 Coat of Arms | |
Former names | Leicester School of Art Leicester Colleges of Art and Technology Leicester Polytechnic |
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| Motto | Latin: Excellentia et studium |
Motto in English | Excellence and Zeal |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1870 1992 – university status |
| Endowment | £2.56 million (2022)[1] |
| Budget | £234.6 million (2021–22)[1] |
| Chancellor | Akram Khan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Katie Normington |
| Students | 27,915 (2022/23)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 21,160 (2022/23)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 6,750 (2022/23)[2] |
| Location | , England |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | dmu |
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De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was taken from Simon de Montfort, a 13th-century Earl of Leicester.
De Montfort University has approximately 27,000 full and part-time students, 3,240 staff and an annual turnover in the region of £168 million.[3] The university is organised into four faculties: Art, Design, and Humanities (ADH); Business and Law (BAL); Health and Life Sciences (H&LS); and Computing, Engineering and Media (CEM). It is a Sustainable Development Hub, focusing on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, an initiative by the United Nations launched in 2018. The Department for Education awarded the university an overall Silver rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework.[4] It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
- ^ a b "Annual Accounts 2021/22" (PDF). De Montfort University. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2014–2015" (PDF). De Montfort University. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 Outcomes". Office for Students. Retrieved 28 September 2023.