a mix of Year round, bookable through the Campus, this is one of Europe’s top Vacations, evenings and weekends, historic and contemporary spaces, Whitworth Art Gallery. 10 business schools, with cutting bookable through Alliance which includes the Jacobean-styled edge teaching facilities and a range Manchester Business School. Grand Hall seating up to 136 cabaret of classrooms and tiered lecture style, and the South Gallery for theatres up to 200 together with receptions up to 200. spacious foyer areas for networking and catering. Adjacent to the school, the Hyatt Regency Hotel offers preferential rates to University visitors, bookings can be made via www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/contact/hotel-bookings e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 275 7463 e [email protected] | t +44 (0) 161 275 6424 14 15 D B G A L H J E F C K A Manchester Meeting Place I I B Barnes Wallis building C Core Technology Facility D Sackville Street Building E Christie’s Bistro F Whitworth Building G Renold Building H University Place I Residential campus venues J Manchester Museum K Whitworth Art Gallery I L Alliance Manchester Business School For more information, visit the Conferences and Venues website www.manchester.ac.uk/conference, email the team at [email protected] or call us on +44 (0) 161 306 4100 Royal Charter Number RC000797 | DW3549.12.19.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Careers Beyond Borders 2012 Seminar Informational BOOKLET
    Careers beyond borders 2012 Manchester, UK September, 6 - 7 Seminar informational BOOKLET Introduction| Agenda| About| Guest Speakers| EF Campus| Accommodation | Venue | Map | Contacts www.ef.com/beyondborders We are excited to welcome you to Careers Beyond Borders In September 2012, EF’s Professional Campus in Manchester, England, will host an exclusive international seminar focusing on the importance of language skills and global knowledge in a competitive world. Titled “Careers beyond borders”, the seminar will examine language skills and global connections as key components of success in the future for individuals as well as countries. The two-day seminar will bring together EF students, experts on international education and career development, bloggers and journalists from around the world at EF’s Professional Campus, the world’s first international language center dedicated to young professionals. You are invited to participate in all the “Careers beyond borders” panel discussions, speeches and interactive sessions on September 6th and 7th, with renowned guest speakers -including best selling author and social media guru Erik Qualman- press, bloggers and participants from all around the world, as well as to discover the city of Manchester. We look forwards to seeing you there, Eduardo Rubio Sales President at EF Education First President of EF Young Professionals 11:00 – 11:15: Short Break Seminar Agenda 11:15 – 12:15: Guest Speaker Panel Round 2: “Trends in international Careers” moderated by Robert Dorlin Thursday 6th of September 12:15 - 12:30: Speech by Andy Parkinson, Deputy Chief Executive from Marketing Manchester Airport transfers to Campus. 12:30 - 14:00: International Networking Lunch / 16:00 - 18:00: Welcome by Bev Garth & Emily Press Conference by Erik Qualman Cunningham + EF Professional Campus Tour 14:00 - 15:30: Guest Lectures: 18:00 - 19:00: Networking Cocktail «The value of English and foreign languages for a career beyond borders» by Michael Lu.
    [Show full text]
  • CV—Alpesh K. Patel/ Page 1 of 6
    ALPESH KANTILAL PATEL CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, Manchester, England PhD in ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES, April 2009 Dissertation: “Queer Desi Visual Culture across the Brown Atlantic (US/UK)” MPHIL in DRAMA/SCREEN STUDIES (upgraded to PHD in 2006) YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, Connecticut BA in HISTORY OF ART with distinction in major, September 1997 ACADEMIC POSITIONS FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, FL Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art and Theory, August 2011-present Director, Master in Fine Arts in Visual Arts, July 2012-present NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY, Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Visiting Scholar, Center for Study of Gender and Sexuality FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, STUDENTSHIPS, GRANTS, AND OTHER HONORS NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF ARTS SUMMER INSTITUTE: Re-envisioning American Art History: Asian American Art, Research, and Teaching at Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, July 2012 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL, Junior Anchor Grant to develop year-round programming for Miami Beach Urban Studios (MBUS), October 2012. $30,000 with matching grant FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Office of Engaged Creativity Grant, 2011-12 COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION (CAA), Professional Development Fellowship, finalist, 2008 HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND (HEFCE), Overseas Research Studentship, 2006-8 UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ARTS, HISTORIES AND CULTURES Skills Awareness for Graduate Education (SAGE) grant, to fund organization of postgraduate conference,
    [Show full text]
  • CN Summer 2007
    _____________________________________________________________________ Current Notes The Journal of the Manchester Astronomical Society August 2007 _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Contents Page Obituary 1 Letters and News 1 The Sky at Night 2 By Kevin J Kilburn Some Open Star Clusters in our Winter Skies 4 By Cliff Meredith Picture Gallery 7-10 Balmer 11 By Nigel Longshaw The Total Lunar Eclipse 12 By Anthony Jennings The Occultation of Saturn 12 By Kevin J Kilburn Global Warming Propaganda and ‘The Chilling Stars’ 13–15 By Guy Duckworth _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Obituary being re-elected in 1987 and 1988. In accordance with MAS rules, upon his John Bolton joined the Manchester retirement as President he served as Astronomical Society (MAS) sometime during Immediate Past President under the presidency the summer of 1967, although it was not until of Ray Brierley until the election of Kevin the General Meeting in October of that year Kilburn as President in 1991 when John took that his membership was recorded in the MAS on the office of Vice President. There were four Register of Members. Vice Presidents in the MAS at this time in its history. This structure continued until 1996 when the management of the MAS underwent radical change and the number of council posts was reduced to a total of 10 with three of the Vice President positions being abolished along with the re-classification of others. At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 1996, John was elected to the sole remaining post of Vice President and continued in this capacity until the AGM in April 2007. Throughout his almost 40 years of membership, John’s enthusiasm was infectious and many current members owe much to his passion for astronomy.
    [Show full text]
  • Building List
    ST ANDRE W’S ST T S S I V A TR HOYLE STREE ST D T SHEFFIEL T REE ST K STREET C D L DO E D PA IRFI BA FA RIN G ST REE T N EE GR Manchester Piccadilly K Station D DWIC A 35 Cordingley Lecture AR Theatre 147 78 Academy BUILDING LIST KEY 86 Core Technology bus stop BE R RY ST 37 Access Summit Facility Assessment Centre at 42 Cosmo Rodewald 122 1 Sackville Street 19 Masdar Building 39 Kilburn Building 57 Student Services 72 Vaughan House 90 National Graphene Institute The University of cluster Campus buildings Concert Hall Building (Graphene Engineering 40 Information Centre 73 Avila House RC Chaplaincy 91 McDougall Centre Manchester 01 Council Chamber 7 James Lighthill Building Innovation Centre) Technology Building 58 Christie Building 92 Jean McFarlane Building 74 Holy Name Church University residences 83 Accommodation Office 20 Ferranti6 Building 59 Simon Building (Sackville Street) ET 41 Dental Hospital 93 George Kenyon Building E 8 Renold Building A 75 AV Hill Building 15 cluster 07 Aerospace Research TR 21 MSST Tower 51 Council Chamber S E 60 Zochonis Building and Hall of Residence 9 Barnes Wallis Building / E 42 Martin Harris Centre 76 AQA Under construction Centre (UMARI) 22 SugdenR Sports Centre OA D cluster (Whitworth Building) ELD T forR Music and Drama 61 Chemistry Building 100 Denmark Road Hall FI S SON FSE Student Hub / cluster DE cluster 63 Alan Gilbert IR cluster G WA 77 Ellen Wilkinson Building cluster IN26 Booth Street East Building 68 Council Chamber N T 62 Dryden Street Nursery 121 Liberty Park FA W 43 Coupland Building
    [Show full text]
  • 2001: University of Manchester
    CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL - SATURDAY 21 APRIL 2001 CA 2001 CONFERENCE INFORMATION The CA Conference in 2001 will be hosted by the University of Manchester, and will form part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the University, which was originally founded as Owens College in 1851 and became the first of England’s great civic universities. Programme CA 2001 offers a programme of exceptional variety. Several panels will focus on the theme of ‘setting the agenda for the twenty-first century’, as advertised in the Call for Papers: ‘Computers and the Classicist’; ‘Classics without Greek and Latin: the future for teaching and research’; ‘Shifting Boundaries: Classics and other disciplines’; ‘Plato after Plato’; ‘Personal Identity’; ‘Fragments’; ‘Ancient Ideas of Freedom’. In addition panels will be offered on: § Semiotics and Greek Literature § The History of Classics § Poetic Identity § Ancient Music § Old Age § Folklore § Romanisation and Other Interactions § Ancient Religion § Late Ovid § Greek Tragedy As you can see from the enclosed programme, our three plenary sessions with distinguished guest speakers will also address some of the highlighted themes. They include the Presidential Address by Professor T.P. Wiseman. In addition, this year, there will be a performance of Lyric Poetry in Greek and Latin. A welcoming reception will be held on Wednesday, 18 April, in the newly refurbished galleries of the Manchester Museum. The main Conference Centre, where all other scheduled events will take place, is at Hulme Hall, Oxford Place, Victoria Park, Manchester M14 5RL. Accommodation for delegates will be on site at Hulme Hall and, if needed, at nearby Dalton Ellis Hall.
    [Show full text]
  • Building Key Key P
    T S BAR ING S D TREET N L EE E R I G F K R IC I D W 35 Cordingley Lecture Theatre A RD A F 147 Building key A Key 86 Core Technology Facility Manchester Piccadilly Bus 78 Academy Station stop B 42 Cosmo Rodewald ERRY S cluster 63 Alan Gilbert 47 Coupland Building 3 83 Grove House 16 Manchester 53 Roscoe Building 81 The Manchester 32 Access Summit Concert Hall T Campus buildings Learning Commons 31 Crawford House 29 Harold Hankins Building Interdisciplinary Biocentre 45 Rutherford Building Incubator Building Disability Resource 01 Council Chamber cluster 46 Alan Turing Building 33 Crawford House Lecture 74 Holy Name Church 44 Manchester Museum cluster 14 The Mill Centre (Sackville Street) 01 Sackville Street Building University residences Theatres 76 AQA 80 Horniman House cluster 65 Mansfield Cooper Building 67 Samuel Alexander Building 37 University Place 37 Accommodation Office 51 Council Chamber cluster (Whitworth Building) 3 10 36 Arthur Lewis Building 867 Denmark Building 35 Humanities Bridgeford 42 Martin Harris Centre for 56 Schunck Building 38 Waterloo Place 31 Accounting and Finance A cluster cluster Principal car parks 6 15 P 68 Council Chamber 75 AV Hill Building T 41 Dental School and Hospital Street Music and Drama 11 Weston Hall 01 Aerospace Research E 54 Schuster Building (Students’ Union) E 30 Devonshire House AD 40 Information Technology 25 Materials Science Centre Centre (UMARI) 73 Avila House RC ChaplaTinRcy RO 59 Simon Building 84 Whitworth Art PC clusters S SON cluster 31 Counselling Service 2 G 70 Dover Street BuildWinAg
    [Show full text]
  • North Campus Strategic Regeneration Framework May 2017
    Corridor Manchester: North Campus Strategic Regeneration Framework May 2017 Introduction This Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) has been prepared for Manchester City Council, with the intention that it can be used as a guide for the future redevelopment of Manchester’s North Campus – a site that is located south-west of Piccadilly Station; to the west of the Mayfield site and to the east of Oxford Road. The North Campus is one of the few large, centrally located sites in Manchester city centre yet to undergo major regeneration. There are vast opportunities that have been identified in the area that will allow this part of Manchester to reconnect with the city and with other redevelopments in its vicinity. It is anticipated that the North Campus will be able to provide and deliver numerous social, economic and environmental benefits to Manchester and to the wider North West region. This SRF analyses the existing location and identifies key characteristics which make North Campus a unique area of the city. An indicative masterplan has been proposed which brings together the key objectives and principles described in this framework, and sets out a framework that will help to ensure the success of the North Campus development. Key Contributors The North Campus SRF has been supported by a high calibre professional team with recognised urban design credentials and leading specialisms in the field of progressive, sustainable working environments for public and private sector clients. The team comprises the following: Bennetts Associates
    [Show full text]
  • General Information for the Fallowfield Campus 2014/2015
    General Information for the Fallowfield Campus 2014/2015 WELCOME TO THE FALLOWFIELD CAMPUS This information booklet is designed to help answer some essential questions you might need to ask when you first arrive. Please read it in conjunction with your Terms and Conditions and the other Hall information in your welcome pack. The Wardens, tutors and student committees are here to assist you and will do their best to introduce themselves during Welcome week. Tutors can be either contacted via the Duty Tutor mobile number which is published in your pastoral arrangements, or by contacting Campus reception .The duty tutor is on duty in the evenings and at weekends to deal with emergencies outside of regular office hours. Reception Services Fallowfield Campus Central Reception, located at Owens Park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff on duty can be contacted on 0161 306 9900 Central Administration Central Administration for Fallowfield Campus is located at Campus Reception. It is open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm. This is where you can pay your residential fees if you have not arranged a direct debit .Please note payments can only be made between 0900hrs – 1600hrs. Security Service Campus security can be contacted on the free phone number 0800 838907. We recommend that students put this number in their mobile telephones in case of emergencies. All security personnel are trained First Aiders. Doctors A number of local doctor’s surgeries have information desks on the Campus between11th – 14th Sept please remember to bring your medical card with you. The Mauldeth Medical Centre based in Fallowfield holds weekday surgeries on campus.
    [Show full text]
  • How to Write a Press Release
    How to Write a Press Release Published by All About Audiences 2010 This useful guide explains what you should include on a press release to ensure it grabs the attention of the recipient. It includes a generic template you can use, along with two annotated examples of a press release and photo opportunity. The Audience Agency is a not-for-profit organisation created out of the merger between All About Audiences and Audiences London Plus in 2012. © The Audience Agency 2012 Example Press Releases Generic template YOUR ORGANISATION’S LOGO PRESS RELEASE Date of issue YOUR TITLE SHOULD ATTRACT ATTENTION AND MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT THE PRESS RELEASE IS ABOUT The first paragraph should summarise what, where, who and when. Subsequent paragraphs should give more detail about your story. The second last paragraph could be a quote from someone relevant to support the press release. The last paragraph can be used to reinforce any key points or provide any additional information not important enough to go at the beginning. ENDS For further information and images contact : Provide the name, email and telephone number of the person the media should contact for more information. Notes to Editors : This section is not essential, but you may find it useful to provide more general information, such as a description of what your organisation does. 17 March 2011 Comment [c1]: This is the date the press release was PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE issued to the media. Comment [c2]: This states The Evolutionist: A Darwin Extravaganza at The Manchester Museum that it is a press release – making its purpose clear.
    [Show full text]
  • Aerospace Engineering Pre-Arrival Guide 2020-21
    Aerospace Engineering Pre-Arrival Guide 2020-21 Welcome to Aerospace Engineering! Welcome and congratulations on getting a place here at the University of Manchester and all the hard work that went into getting here! Your time here at the University can be some of the most exciting and rewarding times of your life however it can also be a lot of hard work! As part of the Peer Support PASS team for Aerospace we are here to help you tackle the new experiences and challenges you will face at university. During Welcome Week you will have the time to meet your PASS leaders who will be with you throughout your first year to help with everything from finding lecture theatres to finding houses to live in for second year! Our leaders are all in years 2-4 and have valuable experiences and wisdom from being in your position previously. I really hope you engage with your leaders and your PASS group, for some of you this year, they may be the first people you meet from the course! So, make use of the sessions to make friends, gain knowledge and to kick back and relax away from lectures and formal academic sessions with people on your course! We want to make a difference in your first year, to make you feel welcome and settled! This guide gives a short overview to PASS, studying aerospace, department specific societies and general life in Manchester! We hope you will find this helpful! See you all soon! Immee Le Rue (Lead Student Coordinator) 1 Contents Introduction to PASS 3 What is PASS? 3 Student Coordinators 3 Leaders 4 Flight Simulator and UAV
    [Show full text]
  • Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee – 10 October 2019
    Manchester City Council Report for Information Report to: Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee – 10 October 2019 Subject: Manchester Art Gallery’s Update Report of: Director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Strategic Director of Neighbourhoods Summary This report details Manchester Art Gallery’s programme, reach and social impact during 2018/19 and 2019/20 within the context of our strategic plan. Recommendations The Committee is recommended to approve the contents of the report. Wards Affected: All Manchester Strategy outcomes Summary of the contribution to the strategy A thriving and sustainable city: We provide support for the creative economy supporting a diverse and through our public programme, training and distinctive economy that creates development opportunities for young people, and jobs and opportunities contribute to economic growth and prosperity of Manchester by championing creativity, supporting creative industries, and through cultural tourism. A highly skilled city: world class We develop and nurture skills within our workforce and home grown talent sustaining and support the development of skills and creativity the city’s economic success of Manchester residents through our programme of events, workshops, activities and exhibitions. A progressive and equitable city: The gallery aims to support individuals, families and making a positive contribution by communities achieve best outcomes through a unlocking the potential of our programme that brings people together, communities encourages creative decision-making, and delivers public projects that generate social capital. A liveable and low carbon city: a We will continue to make Manchester Art Gallery destination of choice to live, visit, (including Platt Hall and Queen’s Park) a green and work sustainable organisation, and attract a diverse population to our public programme from within and outside the city to promote and celebrate Manchester as a city with a strong, healthy culture and environment.
    [Show full text]
  • A History of the University of Manchester Since 1951
    Pullan2004jkt 10/2/03 2:43 PM Page 1 University ofManchester A history ofthe HIS IS THE SECOND VOLUME of a history of the University of Manchester since 1951. It spans seventeen critical years in T which public funding was contracting, student grants were diminishing, instructions from the government and the University Grants Commission were multiplying, and universities feared for their reputation in the public eye. It provides a frank account of the University’s struggle against these difficulties and its efforts to prove the value of university education to society and the economy. This volume describes and analyses not only academic developments and changes in the structure and finances of the University, but the opinions and social and political lives of the staff and their students as well. It also examines the controversies of the 1970s and 1980s over such issues as feminism, free speech, ethical investment, academic freedom and the quest for efficient management. The author draws on official records, staff and student newspapers, and personal interviews with people who experienced the University in very 1973–90 different ways. With its wide range of academic interests and large student population, the University of Manchester was the biggest unitary university in the country, and its history illustrates the problems faced by almost all British universities. The book will appeal to past and present staff of the University and its alumni, and to anyone interested in the debates surrounding higher with MicheleAbendstern Brian Pullan education in the late twentieth century. A history of the University of Manchester 1951–73 by Brian Pullan with Michele Abendstern is also available from Manchester University Press.
    [Show full text]