University of Liverpool
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{{ Infobox University
|name = University of Liverpool
|image = Image:Liv uni crest2.gif
|motto = Haec otia studia fovent
(these days of peace foster learning)
|established = 1882
|city = Liverpool
|country = UK
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|status =
|chancellor = Rt Hon Baron Owen
|vice_chancellor = Prof. James Drummond Bone
|students = 18,870 (at 1st December, 2004)
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|free =
|type = Public
|member = Russell Group, EUA, NWUA
|website = www.liv.ac.uk
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The University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
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History
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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 and medicine. 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.
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 John Moores University or Liverpool Hope University.
In October 2005 it was announced that The University of Liverpool will be the first in the UK to open a new University in China [1].
Campus and facilities
The University is based around a single urban campus approximately five minutes walk from Liverpool City Centre, at the top of Brownlow Hill and Mount Pleasant.
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
The Sydney Jones Library is the main library for arts and humanities, social and environmental studies, and Latin American studies.
Guild of Students
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The Guild of Students is the centre point of activity in student life. It is the largest Students' Union building in the UK and the second largest in Europe. It contains various bars and cafes as well as offices used by administrative staff. It also contains the various halls that make up Liverpool Academy, a popular entertainment venue with live bands often playing.
Centre for Manx Studies
The Centre for Manx Studies, located in Douglas, Isle of Man, is also affiliated to the university.