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| name = University of Liverpool
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| motto = ''Haec otia studia fovent''<br />(these days of peace foster learning)
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| established = 1881 (as University College Liverpool)<ref name="UnivLiverpoolHistory">{{cite web|url = http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/history/|title = History of the University|accessdate = 2007-09-10|date = [[2007]]-[[03-27]]|publisher = University of Liverpool}}</ref>
| city = [[Liverpool]]
| name = University of Liverpool
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| country = [[England]]
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| address = Foundation Building<br>Brownlow Hill<br>LIVERPOOL<br>L69 7ZX
| caption = Coat of arms
| campus = Urban
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| mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning<ref>{{cite web|title=University Regalia|url=https://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/calendar/University%20Regalia.pdf|publisher=liv.ac.uk|access-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016212621/https://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/calendar/University%20Regalia.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| chancellor = [[David Owen|Rt Hon The Lord Owen]]
| established = 1881 – University College Liverpool<ref name="UnivLiverpoolHistory" /><br />1884 – affiliated to the federal [[Victoria University (UK)|Victoria University]]<ref name="opsi.gov.uk">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 2004. legislation.gov.uk (4 July 2011). Retrieved on 14 September 2011.</ref><br />1903 – royal charter
| vice_chancellor = [[James Drummond Bone|Prof. James Drummond Bone]]
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| type = [[public university|Public]]
| endowment = [[Pound sterling|£]]182.7&nbsp;million (2023)<ref name="Liverpool Financial Statement 22/23">{{cite web |title=Financial Statements for the Year to 31 July 2023 |url=https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/finance/Review,of,the,Year,2023.pdf |publisher=University of Liverpool |page=44 |access-date= 13 December 2023}}</ref>
|head = [[Lord President of the Council|The Lord President of the Council]] ''[[ex officio]]''
| budget = [[Pound sterling|£]]673.2 million (2022/23)<ref name="Liverpool Financial Statement 22/23"/>
| students = 20,765 <ref name="HESA">{{cite web |url=http://www.hesa.ac.uk/holisdocs/pubinfo/student/institution0506.htm | title=Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06 |work=[[Higher Education Statistics Agency]] online statistics |accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref>
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| country = [[England]]
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| chancellor = [[Wendy Beetlestone]]
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| vice_chancellor = Professor Tim Jones
| member = [[Russell Group]], [[European University Association|EUA]], [[North West Universities Association|NWUA]]
| head_label = Visitor
| website = http://www.liv.ac.uk/
| head = [[Lord President of the Council|The Lord President of the Council]] ''[[ex officio]]''
| academic_staff = 3,110 (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStaff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/staff/working-in-he|title=Who's working in HE? |website=hesa.ac.uk}}</ref>
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The '''University of Liverpool''' (abbreviated '''UOL''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Liverpool]], England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its [[Royal Charter]] in 1903 with the ability to award degrees, and is also known to be one of the six '[[Red brick university|red brick]]' civic universities, the first to be referred to as The Original Red Brick. It comprises three faculties organised into 35 departments and schools. It is a founding member of the [[Russell Group]], the [[N8 Group]] for research collaboration and the university management school is [[Triple accreditation|triple crown accredited]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/management/about/accreditation |title=Management School Triple Crown Accredited – University of Liverpool Management School Accreditation and Rankings |publisher=liv.ac.uk/management}}</ref>
The '''University of Liverpool''' is a [[university]] in the city of [[Liverpool]], [[England]].

Ten [[Nobel Prize winners]] are amongst its alumni and past faculty and the university offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects.<ref name="Nobel Prize">{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/why/liverpool-pioneers/|title=Our Nobel Prize winners|publisher=University of Liverpool|access-date=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923052009/https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/why/liverpool-pioneers/|archive-date=2021-09-23}}</ref> Its alumni include the CEOs of [[GlobalFoundries]], [[ARM Holdings]], [[Tesco]], [[Motorola]] and [[The Coca-Cola Company]]. It was the UK's first university to establish departments in [[oceanography]], [[Master of Civic Design|civic design]], architecture, and biochemistry (at the [[Johnston Laboratories]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-08-18 |title=Facts and figures: Our courses – University of Liverpool |url=http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/facts_and_figs/courses.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818074933/http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/facts_and_figs/courses.htm |archive-date=2007-08-18 |access-date=2022-10-21 }}</ref> In 2006 the university became the first in the UK to establish an independent university in China, [[Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University]], making it the world's first [[Sino-British relations|Sino-British]] university.<ref name="russellgroup1">{{cite web |url=http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/our-universities/3779-university-of-liverpool/ |title=Our Universities – University of Liverpool |publisher=Russell Group |access-date=19 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801202347/http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/our-universities/3779-university-of-liverpool |archive-date=1 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="autogeneratedliv">{{cite web |url=https://news.liv.ac.uk/ |title=University of Liverpool – News |publisher=News.liv.ac.uk}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">[[Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University#cite note-0]]</ref> For 2022–23, Liverpool had a turnover of £673.2&nbsp;million, including £118&nbsp;million from research grants and contracts.<ref name="Liverpool Financial Statement 22/23"/> It has the [[List of UK universities by endowment|seventh-largest endowment]] of any university in England. Graduates of the university are styled with the [[post-nominal letters]] ''Lpool'', to indicate the institution.


== History ==
== History ==
[[Image:University of Liverpool Building.jpg|thumb|left|University of Liverpool]]
=== University College Liverpool ===
The university was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool, admitting its first students in 1882.<ref name="UnivLiverpoolHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/history/ |title=History of the University |access-date=10 September 2007 |date=27 March 2007 |publisher=University of Liverpool |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902011543/http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/history/ |archive-date=2 September 2007}}</ref> In 1884, it became part of the federal [[Victoria University (United Kingdom)|Victoria University]]. In 1894 [[Oliver Lodge]], a professor at the university, made the world's first public [[Wireless|radio transmission]] and two years later took the first surgical [[X-ray]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="history.htm">{{cite web|url=http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/history.htm|title=A brief history of the University – University of Liverpool|access-date=12 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511032424/http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/history.htm|archive-date=11 May 2009}}</ref> The [[Liverpool University Press]] was founded in 1899, making it the third-oldest [[university press]] in England. Students in this period were awarded external degrees by the [[University of London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Student lists |url=http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections/historic-collections/archives-manuscripts/university-of-london-student-records-1836-1931/ |url-status=dead |access-date=11 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914105055/http://www.shl.lon.ac.uk/specialcollections/archives/studentrecords.shtml |archive-date=14 September 2010}}</ref>


=== University status ===
[[Image:Victoria Building Tower UoL.jpg|thumb|"[[Red Brick universities|Red brick]]" [[Victoria Building]]]]
[[File:Victoria Building, University of Liverpool 2019.jpg|thumb|left|The centrepiece of the university estate, the [[Victoria Building, University of Liverpool|Victoria Building]], opened in 1892 as the first purpose built facility for the university. The building was the inspiration for the term "red brick university" which was coined by [[ Edgar Allison Peers|Professor Edgar Allison Peers]].]]
The University was established in 1881 as '''University College Liverpool''', admitting its first students in 1882.<ref name="UnivLiverpoolHistory" /> In 1884, it became part of the federal [[Victoria University (UK)|Victoria University]]. Following a [[Royal Charter]] and [[Act of Parliament]] in 1903, it became an independent university with the right to confer its own degrees called the '''University of Liverpool'''.
[[File:Quadrangle, University of Liverpool (2).jpg|thumb|left|The Quadrangle, University of Liverpool]]
Following a [[royal charter]] and [[act of Parliament]] in 1903, it became an independent university (the University of Liverpool) with the right to confer its own degrees. The next few years saw major developments at the university, including Sir [[Charles Sherrington]]'s discovery of the [[synapse]] and William Blair-Bell's work on [[chemotherapy]] in the treatment of cancer. In the 1930s to 1940s Sir [[James Chadwick]] and Sir [[Joseph Rotblat]] made major contributions to the development of the [[atomic bomb]].<ref name=history.htm/> From 1943 to 1966 [[Allan Watt Downie|Allan Downie]], Professor of Bacteriology, was involved in the eradication of [[smallpox]].


In 1994 the university was a founding member of the [[Russell Group]], a collaboration of twenty leading research-intensive universities, as well as a founding member of the [[N8 Group]] in 2004. In the 21st century physicists, engineers and technicians from the University of Liverpool were involved in the construction of the [[Large Hadron Collider]] at [[CERN]], working on two of the four detectors in the LHC.<ref>[http://www.liv.ac.uk/news/press_releases/2008/09/CERN.htm Accessed 12 May 2009]. Liverpool University. Retrieved on 14 September 2011.{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913004239/http://www.liv.ac.uk/news/press_releases/2008/09/CERN.htm |date=13 September 2008}}</ref>
The University has produced eight [[Nobel Prize]] winners, from the fields of [[science]], [[medicine]] and [[peace]]. The Nobel laureates include the physician [[Sir Ronald Ross]], physicist [[Professor Charles Barkla]], the physiologist [[Sir Charles Sherrington]], physicist [[Sir James Chadwick]], chemist [[Sir Robert Robinson]], physiologist [[Professor Har Gobind Khorana]], physiologist [[Professor Rodney Porter]], and physicist [[Professor Joseph Rotblat]]. [[Sir Ronald Ross]] was also the first British Nobel laureate in 1902.


In 2004, Sylvan Learning, later known as Laureate International Universities, became the worldwide partner for University of Liverpool online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uol.ohecampus.com/laureate/upload/file/PDF/press_releases_7_name_change.pdf|title=Laureate Online Education and K.I.T. eLearning B.V., the eLearning partner of the University of Liverpool, announce name change.}}</ref> In 2019, it was announced that Kaplan Open Learning, part of [[Kaplan, Inc]], would be the new partner for the University of Liverpool's online programmes.<ref name="news.liverpool.ac.uk"/> Laureate continued to provide some teaching provision for existing students until 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/aqsd/collaborative-provision/laureate/|title=Laureate Online Education}}</ref>
The term ''[[Red Brick universities|red brick]]'' was first coined by a Liverpool professor to describe the red brick built civic universities that were built in the UK, mostly in the latter part of the 19th century; these were characterised by Victorian buildings of red brick, such as [[Victoria Building, Liverpool University|Victoria Building]], which was historically the administrative heart of the University.


The university has produced ten Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of science, medicine, economics and [[peace]]. The Nobel laureates include the physician [[Sir Ronald Ross]], physicist [[Professor Charles Barkla|Charles Barkla]], physicist [[Martin Lewis Perl]], the physiologist [[Sir Charles Sherrington]], physicist [[Sir James Chadwick]], chemist [[Robert Robinson (organic chemist)|Sir Robert Robinson]], chemist [[Professor Har Gobind Khorana|Har Gobind Khorana]], physiologist [[Professor Rodney Porter|Rodney Porter]], economist [[Ronald Coase]] and physicist [[Professor Joseph Rotblat|Joseph Rotblat]]. [[Sir Ronald Ross]] was also the first British Nobel laureate in 1902. The university is also associated with Professors [[Ronald Finn]] and Sir [[Cyril Clarke]] who jointly won the [[Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award|Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award]] in 1980 and Sir [[David Weatherall]] who won the [[Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science]] in 2010. These [[Lasker Award]]s are popularly known as America's [[Nobel Prize|Nobel]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/|title=Awards {{!}} The Lasker Foundation|website=The Lasker Foundation|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref>
== Present ==
Liverpool has the sixth largest [[financial endowment]] of any UK university, valued at £110m, according to the Sutton Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/UniversityFundraisingDec06.pdf|title = University Fundraising - an Update|accessdate = 2007-11-22|year = 2006|month = December|format = [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|publisher = The Sutton Trust}}</ref> It is a member of the [[Russell Group of Universities]]. The University has over 23,000 registered students, with almost 18,000 full-time registered students. The University has a broad range of teaching and research in both arts and sciences, and has a large medical school, which is associated with the neighbouring [[Royal Liverpool University Hospital]]. Sir [[Howard Newby]] will be taking up the post of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from September 2008.


Over the 2013/2014 academic year, members of staff took part in numerous strikes after staff were offered a pay rise of 1% which [[Trade union|unions]] equated to a 13% pay cut since 2008. The strikes were supported by both the university's Guild of Students and the [[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)|National Union of Students]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Akkoc |first=Raziye |title=Liverpool students hit by second lecturers pay strike |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-students-hit-second-lecturers-6364894 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=3 December 2013 |access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> Some students at the university supported the strike, occupying buildings on campus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Trew |first=Alannah |title=Liverpool students occupy campus buildings in solidarity with staff strikes |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/liverpool-students-occupy-campus-buildings-in-solidarity-with-staff-strikes-8983401.html |work=The Independent |date=4 December 2013 |access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref>
The University has a [[Students' union]] to represent students' interests, known as the [[University of Liverpool Guild of Students|Liverpool Guild of Students]].


== Campus and facilities ==
It should be noted that whilst Liverpool has a total of three universities, the colloquial term ''Liverpool University'' commonly refers to the University of Liverpool rather than either of the other two, [[Liverpool Hope University]] or [[Liverpool John Moores University]].
[[File:Foundation Building, University of Liverpool.jpg|thumb|The Foundation Building, one of the university's main administrative facilities.]]
[[File:Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, University of Liverpool.jpg|thumb|The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, opened in 2022.]]
[[File:Abercromby Square, Liverpool.jpg|thumb|Abercromby Square, home to numerous university departments.]]
The university is mainly based around a single urban campus approximately five minutes' walk from Liverpool City Centre, at the top of Brownlow Hill and Mount Pleasant. Occupying 100 acres, it contains 192 non-residential buildings that house 69 lecture theatres, 114 teaching areas and research facilities.


The main site is divided into three faculties: Health and Life Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; and Science and Engineering. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Leahurst) and Ness Botanical Gardens are based on the [[Wirral Peninsula]]. There was formerly a marine biology research station at [[Port Erin]] on the [[Isle of Man]] until it closed in 2006.


Fifty-one residential buildings, on or near the campus, provide 3,385 rooms for students, on a catered or self-catering basis. The centrepiece of the campus remains the university's original red brick building, the Victoria Building. Opened in 1892, it has recently been restored as the Victoria Gallery and Museum, complete with cafe and activities for school visits.


In 2011 the university made a commitment to invest £660m into the 'Student Experience', £250m of which will reportedly be spent on Student Accommodation. Announced so far have been two large On-Campus halls of residences (the first of which, Vine Court, opened September 2012), new Veterinary Science facilities, and a £10m refurbishment of the [[Liverpool Guild of Students]]. New Central Teaching Laboratories for physics, earth sciences, chemistry and archaeology were opened in autumn 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.liv.ac.uk/2012/10/24/gallery-nobel-prize-winner-sir-paul-nurse-opens-ctl/|title=GALLERY – Nobel Prize winner, Sir Paul Nurse opens CTL – University of Liverpool News – University of Liverpool|date=24 October 2012 |access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
== Campus and facilities ==
The University is mainly based around a single urban campus approximately five minutes walk from Liverpool City Centre, at the top of Brownlow Hill and Mount Pleasant. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Leahurst) and Ness Botanical Gardens are based on the Wirral Peninsula. There was formerly a research station at Port Erin on the Isle of Man until it closed in 2006.


In 2013, the University of Liverpool opened a satellite campus in [[Finsbury Square]] in [[London]], offering a range of professionally focussed masters programmes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/london/|title=University of Liverpool in London – University of Liverpool|website=www.liverpool.ac.uk|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
=== Harold Cohen Library ===
The [[Harold Cohen Library]] is the main library for science, engineering and medical, dental and veterinary sciences. It also contains eight computer centres as well as the Wolfson training suite.


=== Sydney Jones Library ===
=== Central Teaching Hub ===
The Central Teaching Hub is a large multi-use building that houses a recently refurbished Lecture Theatre Block (LTB) and teaching facilities (Central Teaching Labs, CTL) for the Departments of Chemistry and Physics and the School of Environmental Sciences, within the university's Central City Centre Campus. It was completed and officially opened in September 2012 with an estimated project cost of £23m.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.liv.ac.uk/2012/08/17/new-23m-central-teaching-laboratory-unveiled/|title=New £23M Central Teaching Laboratory unveiled|date=17 August 2012 |access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> The main building, the 'Central Teaching Laboratory', is built around a large atrium and houses seven separate laboratories that can accommodate 1,600 students at a time. A flexible teaching space, computing centre, multi-departmental teaching spaces and communal work spaces can also be found inside. The adjoining University Lecture Block building contains four lecture rooms and further social spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/place/20004131-victoria-gallery-and-museum-university-of-liverpool/|title=Victoria Gallery & Museum – University of Liverpool|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
The Sydney Jones Library is the main library for arts and humanities in the University of Liverpool. The library is houses in two buildings, the Grove Wing and the Abercromby Wing (formerly Senate House). The Grove Wing contains the majority of the collection and the special collections. The Abercromby Wing contains the Law Library, the library offices, computer services and the main Issue Desk. The two buildings are linked by the Link Building which has the information support desks.


=== Liverpool Medical School ===
=== Sustainability ===
Liverpool Medical School was ranked as the ninth best medical school in the United Kingdom by ''[[The Times]] Good University Guide 2008''.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php?subject=MEDICINE|title = University Rankings League Table: Medicine|accessdate = 2007-09-09|date = [[2007]]-[[08-16]]|work = The Times Good University Guide|publisher = The Times}}</ref> One of the key features of the medical programme is [[Problem-based learning]] (PBL). This is an educational process that encourages students, working in small groups, to learn through curiosity and to seek out information for themselves. Students have the opportunity to link basic medical science with clinical practice early in the programme, thereby stimulating and maintaining their interest instead of overwhelming it with facts.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} Other features of the programme include introduction to clinical and communication skills training, a greater emphasis on learning medicine in the community and early patient contact. The Medical School offers a five-year undergraduate course, and a four-graduate entry course. Much of the clinical education takes part at the [[Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust]]. The Medical School also has one of the oldest student societies - Liverpool Medical Students' Society. LMSS in fact pre-dates the University in its conception from when simply a teaching hospital existed around which the University was built. <ref>Your University (Student Guide) Page 27</ref>


In 2008 the University of Liverpool was voted joint seventeenth greenest university in Britain by [[WWF (conservation organization)|WWF]] supported company Green League.<ref>[http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2008 People & Planet – The Green League 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728035656/http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2008 |date=28 July 2015 }}. Peopleandplanet.org. Retrieved on 14 September 2011.</ref> This represents an improvement after finishing 55th in the league table the previous year.<ref>[http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2007/table People & Planet – People & Planet Green League 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710135819/http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2007/table |date=10 July 2007 }}. Peopleandplanet.org. Retrieved on 14 September 2011.</ref>
=== School of Biomedical Sciences ===
The School of Biomedical Sciences is one of the premier research centres within the University of Liverpool.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} It houses 58 senior academics plus another 170 mostly research staff, including two fellows of the Royal Society and several fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The School is unique in the UK in maintaining a broad range of high quality research in areas from signalling pathways, molecular biology through to primate and human evolutionary morphology. The three separate degree programmes offered by the School in Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology consistently rank among the top ten in the UK.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}


The position of the university is determined by point allocation in departments such as Transport, Waste management, [[sustainable procurement]] and Emissions among other categories; these are then transpired into various awards.<ref>[http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2008/methodology People & Planet – The Green League 2008: Methodology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012082038/http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2008/methodology |date=12 October 2008 }}. Peopleandplanet.org. Retrieved on 14 September 2011.</ref> Liverpool was awarded the highest achievement possible in Environmental policy, Environmental staff, Environmental audit, Fair trade status, Ethical investment policy and Waste recycled while also scoring points in Carbon emissions, Water recycle and Energy source.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}}
=== Liverpool Dental School ===
The Liverpool Dental School, based at the Liverpool Dental Hospital, is one of the top dental schools in the UK.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} The Liverpool Dental Programme is based on a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) system, where small groups of students are given a medical case, and through research are encouraged to learn about the causes and treatments for themselves. The Dental school now hosts the best Operation Techniques suite (Phantom Head) in the world, until a similar suite based on its design, but twice its size, is finished in the USA.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}


Liverpool was the first among UK universities to develop their desktop computer power management solution, which has been widely adopted by other institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/powerdown/ |title=PowerDown |date=23 October 2008 |access-date=23 October 2008}}</ref> The university has subsequently piloted other advanced software approaches further increasing savings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.datasynergy.co.uk/casestudies.aspx |title=University of Liverpool save estimated £70 per PC |date=23 October 2008 |access-date=23 October 2008}}</ref> The university has also been at the forefront of using the Condor HTC computing platform in a power saving environment. This software, which makes use of unused computer time for computationally intensive tasks usually results in computers being left turned on.<ref>[http://www.liv.ac.uk/csd/escience/condor/ University of Liverpool Condor Project]. Liverpool University. Retrieved on 14 September 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210042905/http://www.liv.ac.uk/csd/escience/condor/ |date=10 February 2010 }}</ref> The university has demonstrated an effective solution for this problem using a mixture of Wake-on-LAN and commercial power management software.<ref>[http://www.datasynergy.co.uk/CaseStudies/LiverpoolCondor.aspx University of Liverpool case study with Data Synergy PowerMAN software]. Datasynergy.co.uk. Retrieved on 14 September 2011.</ref>
The Dental School offers a five-year undergraduate course, and recently the number of dental students at the University has increased due to the introduction of a new graduate entry fast track four-year course.


== Organisation and structure ==
=== Faculty of Veterinary Science ===
{{main|University of Liverpool Faculty of Veterinary Science}}
[[File:Reilly Building corner.jpg|thumb|[[University of Liverpool Guild of Students|Liverpool Guild of Students]]]]
The university is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide according to [[Academic ranking of world universities]] and has previously been ranked within the top 150 university globally by the guide.<ref name="shanghairanking">{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/Institution.jsp?param=University%20of%20Liverpool |title=University of Liverpool |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516141502/http://www.shanghairanking.com/Institution.jsp?param=University%20of%20Liverpool |archive-date=16 May 2013 }}</ref> It is also a founding member of the Russell Group and a founding member of the [[NCUK|Northern Consortium]].


The university is a research-based university with 33,000 students pursuing over 450 programmes spanning 54 subject areas. It has a broad range of teaching and research in both arts and sciences, and the [[University of Liverpool School of Medicine]] established in 1835 is today one of the largest medical schools in the UK. It also has strong links to the neighbouring [[Royal Liverpool University Hospital]].
The first veterinary school in the UK to be incorporated into a university, the Faculty's treatment and research facilities on the main campus and at Leahurst on the Wirral Peninsula, approximately 12 miles outside Liverpool, are amongst the most advanced and innovative in the country.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} There are three main teaching hospitals:


The university has a [[students' union]] to represent students' interests, known as the [[University of Liverpool Guild of Students|Liverpool Guild of Students]].
The '''Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital''' is one of the busiest and most successful equine hospitals in the UK,{{Fact|date=August 2007}} with particular expertise in the areas of [[gastroenterology]], [[oncology]], [[orthopaedics]] and [[neurology]]. The University's Veterinary Development Campaign is currently in the midst of fund raising to support the installation of the first veterinary [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] Unit in the North of England and a new [[Radiotherapy]] Unit.


The university previously had a strategic partnership with [[Laureate International Universities]], a [[for-profit college]] collective, for University of Liverpool online degrees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.laureate.net/OurNetwork/Europe/UnitedKingdom/LaureateOnlineEducationBVUniversityofLiverpool#t1|title=University of Liverpool Online Programs (in partnership with Laureate Online Education)|website=www.laureate.net|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> In 2019, the university announced a new partnership with Kaplan Open Learning for delivery of their online degrees.<ref name="news.liverpool.ac.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/05/13/new-partner-announced-for-universitys-online-learning-provision/|title=New partner announced for University's online learning provision|website=news.liverpool.ac.uk|date=13 May 2019|access-date=4 July 2019}}</ref>
The Small Animal Teaching Hospital moved to its new home in April 2007: a brand new, state of the art £9.6 million facility at Leahurst. This is the most modern, well-equipped hospital for small animals in the UK.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} Facilities include MRI and CT scanning, the Johnson Foundation radiotherapy treatment unit, an operating theatre dedicated to key-hole surgery, and the Hill's Pet Mobility Centre.


===Senior leadership===
The Farm Animal Hospital takes cases from throughout NW England and North Wales for detailed investigation and intensive care treatment.
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
The figurehead of the university is the [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]]. The following have served in that role:
{{div col}}
* 1903- 1908: [[Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby]]
* 1908-1948: [[Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby]]
* 1948-1950: [[Oliver Stanley]]
* 1951-1971: [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury]]
* 1972- ?: [[Kenneth Wheare|Sir Kenneth Clinton Wheare]]
* 1980-1993: [[Philip Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme]]
* 1994-1995: [[Alastair Pilkington]]
* 1996–2009: [[David Owen, Baron Owen]]
* 2010–2013: [[Sir David King]]
* 2017–2022: [[Colm Tóibín]]
* 2023–present: [[Wendy Beetlestone]]
{{div col end}}


The professional head of the university is the [[vice-chancellor]]. The following have served in that role:
In 2006 the faculty was voted no. 1 UK vet school in The Times Good University Guide 2006, awarded 24/24 by the [[Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education]] and in 2005 was cited as "the University with the most satisfied students" by the [[British Veterinary Association]] and the [[Association of Veterinary Students]].{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
{{div col}}
* 1903-1919: Professor A W W Dale
* 1919–1926: [[John George Adami]]
* 1926-1927: [[Lionel Wilberforce]] (acting vice-chancellor)
* 1927–1936: [[Hector Hetherington]]
* 1936–1937: [[John Leofric Stocks]]
* 1937-1945: [[Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair]]
* 1945-1963: Sir James Frederick Mountford
* 1963-1969: Dr. W.H.F. Barnes
* 1969-1976: T C Thomas
* 1977-1984: R.F. Whelan
* 1986–1991: [[Graeme Davies]]
* 1992-2002: Philip Love
* 2002–2008: [[Sir Drummond Bone]]
* 2008–2014: [[Sir Howard Newby]]
* 2015–2022: [[Dame Janet Beer]]
* 2023–present: Professor Tim Jones
{{div col end}}


=== Faculty of Engineering ===
=== Faculties ===
The Faculty of Engineering is one of the largest departments in the University, and is one of the largest engineering departments in the country, offering a huge number of courses.
Most of the faculty's subject areas rank within the Top 10 in the UK.The faculty's Mechanical, Aeronautical and manufacturing research submission also obtained a maximum 5* in the last research submission.The Times good university guide places the Mechanical engineering course third nationally.The Department of Engineering offers courses such as civil, aerospace & mechanical engineering, and variants of, including foundation year courses; whilst the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics offers more specialised courses in those fields.


Since 2009, teaching departments of the university have been divided into three faculties: Science and Engineering, Health and Life Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences. Each faculty is headed by an Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor, who is responsible for all schools in the faculty.<ref name=about>{{cite web |url=http://www.liv.ac.uk/about/ |access-date=25 September 2009 |title=About the University |publisher=Liverpool University}}</ref>
The LESS, or Liverpool Engineers Student Society, is the Engineers' Society, and organises social events for engineering students.
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{{col-3}}
'''Faculty of Health & Life Sciences'''
*[[University of Liverpool School of Dentistry|School of Dentistry]]
*School of Health Sciences
*School of Life Sciences
*[[University of Liverpool School of Medicine|School of Medicine]]
*School of Psychology
*[[University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science|School of Veterinary Science]]
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'''Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences'''
=== English Language Unit ===
*School of the Arts
*School of Histories, Languages & Cultures
*School of Law & Social Justice
*Management School
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'''Faculty of Science & Engineering'''
The English Language Unit (also known as the ELU) is a teaching unit within the School of English, specialising in language teaching and learning. It offers language support for registered international students, visiting fellows and international staff members. It also helps to provide a range of postgraduate courses and research opportunities for language teachers, including a well-respected [[CELTA]] course.
*School of Engineering
*School of Physical Sciences
*School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science
*School of Environmental Sciences
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==Academic profile==
=== Liverpool Guild of Students ===
=== Admissions ===
[[Image:Guild of Students UoL.jpg|thumb|[[Liverpool Guild of Students|Guild of Students]]]]
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|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 5px"
|+UCAS Admission Statistics
!
!2023
!2022
!2021
!2020
!2019
|-
| '''Applications'''{{efn-lg|name=mainscheme}}<ref name=UCASEoC23>{{cite web |title=UCAS Undergraduate Sector-Level End of Cycle Data Resources 2023 |url=https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-end-cycle-data-resources-2023 |at=Show me... Domicile by Provider |website=ucas.com |date=December 2023 |publisher=UCAS |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>
| 43,975
| 43,435
| 42,255
| 43,365
| 40,415
|-
| '''Accepted'''{{efn-lg|name=mainscheme}}<ref name=UCASEoC23/>
| 6,515
| 5,910
| 6,630
| 6,385
| 5,770
|-
| '''Applications/Accepted Ratio'''{{efn-lg|name=mainscheme}}
| 6.7
| 7.3
| 6.4
| 6.8
| 7.0
|-
| '''Offer Rate (%)'''{{efn-lg|name=ukjune}}<ref name="offer rate23">{{cite web|title=2023 entry UCAS Undergraduate reports by sex, area background, and ethnic group|date=30 April 2024|url=https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-end-cycle-data-resources-2023/2023-entry-ucas-undergraduate-reports-sex-area-background-and-ethnic-group|publisher=[[UCAS]]|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>
| 72.1
| 69.2
| 72.3
| 78.1
| 77.8
|-
| '''[[UCAS Tariff|Average Entry Tariff]]'''<ref name="CUG Entry">{{Cite web | url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?tabletype=full-table&sortby=entry-standards | title=University League Tables entry standards 2024 |work=The Complete University Guide}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| 147
| 144
| 140
|}
{| style="font-size:80%;float:left"
|{{notelist-lg|refs=
{{efn-lg|name=mainscheme|Main scheme applications, International and UK}}
{{efn-lg|name=ukjune|UK domiciled applicants}}
}}
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"; style="font-size:85%; text-align:right;"
|+ class="nowrap" |HESA Student Body Composition (2022)
|-
!Domicile<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider|title=Where do HE students study?: Students by HE provider|work=HESA|at=HE student enrolments by HE provider|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> and Ethnicity<ref name="HESA ethnicity">{{cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/whos-in-he/characteristics|title=Who's studying in HE?: Personal characteristics|date=31 January 2023|publisher=HESA|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
|[[White people in the United Kingdom|British White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|61|%|2||background:red}}
|-
|[[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom#Collective terms for minority ethnic groups|British Ethnic Minorities]]{{efn|Includes those who indicate that they identify as [[British Asian|Asian]], [[Black British people|Black]], [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed Heritage]], [[British Arabs|Arab]] or any other ethnicity except White.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|15|%|2||background:green}}
|-
|[[European Union|International EU]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:blue}}
|-
|[[International students in the United Kingdom|International Non-EU]]
|align=right| {{bartable|21|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |Undergraduate [[Widening participation|Widening Participation]] Indicators<ref>{{cite web |title=Widening participation: UK Performance Indicators: Table T2a - Participation of under-represented groups in higher education |url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/performance-indicators/widening-participation |website=Higher Education Statistics Authority |publisher=hesa.ac.uk |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="Times23">{{cite web |date=16 September 2022 |title=Good University Guide: Social Inclusion Ranking |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/good-university-guide-in-full-tp6dzs7wn |work=The Times}}</ref>
|-
|[[Feminism in the United Kingdom#Education|Female]]
|align=right| {{bartable|55|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
|[[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private School]]
|align=right| {{bartable|13|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
|Low Participation Areas{{efn|Calculated from the Polar4 measure, using Quintile1, in England and Wales. Calculated from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) measure, using SIMD20, in Scotland.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2||background:black}}
|}


In terms of average [[UCAS]] points of entrants, Liverpool ranked 40th in Britain in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?o=Entry+Standards |title = University League Table 2017 |publisher = Complete University Guide |access-date = 15 June 2016 }}</ref> The university gives offers of admission to 83.1% of its applicants, the 7th highest amongst the [[Russell Group]].<ref>{{cite news |title = Which elite universities have the highest offer rates |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/10/19/which-elite-universities-have-the-highest-offer-rates/ |newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date = 21 October 2016 }}</ref>
[[Liverpool Guild of Students|LGoS]] is the centre point of activity in student life. It is the largest Students' Union building in the UK & the second largest in Europe.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} It contains various bars and cafes as well as offices used by the administrative staff. It also contains the various halls comprising [[Guild Live]], a popular entertainment venue with live bands often playing. Every Monday night the Guild hosts an event called [[Double Vision]] which is the largest student night in the [[United Kingdom]].{{Fact|date=August 2007}} It also used to publish the ''Liverpool Student'' newspaper. However, the L.S. closed down in June 2007 due to fading popularity and mismanagement. It has since been replaced by the official LGoS publication ''Sphinx''.
A city-wide student newspaper called ''LX News'' was also independently launched in September 2007, in a move to replace the ''Liverpool Student''.


According to the 2017 ''Times'' and ''Sunday Times'' Good University Guide, approximately 12% of Liverpool's undergraduates come from independent schools.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://extras.thetimes.co.uk/gooduniversityguide/institutions/ |title = The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017 |work = [[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom|The Good University Guide]] |location = London, England |access-date = 16 August 2016 }}{{subscription required}}</ref> In the 2016–17 academic year, the university had a domicile breakdown of 72:3:25 of UK:EU:non-EU students respectively with a female to male ratio of 55:45.<ref>{{cite web |title = Where do HE students study? |url = https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider |website = hesa.ac.uk |publisher = Higher Education Statistics Authority |access-date=9 February 2018 }}</ref>
=== Centre for Manx Studies ===
The [[Centre for Manx Studies]], located in [[Douglas, Isle of Man]], is also affiliated to the University.


=== University accommodation ===
=== Rankings and reputation ===
{{Infobox UK university rankings
The two main university accommodation complexes are both located in the [[Mossley Hill]] district of Liverpool. These both belong to the University, and include the Greenbank and Carnatic complexes. The Greenbank Halls include Derby and Rathbone Hall and Roscoe and Gladstone Hall (commonly known as D&R and R&G respectively). [[Carnatic Halls]] is the largest of the University of Liverpool accommodation complexes including 6 halls: Morton House, Lady Mountford House, Dale Hall, McNair Hall, Salisbury Hall and Rankin Hall. Both sites include a range of catered and self-catered accommodation.
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| ARWU_W =101–150
| QS_N = 27
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| THE_N =23
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[[File:Liverpool 10 Years.png|thumb|upright=1.2|University of Liverpool's [[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom|national league table]] performance over the past ten years]]
In the Complete University Guide 2013, published in ''[[The Independent]]'', the University of Liverpool was ranked 31st out of 124, based on nine measures,<ref>The Independent newspaper, 24 April 2008</ref> while ''[[The Times]]'' Good University Guide 2008 ranked Liverpool 34th out of 113 universities.<ref>The Times: http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' university guide recently ranked the University of Liverpool 27th out of 123.<ref>The Times: http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/stug/universityguide.php. 23 May 2008</ref> In 2010, ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' has ranked University of Liverpool 29th of 122 institutions nationwide. In 2008 the [[THE-QS World University Rankings]] rated University of Liverpool 99th best in the world, and 137th best worldwide in 2009. In 2011 the [[QS World University Rankings]]<ref name="topuniversities.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011?page=2 |title=topuniversities.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227083349/http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011?page=2 |archive-date=27 December 2012 }}</ref> ranked the university in 123rd place, up 14. In the Times Good University Guide 2013, the University of Liverpool was ranked 29th. Liverpool is ranked 122nd in the world (and 15th in the UK) in the 2016 ''[[Round University Ranking]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roundranking.com/ranking.html|title=Round University Rankings 2016|publisher=RUR Rankings Agency|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>


The 2018 ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranks Liverpool 129th in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings?page=14 |title=U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2018 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> In 2019, it ranked 178th among the universities around the world by ''[[SCImago Institutions Rankings]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all|title=SCImago Institutions Rankings – Higher Education – All Regions and Countries – 2019 – Overall Rank|website=www.scimagoir.com}}</ref>
Within the main campus, there are three accommodation sites: Mulberry Court, Philharmonic Court and Melville Grove. Mulberry Court is situated between Oxford Street, Mulberry Street, and Mount Pleasant. Melville Grove is on Grove Street and Philharmonic on Catharine Street. These are self-catering halls situated roughly three minutes walk from the Guild of Students, and ten minutes from the city centre. Melville Grove typically accommodates postgraduate students, though undergraduates may also apply for accommodation there. Philharmonic has halls for first year students and flats for postgraduate students with families.

In the 2021 [[Research Excellence Framework]] (REF), which assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, Liverpool is ranked joint 25th by GPA (along with [[Durham University]] and the [[University of Nottingham]]) and 19th for research power (the grade point average score of a university, multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted).<ref>{{cite web |title=REF 2021: Quality ratings hit new high in expanded assessment |date=12 May 2022 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2021-research-excellence-framework-results-announced |publisher=Times Higher Education |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> The ''[[Research Excellence Framework]]'' for 2014 has confirmed the University of Liverpool's reputation for internationally outstanding research. Chemistry, Computer Science, General Engineering, Archaeology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Food Science, Architecture, Clinical Medicine, and English, are ranked in the top 10 in the UK for research excellence rated as 4* (world-leading) or 3* (internationally excellent), and also performed particularly well in terms of the impact of their research.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.liv.ac.uk/2014/12/18/liverpool-research-ranked-uk-top-10-2/ | title = Liverpool research ranked in UK top 10 | date = 18 December 2014 | access-date = 25 December 2014}}</ref> The Computer Science department was ranked 1st in UK for 4* and 3* research, with 97% of the research being rated as world-leading or internationally excellent – the highest proportion of any computer science department in the UK.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.liv.ac.uk/computer-science/ref-2014/ | title = REF 2014 Computer Science | access-date = 25 December 2014}}</ref> The Chemistry department was also ranked 1st in the UK with 99% of its research rated as 4* world leading or 3* internationally excellent<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liv.ac.uk/chemistry/REF-2014/|title=REF 2014 University of Liverpool Chemistry REF results 2014– Chemistry – University of Liverpool|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>

=== Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University ===
[[File:XJTLU campus 2013.JPG|thumb|North Campus, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; architects: [[Perkins and Will|Perkins+Will]]]]
In 2006 the university became the first in the UK to establish an independent university in China, making it the world's first Sino-British university.<ref name="russellgroup1"/><ref name="autogeneratedliv"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/> Resulting from a partnership between the University of Liverpool and [[Xi'an Jiaotong University]], [[Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University]] is the first Sino-British university between research-led universities, exploring new educational models for China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/media-report/1732-xian-jiaotong-liverpool-university-exploring-a-new-education-model.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109084819/http://news.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/media-report/1732-xian-jiaotong-liverpool-university-exploring-a-new-education-model.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2013 |title=LING JUNHUI in China Today No.9 September 2011, saved on Nov.9, 2013 |publisher=News.xjtlu.edu.cn |date=28 October 2011 }}</ref>

The campus is situated in [[Suzhou Industrial Park]] in the eastern part of [[Suzhou]] in the province of [[Jiangsu]], 90&nbsp;km west of Shanghai. It is a science and engineering university with a second focus in English, recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education as a "not for profit" educational institution. The university offers undergraduate degree programmes in the fields of Science, Engineering, and Management. Students are rewarded with a University of Liverpool degree as well as a degree from XJTLU. The teaching language is English.

== Student life ==

===University halls===
[[File:Crown Place, University of Liverpool.png|thumb|Crown Place halls of residence.]]
The university offers a wide selection of accommodation that are on campus as well as student villages off campus. As part of a £660 million investment in campus facilities and student experience, the university has built 3 new on campus halls, while refurbishing existing accommodation.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.liv.ac.uk/facilities-management/campus-development/ |title=Campus development |access-date=31 May 2015 }}</ref>
The accommodation offered currently by the university for 2019/2020 academic year are listed below:

; On-campus
*Crown Place
*Philharmonic Court
*Vine Court
*Dover Court
*Tudor Close
*Melville Grove

; Off-campus
Greenbank Student Village
* Derby & Rathbone Halls
* Roscoe & Dorothy Kuya Halls

In 2018, the university faced strong criticism from the student body that the university provided halls were too expensive, by the Cut the Rent campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.thesphinx.co.uk/2018/10/cut-the-rent-students-say-no-to-the-rising-cost-of-halls/|title=CUT THE RENT: STUDENTS SAY 'NO' TO THE RISING COST OF HALLS |date=24 October 2018|website=The Sphinx|language=en-GB|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>

Privately accommodation owned Apollo Court ranked 3rd and Myrtle Court ranked 4th in the UK for value for money on a university review platform StudentCrowd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studentcrowd.com/article/top-50-uk-student-halls-accommodation-value-for-money-2019|title=Best Value for Money UK Student Accommodation (2019) &#124; StudentCrowd|website=www.studentcrowd.com|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>

In 2021 "Gladstone Halls" was renamed after leading communist and anti-racist leader [[Dorothy Kuya]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-27|title=Gladstone Halls to be renamed after Dorothy Kuya from today|url=https://thetab.com/uk/liverpool/2021/04/27/gladstone-halls-to-be-renamed-after-dorothy-kuya-from-today-61993|access-date=2021-05-05|website=University of Liverpool|language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Sport ===
[[File:SportsCentreLivUni08.jpg|thumb|University of Liverpool's Sports Centre]]
The University of Liverpool has a proud sporting tradition and has many premier teams in a variety of sports. The current sporting project comes under the title of Sport Liverpool and offers over 50 different sports ranging from football, rugby, cricket and hockey to others such as windsurfing, lacrosse and cheerleading.

Many of the sports have both male and female teams and most are involved in competition on a national scale. [[BUCS]] is the body which organises national university competitions involving 154 institutions in 47 sports. Most sports involve travelling to various locations across the country, mainly on Wednesday afternoons.

Two other prominent competitions are the Christie Championships<ref>[http://www.liv.ac.uk/sports/clubs/christie.htm The Christie Championships – SPORT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003164145/http://www.liv.ac.uk/sports/clubs/christie.htm |date=3 October 2008 }}. University of Liverpool. Retrieved on 14 September 2011.</ref> and the Varsity Cup. The [[Christie Cup]] is an inter-university competition between Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester. The Varsity Cup is a popular "derby" event between [[Liverpool John Moores University]] and the University of Liverpool.


== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
{{Main category|Alumni of the University of Liverpool}}

[[File:Helen Marnie 1.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Helen Marnie]]]]
[[File:Barham Salih conducts a press conference in the Pentagon on Sept. 14, 2006.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Barham Salih]]. Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan]]
[[File:Tung Chee Hwa (Feb 2011).jpg|thumb|160px|[[Tung Chee Hwa]]]]

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* [[Gwen Alston]], aerodynamicist and educationalist
* [[Clive Barker]], fantasy and horror fiction writer and film director
* [[Wade Barrett]], professional wrestler
* [[Hossein Bashiriyeh]], Iranian professor of political science
* [[Stephen Bayley]]
* [[Stephen Bayley]]
* [[Clive Barker]]
* [[Torben Betts]], playwright
* [[Roger Bolton (producer)|Roger Bolton]], broadcaster and television producer
* [[Charles Barkla]]
* [[George Henry Bolsover]] Director, [[School of Slavonic and East European Studies]], London, 1947–76
* [[Paula Byrne]]
* [[John Brophy (writer)|John Brophy]], soldier and author
* [[Steve Coppell]]
* [[Dariush Borbor]], Iranian architect, urban planner, civic designer, writer
* [[Frances Crook]]
* [[Daasebre Oti Boateng]], Ghanaian statistician, 1st black chairman of the [[United Nations Statistical Commission]]
* [[Victoria Derbyshire]]
* [[Carol Ann Duffy]]
* [[Paula Byrne]], biographer
* [[Mary Cannell]], educator, historian and biographer
* [[George Checkley]], modernist architect
* [[Ong Teng Cheong]], 5th President of Singapore
* [[Philip Clarke (Tesco)|Philip Clarke]], CEO [[Tesco]] PLC
* [[Steve Coppell]], footballer and manager
* [[Alexander Critchley]], M.P. for [[Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Liverpool Edge Hill]] 1893–1943
* [[Frances Crook]], Chief Executive of the [[Howard League for Penal Reform]]
* [[Victoria Derbyshire]], journalist and newsreader
* [[Irene Desmet]], paediatric surgeon
* [[Frank Duckworth]], statistician, developed the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]]
* [[Carol Ann Duffy]], Poet Laureate
* [[Colum Eastwood]], Northern Irish politician and SDLP leader
* [[Steve Firth]], musician
* [[Steve Firth]], musician
* [[Maxwell Fry]]
* [[Maxwell Fry]], modernist architect
* [[Ernest Gibbins]], [[dipterist]]
* [[Simon Gilbert (journalist)]], journalist and author
* [[Rob Grant]]
* [[Rob Grant]]
* [[Brian Hall]]
* [[Nick Grimshaw]]
* [[Brian Hall (footballer, born 1946)|Brian Hall]], footballer
* [[Bev Hughes]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] [[Privy Council|PC]]
* [[Rose Heilbron]], barrister and judge
* [[William Holford, Baron Holford]], architect and town planner
* [[John Holt (physicist)|John Holt]], physicist
* [[Barry Horne (footballer)|Barry Horne]], journalist and pundit
* [[Beverley Hughes]] [[Privy Council|PC]], former [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP)
* [[Dr Robert Roland Hughes]], pioneer in [[Neuroscience]] and [[Electroencephalography]]
* [[Dr Robert Roland Hughes]], pioneer in [[Neuroscience]] and [[Electroencephalography]]
* [[Irshad Hussain]], Chemist and Materials scientist
* [[Frank Irving]], aeronautical engineer, glider pilot and author
* [[Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara]], first President and Prime Minister of The Gambia
* [[Rory Jennings]], actor
* [[Rory Jennings]], actor
* [[Sanjay Jha (businessman)|Sanjay Jha]], Co-CEO [[Motorola]], Inc. and CEO of Motorola's Mobile Devices business
* [[Syed Kamall]]
* [[Syed Kamall]]
* [[Alfredo Kanthack|Alfredo Kanthack FRCP FRCS]], pathologist
* [[Sir Frank Kermode]]
* [[Brian Keaney]], children's author
* [[Ian Kershaw]]
* [[Sir Frank Kermode]], literary critic
* [[Ian Kershaw|Sir Ian Kershaw]], historian
* [[Peter Kilfoyle]]
* [[Peter Kilfoyle]]
* [[Robert Legget]]
* [[Robert Legget]], civil engineer, historian, and non-fiction writer
* [[Leigh Lewis|Sir Leigh Lewis]], permanent secretary
* [[Chris Lowe]]
* Dr [[Ann Limb]] CBE DL first woman Chair of The Scouts
* [[Diarmaid MacCulloch]]
* [[William Lindesay]] OBE, English conservationist
* [[Anna Maxwell Martin]]
* [[Oliver W F Lodge]]
* [[Margaret Murphy]], [[crime writer]] and winner of First Blood Award
* [[Doug Naylor]]
* [[Chris Lowe]], musician
* [[Diarmaid MacCulloch]], historian
* [[Lord Nicholls]], [[Lord Justice of Appeal]]
* [[Emma Mbua]], palaeo-anthropologist
* [[Alden McLaughlin]], Premier of the Cayman Islands
* [[Rex Makin]], solicitor and philanthropist
* [[Helen Marnie]], member of the band [[Ladytron]]
* [[Anna Maxwell Martin]], actor
* [[Rod I. McAllister]], architect
* [[Tony McNulty]], Labour Minister
* [[Brian Millard]], leader of [[Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council]] from 2005 to 2007
* [[Ben Mosley]], expressive artist
* [[Margaret Murphy (writer)|Margaret Murphy]], crime writer
* [[Doug Naylor]], co-creator of [[Red Dwarf]]
* [[Sir John Neale]], historian of Tudor England
* [[Ernest Newman]], music critic and biographer of [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]
* [[Lord Nicholls]], retired [[Law Lord]]
* [[Charlotte Nichols]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for [[Warrington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington North]] 2019–
* [[Paddy Nixon]], Vice-Chancellor & President of the [[University of Canberra]]
* [[Gordon Oakes]]
* [[Gordon Oakes]]
* [[Stel Pavlou]]
* [[Stel Pavlou]], author and screenwriter
* [[David Andrew Phoenix]] OBE, biochemist
* [[Dee Plume]] and [[Sue Denim (musician)|Sue Denim]], musicians from the band [[Robots in Disguise]]
* [[Dee Plume]] and [[Sue Denim (musician)|Sue Denim]], musicians from the band [[Robots in Disguise]]
* [[Ceri Powell]], geologist and senior [[Royal Dutch Shell]] executive
* [[John Preston (music executive)|John Preston]] (1950–2017), music industry executive<ref>{{cite news|last1=Denselow|first1=Robin|title=John Preston obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/dec/01/john-preston-obituary|access-date=4 December 2017|work=The Guardian|date=1 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[James Quincey]], CEO [[The Coca-Cola Company]]
* [[Phil Redmond]], television producer
* [[Phil Redmond]], television producer
* [[Leonard Redshaw|Sir Leonard Redshaw]], shipbuilder
* [[Stella Rimington]]
* [[Gordon Jackson Rees]], paediatric anaesthesiologist
* [[Aki Riihilahti]], former football player and current football executive
* [[Wolfgang Rindler]], physicist
* [[Stella Rimington|Dame Stella Rimington]], [[Director-General of MI5]]
* [[Roy Roberts]], actor
* [[Winifred Robinson]], broadcaster
* [[Michael Rosen]], children's writer
* [[Patricia Routledge]], actress
* [[Patricia Routledge]], actress
* [[Barham Salih|Barham Ahmad Salih]], 8th President of Iraq
* [[Amha Selassie of Ethiopia]]
* [[Amha Selassie of Ethiopia]]
* Sir [[Robin Saxby]], former chairman of [[ARM Holdings]]
* [[Maeve Sherlock]] OBE
* [[Maeve Sherlock]] OBE, social reformer and life peer
* [[Margaret Simey]], social and political campaigner
* [[Margaret Simey]], social and political campaigner
* [[Martin Smith (designer)|Martin Smith]], vehicle designer
* [[F.E. Smith]], 1st Earl of Birkenhead
* [[Martin Smith (designer)|Martin Smith]], vehicle designer
* [[Jon Snow]], journalist
* [[Jon Snow (journalist)|Jon Snow]], [[Channel 4]] television news presenter
* [[Edward Snowden]], [[system administrator]] and counterintelligence trainer
* [[Olaf Stapledon]], novelist and philosopher
* [[Olaf Stapledon]], novelist and philosopher
* Sir [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]], architect
* [[Lytton Strachey]]
* [[Lytton Strachey]], biographer and essayist
* [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]]
* [[Edward Stringer]], Deputy Chief Defence, Royal Air Force
* [[Tung Chee Hwa]]
* [[Matt Taylor (scientist)|Matt Taylor]], project scientist for the [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta mission]].
* Sir [[David Weatherall]] &mdash; [[Regius Professor of Medicine (Oxford)]], 1992-2000
* [[Heidi Thomas]] OBE, screenwriter and playwright
* [[Michael Thompson (academic)|Sir Michael Thompson]], academic
* [[Tung Chee-hwa]], first [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|chief executive]] of the [[Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]]
* [[Emma Jane Unsworth]], writer
* [[Steve Voake]], children's author
* [[Lee Bee Wah]], politician
* [[Baroness Walmsley]], politician
* [[Helen Walsh]], novelist
* [[Sid Watkins]], former Formula 1 chief medical officer
* [[Emma Watkinson]], entrepreneur
* [[David Weatherall|Sir David Weatherall]], [[Regius Professor of Medicine (Oxford)|Regius Professor of Medicine]], 1992–2000
* [[Laurence Westgaph]], social historian and activist
* [[Jim Woodcock]], professor of software engineering
* [[Verna Wright]], evangelist, physician and research scientist
* [[Verna Wright]], evangelist, physician and research scientist
* [[Warrington Yorke]], Professor of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool
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=== Nobel Prize winners ===
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There have been ten Nobel Prize Laureates who have been based at the university during a significant point in their career.<ref name="Nobel Prize"/>
* [[Sir Ronald Ross]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Medicine''' in 1902) for his work with [[malaria]].
* [[Charles Barkla]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Physics''' in 1917) for discovering the electromagnetic properties of [[X-rays]].
* [[Sir Charles Sherrington]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Physiology/Medicine''' in 1932) for his research into [[neurons]].
* [[Sir James Chadwick]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Physics''' in 1935) for discovering [[neutrons]].
* [[Robert Robinson (organic chemist)|Sir Robert Robinson]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Chemistry''' in 1947) for his research into [[anthocyanins]] and [[alkaloids]].
* [[Har Gobind Khorana]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Physiology/Medicine''' in 1968) for his work on the interpretation of the genetic code and its function in [[protein synthesis]].
* [[Rodney Porter]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Physiology/Medicine''' in 1972) for his discovery of the structure of [[antibodies]].
* [[Ronald Coase]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Economics''' in 1991) for his discovery and clarification of the significance of transaction costs and property rights for the institutional structure and functioning of the economy.
* [[Joseph Rotblat]] (awarded the Nobel '''Peace''' Prize in 1995) for his efforts with [[nuclear disarmament]].
* [[Martin Lewis Perl]] (awarded the Nobel Prize in '''Physics''' in 1995) for his discovery of the tau lepton.


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Education|North West England}}
* [[Liverpool Knowledge Quarter]]
* [[Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine]]
* [[Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine]]
* [[Royal Liverpool University Hospital]]
* [[Royal Liverpool University Hospital]]
* [[Liverpool University School of Architecture]]
* [[List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)]]
* [[Cayman Islands Law School]]
* [[Liverpool Life Sciences UTC]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Rigg, J. Anthony (1968) "A comparative history of the libraries of Manchester and Liverpool Universities up to 1903", in: Saunders, W. L., ed. ''University and Research Library Studies: some contributions from the University of Sheffield Post-graduate School of Librarianship and Information Science''. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1968


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.liv.ac.uk/ University of Liverpool]
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* [http://www.sipedi.cn/SIPEDI/xjtlu/moreinfo.aspx?categoryNum=031006 XJTLU Official Site in English]
* [http://www.lxnews.co.uk/ LX News Student Newspaper]
* [http://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/london/ University of Liverpool in London]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080224152556/http://www.lgos.org/ Liverpool Guild of Students']


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

University of Liverpool
Coat of arms
MottoLatin: Haec otia studia fovent
Motto in English
These days of peace foster learning[1]
TypePublic
Established1881 – University College Liverpool[2]
1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University[3]
1903 – royal charter
Endowment£182.7 million (2023)[4]
Budget£673.2 million (2022/23)[4]
ChancellorWendy Beetlestone
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Tim Jones
VisitorThe Lord President of the Council ex officio
Academic staff
3,110 (2021/22)[5]
Administrative staff
3,385 (2021/22)[5]
Students28,680 (2021/22)[6]
Undergraduates22,265 (2021/22)[6]
Postgraduates6,415 (2021/22)[6]
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 a public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its Royal Charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees, and is also known to be one of the six 'red brick' civic universities, the first to be referred to as The Original Red Brick. It comprises three faculties organised into 35 departments and schools. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, the N8 Group for research collaboration and the university management school is triple crown accredited.[7]

Ten Nobel Prize winners are amongst its alumni and past faculty and the university offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects.[8] Its alumni include the CEOs of GlobalFoundries, ARM Holdings, Tesco, Motorola and The Coca-Cola Company. It was the UK's first university to establish departments in oceanography, civic design, architecture, and biochemistry (at the Johnston Laboratories).[9] In 2006 the university became the first in the UK to establish an independent university in China, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, making it the world's first Sino-British university.[10][11][12] For 2022–23, Liverpool had a turnover of £673.2 million, including £118 million from research grants and contracts.[4] It has the seventh-largest endowment of any university in England. Graduates of the university are styled with the post-nominal letters Lpool, to indicate the institution.

History[edit]

University College Liverpool[edit]

The university was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool, admitting its first students in 1882.[2] In 1884, it became part of the federal Victoria University. In 1894 Oliver Lodge, a professor at the university, made the world's first public radio transmission and two years later took the first surgical X-ray in the United Kingdom.[13] The Liverpool University Press was founded in 1899, making it the third-oldest university press in England. Students in this period were awarded external degrees by the University of London.[14]

University status[edit]

The centrepiece of the university estate, the Victoria Building, opened in 1892 as the first purpose built facility for the university. The building was the inspiration for the term "red brick university" which was coined by Professor Edgar Allison Peers.
The Quadrangle, University of Liverpool

Following a royal charter and act of Parliament in 1903, it became an independent university (the University of Liverpool) with the right to confer its own degrees. The next few years saw major developments at the university, including Sir Charles Sherrington's discovery of the synapse and William Blair-Bell's work on chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. In the 1930s to 1940s Sir James Chadwick and Sir Joseph Rotblat made major contributions to the development of the atomic bomb.[13] From 1943 to 1966 Allan Downie, Professor of Bacteriology, was involved in the eradication of smallpox.

In 1994 the university was a founding member of the Russell Group, a collaboration of twenty leading research-intensive universities, as well as a founding member of the N8 Group in 2004. In the 21st century physicists, engineers and technicians from the University of Liverpool were involved in the construction of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, working on two of the four detectors in the LHC.[15]

In 2004, Sylvan Learning, later known as Laureate International Universities, became the worldwide partner for University of Liverpool online.[16] In 2019, it was announced that Kaplan Open Learning, part of Kaplan, Inc, would be the new partner for the University of Liverpool's online programmes.[17] Laureate continued to provide some teaching provision for existing students until 2021.[18]

The university has produced ten Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of science, medicine, economics and peace. The Nobel laureates include the physician Sir Ronald Ross, physicist Charles Barkla, physicist Martin Lewis Perl, the physiologist Sir Charles Sherrington, physicist Sir James Chadwick, chemist Sir Robert Robinson, chemist Har Gobind Khorana, physiologist Rodney Porter, economist Ronald Coase and physicist Joseph Rotblat. Sir Ronald Ross was also the first British Nobel laureate in 1902. The university is also associated with Professors Ronald Finn and Sir Cyril Clarke who jointly won the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award in 1980 and Sir David Weatherall who won the Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science in 2010. These Lasker Awards are popularly known as America's Nobels.[19]

Over the 2013/2014 academic year, members of staff took part in numerous strikes after staff were offered a pay rise of 1% which unions equated to a 13% pay cut since 2008. The strikes were supported by both the university's Guild of Students and the National Union of Students.[20] Some students at the university supported the strike, occupying buildings on campus.[21]

Campus and facilities[edit]

The Foundation Building, one of the university's main administrative facilities.
The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, opened in 2022.
Abercromby Square, home to numerous university departments.

The university is mainly based around a single urban campus approximately five minutes' walk from Liverpool City Centre, at the top of Brownlow Hill and Mount Pleasant. Occupying 100 acres, it contains 192 non-residential buildings that house 69 lecture theatres, 114 teaching areas and research facilities.

The main site is divided into three faculties: Health and Life Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; and Science and Engineering. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Leahurst) and Ness Botanical Gardens are based on the Wirral Peninsula. There was formerly a marine biology research station at Port Erin on the Isle of Man until it closed in 2006.

Fifty-one residential buildings, on or near the campus, provide 3,385 rooms for students, on a catered or self-catering basis. The centrepiece of the campus remains the university's original red brick building, the Victoria Building. Opened in 1892, it has recently been restored as the Victoria Gallery and Museum, complete with cafe and activities for school visits.

In 2011 the university made a commitment to invest £660m into the 'Student Experience', £250m of which will reportedly be spent on Student Accommodation. Announced so far have been two large On-Campus halls of residences (the first of which, Vine Court, opened September 2012), new Veterinary Science facilities, and a £10m refurbishment of the Liverpool Guild of Students. New Central Teaching Laboratories for physics, earth sciences, chemistry and archaeology were opened in autumn 2012.[22]

In 2013, the University of Liverpool opened a satellite campus in Finsbury Square in London, offering a range of professionally focussed masters programmes.[23]

Central Teaching Hub[edit]

The Central Teaching Hub is a large multi-use building that houses a recently refurbished Lecture Theatre Block (LTB) and teaching facilities (Central Teaching Labs, CTL) for the Departments of Chemistry and Physics and the School of Environmental Sciences, within the university's Central City Centre Campus. It was completed and officially opened in September 2012 with an estimated project cost of £23m.[24] The main building, the 'Central Teaching Laboratory', is built around a large atrium and houses seven separate laboratories that can accommodate 1,600 students at a time. A flexible teaching space, computing centre, multi-departmental teaching spaces and communal work spaces can also be found inside. The adjoining University Lecture Block building contains four lecture rooms and further social spaces.[25]

Sustainability[edit]

In 2008 the University of Liverpool was voted joint seventeenth greenest university in Britain by WWF supported company Green League.[26] This represents an improvement after finishing 55th in the league table the previous year.[27]

The position of the university is determined by point allocation in departments such as Transport, Waste management, sustainable procurement and Emissions among other categories; these are then transpired into various awards.[28] Liverpool was awarded the highest achievement possible in Environmental policy, Environmental staff, Environmental audit, Fair trade status, Ethical investment policy and Waste recycled while also scoring points in Carbon emissions, Water recycle and Energy source.[citation needed]

Liverpool was the first among UK universities to develop their desktop computer power management solution, which has been widely adopted by other institutions.[29] The university has subsequently piloted other advanced software approaches further increasing savings.[30] The university has also been at the forefront of using the Condor HTC computing platform in a power saving environment. This software, which makes use of unused computer time for computationally intensive tasks usually results in computers being left turned on.[31] The university has demonstrated an effective solution for this problem using a mixture of Wake-on-LAN and commercial power management software.[32]

Organisation and structure[edit]

Liverpool Guild of Students

The university is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide according to Academic ranking of world universities and has previously been ranked within the top 150 university globally by the guide.[33] It is also a founding member of the Russell Group and a founding member of the Northern Consortium.

The university is a research-based university with 33,000 students pursuing over 450 programmes spanning 54 subject areas. It has a broad range of teaching and research in both arts and sciences, and the University of Liverpool School of Medicine established in 1835 is today one of the largest medical schools in the UK. It also has strong links to the neighbouring Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

The university has a students' union to represent students' interests, known as the Liverpool Guild of Students.

The university previously had a strategic partnership with Laureate International Universities, a for-profit college collective, for University of Liverpool online degrees.[34] In 2019, the university announced a new partnership with Kaplan Open Learning for delivery of their online degrees.[17]

Senior leadership[edit]

The figurehead of the university is the chancellor. The following have served in that role:

The professional head of the university is the vice-chancellor. The following have served in that role:

Faculties[edit]

Since 2009, teaching departments of the university have been divided into three faculties: Science and Engineering, Health and Life Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences. Each faculty is headed by an Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor, who is responsible for all schools in the faculty.[35]

Academic profile[edit]

Admissions[edit]

UCAS Admission Statistics
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Applications[α][36] 43,975 43,435 42,255 43,365 40,415
Accepted[α][36] 6,515 5,910 6,630 6,385 5,770
Applications/Accepted Ratio[α] 6.7 7.3 6.4 6.8 7.0
Offer Rate (%)[β][37] 72.1 69.2 72.3 78.1 77.8
Average Entry Tariff[38] — — 147 144 140
  1. ^ a b c Main scheme applications, International and UK
  2. ^ UK domiciled applicants
HESA Student Body Composition (2022)
Domicile[39] and Ethnicity[40] Total
British White 61% 61
 
British Ethnic Minorities[a] 15% 15
 
International EU 3% 3
 
International Non-EU 21% 21
 
Undergraduate Widening Participation Indicators[41][42]
Female 55% 55
 
Private School 13% 13
 
Low Participation Areas[b] 9% 9
 

In terms of average UCAS points of entrants, Liverpool ranked 40th in Britain in 2014.[43] The university gives offers of admission to 83.1% of its applicants, the 7th highest amongst the Russell Group.[44]

According to the 2017 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, approximately 12% of Liverpool's undergraduates come from independent schools.[45] In the 2016–17 academic year, the university had a domicile breakdown of 72:3:25 of UK:EU:non-EU students respectively with a female to male ratio of 55:45.[46]

Rankings and reputation[edit]

Rankings
National rankings
Complete (2025)[47]18=
Guardian (2024)[48]36
Times / Sunday Times (2024)[49]29=
Global rankings
ARWU (2023)[50]101–150
QS (2025)[51]165=
THE (2024)[52]168=
University of Liverpool's national league table performance over the past ten years

In the Complete University Guide 2013, published in The Independent, the University of Liverpool was ranked 31st out of 124, based on nine measures,[53] while The Times Good University Guide 2008 ranked Liverpool 34th out of 113 universities.[54] The Sunday Times university guide recently ranked the University of Liverpool 27th out of 123.[55] In 2010, The Sunday Times has ranked University of Liverpool 29th of 122 institutions nationwide. In 2008 the THE-QS World University Rankings rated University of Liverpool 99th best in the world, and 137th best worldwide in 2009. In 2011 the QS World University Rankings[56] ranked the university in 123rd place, up 14. In the Times Good University Guide 2013, the University of Liverpool was ranked 29th. Liverpool is ranked 122nd in the world (and 15th in the UK) in the 2016 Round University Ranking.[57]

The 2018 U.S. News & World Report ranks Liverpool 129th in the world.[58] In 2019, it ranked 178th among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.[59]

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, Liverpool is ranked joint 25th by GPA (along with Durham University and the University of Nottingham) and 19th for research power (the grade point average score of a university, multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted).[60] The Research Excellence Framework for 2014 has confirmed the University of Liverpool's reputation for internationally outstanding research. Chemistry, Computer Science, General Engineering, Archaeology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Food Science, Architecture, Clinical Medicine, and English, are ranked in the top 10 in the UK for research excellence rated as 4* (world-leading) or 3* (internationally excellent), and also performed particularly well in terms of the impact of their research.[61] The Computer Science department was ranked 1st in UK for 4* and 3* research, with 97% of the research being rated as world-leading or internationally excellent – the highest proportion of any computer science department in the UK.[62] The Chemistry department was also ranked 1st in the UK with 99% of its research rated as 4* world leading or 3* internationally excellent[63]

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University[edit]

North Campus, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; architects: Perkins+Will

In 2006 the university became the first in the UK to establish an independent university in China, making it the world's first Sino-British university.[10][11][12] Resulting from a partnership between the University of Liverpool and Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is the first Sino-British university between research-led universities, exploring new educational models for China.[64]

The campus is situated in Suzhou Industrial Park in the eastern part of Suzhou in the province of Jiangsu, 90 km west of Shanghai. It is a science and engineering university with a second focus in English, recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education as a "not for profit" educational institution. The university offers undergraduate degree programmes in the fields of Science, Engineering, and Management. Students are rewarded with a University of Liverpool degree as well as a degree from XJTLU. The teaching language is English.

Student life[edit]

University halls[edit]

Crown Place halls of residence.

The university offers a wide selection of accommodation that are on campus as well as student villages off campus. As part of a £660 million investment in campus facilities and student experience, the university has built 3 new on campus halls, while refurbishing existing accommodation.[65] The accommodation offered currently by the university for 2019/2020 academic year are listed below:

On-campus
  • Crown Place
  • Philharmonic Court
  • Vine Court
  • Dover Court
  • Tudor Close
  • Melville Grove
Off-campus

Greenbank Student Village

  • Derby & Rathbone Halls
  • Roscoe & Dorothy Kuya Halls

In 2018, the university faced strong criticism from the student body that the university provided halls were too expensive, by the Cut the Rent campaign.[66]

Privately accommodation owned Apollo Court ranked 3rd and Myrtle Court ranked 4th in the UK for value for money on a university review platform StudentCrowd.[67]

In 2021 "Gladstone Halls" was renamed after leading communist and anti-racist leader Dorothy Kuya.[68]

Sport[edit]

University of Liverpool's Sports Centre

The University of Liverpool has a proud sporting tradition and has many premier teams in a variety of sports. The current sporting project comes under the title of Sport Liverpool and offers over 50 different sports ranging from football, rugby, cricket and hockey to others such as windsurfing, lacrosse and cheerleading.

Many of the sports have both male and female teams and most are involved in competition on a national scale. BUCS is the body which organises national university competitions involving 154 institutions in 47 sports. Most sports involve travelling to various locations across the country, mainly on Wednesday afternoons.

Two other prominent competitions are the Christie Championships[69] and the Varsity Cup. The Christie Cup is an inter-university competition between Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester. The Varsity Cup is a popular "derby" event between Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Liverpool.

Notable alumni[edit]

Main category: Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Helen Marnie
Barham Salih. Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan
Tung Chee Hwa

Nobel Prize winners[edit]

Charles Scott Sherrington
Charles Glover Barkla

There have been ten Nobel Prize Laureates who have been based at the university during a significant point in their career.[8]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Includes those who indicate that they identify as Asian, Black, Mixed Heritage, Arab or any other ethnicity except White.
  2. ^ Calculated from the Polar4 measure, using Quintile1, in England and Wales. Calculated from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) measure, using SIMD20, in Scotland.

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Further reading[edit]

  • Rigg, J. Anthony (1968) "A comparative history of the libraries of Manchester and Liverpool Universities up to 1903", in: Saunders, W. L., ed. University and Research Library Studies: some contributions from the University of Sheffield Post-graduate School of Librarianship and Information Science. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1968

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