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Motto | Latin: Veritas liberabit vos | ||||||||||||
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Motto in English | The truth shall set you free[1] | ||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||
Established | 2005 – gained University status 1962 – teacher training college[2] | ||||||||||||
Religious affiliation | Church of England | ||||||||||||
Academic affiliations | Universities at Medway Cathedrals Group Million+ | ||||||||||||
Chancellor | Archbishop of Canterbury, ex officio[3] | ||||||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Rama Thirunamachandran | ||||||||||||
Students | 31,760 (2022/23)[4] | ||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 28,595 (2022/23)[4] | ||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 3,165 (2022/23)[4] | ||||||||||||
Other students | 65 FE[5] | ||||||||||||
Location | , , England, UK 51°16′47″N 1°5′21″E / 51.27972°N 1.08917°E | ||||||||||||
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Website | canterbury | ||||||||||||
Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) is a public research university[6] located in Canterbury, Kent, England. Founded as a Church of England college for teacher training in 1962, it was granted university status in 2005.[7]
Canterbury Christ Church University is a member of the Cathedrals Group (officially the Council of Church Universities and Colleges or CCUC), and of MillionPlus, the Association for Modern Universities in the UK.[citation needed]