University of Leeds

University of Leeds

Motto	Latin: Et augebitur scientia
Motto in English	"And knowledge will be increased"
Type	Public
Established	1904 – University of Leeds 1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine
Endowment	£67.7 million (as of 31 July 2015)
Chancellor	Melvyn Bragg
Vice-Chancellor	Alan Langlands
Administrative staff	8,000
Students	31,030 (2014/15)
Undergraduates	23,005 (2014/15)
Postgraduates	8,025 (2014/15)
Location	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 53°48′26″N 1°33′6″W / 53.80722°N 1.55167°W / 53.80722; -1.55167Coordinates: 53°48′26″N 1°33′6″W / 53.80722°N 1.55167°W / 53.80722; -1.55167
Campus	Urban, Suburban
Newspaper	The Gryphon
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Affiliations	ACU Association of MBAs CDIO EQUIS EUA N8 Group Russell Group Santander Network Universities UK AACSB White Rose Consortium WUN
Website	www.leeds.ac.uk

The University of Leeds is a redbrick university located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally named the Yorkshire College of Science and later simply the Yorkshire College, it incorporated the Leeds School of Medicine and became part of the federal Victoria University alongside Owens College (which eventually became the University of Manchester) and University College Liverpool (which became the University of Liverpool). In 1904, a royal charter, created in 1903, was granted to the University of Leeds by King Edward VII.

The university has 31,030 students, the eighth largest university in the UK (out of 165). From 2006 to present, the university has consistently been ranked within the top 5 (alongside Manchester University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Nottingham University and Edinburgh University) in the United Kingdom for the number of applications received. Leeds had a total income of £634.9 million in 2015/16, of which £128.3 million was from research grants and contracts. The university has financial endowments of £67.7 million (2015–16), ranking outside the top ten British universities by financial endowment.

The university is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities, the N8 Group for research collaboration, the Worldwide Universities Network, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, the White Rose University Consortium, the Santander Network and CDIO and is also affiliated to the Association of MBAs, EQUIS and Universities UK.