• Keele University officially known as the University of Keele is a public research university in Keele, approximately 3 miles from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England.
• Keele was granted university status by Royal Charter in 1962 and was founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire.
• Keele occupies a 625-acre (250 ha) rural campus close to the village of Keele and consists of extensive woods, lakes and Keele Hall set in Staffordshire Potteries.
• It has a science park and a conference centre, making it the largest campus university in the UK.
• The university’s School of Medicine operates the clinical part of its courses from a separate campus at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
• The School of Nursing and Midwifery practice is based at the nearby Clinical Education Centre.
• The other universities in the area include Derby University and Staffordhsire University. It is about 3 hours away from London by Train.
Things you should know
• As per the Guardian University League Table 2019, the university is joint 1st in England for its course satisfaction amongst students.
• In the Guardian University Guide 2020, Keele University has risen to 32nd place in the UK and made it into the top ten for the following subject areas: Medicine – 3rd, Politics (including International Relations) – 4th, Nursing & Midwifery – 6th, Pharmacy & Pharmacology – 10th.
• New analysis published by Times Higher Education has found that Keele University is part of a ‘new elite’ group of universities excelling in both teaching and research.
• In the most recent REF (2014), 97% of Keele’s research was classified as world leading or of international importance.
Of Keele University
• Priti Patel – Conservative MP for Witham in Essex and Home Secretary.
• Kojo Annan – businessman; son of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
• Andy McDermott – British thriller author.
• David Richardson – Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia.
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