Newman University, Birmingham

Newman University

The main entrance and library
Former names	Newman College of Higher Education Newman University College
Motto	Latin: Ex Umbris in Veritatem
Motto in English	From the shadow to the truth
Type	Public
Established	1968 (1968)
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Scott Davidson
Students	2,810 (2015/16)
Undergraduates	2,250 (2015/16)
Postgraduates	560 (2015/16)
Location	Birmingham, England 52°26′01″N 1°59′38″W / 52.4336°N 1.9938°W / 52.4336; -1.9938
Campus	Suburban
Affiliations	Cathedrals Group
Website	www.newman.ac.uk

Newman University is a public university based in the suburb of Bartley Green in Birmingham, England. The university was founded in 1968 as Newman College of Higher Education. From 2008 to 2013 it was known as Newman University College, until gaining full university status in 2013.

On April 2017 Newman University's license to recruit and teach overseas students has been revoked.

Originally called Newman College of Higher Education, the institution changed its name to Newman University College in January 2008 after gaining degree-granting powers the previous September. In 2013 it was awarded full university title and became Newman University. The university is named after the 19th century religious figure Cardinal Newman, who had strong links with the city of Birmingham, through being an Oratorian and a member of the Birmingham Oratory.

Newman University is the fourth most highly ranked of the five universities in Birmingham according to the Complete University Guide, below the University of Birmingham, Aston University, and Birmingham City University.

Although specifically a Catholic institution, the university specifies that it welcomes students and staff from any religions or backgrounds. Newman University bases its employment and admissions ethos on principles of tolerance and inclusion.

Newman considers itself to influenced by the teachings on university education by John Henry Newman. His view of a university is of a scholarly community wherein the focus is on training the mind to think rather than just diffusion of knowledge.

The university is in Bartley Green about 8 miles (12.9 km) south-west of the city centre. The campus is designed around a series of inner quadrangles, near academic, administrative and pastoral buildings. St Mary's Chapel is located at the heart of the campus and offers chaplaincy support to those of any faith and spaces for religious exercise or general relaxation.