University College of Nottingham

University of Nottingham

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 (Teacher training college) 1881 (University College Nottingham) 1948 (university status)
Endowment	£55.1 million (as of 31 July 2017)
Budget	£637.6 million (2016-17)
Chancellor	Sir Andrew Witty
Vice-Chancellor	Shearer West
Visitor	The Lord President of the Council ex officio
Students	32,515 domestic (2016/17) 43,893 worldwide
Undergraduates	24,065 domestic (2016/17)
Postgraduates	8,450 domestic (2016/17)
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	University: Blue and white           Sports: Green and gold
Affiliations	ACU Association of MBAs EQUIS EUA Russell Group Sutton 30 Universitas 21 Universities UK Virgo Consortium M5 Universities
Website	nottingham.ac.uk

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, 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 on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham, with a number of smaller campuses and sites elsewhere in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Outside the United Kingdom, the university 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 45,500 students and 7,000 staff, and had an income of £637.6 million in 2016/17, of which £123.7 million was from research grants and contracts.

The 2017 High Fliers survey stated Nottingham was the seventh most targeted university by the UK's top employers between 2016-17. 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, in 2015, Nottingham was listed as the 9th largest European producer of entrepreneurs, according to a private report. In the 2011 and 2014 GreenMetric World University Rankings, University Park was ranked as 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.

The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Virgo Consortium, the European University Association, the Russell Group, Universities UK, Universitas 21, and participates in the Sutton Trust Summer School programme, as a member of the Sutton 30.