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University College 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 (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
University of Nottingham logo.svg
Rankings
Global rankings
ARWU
(2017, world)
101–150
QS
(2018, world)
84
THE
(2018, world)
147
CWTS Leiden
(2017, world)
123
National rankings
Complete
(2018, national)
18
The Guardian
(2018, national)
19
Times/Sunday Times
(2018, national)
18
British Government assessment
Teaching Excellence Framework Gold

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.


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