The University of Manchester has an exceptional record of generating and sharing new ideas and innovations. Many of the advances of the 20th century began at the University, such as the work by Rutherford leading to the splitting of the atom and the developments of the world’s first modern computer in 1948.

Today, the University is one of the world’s top centres for biomedical research, leading the search for new treatments for life-threatening diseases. It is also at the forefront of new discoveries in science and engineering.

The University attracts world renowned researchers and teachers and boasts no fewer than 27 Nobel Prize winners amongst its current and former staff and students – and more on its current staff than any other UK university.

According to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, the University of Manchester is now one of the country’s major research universities, rated third in the UK in terms of ‘research power’ behind only Oxford and Cambridge.

The University’s total expenditure on research has grown by around 31% from £308m in 2004/5 to £405m in 2008/9.

By 2015, The University aims to hold a world-class leading research profile and be among the top 25 universities in the world.

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