Portrait of the University of Manchester

A fully illustrated portrait of Manchester's famous University in the North of England, which in 2004 began a new era as the UK's largest campus, with 34,000 students and 9,000 staff, and a brief to build a truly world-class university. This volume, edited by Professor Brian Pullan, author of a two-volume history on the subject, offers a fast-moving, fascinating panorama of university life in Manchester from its roots in the industrial Victorian era to its current position at the cutting edge of 21st century change and progress, not neglecting the daily minutae of the student experience in different periods, contributed as memories and reminiscences by Manchester alumni of every period.Ford, Anna is the author of 'Portrait of the University of Manchester ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781903942499 and ISBN 1903942497.