located within the Central Library. In 2021, the Manchester Poetry Library opened in the Grosvenor building. Campus investment The University’s 10 year Estate Masterplan 2017 – 2027 was complemented by a £379m commitment to the Estates Investment Programme until 2024, delivering a range of projects including: the Arts and Humanities development, the Science and Engineering development, the School of Digital Arts (SODA), Manchester Metropolitan Institute of Sport, and the Student Residential portfolio. Organisation Governance In common with most universities in the United Kingdom, Manchester Met is headed formally by the Chancellor, currently Lord Mandelson but led by the Vice-Chancellor, currently Professor Malcolm Press CBE. The University's Board of Governors is responsible for determining the educational character and mission of the University. It also falls to the Board of Governors to ensure that the University's resources are used in line with the University's Article of Government. It also safeguards the University's assets and approves the annual estimates of income and expenditure. The Board of Governors is responsible for broad policy but the Vice-Chancellor, along with the University Executive Group, is responsible for overall management, policy implementation, organisation, operations and direction of the University. In December 2014, it was announced that Malcolm Press had been appointed to succeed John Brooks as Vice Chancellor on 1 June 2015. Manchester Met has around 40,000 students[1], making it currently the 11th in the UK for the biggest student population in 2020/21. The University employs over 4,000 staff. Finances In the financial year ending 31 July 2021, Manchester Metropolitan University had a total income of £369m. Rankings Manchester Metropolitan University is the ninth most popular university by applications in the UK (UCAS 2021/22 entry). According to The Complete University Guide, Manchester Metropolitan University is ranked #54 out of 130 within the UK, based on overall rating, entry standards, research quality, and graduate prospects. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings places Manchester Met at #65, and continued to rank the university in the #601–800 tier internationally. Manchester Metropolitan University was the highest LGBT+ recruiting university by the number of accepted applicants in 2020 at 720. Research 30% of Manchester Met’s overall research has been rated at the highest world leading (4*) level and 90% of its research impact is rated ‘world leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’, (3*) across more than 740 academics. The university has fourteen research centres: Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering Business Transformations Bioscience