University of Nottingham

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The University of Nottingham is a public university that focuses on research that is located in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was originally known as University College Nottingham when it was established in 1881, and it was awarded a royal charter in 1948. The prestigious, research-focused group known as the Russell Group includes Nottingham University as a member institution.

The City of Nottingham is home to the majority of the University of Nottingham's campuses, including its primary campus (University Park), its secondary campus (Jubilee Campus), and its teaching hospital (Queen's Medical Centre). There are also a number of smaller campuses and sites located throughout Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The institution also has locations outside of the United Kingdom in Semenyih, Malaysia, and Ningbo, China. Within each of the university's five component faculties are more than fifty schools, departments, institutes, and research centres. Nottingham is organised in this way to maximise efficiency. The University of Nottingham has around 45,500 students and 7,000 staff members, and it had a total revenue of £694 million in the academic year 2020–21, with £114.9 million coming from research grants and contracts. Alumni of this school have gone on to win three Nobel Prizes, a Fields Medal, a Turner Prize, and a Gabor Medal and Prize, among other prestigious honours. The university is a participant in the Sutton Trust Summer School programme in addition to being a member of the Sutton 30, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the European University Association. Additionally, it is a member of the Russell Group, Universitas 21, Universities UK, and the Virgo Consortium.