Keele University

University of Keele
Coat of arms
MottoThanke God for All
TypePublic civic research university
Established1949 – as University College of North Staffordshire
1962 – royal charter granted for university status
Academic affiliations
ACU
EUA
Universities UK
Midlands Innovation
Endowment£1.04 million (2022-23)
Budget£206.3 million (2022–23)
ChancellorJames Timpson, Baron Timpson
Vice-ChancellorTrevor McMillan
VisitorRt Hon. Lucy Powell MP
(as Lord President of the Council ex officio)
Academic staff
774 (2022-23)
Administrative staff
1,100 (2022-23)
Students12,235 (2022-23)
Undergraduates8,880 (2022-23)
Postgraduates3,355 (2022-23)
Location,
UK

53°00′11″N 2°16′23″W / 53.003°N 2.273°W / 53.003; -2.273
CampusRural, 625
NewspaperConcourse
Colours
Staffordshire gold and red
Sporting affiliations
Team Keele
MascotHerbert the Dragon[1]
Websitekeele.ac.uk

Keele University is a public research university in Keele, approximately three miles (five kilometres) from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, it was granted university status by Royal Charter as the University of Keele in 1962.[2][3]

Keele occupies a 625-acre (253-hectare) rural campus close to the village of Keele and includes extensive woods, lakes and Keele Hall set in the Staffordshire Potteries. It has a science park and a conference centre, and is the largest campus university in the UK.[2] The university's Medical School operates the clinical part of its courses from a separate campus at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. The School of Nursing and Midwifery is based at the nearby Clinical Education Centre.

  1. ^ "Keele's Dragon mascot". Keele.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "History of the University of Keele". Keele University. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Keele's Colours and Badges". Keele Heraldry, Colours and Scarves. Keele University. Retrieved 26 September 2014.