University of Manchester
- United Kingdom
- Founded 1824
Overview
The University of Manchester is a public research university in Manchester, England, with its main campus south of the city centre on Oxford Road. It is a red brick university, a product of the civic university movement of the late 19th century.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1824Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | ManchesterSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | manchester.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- James Prescott Joule (opens in a new tab)English physicist and brewer (1818–1889)
- Joseph John Thomson (opens in a new tab)British physicist (1856-1940)
- James Chadwick (opens in a new tab)English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932
- Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (opens in a new tab)Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869-1959)
- Benedict Cumberbatch (opens in a new tab)English actor (born 1976)
- Michael D. Higgins (opens in a new tab)President of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)
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