University of Leeds

The University of Leeds (sometimes called Leeds University) is a university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. It first started in 1831 with the opening of a school to teach medicine which was one of the first outside of London, Oxford, and Cambridge.

Parkinson Building

University of Leeds

Motto	Latin: et augebitur scientia
Motto in English	"and knowledge will be increased"
Type	Public
Established	1904 - University of Leeds 1887 - gained University Status as part of Victoria University 1831 - Leeds School of Medicine
Endowment	£49.28 million[1]
Chancellor	The Lord Bragg
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Michael Arthur
Visitor	The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP As Lord President of the Council
Students	33,585[2]
Undergraduates	24,080[2]
Postgraduates	9,505[2]
Location	Leeds , West Yorkshire , England
Campus	Urban, Suburban
Newspaper	Leeds Student
Colours	Green, Red, Black, Beige[3]
Affiliations	ACU Association of MBAs CDIO EQUIS EUA N8 Group The Russell Group Santander Network Universities UK White Rose Consortium WUN
Website	www.leeds.ac.uk

Today one of the UK's leading universities. It is a member of the Russell Group. The university is one of two in the city, the other being Leeds Metropolitan University. The main campus is in the Woodhouse area of Leeds, close to Leeds City Centre.

Campus

The main campus is in the Woodhouse area of Leeds, which is about half a mile from the city centre. The campus has many older Victorial buildings such as the Great Hall, as well as some mid-twentieth century buildings such as the Parkinson Building. There are also many brutalist building on campus such as the Roger Stevens Building and the Edward Boyle Library. Recently, newer buildings have been added such as the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Building.

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  Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Building
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  Great Hall
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  Baines Wing
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  Edward Boyle Library
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  Roger Stevens Building
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  Mechanical Engineering building
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  Chemistry building
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  Parkinson Building

References

1. 2009-2010 Financial Statement
2. http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0910.xls
3. University of Leeds (8 May 2006). "Identity management | Design guidelines | Core colour palette". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
4. University of Leeds (2010). "The University of Leeds Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2013-06-10.

Other websites

• University of Leeds website
• Leeds University Union
• Leeds Student newspaper Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Leeds Student news on Flisolo Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Leeds University Union Dance Band Archived 2009-12-15 at the Wayback Machine