University in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Birmingham (or Birmingham University) is a British red brick university in the city of Birmingham, England.[4][5][6][7] It is based in the suburb of Edgbaston. It got its royal charter in 1900, and included the Birmingham Medical School (founded 1825) and Mason Science College (1875).[8]
Motto | Latin: Per Ardua Ad Alta | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Motto in English | "Through efforts to high things" [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Public | |||||||||||||||||||||
Established | 1900 – gained University Status by Royal Charter 1825 – Medical School | |||||||||||||||||||||
Endowment | £78.1 million[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chancellor | The Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Sir David Eastwood | |||||||||||||||||||||
Visitor | Her Majesty the Queen | |||||||||||||||||||||
Students | 26,073 [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 17,355[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 8,718[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | , , United Kingdom 52°27′2″N 1°55′50″W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Campus | Urban, Suburban | |||||||||||||||||||||
Colours | Blue, Gold, Red | |||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliations | Russell Group Universitas 21 Universities UK EUA ACU | |||||||||||||||||||||
Website | birmingham.ac.uk |
Birmingham was the first redbrick university to get university status.[9] It is a member of the Russell Group of research universities and a founding member of Universitas 21. Birmingham is one of the 12 institutions in England with highest entry requirements.[10]
The student population includes around 19,000 undergraduate and 9,000 postgraduate students, making the 11th largest in the UK.[11] As of 2011 it is the seventh most popular English university by number of applications.[12]
In 2010 Birmingham was ranked as the 10th most popular British university by graduate employers. The annual income of the institution for 2010-11 was £470.7 million, with an expenditure of £443.7 million.[13] Birmingham has the ninth largest financial endowment of any British university at approximately £85 million in 2009.[14]
Birmingham is ranked nationally between 10th [15] and 23rd.[16] Internationally it is 99th in the 2010 rankings,[17] and 67th in the 2011 rankings.[18] The Sunday Times composite ranking put the university 19th from 1998 to 2007.[19] Birmingham was ranked 12th in the 2008 research assessment.[20]
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