University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs to the research intensive Russell Group association.
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Motto | Latin: Sapientia urbs conditur | ||||||||||||
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Motto in English | A city is built on wisdom | ||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||
Established | 1798 – teacher training college 1881 – University College Nottingham 1948 – university status | ||||||||||||
Endowment | £72.2 million (2022)[1] | ||||||||||||
Budget | £792.2 million (2021–22)[1] | ||||||||||||
Chancellor | Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey[2] | ||||||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Shearer West | ||||||||||||
Visitor | Penny Mordaunt (as Lord President of the Council ex officio)[3] | ||||||||||||
Students | 34,840 domestic (2019/20)[4] 43,893 worldwide[5] | ||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 25,980 domestic (2019/20)[4] | ||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 8,860 domestic (2019/20)[4] | ||||||||||||
Location | , England 52.939°N 1.197°W | ||||||||||||
Students' Union | University of Nottingham Students' Union | ||||||||||||
Colours | University: blue and white Sports: green and gold | ||||||||||||
Affiliations | ACU Association of MBAs EQUIS EUA Russell Group Sutton 30 Universitas 21 Universities UK Virgo Consortium M5 Universities | ||||||||||||
Website | nottingham | ||||||||||||
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Nottingham's main campus (University Park) with Jubilee Campus and teaching hospital (Queen's Medical Centre) are located within the City of Nottingham, with a number of smaller campuses and sites elsewhere in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Outside the UK, the university has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia, and Ningbo, China. Nottingham is organised into five constituent faculties, within which there are more than 50 schools, departments, institutes and research centres. Nottingham has more than 46,000 students and 7,000 staff across the UK, China and Malaysia and had an income of £792.2 million in 2021–22, of which £131.4 million was from research grants and contracts.[1] The institution's alumni have been awarded 3 Nobel Prizes, a Fields Medal, a Turner Prize, and a Gabor Medal and Prize. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, the Russell Group, Universitas 21, Universities UK, the Virgo Consortium, and participates in the Sutton Trust Summer School programme as a member of the Sutton 30.