University of Leeds

The university of Leeds ( University off Leeds ) is a English Université located in the town of Leeds. It is in 30e position of the league of universities British 2007, published by the newspaper Sunday Times. The university belongs to the universities Red Brick , and WUN (Worldwide Universities Network) groups it, specialists in research.

History

The university was founded in 1831 under the name of Leeds School off Medicine . In 1887, it became part of Victoria University , spread in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. She became independent in 1904, after a decree of the king Edouard VII, and could decree her own diplomas.

Current events

The university of Leeds is currently university of Campus, and of the thousands of students place in the markets

List markets

Bodington Hall
Carr Mills
Charles Morris Hall
Clarence Dock
Devonshire Hall
Ellerslie Hall
Henry Price Building
James Baillie Park
Leodis Residences
Lupton Residences
Lyddon Hall
Montague Burton Residences
North Hill Runs
Oxley Residences
Sentinel Towers
Shimmin
St Marks Residences
Tetley Hall

Faculties and departments

The university is divided into 6 faculties:

Art
Trade
biological Sciences
Education, social sciences and right
Ingéniere
Environment
Mathémathique and physical sciences
Medicine and Santé
Dramatic arts and visual, communication

Former students

Among the famous alumni of the University of Leeds appear amongst other things:

Nambaryn Enkhbayar, president de Mongolie
Clare Short, political woman
Jack straw, politician
Elio Di Rupo, Belgian politician
Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail
Peter Morgan, scenario writer
Richard Quest, journalist of CNN
Corinne Bailey Rae, singer
Jonathan Lenient, writer
Jeremy Dyson, actor of the Club of the Gentlemen
Tony Harrison, poet
Storm Jameson, écrivaine
Mark Knopfler, musician
Simon Rix, bass player of the Kaiser Chiefs
Wole Soyinka, écrivaine Nigerian, gaining Nobel Prize of literature 1986
Leslie Cheung, singer and actor of Hong-Kong
Ngugi wa Thiong' O, Kenyan writer
Virgil Craig Jordan, scientidic American
George To carry, chemist, gaining Nobel Prize of chemistry 1967
Piers Sellers, spationaut
Daniel Byles, oarsman
Richard Profit , exploring
Harold Shipman, doctor and Serial killer
Cec Thompson, rugby player

Anecdotes

The University of Leeds was the place in the sublime concert of the Who, appeared under the Live At Leeds (see the article for more precision)

References

Simple: University off Leeds

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