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The University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham coat of arms.png
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
Logo for the University of Nottingham: United Kingdom, China, Malaysia
Rankings
ARWU
(2016, national)
9–15
ARWU
(2016, world)
101–150
QS
(2016/17, national)
13
QS
(2016/17, world)
75
THE
(2016/17, national)
22
THE
(2016/17, world)
147
Complete
(2017, national)
21
The Guardian
(2017, national)
25
Times/Sunday Times
(2017, national)
20

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.


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