Victoria University of Manchester
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 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 break-up of the Victoria University, it gained an independent university charter in 1904 as the Victoria University of Manchester.
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.