Victoria University (United Kingdom)

Victoria University
Latin: Universitas Victoria[1]
Motto
Olim armis nunc studiis
Motto in English
'Formerly by weapons, now by studies'
TypeFederal public university
Active1880–1904
Religious affiliation
None
ChancellorCharles, 6th Earl Spencer (1903)
Vice-ChancellorAlfred Hopkinson (1903)
StudentsAround 2,600 (1903)
Location
CampusUrban, three colleges
Colors   

Victoria University was an English federal university established by royal charter on 20 April 1880 at Manchester. It was the fifth university founded in England, established as a university for the North of England open to affiliation by colleges such as Owens College, which immediately did so. University College Liverpool joined the university in 1884, followed by Yorkshire College, Leeds, in 1887. The university and the colleges were distinct corporate bodies until Owens College merged with the university in 1904. A supplemental charter of 1883 enabled the granting of degrees in medicine and surgery.

  1. ^ Records of The Tercentenary Festival of Dublin University. Dublin, Ireland: Hodges, Figgis & Co. 1894. ISBN 9781355361602.