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The main campus is located approximately one mile north of the city of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire (in northern England). The campus is within easy walking distance from the city (albeit uphill) and from Headingley (a popular location to live for students). The main entrance to the campus for visitors by car is on Woodhouse Lane (A660), near the Parkinson Building (also known as University tower).
In addition to the main campus, there are also satellite locations at Wakefield and Bretton Hall College in West Bretton.
The various bodies that were to become the university were initially founded in the second half of the 19th century in response to the need to improve scientific education in the area, especially in the areas of cloth work and medicine. They also espoused a general principle found in the establishment of other academic bodies in northern cities at the time, namely to challenge the "exclusivity of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which served only the needs of the Anglican aristocracy and gentry." (Origins). These bodies were initially to become part of the federal Victoria University, but following the enthusiasm of the other member institutions - in ManchesterThe Victoria University of Manchester (almost always referred to as simply the University of Manchester was a university in Manchester in England. On October 1 2004 it merged with UMIST to form a new institution called the University of Manchester. Histor and LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The university was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool . In 1884, it became part of the federal Victoria University. Following a Royal Charter and - to break away and form their own city Universities, Leeds did the same. In 1904, King Edward VIIEdward VII Albert Edward ( 9 November 1841 6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As well as being the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the Sea, Edward was also granted the University of Leeds a charter as an independent body.
In August 2001, the University merged with Bretton Hall College.
As of 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, the university has an excellent reputation for teaching and provides a wide range of courses for students. During this academic year (2004-5) over 31,500 students are attached to 700 different first-degree programmes and 312 postgraduate degree programmes. A further 52,000 men and women are enrolled on short courses with the university. It enjoys an excellent reputation in many different subjects, with more students studying languages and physical sciences than at any other UK institution. It has also developed expertise in more distinctive and rare specialist areas such as colour chemistry and fire science .
Leeds is also a leading research institution, and a member of the Russell Group of Universities. It is committed to working with the private sectorThe private sector of a nation's economy consists of those entities which are not controlled by the state i. a variety of entities such as private firms and companies, corporations, private banks, non-governmental organizations, etc. See also public secto and invests heavily in realising the commercial potential of its academic developments. Leeds attracts the highest level of industrial funding of any university in the UK.
The current Chancellor is Lord Melvyn Bragg of WigtonMelvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg (born 6 October 1939) is a British author, television and radio presenter and journalist. He was born in Wigton, Cumbria, England. He studied Modern History at Wadham College, Oxford. He is famous for his TV arts programme The So and the Vice Chancellor (as of 1 September 2004) is Professor Michael Arthur .