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Leeds Metropolitan University

Leeds Beckett University - LBU
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Former names
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Polytechnic
Type Public
Established 1992 – gained University Status
1824 – Leeds Mechanics Institute
Endowment £139,022
Budget £199.5M
Chancellor Sir Bob Murray CBE
Vice-Chancellor Peter Slee
Administrative staff
3601
Students 25,920 (2015/16)
Undergraduates 21,465 (2015/16)
Postgraduates 4,455 (2015/16)
Location Leeds, England
Campus Urban
Colours Purple
Website http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/
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Rankings
THE
(2016/17, national)
77
THE
(2016/17, world)
601-800
Complete
(2017, national)
114
The Guardian
(2017, national)
114
Times/Sunday Times
(2017, national)
114

Coordinates: 53°48′15″N 1°32′58″W / 53.80417°N 1.54944°W / 53.80417; -1.54944

Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds Polytechnic) is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with campuses in the city centre and Headingley. The university’s origins can be traced to 1824, with the foundation of the Leeds Mechanics Institute. Leeds Polytechnic was formed in 1970, and was part of the Leeds Local Education Authority until it became an independent higher Education Corporation on 1 April 1989. In 1992, the institution gained university status. The current name was adopted in September 2014.

The number of students is listed by the HESA 2015/16 data as the 18th largest in the UK out of 166.

The university traces its roots to 1824 when the Leeds Mechanics Institute was founded. The institute later became the Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature and in 1927 was renamed Leeds College of Technology. In 1970, the college merged with Leeds College of Commerce (founded 1845), part of Leeds College of Art (f. 1846) and Yorkshire College of Education and Home Economics (f. 1874), forming Leeds Polytechnic. In 1976, James Graham College and the City Of Leeds College of Education (f. 1907 as part of City of Leeds Training College) joined Leeds Polytechnic. In 1987, the Polytechnic became one of the founding members of the Northern Consortium.


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