University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham

Coat of Arms of the University of Nottingham
Motto	Sapientia urbs conditur (Latin)
Motto in English	"A city is built on wisdom"
Type	Public
Established	1798 as teacher training college, 1881 as University College Nottingham 1948, university status awarded
Endowment	£49.9 m (as of 31 July 2016)
Chancellor	Sir Andrew Witty
Vice-Chancellor	Sir David Greenaway
Visitor	The Lord President of the Council ex officio
Students	31,910 domestic (2014/15) 43,893 worldwide
Undergraduates	23,815 domestic (2014/15)
Postgraduates	8,095 domestic (2014/15)
Location	Nottingham, England, UK 52°56′20″N 1°11′49″W / 52.939°N 1.197°W / 52.939; -1.197Coordinates: 52°56′20″N 1°11′49″W / 52.939°N 1.197°W / 52.939; -1.197
Colours	Blue and white
Affiliations	ACU Association of MBAs EQUIS EUA Russell Group Sutton 13 Universitas 21 Universities UK Virgo Consortium M5 Universities
Website	nottingham.ac.uk

The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1948.

Nottingham's main campus (University Park) and teaching hospital (Queen's Medical Centre) are situated on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham, with a number of smaller campuses and sites located elsewhere in Nottinghamshire, Derby, Derbyshire, and Lincoln. Outside the United Kingdom, Nottingham 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 about 44,000 students and 9,000 staff and had a total income of £635 million in 2015/16, of which £124.6 million was from research grants and contracts.

In 2011, it was ranked 5th in the UK in terms of the absolute number of students and 15th for the proportion of students who achieved AAB+ at A-level. The university is one of 12 "elite" institutions that accommodates the top achieving students in England. The 2014 High Fliers survey stated that Nottingham was the most targeted university by the UK's top employers between 2013-14. In 2012, Nottingham was ranked 13th in the world in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs of the Fortune Global 500. It is also ranked 2nd (joint with Oxford) in the 2012 Summer Olympics table of British medal winners. Moreover, Nottingham is the 9th largest European producer of entrepreneurs. In the 2011, and 2014 GreenMetric World University Rankings, Nottingham was the world's most sustainable campus. The institution's alumni have been awarded a variety of prestigious accolades, including 3 Nobel Prizes, a Turner Prize, and a Gabor Medal and Prize.