Facts and figures
History
The Faculty has a distinguished history. The School of Medicine traces its past to the first medical school established in England outside London, the School of Nursing was the first British school to offer a degree in the subject, and similarly Manchester was the first university to award degrees in Pharmacy.
Figures
The Faculty boasts an annual research income of over £63 million. There are over 7000 undergraduate students and over 2300 postgraduates on award-bearing courses (see the figures box on the right for specifics). More students graduate each year from the School of Medicine than from any other medical school in the UK.
Cross-faculty collaboration
The Faculty has a diverse portfolio of the highest-quality teaching and research activity and this is represented through its component schools:
- Dentistry
- Medicine
- Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Psychological Sciences
There is a strong organisational capability for undertaking cross-faculty teaching and research activity in partnership with the public sector and industry. For example, in conjunction with four teaching hospitals, over 300 GP practices and 25 district hospitals, the Faculty trains over 350 doctors each year. Similarly, in partnership with the Department of Health, it provides continuing professional development training for all 18,500 community pharmacists in England.
Links with the NHS and others
Excellent links also exist with the NHS in terms of undertaking pioneering medical and clinically based research. The Faculty is a key stakeholder in the Greater Manchester Research Alliance. Finally, the Faculty’s experience and competence in engaging in collaborative research is demonstrated by its interdisciplinary centres of excellence and strategic relationships with research teams from other universities.
