3634 x 2423 px | 30,8 x 20,5 cm | 12,1 x 8,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
15 novembre 2011
Ubicazione:
Leeds, England, UK
Altre informazioni:
The University of Leeds (informally Leeds University, or simply Leeds) is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally named The Yorkshire College, a successor to the Leeds School of Medicine, it became part of the Victoria University alongside Owens College (which eventually became the University of Manchester) and University College Liverpool (which became the University of Liverpool).[5] In 1904, a royal charter was granted to the University of Leeds by King Edward VII.[6] The University is a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities, of which the university's Vice-Chancellor Prof Michael Arthur is the current Chairman, [7] and the N8 Group for research collaboration.[8] The university is also a founding member of 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. The student population includes 33, 585 students[9] making the university the fifth largest university in the United Kingdom. From 2006 to present, the university has consistently been ranked second in the United Kingdom for the number of applications received, second only to the University of Manchester.[10] The annual income for the institution for 2008-09 was £497.2 million, with an expenditure of £485.3 million.[11] The university has financial endowments of £42.3 million (2008–09), ranking outside the top ten British universities by financial endowment.[11][12] Nevertheless, Leeds was ranked 8th by The Guardian for total recurrent grants in 2009-10, amounting to £143.6 million whilst being ranked 9th for research-generated income in 2009-10, with a research income of £49.5 million, a 2.1% increase from 2008-09.[13] Described as "a top redbrick university and one of the giants of the British higher education syste
