About Manchester

Manchester is one of the largest cities in the United Kingdom and is located in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. It is the second most well-populated city in the United Kingdom, with over 2.5 million people residing there. Manchester gained city status in 1853 and was given the rank of beta world city in 2014 by the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network, making Manchester the highest ranking British city other than London. Manchester is well known for its contributions to music, sport and science - with the city being the home to two Premier League football clubs, bands like Oasis and Take That, and the splitting of the atom. Furthermore, Manchester has several notable landmarks such as One Angel Square, Beetham Tower and Manchester Town Square. 

Manchester possesses three popular universities, including the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and the Royal Northern College of Music. The University of Manchester ranks 22nd and is the largest University to be built in the United Kingdom. Around 76,000 students in higher education live in the city.  These attributes make Manchester a perfect academic environment.