University of Liverpool

Not to be confused with Liverpool John Moores University or Liverpool Hope University.

University of Liverpool
Coat of arms
Latin: Universitas Lyrpulensis[1]
MottoLatin: Haec otia studia fovent
Motto in English
These days of peace foster learning[2]
TypePublic
Established1881 – University College Liverpool[3]
1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University[4]
1903 – royal charter
Endowment£182.7 million (2023)[5]
Budget£673.2 million (2022/23)[5]
ChancellorWendy Beetlestone
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Tim Jones
VisitorThe Lord President of the Council ex officio
Academic staff
3,160 (2022/23)[6]
Administrative staff
3,625 (2022/23)[6]
Students29,955 (2022/23)[7]
Undergraduates22,285 (2022/23)[7]
Postgraduates7,670 (2022/23)[7]
Location
Liverpool
,
England

53°24′22″N 2°58′01″W / 53.406°N 2.967°W / 53.406; -2.967
CampusUrban
ColoursThe University
                                   
Affiliations
Websiteliverpool.ac.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is the "original red brick" research university situated in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University, it gained independence by Royal Charter in 1903 attaining the decree to award degrees. The university owns and operates some of the nation's historical and cultural assets, such as the Victoria Gallery & Museum, the Ness Botanic Gardens, the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, and the more recent, Yoko Ono Lennon Centre. Organised by three faculties divided into 35 schools and departments, the university offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects. It is a founding member of the leading research-intensive association of British universities, the Russell Group, and in Northern England, the N8 Group.

As of 2024, the university holds four academic fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences and one of the British Academy.[8][9] Among its alumni and faculty are 10 Nobel prize laureates, with notable alumni leading fields in medicine, law, business, engineering, arts, politics, and technology. Liverpool is consistently ranked among the top 1% of global universities for a range of subjects. [10]

The university was the first in the UK to establish departments in oceanography, civic design, architecture, and biochemistry (at the Johnston Laboratories).[11] It was also the first UK university to establish an independent university campus in China, known as Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.[12][13][14] The Interdisciplinary Centre for Sustainability Research (ICSR) was established in 2024 to tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).[15]

As of 2023, Liverpool withheld total net assets of £1.169 billion, with a turnover of £675.1 million, including £118 million from research grants and contracts, the ninth-largest endowment among all universities in the UK. [16] Graduates of the university are styled with the post-nominal letters, Lpool, to indicate the institution.

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  2. ^ "University Regalia" (PDF). liv.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UnivLiverpoolHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 2004. legislation.gov.uk (4 July 2011). Retrieved on 14 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Financial Statements for the Year to 31 July 2023" (PDF). University of Liverpool. p. 44. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Who's working in HE?". www.hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  7. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study? | HESA". hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
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  12. ^ "Our Universities – University of Liverpool". Russell Group. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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  15. ^ Liverpool, University of. "Interdisciplinary Centre for Sustainability Research (ICSR)". News Liverpool. University of Liverpool. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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