Overview of Manchester: Student life

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Central Manchester is home to two of the largest universities in the UK. The University of Manchester (formerly Owens College and subsequently the Victoria University and its Institute of Science and Technology UMIST) www.manchester.ac.uk and Manchester Metropolitan University (aka 'Man Met', formerly the Polytechnic, itself a conglomeration of municipal colleges), as well as the Royal Northern College of Music. There is also a university in Salford, within one mile of the city centre, which is renowned as a European Centre of excellence in Media. Together they create a body of over 86,000 students living full-time in the city.

Manchester is often named 'best student city'. It is very welcoming to the student lifestyle and many establishments in the centre and South Manchester are geared towards students; eating and drinking in Manchester can be very inexpensive due to the high competition that goes on between these establishments.

However, if you don't like hanging around students, there are many places that are not frequented by students, although you may have to be prepared to pay a little extra. Also, some places have a strictly 21-and-over only policy, so take identification with you. Although, the number of bars or clubs that are for 21-and-over is relatively low. When visiting the student areas of Fallowfield and Withington, some venues operate a student only policy, so production of a student card (or something resembling a student card) is necessary.

• Manchester Central Library

• Manchester Metropolitan University, 1 km (1 mile)
• University Of Manchester, 2 km (1 mile)

• Springfield Primary School. Springfield Road SALE, 8 km (5 miles)
• St Marys CE Primary school, 8 km (5 miles)
• Heyes Lane Inf, 10 km (6 miles)
• Altrincham CE VA School, 12 km (8 miles)
• St Gabrials High School Baron Street BURY, 13 km (8 miles)
• Altrincham Grammar School For Boys, 14 km (8 miles)

• www.manchester.ac.uk