[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA]Nearer Manchester than Liverpool or Preston, but between them all, Bolton [ITAL]looks as if it's a fairly small and insignificant [EITAL]old town. [ITAL]Its dark, satanic mills grew up amidst the hills of the north-west under overcast skies and if it had been among less towering company, it would have gained more credit as a sizeable civic centre on its own merits. [EITAL]Between Liverpool, Preston and Manchester (including Salford), there are now 8 universities - one of the highest concentrations of students in Europe. The newest is Bolton Institute which has now been awarded university status, if not a university name. The Institute's main site, the Deane Campus, is outside the town centre on 2 main roads, consisting of a high glass tower and lower surrounding blocks built in the late 60s. Apart from a [ITAL]scruffy [EITAL]stretch of grass in front of the tower, [ITAL]there isn't a lot of greenery[EITAL].[HDNG]ATMOSPHERE:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]The tone is set by the massive proportion of mature students - [EITAL]one of the highest in the country[ITAL]. Conventional student activities and adolescent high jinks still take place, but not on a huge scale. People tend to come in for their lectures and then leave fairly rapidly. Really, the only place to sit and socialise is the refectory which is scruffy, crowded and smoky (although the food is good).[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]THE SITES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Deane Campus: [EBOLD]The main campus, see above.[PARA][BOLD]Chadwick Street Campus:[EBOLD] (700 students - School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Health Studies)[BOLD] [EBOLD]About a mile from the main campus on the outskirts of Bolton, there are the single-storey teaching blocks and new halls of residence of the Institute's 2nd site.[PARA][BOLD]Great Moor Street Campus:[EBOLD] (300 - Art and Design, division of the School of Arts and Sciences) 10 minutes walk from the Deane Campus is a converted Victorian red brick school used for Art and Design classes.[PARA][BOLD]Eagle: [EBOLD]Currently a student-free zone, and looks a bit like a light industrial estate. Some departments, however, are in the process of moving here.[HDNG]TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Population: 253,300 [BULL] London: 182miles [BULL] Manchester: 10miles [BULL] Blackpool: 35miles[ESTAT][PARA]Bolton is blessed with lots of modern amenities including a large shopping centre with 3 arcades and branches of all the major chains. The Market Place development has given modern fronts to various old shop buildings. Relics of the cloth industry include the Tonge Moor Textile Museum featuring Samuel Crompton's Spinning Mule ([ITAL]considered quite an 'ass'et in its time[EITAL]) and Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny ([ITAL]she wasn't so bad either[EITAL]). Also worth a look, the Last Drop Village, an 18th century converted farmhouse extended to create a picturesque village with cottages, pub, restaurant, hotel, craft shops and other would-be tourist traps (if there were any tourists).[HDNG]TRAVEL:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Trains:[EBOLD] The Institute is 1/2 mile from Bolton mainline station with direct connections to Manchester every 15 minutes, Blackpool, Wigan and Blackburn.[PARA][BOLD]Coaches:[EBOLD] National Express and Timeline Travel.[PARA][BOLD]Car:[EBOLD] The [ITAL]devilish[EITAL] A666, M61, M62 and A679 all serve Bolton.[PARA][BOLD]Air:[EBOLD] Manchester Airport is only a 30-minute drive away.[PARA][BOLD]Hitching:[EBOLD] [ITAL]A good selection of main roads nearby to chose from, but students don't really try.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Local:[EBOLD] Students often use the buses which go from the Institute to the halls every 10 or 15 minutes until 11.30pm. A nightbus from Manchester pulls in at 1am or 2.30am on Fridays and Saturdays.[PARA][BOLD]Taxis:[EBOLD] On average, taxis cost รบ2 from the town to the halls.[PARA][BOLD]Bicycles:[EBOLD] Not many students use bikes, [ITAL]the town centre is very busy and has no cycle lanes. Nevertheless, people still seem to have enough incentive to steal bikes regularly[EITAL].[HDNG]FACULTIES and STUDENT NOS:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Arts and Sci[EBOLD] 1,847[BOLD][PARA]Business[EBOLD] 1,667[BOLD][PARA]Civil Eng[EBOLD] 951[BOLD][PARA]Ed and Health[EBOLD] 1,054[BOLD][PARA]Engineering[EBOLD] 1,201[BOLD][PARA]Textiles[EBOLD] 405[HDNG]LIBRARIES and COMPUTERS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Books: 100,000 [BULL] Periodicals: 900 [BULL] Study places: 340 [BULL] Computer workstations: 511[ESTAT][PARA]1 library on each site. Computer facilities can get crowded.[HDNG]CAREER PROSPECTS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Careers Service [BULL] No of staff: 2full[ESTAT][HDNG]FURTHER INFO:[EHDNG][PARA]Prospectuses for undergrads and part timers.[PARA][PARA]
