Principal's Office
Our Structure
Professor Pete Downes is Principal and Vice-Chancellor.
The University is structured in four colleges each of which is headed by a Vice Principal, and two further Vice Principals take overall responsibility for research and enterprise, and educational development.
The Annual Review outlines the University's recent achievements and includes a letter from each College Head charting progress at College level over a range of initiatives.
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...to advance and diffuse knowledge, wisdom and understanding by teaching and research and by the example and influence of its corporate life.
Our Mission
Facts & Figures
Recipient of the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize 2005, the University has 17,500 students, over 3,000 staff and an annual turnover of over £200 million. It ranks
- Among the best in the UK for teaching quality
- Among the UK's top universities for research income per capita
- Consistently among the best scientific workplaces internationally
Location
Student Satisfaction
Our University rates among the highest in the UK for student satisfaction, combining a remarkable quality of life with an enviable cost of living.

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