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University of Liverpool

Coat of Arms of the University of Liverpool
Former names	Victoria University at Liverpool (1884–1903) University College Liverpool (1882-84)
Motto	HAEC OTIA STUDIA FOVENT
Motto in English	"These days of peace foster learning"
Type	Public
Established	1882 (established) 1903 (royal charter)
Endowment	£155.8 million (as of 31 July 2016)
Budget	£490.2 million (2015-16)
Chancellor	Colm Tóibín
Vice-Chancellor	Janet Beer
Visitor	The Lord President of the Council ex officio
Students	24,775 (2015/16)
Undergraduates	19,595 (2015/16)
Postgraduates	5,185 (2015/16)
Location	Liverpool, England Coordinates: 53°24′22″N 2°58′01″W / 53.406°N 2.967°W / 53.406; -2.967
Campus	Urban
Colours	The University
Affiliations	Russell Group, EUA, N8 Group, NWUA, AACSB, CDIO, EASN
Website	www.liverpool.ac.uk

The University

The University of Liverpool is a public university based in the city of Liverpool, England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its royal charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees and is also known to be one of the six original "red brick" civic universities. It comprises three faculties organised into 35 departments and schools. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, the N8 Group for research collaboration and the University Management school is AACSB accredited.

Nine Nobel Prize winners are amongst its alumni and past faculty and the university offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects. It was the world's first university to establish departments in Oceanography, civic design, architecture, and biochemistry at the Johnston Laboratories. In 2006 the university became the first in the UK to establish an independent university in China making it the world's first Sino-British university. For 2015-16, Liverpool had a turnover of £490.2 million, including £93.7 million from research grants and contracts. It has the fifth largest endowment of any university in England.

Graduates of the University are styled with the post-nominal letters Lpool, to indicate the institution.

The University has a strategic partnership with Laureate International Universities, a for-profit college collective, for University of Liverpool online. The partnership provides the technical infrastructure to deliver courses worldwide.

The University was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool, admitting its first students in 1882. In 1884, it became part of the federal Victoria University. In 1894 Oliver Lodge, a professor at the University, made the world's first public radio transmission and two years later took the first surgical X-ray in the United Kingdom. The Liverpool University Press was founded in 1899, making it the third oldest university press in England. Students in this period were awarded external degrees by the University of London.