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The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom. It is a member of the Russell Group and is ranked in the top ten of UK universities for market share of research funding and numbers of applicants. It is one of the six original civic universities.
Location The University campus is located one mile (1.6 km) north of the city centre of Leeds. It is within walking distance for both the city centre and Headingley, a popular residential area for students. The main entrance to the campus for visitors by car is on Woodhouse Lane (A660), near the Parkinson Building (also known as University tower). In addition to the main campus, there are also satellite locations at Wakefield and Bretton Hall in West Bretton. Origins
Present day Leeds is a leading research institution, and a member of the Russell Group of Universities. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise - that of 2001 - the University was placed seventh nationally for the number of top scoring researchers and eighth for 'research power' out of 173 institutions taking part in the RAE. Just under 800 researchers at the University were given ratings of 5 The University received the highest 5 The University is committed to working with the private sector and invests heavily in realising the commercial potential of its academic developments. Leeds attracts the highest level of industrial funding of any university in the UK. The University’s educational partnerships have included providing formal accreditation of degree awards to Leeds Trinity & All Saints, although this is now establishing itself as a university in its own right. Leeds was ranked 9th in the top ten UK universities by research income (2003/04) with £107.7m. The University has an excellent reputation for teaching and provides a wide range of courses for students. The Times Good University Guide 2005 ranked the University's School of English as the sixth best in the UK. During this academic year (2004-5) over 31,500 students are attached to 700 different first-degree programmes and 312 postgraduate degree programmes. A further 52,000 men and women are enrolled on short courses with the university. It has also developed expertise in more distinctive and rare specialist areas such as colour chemistry, fire science and aviation technology with pilot studies. In December 2004, financial pressures forced the University's governing body (Council) to decide to close the Bretton campus (along with the University's other satellite site in Wakefield). Activities currently at Bretton will be moved to the main University campus in the summer of 2007 (allowing all current Bretton-based students to complete their studies there). There has been substantial opposition to the closure by the Bretton students. Between May 2006 and June 2007, the University is undergoing a major rebrand, which will replace the combined use of the modified University Crest and the old green and red Parkinson Building logo, and also remove individual department and service logos from use. The University Crest will still be used in its original form for ceremonial purposes only. The new university colours are Green (Pantone 3435), Red (Pantone 187), Black (Pantone Black) and Beige (Pantone 468). However, the old beermat identity is still scattered liberally on both materials and buildings. Facilities Leeds University Library is spread over six locations and holds, in total, 2.78 million books, 28,000 electronic journals, 850 databases and 130,000 electronic books . The main arts and social sciences library is known as the Brotherton Library, while the main science and student library is the Edward Boyle Library (both on the main campus). Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Students are served by the Health Sciences Library. There are 9,000 personal computers available across the campus along with 150 Sun computers and servers, 8 high performance Sun servers and 256 supercomputers. The university has 496 hectares (1,230 acres) of land, with the main campus taking up 40 hectares (98 acres). The university's student union, Leeds University Union, includes numerous shops and bars and an award-winning nightclub, and is one of the largest student union operations in the UK. The university's Muslim Prayer Room is located in the Conference Auditorium building next to the Sports Hall and able to accommodate up to 300 people at any one time. The prayer room has undergone recent refurbishment after half a million pounds was allocated towards its development with joint efforts between Leeds University's Islamic Society, John Schless and the Vice Chancellor Professor Michael Arthur . Accommodation There is accommodation provided in either catered or self-catered rooms, mostly reserved for first year undergraduate students but also for international students, postgraduates, staff and undergraduates who have been unable to find alternative accommodation. Self Catered Catered Chancellors Vice chancellors Noted alumni Famous graduates include: Noted faculty Famous lecturers include: Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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