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Chester University

University of Chester
University of Chester coat of arms.png
Coat of arms of the University of Chester
Former names
Motto Latin: Qui docet in doctrina
Motto in English
"He that teacheth, on teaching"
Type Public
Established 2005 – gained University status
1839 – Chester Diocesan Training College
Endowment £2,000,000
Chancellor Gyles Brandreth
Vice-Chancellor Tim Wheeler
Academic staff
870
Administrative staff
1220
Students 19,500
Undergraduates 13,700
Postgraduates 5,800
Location Chester, Ellesmere Port and Warrington, Cheshire, UK
53°12′01″N 2°53′53″W / 53.200326°N 2.898073°W / 53.200326; -2.898073Coordinates: 53°12′01″N 2°53′53″W / 53.200326°N 2.898073°W / 53.200326; -2.898073
Campus Urban
Colours Burgundy    
Affiliations ACU, NWUA, Cathedrals Group
Website www.chester.ac.uk
Logo of the University of Chester
Rankings
Complete
(2018, national)
91
The Guardian
(2018, national)
77
Times/Sunday Times
(2017, national)
81

The University of Chester is a public university located in the historic city of Chester, England. The University, the first purpose-built teacher training college in the UK, based in five campus sites in and around Chester and one in Warrington, offers a range of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as undertaking academic research.

The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Cathedrals Group, the North West Universities Association and Universities UK.

The university was founded as Chester Diocesan Training College in 1839 by a distinguished group of local leading figures in the Church of England, including future Prime Ministers William Ewart Gladstone and the 14th Earl of Derby. It was the UK's first purpose-built teacher training college, which makes it one of the longest established higher education institutions in the country. In 1842, Gladstone opened the college's original buildings for its first intake of ten male student teachers on the Parkgate Road site, just outside the City Walls, that the university occupies today.

In 1921, Chester formally became an affiliated college of the University of Liverpool, which meant that the University of Liverpool awarded Chester's qualifications and Chester's students were able to use Liverpool's facilities.


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