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Today, I’ll give you another option! University of Manchester History and Origins World-class Research Notable Achievements Vision for the Future Beautiful Scenery of the University The Oldest Building Art Hall Campus * Talking about British universities, what will first come into your mind ? Or Oxford Cambridge History of the University The University of Manchester was created by bringing together The Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST, two of Britains most distinguished universities, to create a powerful new force in British higher education. Manchester has a long tradition of excellence in higher education. UMIST can trace its roots back to 1824 and the formation of the Manchester Mechanics Institute, whilst The Victoria University of Manchester was founded as Owens College in 1851. After 100 years of working together these two great institutions formally combined to form a single university on?22 October 2004. Ernest Rutherfords pioneering research?led to the splitting of the atom. 25?Nobel Prize winners have either studied or conducted some of their work here: Rutherford began his work on splitting the atom here?and the worlds first modern computer also came into being at The Victoria University of Manchester. Professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010. Former students of UMIST and The Victoria University of Manchester include Sir Terry Leahy, the Chief Executive of Tesco; TV newsreader Anna Ford; comedian Ben Elton; pioneer of flight Arthur Whitten-Brown; and novelist Anthony Burgess. Origins The Universitys history is closely linked to Manchesters emergence as the worlds first industrial city. Manchester businessmen and industrialists established the Mechanics Institute to ensure their workers could learn the basic principles of science. Similarly, John Owens, a Manchester textile merchant, bequeathed ￡96,942 in 1846 for the purpose of founding a college for the education of males on non-sectar