Complex sentence: The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England merged with the Victoria University of Manchester on 1 October 2004 to form a new entity also called The University of Manchester.
Split into simpler sentences: The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England. On 1 October 2004, it merged with the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly called the University of Manchester) to form a new entity also called The University of Manchester.