University of Hull

University of Hull
Arms
MottoLatin: Lampada Ferens
Motto in English
Bearing the Torch [of learning]
TypePublic
Established1927 – University College Hull
1954 – university status
Endowment£14.9 million (2023)[1]
Budget£206.8 million (2022/23)[1]
ChancellorAlan Johnson
Vice-ChancellorDavid Petley[2]
VisitorThe Lord President of the Council ex officio
Academic staff
1,005 (2020)[3]
Total staff
2,190 (2020)[3]
Students15,400 (2022/23)[4]
Undergraduates9,890 (2022/23)[4]
Postgraduates5,510 (2022/23)[4]
Location
Kingston upon Hull
53°46′13″N 0°22′02″W / 53.770263°N 0.367141°W / 53.770263; -0.367141 (Hull campus of University of Hull)
,
England
CampusUrban area
ColoursScarf colours, blue and gold
                           
Academic silk colour turquoise blue[5]  
AffiliationsGlobal U8 (GU8)
Utrecht Network
Universities UK
EUA
Websitehull.ac.uk

The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull York Medical School, a joint initiative with the University of York. Students are served by Hull University Union.

The first chancellor of the university was Lord Middleton (1954–1969), followed by Lord Cohen (1970–1977), Lord Wilberforce (1978–1994), Lord Armstrong (1994–2006) and Virginia Bottomley (Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone) (2006–2023). Alan Johnson was installed as the current chancellor in July 2023.

  1. ^ a b "Annual report and accounts 2022–23" (PDF). University of Hull. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "University of Hull welcomes new Vice-Chancellor". University of Hull. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Who's working in HE? | HESA". hesa.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "The Academic Dress of the University of Hull From 1954 to the Present Day, Including the Hull-York Medical School from 2003" (PDF). Transactions of the Burgon Society, 11 (2011), pages 30–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016.