Our University’s remarkable 200-year history has been brought to life through an exclusive partnership with Manchester-based designers The Sculpts.
The commemorative design illustrates some of our renowned alumni and staff, our recognisable architecture and important innovations – celebrating 200 years of education, research and people.
It features suffragette and alumna Christabel Pankhurst; mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing; and economist and Nobel laureate Arthur Lewis; as well as components of the Manchester Baby, the first electronic stored-program computer; botanical illustrations from the Manchester Museum Herbarium Archives; and Sackville Street Building, home of Manchester College of Technology and UMIST.
Also depicted is the atomic structure of graphene; the Lovell Telescope; early medical instruments; and, of course, the iconic ‘Manchester bee’.
The design is available as a decorative ceramic tile, a ceramic coaster, mug or A4 print from The Sculpts.
Radiohead guitarist and Manchester alumnus Ed O'Brien holds the commemorative tile.
Jade King, Director of The Sculpts, says: “We’re delighted to be working with The University of Manchester to celebrate its birthday. For 200 years, the University has been a world leader in its field: pioneering, innovating and discovering.
“We jumped at the chance to be a part of recognising the contribution the University has made to this city and the world, in a beautiful design that brings the University’s history alive.”
Kim Graakjaer, leading across the bicentenary celebrations at the University, adds: “It has been fabulous to collaborate with such a distinctive and iconic Manchester brand to celebrate our 200th year.
“The design is so intricate and encapsulates our University’s history and heritage, alongside some of our more recent discoveries and our links across the city region, in a really delightful way.”
Find out more at The Sculpts.