The University of Nottingham is a renowned public research institution located in Nottingham, England. Established in 1881 as University College Nottingham, this institution received a royal charter in 1948.
The University of Nottingham has its main campus, University Park, along with Jubilee Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre, which serves as a teaching hospital. Additionally, there are several smaller campuses and sites scattered throughout Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In addition to its UK location, the university also has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia, and Ningbo, China. Nottingham has a well-structured system with five constituent faculties, housing over 50 schools, departments, institutes, and research centres.
Nottingham boasts a substantial student and staff population, spread across multiple locations in the UK, China, and Malaysia. In the year 2022-23, the university generated an impressive income of £811.2 million, with a significant portion of £129.5 million coming from research grants and contracts.
The University of Nottingham’s alumni have achieved remarkable recognition, including a Nobel Prize, a Fields Medal, and a Gabor Medal and Prize. The university is affiliated with prestigious organisations such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, the Russell Group, Universitas 21, Universities UK, the Virgo Consortium, and actively participates in the Sutton Trust Summer School programme as a member of the Sutton 30.
Based on the most recent statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (2019/20), Nottingham stands as the 9th largest university in the UK in terms of total student enrolment, boasting an impressive 34,840 students from over 130 countries. Nottingham’s undergraduate population includes a significant number of students who have received private education, ranking it 17th among mainstream British universities in terms of this proportion.
University of Nottingham received prestigious accolades such as being named Times Higher Education “University of the Year” in 2006, Times Higher Education “Entrepreneurial University of the Year” in 2008, and finishing as a runner up in the 2010 Sunday Times “University of the Year”. The number 64 is significant. Nottingham earned the prestigious title of ‘University of the Year’ for graduate employment in 2016-17, as recognised by The Sunday Times. According to the Fulbright Commission, Nottingham is recognised as one of the UK’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious universities. In 2019, it achieved a ranking of 126th among global universities according to the SCImago Institutions Rankings.