The University of Manchester is a large university located in Manchester, England. With over 35,000 students studying 500 academic programmes, more than 10,000 staff and an annual income in excess of £500,000,000, it is amongst the biggest higher education institutions in the UK. The present University was formed in 2004 by the dissolution of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the dissolution) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) and the formation of a single institution.