University of Liverpool

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University of Liverpool
Motto	Haec otia studia fovent (these days of peace foster learning)
Established	1882
Type	Public
Chancellor	Rt Hon The Lord Owen
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. James Drummond Bone
Students	21,210[1]
Undergraduates	16,905[1]
Postgraduates	4,305[1]
Location	Liverpool, England
Website	www.liv.ac.uk

The University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool, England.

Contents 1 History 2 Present 3 Campus and facilities 3.1 Harold Cohen Library 3.2 Sydney Jones Library 3.3 Liverpool Medical School 3.4 Liverpool Dental School 3.5 Faculty of Veterinary Science 3.6 Faculty of Engineering 3.7 Guild of Students 3.8 Centre for Manx Studies 3.9 University accommodation 4 Notable alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The university was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool. In 1884, it became part of the federal 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.

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.

The term 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, which was historically the administrative heart of the University.

[edit] Present

Liverpool has a financial endowment in the top ten among UK universities at £93m, according to the Sutton Trust (2002). 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. The University was ranked as the 29th best university in the United Kingdom, according to the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2005 (up from 36th in 2004).

The University has a Students' union to represent students' interests, known as the Guild of Students. It has a newspaper called Liverpool Student. The radio station called Icon Radio broadcasts on the internet.

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 either of the other two, Liverpool Hope University or Liverpool John Moores University.

In September 2006, the University of Liverpool opened the first independent Anglo-Asian university in China in partnership with Xi'an Jiaotong University in Suzhou.

[edit] 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..

[edit] 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.

[edit] Sydney Jones Library

The Sydney Jones Library is the University of Liverpool's main library for arts and humanities, social and environmental studies, and Latin American studies. It has on occasion been spelt Sidney Jones Library by the university itself, particularly on its Student Identification Cards.

[edit] Liverpool Medical School

Rated as one of the top medical schools in the country, 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. 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. It continues today to be the hub of medical student life and creates the vibrant community which many students here love.

[edit] Liverpool Dental School

The Liverpool Dental School, based at the Liverpool Dental Hospital, is one of the top dental schools in the UK. 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.

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

[edit] Faculty of Veterinary Science

Main article: University of Liverpool Faculty of Veterinary Science

The first veterinary school in the UK to be incorporated in to 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. There are three main teaching hospitals:

The Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital is one of the busiest and most successful equine hospitals in the UK, 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 MRI Unit in the North of England and a new Radiotherapy Unit.

The Small Animal Hospital, currently based on the Liverpool campus, will shortly complete its move into a brand new, state of the art £9.6 million facility at Leahurst.

The Farm Animal Hospital takes cases from throughout NW England and North Wales for detailed investigation and intensive care treatment.

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.

[edit] Faculty of Engineering

The faculty of Engineering is one of the largest departments in the university, and is duly one of the largest engineering departments in the country, offering a huge number of courses. 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. In recent years the term "The Liverpool Engineer," has been coined, and refers to engineers going through their studies in the university at present. These students benefit not only from expert teaching and experience in their chosen field of specialisation, but also of all the other fields; a huge benefit to the engineering industry of tomorrow.

The LESS, or Liverpool Engineers Student Society, is the Engineers Society, and the society often organises social events for engineering students of all shapes and sizes, whether that be paintballing or a formal ball. The LESS and other engineering students alike are often susceptible to banter by medical students, and this is often a two way thing. The rivalry between the engineers and the medics, (Whose society is called the LMSS), is often intense.

Notable teaching figures in the department of engineering include Dr. Daniel Walker, well known for his vast knowledge of mechanics, aerodynamics and flight systems & Prof. Marcel Escudier, world renowned for his teachings on Fluid Mechanics.

[edit] Guild of Students

The Guild of Students is the centre point of activity in student life. It is the largest Students' Union building in the UK & the second largest in Europe. It contains various bars and cafes as well as offices used by the administrative staff. It also contains the various halls that make up Liverpool Academy which is 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. There are usually three of the guild's rooms open at Double Vision events, Mountford Hall playing chart, indie, RnB and dance. Next door, The Courtyard plays a combination of RnB and Hip Hop, then finally JB's featuring new indie, rock and punk bands every week.

The current Guild of Students President is Darran Martin.

[edit] Centre for Manx Studies

The Centre for Manx Studies, located in Douglas, Isle of Man, is also affiliated to the university.

[edit] University accommodation

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. The university halls of residence are served by the 699 Arriva Bus Service, which during the daytime continuously circulates between the halls and the main university campus.

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 2-5 minutes walk from the Guild of Students, and 10 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.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Ben Ando
• Clive Barker
• Steve Coppell
• Frances Crook
• Mohammed Muammar Al Gaddafi — eldest son of Colonel Gaddafi received his Ph.D. from the University in 2006
• Victoria Derbyshire
• Steve Firth ; bassist of popular British rock band Embrace, studied Art and Psyschology while at the University.
• Rob Grant
• Brian Hall
• Dr Robert Roland Hughes — Pioneer in Neuroscience and Electroencephalography
• Sue Jameson — chief news reporter for GMTV
• Syed Kamall
• Sir Frank Kermode
• Ian Kershaw
• Peter Kilfoyle
• Robert Legget
• Chris Lowe
• Diarmaid MacCulloch
• Margaret Murphy ( crime writer and winner of First Blood Award)
• Doug Naylor
• Benjamin Nelson
• Lord Nicholls
• Gordon Oakes
• Chiefrocka — British born club and radio DJ
• Stel Pavlou
• Phil Redmond
• Stella Rimington
• Patricia Routledge
• Amha Selassie of Ethiopia
• Jon Snow
• Olaf Stapledon — novelist, philosopher
• James Stirling
• Tung Chee Hwa
• Sir David Weatherall — Regius Professor of Medicine (Oxford), 1992-2000
• Verna Wright
• Nitin Sawhney
• Pat 'bomber' Roach — Actor

[edit] See also

• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
• Royal Liverpool University Hospital

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2004/05. Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.

[edit] External links

• University of Liverpool
• Liverpool Student Accommodation
• University of Liverpool Online Distance-Learning Masters Programs (IT, ISM & MBA)
• History of the University
• Sydney Jones Library
• University of Liverpool Guild of Students
• Liverpool Student - student newspaper.
• Icon Radio - student radio station.
• Liverpool Academy
• Liverpool Medical Students' Society (LMSS)

Faculties, departments and other bodies of the University of Liverpool
Medical School | Royal Liverpool University Hospital | School of Tropical Medicine | Liverpool University Press | Faculty of Veterinary Science
Other bodies connected to the University
Centre for Manx Studies