University of Bradford

"Bradford University" redirects here. Not to be confused with Bradford College (disambiguation).

University of Bradford
Former names
Bradford Institute of Technology
MottoGive invention light (from Shakespeare's Sonnet 38)
TypePublic
Established1832 – Mechanics Institute
1882 – Bradford Technical College
1957 – Bradford Institute of Technology
1966 – gained university status by royal charter
Endowment£1.02 million (2022)[1]
Budget£145.1 million (2021–22)[1]
ChancellorAnita Rani
Vice-ChancellorShirley Congdon[2]
Academic staff
645 (2023/24)[3]
Administrative staff
1,110 (2023/24)[4]
Students11,665 (2023/24)[5]
Undergraduates7,923 (2023/24)[6]
Postgraduates3742 (2023/24)[7]
Location
Bradford
,
England, UK

53°47′30″N 1°45′44″W / 53.79167°N 1.76222°W / 53.79167; -1.76222
AffiliationsEQUIS
AMBA
AACSB
Universities UK
Websitebradford.ac.uk

The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but can trace its origins back to the establishment of the industrial West Yorkshire town's Mechanics Institute in 1832.

The student population includes 11,665 undergraduate and 7,923 postgraduate students. Mature students make up around a third of the undergraduate community. A total of 22% of students are foreign and come from over 110 countries. There were 14,406 applications to the university through UCAS in 2010, of which 3,421 were accepted.[8]

It was the first British university to establish a Department of Peace Studies in 1973, which is currently the world's largest university centre for the study of peace and conflict.[9]

  1. ^ a b "University of Bradford Annual Report and Financial Statements For The Year Ending 31 July 2022" (PDF). University of Bradford. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Professor Shirley Congdon, Vice-Chancellor – University of Bradford". University of Bradford. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Facts, figures and rankings".
  4. ^ "Facts, figures and rankings".
  5. ^ "Facts, figures and rankings".
  6. ^ "Facts, figures and rankings".
  7. ^ "Facts, figures and rankings".
  8. ^ Merry, Louise (20 June 2011). "University of Bradford guide". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Peace Studies – University of Bradford". Retrieved 16 July 2015.