A member of the Russel Group of the UK’s top 24 research-intensive universities, UoL offers bachelors, Masters and doctoral study programmes to 22,000 students from 115 countries – SUMMIYA YASMEEN Founded in 1881 as a college and granted a royal charter in 1903, the University of Liverpool (UoL) is nationally and internationally recognised for teaching and research excellence. The Complete University Guide ranks UoL #31 in the UK while the Academic Ranking of World Universities conducted by Shanghai Jia Tong University ranks it #101-150 worldwide. One of the six new-age 20th century red brick universities, UoL is a founding member of the Russel Group — an association of the top 24 research-intensive universities of the UK. Currently the university’s three faculties — humanities and social sciences, science and engineering, health and life sciences — offer bachelor’s, Masters and doctoral study programmes to 22,000 students including 6,700 foreign scholars from 115 countries. “UoL offers a dynamic, international and vibrant research-led academic environment — one which has been associated with nine Nobel laureates during our history,” says Prof. Janet Beer, vice chancellor of the university. Spread across a 100-acre campus in Liverpool, the eponymous university was the first worldwide to establish separate faculties of oceanography, civic design, architecture, and biochemistry. In 2006, UoL became the first varsity in the UK to establish an independent university in China in collaboration with Xi’an Jiaotong University, Suzhou. Liverpool. The hometown of the legendary pop music group, the Beatles, Liverpool (pop. 445,000) competes with London as the UK’s arts, music and cultural capital. The port city hosts numerous art museums, theatres, a thriving music scene and two major football clubs. With a history dating back more than 800 years, the city skyline is a blend of heritage buildings (over 2,500) and modern skyscrapers. Notable landmarks are the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, St. George’s Hall, Liverpool Town Hall and Speke Hall. The city, whose locals speak English in a fast ‘scouse’ accent, is also home to the oldest Black and Chinese communities in the UK. The nightlife is varied with a plethora of bars, pubs, live music venues and comedy clubs offering plenty of opportunities to let your hair down. Shopping and dining out options are also aplenty. The weather in Liverpool is unpredictable with rainfall year round mandating a ‘brolly’ (umbrella) as a constant companion. Summer temperatures range from 14°-19°C and between 2°-7°C in winter. Campus facilities. Sited in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, the 100-acre university campus hosts several ‘listed’ (heritage) buildings, green spaces, and 21st century teaching labs and residences. Split into the North, Central and South campuses, UoL hosts three major faculties, 14 schools/institutes and 11 professional services departments, the Victoria Gallery and Museum, Garstang Museum of Archaeology, state-of-the-art libraries and sports facilities. The Sydney Jones and Harold Cohen libraries house over 1.9 million print volumes, a portfolio of 49,000 electronic journals, and 650 computers and study spaces. Moreover UoL was the first in the Russell Group to offer students 24-hour week-day library access through the academic year.…
