University of Manchester - The Most Popular University in the UK

The University of Manchester is the most popular university in the UK, receiving more applications for undergraduate study than any other UK university.

The university has a global reputation for the quality of its research and teaching. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise it was rated third in the UK, behind only Oxford and Cambridge; in 2005 and 2006 it was awarded the title "University of the Year" and in the 2011 Shanghai Jiao Tong Ranking of the World's Top 500 Universities, Manchester was placed 38th in the world and 5th in the UK.

It is the UK's largest single site university and boasts an excellent range of facilities and cultural assets, including:

• brand new Alan Turing School of Mathematics building, named after the famous mathematician and code breaker
• new Alan Gilbert Learning Commons opened in 2012 offering high-tech study facilities open 24 hours a day 7 days a week, accommodating up to 1,000 students
• one of the UK's best university libraries with 4 million books
• Jodrell Bank Observatory
• Manchester Museum
• Contact Theatre
• Whitworth Art Gallery
• John Rylands Library

The university has a multi-award winning careers service consistently voted the best in the country, to help students find employment once they have graduated and the university's degree programmes are highly career orientated, designed with input from industry to ensure students gain the skills needed to progress in their chosen area. There are 400 undergraduate programmes that are flexible, with lots of choice on the course modules, allowing students to tailor their degree.

The University of Manchester also boasts 25 Nobel Prize winners amongst current and former staff and students.

Riverside House Student Accommodation Manchester

The popularity of the University of Manchester is just one of a number of demand generators for the Riverside House student accommodation project. This superb new student development is just 2 miles from the University of Manchester which can cater for the university's 39,732 students. The University of Salford is only 0.5 miles away and Manchester Metropolitan University is 1.9 miles from Riverside House.

Luxury en-suite student rooms are available to purchase for £59,000 with an 8.24% net yield assured for the first year and the benefit of a profitable exit strategy. The project is imminently due for completion ready for the 2013-14 academic year offering the prospect of an immediate income.

Availability at Riverside House is strictly limited with just a few units remaining, therefore we advise investors to act promptly to avoid disappointment.

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