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University of Bradford

University information
NameUniversity of Bradford
MottoGive invention light
(from Shakespeare's Sonnet 38)
Established1966 - gained University Status by Royal Charter
1957 - Bradford Institute of Technology
Endowment£3.7m
ChancellorImran Khan
Vice-ChancellorProf Mark Cleary
Students13600
Under graduates9,110
Post graduates4,490
CityBradford
CountryEngland, UK
Former namesBradford Institute of Technology
ColoursUniversity of Bradford
AffiliationsEQUIS
AMBA
University Alliance
Websitehttp://www.brad.ac.uk/

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The University of Bradford (est. 1966) is a university in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Formed from a technical college in 1966, there are three campuses: the main campus, located on Richmond Road, the School of Health, on Trinity Road, but due to move to the main campus in Summer 2011 Build, and the School of Management, at Emm Lane. According to The Times Good University Guide 2008, the University of Bradford is the 48th best university in the country. It has roughly 12,000 students enrolled, of which almost a third are mature students. Almost 25% of students are international students, and come from over 100 countries. 92% of the university's domestic students come from the state sector.

The University of Bradford was the first university in the UK to establish a Department of Peace Studies in 1973, and it is currently ranked first in the world for the subject. Its School of Management is also ranked third best in the UK . The university is currently undergoing a £79 million redevelopment programme, to improve both its building and its accommodation, as well as its facilities for disabled students, who compose almost 6% of the total student population.

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2000s and Ecoversity :
UK University Rankings
Times Good University Guide
Guardian University Guide 74th 84th 63rd 44th 50th 39th 31st 54th 69th
Sunday Times University Guide 54th 52nd= 52nd 52nd 52nd 50th 56th= 55th 54th 54th 50th 57th 58th=
The Independent / Complets 61st 57th 49th 49th
FT 52nd 52nd 52nd 52nd
Daily Telegraph 49th 73rd=

Universities and colleges in Yorkshire and the Humber

UniversitiesBradford * Huddersfield * Hull * Leeds * Leeds Metropolitan * Sheffield * Sheffield Hallam * York * York St John
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