 Arms of the Victoria University of Manchester, adopted 1871 | |||||||||||||||||||
Former names | Owens College | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Latin: Arduus ad solem | ||||||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Striving towards the sun | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Active | 12 March 1851[1]–1 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | , England, UK 53°28′03″N 2°13′57″W / 53.4675°N 2.2325°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colours | Scarf: Blue, green white
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The Victoria University of Manchester, usually referred to as simply the University of Manchester, was a university in Manchester, England. It was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University. After the demerger of the Victoria University, it gained an independent university charter in 1904 as the Victoria University of Manchester.[2]
On 1 October 2004, the Victoria University of Manchester merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) to form a new, larger entity named the University of Manchester.
- ^ 12 March 1851 is the opening date of Owens College; the Victoria University received a royal charter 20 April 1880; a royal charter of 15 July 1903 created the Victoria University of Manchester (and abolished the pre-existing University); University and College were merged by Act of Parliament 24 June 1904. Charlton, H. B. (1951), Portrait of a University. Manchester UP, p. 138.
- ^ "History of the Victoria University of Manchester". University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2015.