Editing University of Manchester (section)

===Post-merger (2004 to present)===
[[File:UMIST Sackville Street Building.jpg|thumb|The [[Sackville Street Building]], formerly the [[University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology|UMIST]] Main Building]]
The current University of Manchester was officially launched on 1 October 2004 when [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] bestowed its [[royal charter]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3943855.stm |title=University gets royal approval |access-date=28 February 2012 |work=BBC News |date=22 October 2004 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903215953/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3943855.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The university was named the [[Sunday Times University of the Year|''Sunday Times'' University of the Year]] in 2006 after winning the inaugural ''[[Times Higher Education|Times Higher Education Supplement]]'' [[Times Higher Education University of the Year|University of the Year]] prize in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/news/universityoftheyear/ |title=University of the Year |publisher=University of Manchester |access-date=25 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410075916/http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/news/universityoftheyear/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=10 April 2007}}</ref>

The founding president and [[vice-chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]] of the new university was [[Alan Gilbert (Australian academic)|Alan Gilbert]], former vice-chancellor of the [[University of Melbourne]], who retired at the end of the 2009–2010 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=5362 |publisher=University of Manchester |year=2010 |access-date=16 January 2010 |title=President and Vice-Chancellor to retire |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429050740/http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=5362 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His successor was Dame [[Nancy Rothwell]],<ref name=rothswho>{{Who's Who |title=Rothwell, Dame Nancy (Jane) |id=U43057 |year=2024|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U43057 | edition = 176th |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|location=Oxford|isbn=9781399409452|oclc=1402257203|pages=2736|author=Anon}}</ref> who had held a chair in physiology at the university since 1994. Nancy served as Vice Chancellor from 2010 to 2024 before handing over to [[Duncan Ivison]]. The [[Nancy Rothwell Building]] was named in her honour. One of the university's aims stated in the ''Manchester 2015 Agenda'' is to be one of the top 25 universities in the world, following on from Alan Gilbert's aim to "establish it by 2015 among the 25 strongest research universities in the world on commonly accepted criteria of research excellence and performance".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/vision/ |title=Towards Vision |publisher=University of Manchester |access-date=10 August 2016 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816192154/http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/vision/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, four Nobel laureates were on its staff: [[Andre Geim]],<ref name="geims">{{Who's Who |title=Geim, Sir Andre (Konstantin) |id=U245770 |year=2024 |edition=176th|publisher= [[Oxford University Press]]|author=Anon|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245770}}</ref> [[Konstantin Novoselov]],<ref name="novswho">{{Who's Who |title=Novoselov, Sir Konstantin S. |id=U256328 |year=2024 |edition=176th|publisher= [[Oxford University Press]]|author=Anon|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U256328}}</ref> Sir [[John Sulston]] and [[Joseph E. Stiglitz]].

The [[Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council]] (EPSRC) announced in February 2012 the formation of the [[National Graphene Institute]]. The University of Manchester is the "single supplier invited to submit a proposal for funding the new £45m institute, £38m of which will be provided by the government" – (EPSRC & [[Technology Strategy Board]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=EPSRC Press Release |url=http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2012/Pages/graphenehub.aspx |access-date=3 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205035919/http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2012/Pages/graphenehub.aspx |archive-date=5 February 2012}}</ref> In 2013, an additional £23 million of funding from European Regional Development Fund was awarded to the institute taking investment to £61 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=9694 |title=Huge funding boost for graphene Institute |access-date=31 May 2015 |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429061809/http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=9694 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In August 2012, it was announced that the university's Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences had been chosen to be the "hub" location for a new BP International Centre for Advanced Materials, as part of a $100 million initiative to create industry-changing materials.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/9457340/BP-invests-in-UK-research-to-help-it-drill-deeper.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/9457340/BP-invests-in-UK-research-to-help-it-drill-deeper.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=BP invests in UK research to help it drill deeper |access-date=14 August 2012 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 August 2012 |first=Emily |last=Gosden |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/sectors/energy-and-environment/news/research-facility-will-explore-materials-use-in-energy-sector/1013432.article |title=Research facility will explore materials use in energy sector |access-date=14 August 2012 |work=The Engineer |date=7 August 2012 |archive-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217063330/http://www.theengineer.co.uk/sectors/energy-and-environment/news/research-facility-will-explore-materials-use-in-energy-sector/1013432.article |url-status=dead}}</ref> The centre will be aimed at advancing fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of oil and gas industrial applications and will be modelled on a hub and spoke structure, with the hub located at Manchester, and the spokes based at the [[University of Cambridge]], [[Imperial College London]], and the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]].<ref name="BP Pledges $100 Million to UK-Led Universities to Create Industry-Changing Materials">{{cite web |title=BP Pledges $100 Million to UK-Led Universities to Create Industry-Changing Materials |url=http://www.bp.com/extendedgenericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7076693 |access-date=24 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815043421/http://www.bp.com/extendedgenericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7076693 |archive-date=15 August 2012}}</ref>

In 2020 the university saw a [[2020 University of Manchester protests|series of student rent strikes and protests]] in opposition to the university's handling of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], rent levels and living conditions in the university's halls of residence. The protests ended with a negotiated rent reduction.

In 2023, [[2023 University of Manchester protests|a second rent strike and student protest]] in opposition to the university's rent price and living conditions in the halls of residence started. The protests included occupations, marches and student's withholding their rent in University accommodation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 February 2023 |title=Manchester University students occupy three campus buildings in row over high rent |work=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-02-09/students-barricade-themselves-inside-university-buildings-in-rent-row |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301125425/https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-02-09/students-barricade-themselves-inside-university-buildings-in-rent-row |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Ciara |date=6 March 2023 |title=University of Manchester students in rent strike demo |url=https://thenorthernquota.org/university-of-manchester-students-march-amidst-rent-strike/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |website=The Northern Quota |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324130737/https://thenorthernquota.org/university-of-manchester-students-march-amidst-rent-strike/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Rachel |date=9 January 2023 |title=Students at University of Manchester join rent strike over cost of living crisis |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jan/09/students-at-university-of-manchester-on-rent-strike-over-cost-of-living-crisis |access-date=2 March 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The university's response to the protests included using bailiffs to evict occupiers and taking disciplinary action against some occupiers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2023 |title=University of Manchester: Rent strike students evicted by bailiffs |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-65037590 |access-date=22 March 2023 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322141638/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-65037590 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vinter |first=Robyn |date=4 June 2023 |title=Manchester University students face expulsion over rent strike protest |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jun/04/manchester-university-students-face-expulsion-over-rent-strike-protest |access-date=5 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Despite outcry from the students - which included a referendum where 97% of students voted for the university to reduce rent prices, the following year the university continued to increase rent prices for its students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://manchesterstudentsunion.com/news/article/results-of-the-rent-strike-and-cost-of-living-referendum#:~:text=24th%20March%202023&text=A%20staggering%2011%2C196%20students%20took,cost-of-living%20demands |title=University of Manchester Students' Union |access-date=9 February 2024 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324135048/https://manchesterstudentsunion.com/news/article/results-of-the-rent-strike-and-cost-of-living-referendum#:~:text=24th%20March%202023&text=A%20staggering%2011%2C196%20students%20took,cost-of-living%20demands |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the university-owned accommodation increased by up to 10% in rent price, compared to the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/experience/accommodation/student-accommodation/ |title=Student accommodation at the University of Manchester |access-date=9 February 2024 |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117135245/https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/experience/accommodation/student-accommodation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>