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Former names | Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Polytechnic |
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| Motto | Latin: Victrix Fortunae Sapientia |
Motto in English | Wisdom is the conqueror of fortune |
| Budget | £221.4 million (2016–17)[2] |
| Chancellor | Sir Bob Murray |
| Vice-Chancellor | Peter Slee[3][4] |
Administrative staff | 3,601[5] |
| Students | 23,580 (2022/23)[6] |
| Undergraduates | 16,440 (2022/23)[6] |
| Postgraduates | 7,140 (2022/23)[6] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Purple |
| Website | leedsbeckett |
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Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the city centre and Headingley. The university's origins can be traced to 1824, with the foundation of the Leeds Mechanics Institute. Leeds Polytechnic was formed in 1970, and was part of the Leeds Local Education Authority until it became an independent Higher Education Corporation on 1 April 1989. In 1992, the institution gained university status. The current name was adopted in September 2014.[7]
The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £221.4 million of which £3.4 million was from grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £217.1 million.[2]
- ^ "Introducing a new identity for our university". Leeds Beckett University. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Financial Statements for the Year to 31 July 2017" (PDF). Leeds Beckett University. p. 27. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Professor Peter Slee". Leeds Beckett University. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Office, Press (1 September 2015). "Leeds Beckett VC takes up post". leedsbeckett.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Staff Profile at April 2012[permanent dead link] – from official website
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Leeds Beckett University drops 'Metropolitan' name". BBC News. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.