University of Leeds
Vice-Chancellor Hai-Sui Yu (interim)[3] | | |
Academic staff | 3,760 (2021/22)[4] | |
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Administrative staff | 4,995 (2021/22)[4] | |
Students | 37,190 (2021/22)[5] | |
Undergraduates | 27,015 (2021/22)[5] | |
Postgraduates | 10,175 (2021/22)[5] | |
Location | , , England 53°48′26″N 1°33′6″W / 53.80722°N 1.55167°W | |
Campus | Urban, suburban | |
Newspaper | The Gryphon | |
Colours | ||
Website | leeds | |
The University of Leeds is a
Leeds is the eleventh-largest
Notable alumni include current
History
Prior to formation
The university's history is linked to the development of Leeds as an international centre for the textile industry and clothing manufacture in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era. The university's roots can be traced back to the formation of schools of medicine in English cities to serve the general public.
The
Origins of the Leeds School of Medicine and the Yorkshire College
In 1831, the Leeds School of Medicine was established with the aim of serving the needs of the five medical institutions which had been established in the city. In 1874, the Yorkshire College of Science was created to provide education for the children of middle-class industrialists and merchants. Financial support from local industry was crucial in setting up the college and aiding the students.[9] The university continues to recognise these elements of its history; for example, there is still a Clothworkers' Court on campus.
The College of Science, modelled on Owens College, Manchester, was established in 1851 as non-sectarian, and was open to
The Yorkshire College of Science began by teaching experimental physics, mathematics, geology, mining, chemistry and biology, and soon became well known as an international centre for the study of engineering and textile technology (due to the manufacturing and textile trades being strong in the
Victoria University and royal charter
Leeds was given its first university in 1887 when the Yorkshire College joined the federal Victoria University on 3 November. The Victoria University had been established by royal charter in 1880; Owens College being at first the only member college.[16] Leeds now found itself in an educational union with close social cousins from Manchester and Liverpool.
Unlike Owens College, the Leeds campus of the Victoria University had never barred women from its courses. However, it was not until special facilities were provided at the Day Training College in 1896 that women began enrolling in significant numbers. The first female student to begin a course at the university was Lilias Annie Clark, who studied Modern Literature and Education.[citation needed] In 1904 Leeds University wanted to encourage more women students. It decided to pat the unprecedented salary of £400 per annum to Hannah Robertson who took on a double role of "Mistress of Method" in the Education department and as the Tutor of Women.[17]
The Victoria (Leeds) University was a short-lived concept, as the multiple university locations in Manchester and Liverpool were keen to establish themselves as separate, independent universities. This was partially due to the benefits a university had for the cities of Liverpool and Manchester whilst the institutions were also unhappy with the practical difficulties posed by maintaining a federal arrangement across broad distances. The interests of the universities and respective cities in creating independent institutions was further spurred by the granting of a charter to the University of Birmingham in 1900 after lobbying from Joseph Chamberlain.
Following a
2000 to present
The Victoria University continued after the break-up of the group, with an amended constitution and renamed as the Victoria University of Manchester (though "Victoria" was usually omitted from its name except in formal usage) until September 2004.[18] On 1 October 2004 a merger with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology was enacted to form The University of Manchester.[19]
In December 2004, financial pressures forced the university's governing body (the Council) to decide to close the Bretton campus. Activities at Bretton were moved to the main university campus in the summer of 2007 (allowing all Bretton-based students to complete their studies there). There was substantial opposition to the closure by the Bretton students. The university's other satellite site, Manygates in Wakefield, also closed, but Lifelong Learning and Healthcare programmes are continuing on a new site next to Wakefield College.[20]
In May 2006, the university began re-branding itself to consolidate its visual identity to promote one consistent image. A new logo was produced, based on that used during the centenary celebrations in 2004, to replace the combined use of the modified university arms and the Parkinson Building, which has been in use since 2004. The university arms will still be used in its original form for ceremonial purposes only. Four university colours were also specified as being green, red, black and beige.[6]
Leeds provides the local community with over 2,000 university student volunteers. With 8,700 staff employed in 2019–20, the university is the third largest employer in Leeds and contributes around £1.23bn a year to the local economy – students add a further £211m through rents and living costs.[21]
The university's educational partnerships have included providing formal accreditation of degree awards to
In August 2010, the university was one of the most targeted institutions by students entering the
On 12 October 2010, The Refectory of the
In 2016, The University of Leeds became University of the Year 2017 in The Times and The Sunday Times' Good University Guide. The university has risen to 13th place overall, which reflects impressive results in student experience, high entry standards, services and facilities, and graduate prospects.[25]
In 2022, the global world ranking of the University of Leeds is 86.[26] There are currently 36,840 students studying at the university.[27] The average tuition fee is £9,250 (~$12,000–12,500) per year, although there are cases where there are partial subsidies towards this cost.
Campus
The university has 1,230 acres (498 ha) of land in total, with the main campus taking up 98 acres (40 ha).
Parkinson Building
The
Maurice Keyworth Building
The Leeds University Business School is housed in the renovated 19th-century buildings (known as the Maurice Keyworth Building), which used to belong to Leeds Grammar School on the Western side of the University of Leeds campus. The university have also constructed further modern buildings on the business school area of campus known as the Innovation Hub; costing £9.3 million. The building is a three-storey building of 4350 m2 (gross capacity), with the third floor accommodating the Innovation Hub.[32]
Roger Stevens Building
The Roger Stevens building, built in 1970, is one of the most iconic structures on campus, and is primarily utilised for lectures.
Great Hall
The university's
Post-war buildings
In June 2010, post-war buildings at the University of Leeds were recommended by English Heritage to become Grade II listed buildings. The modernist and brutalist buildings being recognised include the newly Grade II* listed Roger Stevens Building, whilst the EC Stoner Building, Computer Science Building, Mathematics/Earth Sciences Building, Senior Common Room, Garstang Building, Irene Manton Building, Communications and Edward Boyle Library (formerly the South Library) and Henry Price Building have been recognised as Grade II listed buildings. These additions join the already listed 1877 Great Hall and Baines Wing, the School of Mineral Engineering, the Brotherton Library and the Parkinson Building which are Grade II listed.[34]
In addition to the main campus, there is also a satellite location at Wakefield. Until the 2006–07 academic year, some courses were taught at the Bretton Hall campus in West Bretton. The site closed in summer 2007 after which the courses taught there were relocated to the main campus in Leeds.
Leeds railway station is approximately 1 mile south of the main campus. There are numerous bus routes which serve it. The proposed
The University of Leeds Conference Auditorium, located next to the Sports Hall, was once the original
The university's Muslim Prayer Room is located in the Conference Auditorium building and able to accommodate up to 300 people at any one time. The prayer room has undergone refurbishment after half a million pounds was allocated towards its development.
Modern expansion
The university has engaged in expansion since 2008, and has spent more than £300 million on new educational, research, residential and leisure facilities with a further £80 million being spent to improve current assets. The programme of this expansion constitutes one of the largest capital investment projects in British higher education.[36][37]
- Earth and Environment improvements included a phased refurbishment and construction of this £23 million development which is already completed. These renovations included refurbished laboratory space in the west wing which opened for staff and students in April 2009, and the completion of the remaining elements of the scheme, both new build and refurbished, followed in November 2009.[36][37]
- Charles Morris Hall student accommodation renovations started with the demolition of the previous Mary Ogilvie House, the existing 108 bed student accommodation block, and construction of a new 500-bed, £27.1 million building began in March 2009, the new halls were completed in the summer of 2010, with the first students moving in for the new academic year in September 2010.[36][37]
- The Childcare Centre building work has also been completed and led to the creation of a new 140 place staff/student childcare centre and a new landscaped green square on adjoining plot. Work on the £3.6 million project lasted approximately 12 months with the official opening in April 2010.[36][37]
- Swimming pool and fitness centre improvements (known as The Edge) started in 2009 and consisted of the construction of the new £12.2 million swimming pool/gym complex on the south-western edge of campus. The facility was due for completion by the end of February 2010 however was delayed until being officially opened in May 2010.[36][37]
- The Law Building is a £12 million project which was completed in early 2011. Work on the project started September 2009 and completion was initially planned for late 2010. The new building is located on the western side of the university campus alongside the Leeds University Business School and is adjacent to the new Michael Marks Building which features the Marks & Spencer archives, including over 60,000 artefacts from London and Leeds (where the company was founded).[36][37] This new collection of buildings forms the 'Professional' campus of the university, housing business, economics and law functions.
- The Edward Boyle Library £28 million redevelopment of the library was approved by the university and a consultant design team appointed, with a view to work commencing late 2010. However, budget cuts resulted in the project being put on hold [36][37] until 2015. The refurbishment began in summer 2015 and was completed in late 2016.
- The Energy Building, is a £12.5 million development extending the engineering complex. Build work began in late summer 2010, and was completed in March 2012.[36][38]
- Clothworkers Building North has undergone a £42.3 million development completely refurbishing the facilities. Building work began during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Public art
Works of public art on campus range from Eric Gill's controversial 1923 World War I memorial Christ driving the Moneychangers from the Temple in the foyer of the Rupert Beckett Building to Simon Fujiwara's 2015 9 metres (30 ft) A Spire outside the Laidlaw Library and Liliane Lijn's 2019 Converse Column at the south east entrance to the campus.[39][40][41] The university has a Public Art Strategy developed with the Contemporary Art Society.[42]
Academic profile
During the 2019/20 academic year, 36,330 students were enrolled.[43] There were around 560 different first-degree programmes and approximately 300 postgraduate degree programmes in 2009–10.[21]: 6 Whilst maintaining its strengths in the traditional subjects (for example more students studying languages and physical sciences than anywhere else in the UK), Leeds has also developed expertise in more distinctive and rare specialist areas such as Colour Chemistry, Fire Science, Nanotechnology and Aviation Technology with Pilot studies.
Libraries
The university library is spread over five locations, and holds, in total, 2.78 million books, 26,000 print and electronic journals, 850 databases and 6,000 electronic books: making it one of the largest research libraries in the UK.
The university library houses numerous archives, rare books and some objects in its Special Collections ranging from 2,500 BC to the 21st century.
Special Collections holds over 300 incunabula most of which are in the Brotherton Collection.[50] It also contains a considerable number of medieval manuscripts.[51] The extensive coin collection consists of 15,000 coins and medals with a wide chronological and geographical spread.[52] The Feminist Archive North Collections are on deposit. These contain a material relating to women from 1969 to the present day.[53]
The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, the Treasures Gallery and the International Textile Collection are managed by Special Collections.[54]
Computing
IT Services support the University with a range of services targeted for use by different University communities. University Faculties, Schools and Institutes also provide computing facilities. Collectively these provide computational capability that can be used by staff, students and visitors. Additional computational capability is provided via external
In 2023, a total of 31 centrally managed IT study spaces were available for use.[55]
The IT Services Research Computing Team support University research communities with platforms and their use, consulting and training. There is a dedicated user facing documentation site with details of the University
Research
Many of the academic departments have specialist research facilities, for use by staff and students to support research from internationally significant collections in university libraries to state-of-the-art laboratories. These include those hosted at the Institute for Transport Studies, such as the University of Leeds Driving Simulator which is one of the most advanced worldwide in a research environment, allowing transport researchers to watch driver behaviour in accurately controlled laboratory conditions without the risks associated with a live, physical environment.[56]
With extensive links to the
The university also operate research facilities in the aviation field, with the
In addition to these facilities, many university departments conduct research in their respective fields.[57] There are also various research centres, including Leeds University Centre for African Studies.
Medicine
The Leeds School of Medicine is one of the largest medical schools in Europe, with over 250 medical students being trained in each of the clinical years and over 1,000 teaching, research, technical and administrative staff.[58] The school has centres of excellence split down into Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics (LIGHT), Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS), Leeds Institute of Medical Education (LIME) and The Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM).[58] In 2010–11 university guides, the Leeds School of Medicine was ranked as the 11th best medical school in the country by The Guardian[59] and 14th by The Complete University Guide in association with The Independent.[60]
The medical school has close links with the NHS and works closely with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, comprising six hospitals and numerous primary care training practices in Yorkshire and the Humber.[61]
The
Leeds General Infirmary is a centre in the UK for neurosurgery, and one of only 10 centres in the UK for Paediatric cardiology. The hospital features a rooftop landing pad for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service.
Rankings and reputation
National rankings | |
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Complete (2024)[63] | 22= |
Guardian (2024)[64] | 27 |
Times / Sunday Times (2024)[65] | 24 |
Global rankings | |
ARWU (2023)[66] | 151–200 |
QS (2024)[67] | 75 |
THE (2024)[68] | 129 |
Leeds was ranked joint 20th (along with the University of Exeter) amongst multi-faculty institutions in the UK for the quality (GPA) of its research and 8th for its Research Power (the grade point average score of a university, multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted) in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.[69]
Between 2014 and 2015, Leeds was ranked as the 10th most targeted British university by graduate employers, a two place decrease from 8th position in the previous 2014 rankings.[70]
The 2021 the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Leeds as 153rd in the world. The university ranks 84th in the world in the CWTS Leiden Ranking.[71][72] Leeds is ranked 86th in the world (and 13th in the UK) in the 2023 QS World University Rankings.[73] Leeds has also been named University of the Year 2017 by The Times and The Sunday Times' Good University Guide. In 2019, it ranked 150th among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.[74]
In 2009, the university was awarded the
Affiliations
The university is a founding member of the
Admissions
|
Domicile[10] and Ethnicity[79] | Total | ||
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British White | 54% | ||
British Ethnic Minorities[a] | 16% | ||
International EU | 3% | ||
International Non-EU | 27% | ||
Undergraduate Widening Participation Indicators[80][81] | |||
Female | 59% | ||
Private School | 18% | ||
Low Participation Areas[b] | 9% |
For 2016 entry, Leeds received over 50,000 applications for undergraduate courses, making it the 4th most popular university by volume of applications.[82] Leeds had the 18th highest average entry qualification for undergraduates of any UK university in 2015, with new students averaging 427 UCAS points,[83] equivalent to just below ABBab in A-level grades. The university gave offers of admission to 47.3% of its undergraduate applicants in 2022, the 11th lowest offer rate across the country.[84]
The University of Leeds welcomes more than 9,000 international students from over 170 countries each year, making its campus one of the most diverse and multicultural in the UK.[85]
19.6% of Leeds' undergraduates are
Nobel Prize winners
A number of Nobel laureates have worked or studied at the university.
- William Lawrence Bragg) in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays.
- George Porter, OM, FRS (awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967) – University of Leeds graduate – for studies of extremely fast chemical reactions (flash photolysis).
- Wole Soyinka (awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986) – University of Leeds graduate – the Nigerian writer was awarded for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
- Archer John Porter Martin (awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistryin 1952), was an English chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition chromatography with Richard Synge.
- Richard Laurence Millington Synge (awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1952), was a British biochemist, and shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition chromatography with Archer Martin. It was during his time in Leeds that he worked with Archer Martin, developing partition chromatography, a technique used in the separation mixtures of similar chemicals, that revolutionized analytical chemistry.
- Piers Forster – University of Leeds staff member – contributed to the reports of the IPCC, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.[89]
Organisation and governance
Faculties
The various schools, institutes and centres of the university are arranged into seven faculties, each with a dean, pro-deans and central functions:
- Arts, Humanities and Cultures (English; History; Philosophy, Religion and History of Science; Institute for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies; Leeds Humanities Research Institute; Institute for Medieval Studies; Languages, Cultures and Societies; School of Media and Communication; Design; Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies; Music; Performance and Cultural Industries)
- Biological Sciences (School of Biology; School of Biomedical Sciences; School of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Undergraduate School of Biological Sciences; Graduate School of Biological Sciences)
- Business (Accounting and Finance; Economics; International Business; Management; Marketing; Work and Employment Relations)
- Social Sciences (Education; Law; Politics and International Studies; Sociology and Social Policy; Graduate School)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences (Chemical and Process Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computing; Electronic and Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering); Chemistry; Food Science and Nutrition; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy)
- Environment (Earth and Environment; Geography; Institute for Transport Studies)
- Medicine and Health (Leeds Dental Institute; Healthcare; Medicine; Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences; Leeds Institute of Medical Education; Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine; Institute of Psychological Sciences)
Governance
The Court serves as a mechanism for the university's accountability to the wider community and to stakeholders, making sure that the university is well managed, properly governed and responsive to public and local interests and concerns. It is made up of mainly lay members.
The Council is the governing body of the university, consisting of mainly lay members along with representatives of staff and students. It is responsible for the proper management and financial solvency of the university, with major policy decisions and corporate strategy being subject to its approval.
The Senate is the principal academic authority of the university. It oversees academic management and sets strategy and priorities, including the curriculum and maintenance of standards.
International partners
The university holds a number of formal links with institutions from around the world to share teaching and research and facilitate staff and student exchanges. Numerous European universities participate in the Erasmus Programme which permits learning across the many institutions in this region. Students at Leeds may choose from twinned European universities, with each faculty having particular university affiliations.[90]
Chancellor
The Chancellor acts as a ceremonial figurehead and sits on the University Court. Leeds has had seven chancellors since gaining its royal charter in 1904.
Name | Duration |
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George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon | 1904–1909 |
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire | 1909–1938 |
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire | 1938–1950 |
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood | 1951–1965 |
Katharine, Duchess of Kent | 1966–1999 |
Melvyn Bragg, the Lord Bragg | 1999–2017 |
Dame Jane Francis, DCMG | 2017– |
Pro-Chancellor
The
In the 1920s, Leeds-based law firm Middleton & Sons – including Leeds (Victoria) University alumni, solicitor
Vice-Chancellor
The
Name | Duration |
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Sir Nathan Bodington | 1904–1910 |
Sir Michael Ernest Sadler
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1911–1923 |
Sir James Black Baillie | 1924–1938 |
Bernard Mouat Jones | 1938–1948 |
Charles Morris, Baron Morris of Grasmere | 1948–1963 |
Sir Roger Stevens | 1963–1970 |
Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth | 1970–1981 |
William Walsh (Acting Vice-Chancellor) | 1981–1983 |
Sir Sir Edward W. Parkes | 1983–1991 |
Sir Alan G. Wilson | 1991–2004 |
Michael Arthur
|
2004–2013 |
Sir Alan Langlands | 2013–2020 |
Simone Buitendijk | 2020–2023 |
Hai-Sui Yu (Interim Vice Chancellor) | 2023- |
Finances
In the financial year ending 31 July 2023, the University of Leeds had the eighth highest turnover out of all British universities with a total income of £979.5 million (2021/22 – £924.7 million) and total expenditure of £906.1 million (2021/22 – £1.043 billion).[2] Key sources of income included £505.8 million from tuition fees and education contracts (2021/22 – £499.3 million), £184.9 million from research grants and contracts (2021/22 – £177.3 million), £107.0 million from funding body grants (2021/22 – £95.2 million), and £15.1 million from donations and endowment (2021/22 – £10.7 million).[2]
At year end the University of Leeds had endowments of £83.2 million (2021/22 – £87.4 million), placing it within the top twenty in the country, and total net assets of £897.7 million (2021/22 – £773.1 million).[2]
Student life
Students' Union
The Leeds University Union is a
The
Student newspaper
Leeds Student was the 2009 winner of The Guardian Student Newspaper of the Year award and short-listed for The Guardian Student Magazine of the Year. Former editors of the newspaper include Paul Vallely (The Independent) and Nicholas Witchell (BBC News).
Leeds Student Radio
Leeds University Union also operates the student radio station Leeds Student Radio, broadcasting live on their website from 9 am to midnight every day during term time.
LSTV (Leeds Student Television)
LSTV (Leeds Student Television) is a student television station run by students from the University of Leeds. LSTV produces weekly video content such as Entertainment programme 'On Campus', Sports programme 'Sideline' and News programme 'The Essential', which focuses on local and university news affecting students at the University of Leeds and the local Leeds community.
Awards
Leeds University Union (LUU) won the award for the Higher Education Students' Union of the Year at the NUS Awards 2009. In 2008, the union was voted runner up for the award of Higher Education Students' Union of the Year however did win first prize for Equality and Diversity.[105]
In 2008, the Leeds University Union became the first student union to achieve Gold Status in the Students' Union Evaluation Initiative (SUEI). A feat only matched by the
Sport
The university has teams that compete regularly in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues and as of 2016 was ranked 14th in the country.[108]
Each year the university supports over 20 elite athletes, providing a funding, support services and an interface with university academic departments, to ensure elite athletes have the infrastructure that allows them to compete at the highest level whilst studying. The university also offers sporting scholarships to elite athletes in conjunction with
The university competes annually in the
The university is a member of the
University of Leeds Sport offer a wide range of competitive and participation sports, which is used by the student and local population of Leeds who may use certain university facilities. Alongside fitness classes such as yoga and aerobics, the university offers over 36 different sporting clubs, including cricket, football, rugby union, hockey, basketball and badminton which have achieved league and cup wins in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) league.[111][112]
Whilst the university operated performance and elite level sports, there is an intramural recreational sport programme which is one of the largest of any Higher Education institution in Britain. The Leeds University Union has over 60 sports clubs which range from Cycling to Sailing.[citation needed]
A £20 million spending plan was sanctioned with the aim to add facilities to the university's sporting provisions, including a 25m, 8 lane swimming pool and a 200 station health and fitness centre (known as The Edge) which opened in May 2010. The Gryphon Sports Centre opened in 2008 after a £2.5 million refurbishment, and caters for
The university also offers a range of sporting opportunities for students to gain experience and develop their skills by volunteering within the local community. Volunteers can take up posts that include coaching, events organisation, stewarding and sports administration.[115]
Accommodation
The university provides accommodation in either catered or self-catering 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.
Four of the halls (
In addition to providing university-owned accommodation, the university works with external accommodation providers such as
The university guarantees first year undergraduates, international undergraduates, undergraduate exchange students and international postgraduate students places in university-owned accommodation on condition that they meet the relevant application deadlines. In common with other institutions, it also runs schemes for students choosing Leeds as their firm or insurance choice through UCAS, with clearing students being supported once accepted.[117]
Miscellaneous
The university's Disability Team (based within its Equality Service) arranges and provides academic support services for students who are deaf or have hearing impairments, are blind or partially sighted, have a specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), have a physical impairment or mobility difficulty, have a long-term medical condition or have a mental health difficulty.
The university is one of the few universities in the UK to include an on-campus Transcription Centre, managed in conjunction with the RNIB. The Transcription Centre produces information in a range of accessible formats (including braille, large print, e-text and audio formats) for blind and partially sighted students and staff members – both at Leeds and at other universities, colleges and schools.
Notable people
Alumni
Alumni from the arts include musicians
Alumni from the humanities and social sciences include author
Former Leeds students involved in international organisations and politics include multiple current and former
Alumni from the media and related areas include the former
Former students in the field of science and technology include NASA astronaut Piers Sellers, Nobel Prize winner and president of the Royal Society George Porter, researcher into breast cancer and the development of cancer drug Tamoxifen V. Craig Jordan, Edmund Happold, founder of Buro Happold, and materials scientist Stephen Eichhorn.
Former students in sport include
Former students in medicine and health sciences include Harold Shipman.
Honorary graduates
Since the university was granted its own royal charter in 1904, the university has awarded honorary degrees (honoris causa) to notable individuals as part of their yearly graduation ceremonies. The degree awarded itself can vary but is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the university.
Other history
St George's Field, part of the University of Leeds campus, is the former Woodhouse Cemetery, where is buried Pablo Fanque (William Darby), who was a black circus proprietor for 30 years during the Victorian period.[124][125] Fanque's wife, Susannah Darby, is also buried at the cemetery. There is a monument that Fanque erected to her, and a smaller monument to him. John Lennon referenced Fanque in The Beatles song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" on the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. On 8 October 2010, the Leeds University Union, as part of the university's annual Light Night celebration, unveiled a commemorative plaque at Fanque's and Darby's gravesite.[126]
There are several
Over the weekend of the 16-17 March 1974, the UK's first national trans conference ‘Transvestism and Transsexualism in Modern Society’, organised by the
Arms
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See also
- Armorial of UK universities
- DugOut Theatre
- List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
- List of universities in the UK
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