Leeds Metropolitan University
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Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, England
while the third is situated in Bhopal, India
. It gained university status in 1992; prior to this date it was known as Leeds Polytechnic
. The number of students is listed by the HESA 2008/09 data as the 15th largest in Britain.
The current Vice Chancellor, Professor Susan Price
, joined in January 2010 and three new deputy Vice Chancellors have been appointed to lead the areas of strategic development, research and enterprise, and student experience.
The university’s origins can be traced back to 1824, with the foundation of the Leeds Mechanics Institute
. Leeds Polytechnic was formed in 1970 and was a constituent part of the Leeds Local Education Authority until it became an independent Higher Education Corporation on 1 April 1989. In 1992 the institution was given University status and changed its name to Leeds Metropolitan University.
Leeds Metropolitan University recently announced that Lord Woolmer of Leeds has been appointed the new Chair of the Board of Governors. Lord Woolmer has been a member of the House of Lords since 1999. He was Chairman of the House of Lords Selection Committee on European Internal Market Policies for four years and is currently a member of the Select Committee on European Economic and International Trade Policies.
In November 2006, the University won the award for "outstanding contribution to the local community" at the annual higher education awards ceremony hosted by The Times Higher Education Supplement. It also came second in the main category, "the University of the Year", which was won by the University of Nottingham
. In this category, the University was highly commended for its "low-charging, high impact" strategy.
In June 2007, Leeds Met received recognition of its environmentally friendly attitude by being ranked number one in the UK in the Green League 2007: a ranking of sustainability in the higher education sector, compiled by People & Planet
.
. In addition to the former Polytechnic site, several other buildings have recently been acquired. These include: Cloth Hall Court, in the legal district of the city; Old Broadcasting House, the former home of the BBC in Leeds; Electric Press, a building on Millennium Square; and Old School Board, the birthplace of school education in Leeds and domicile of the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
(CTCC). The latest additions for the 2008/09 year are the Rose Bowl, the new home of the Leeds Business School, opposite the Civic Hall, and Old Broadcasting Place, providing teaching space for the Faculty of Arts and Society and student accommodation. It also plans to build a "Senator George Mitchell
Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution" on the former Polytechnic site, once several of the current buildings have been demolished.
, Headingley. The oldest property on this site is the Grange, a 1752 farmhouse once occupied by John Marshall. The site is mostly made up of low-rise 19th century buildings set around a central lawn
. The site is in a park location and has many open areas on campus. In the 1990s, the University closed existing Halls of Residence on campus, converting the units to lecture theatres and teaching facilities. In 2006, the Campus extended beyond the confines of Beckett Park to include the Carnegie Stand at the Headingley Stadium
. This dual-purpose stand accommodates more than 4,500 spectators, and also provides teaching rooms and a hall. After bulldozing R.W.Rich Hall, a student hall of residence built in the late 1900s, the Carnegie Village was opened in August 2009, providing on-campus accommodation for 479 students.
, India
. Leeds Met India initiative is a joint venture between the Leeds Metropolitan University and JSWS (non-profit organization). Built across 36 acres (145,687 m²) the campus currently provides various courses in business management where students in India get a chance to study at the university and visit UK for one semester of study. The campus is equipped with facilities like wi-fi network, computer lab, library, basketball court ,pool and fitness centre etc.
Leeds Met also has a South Asia Office in New Delhi, India. The office was officially opened by Edmund Marsden, Director British Council, India on 22 April 2005. Leeds Met South Asia is a one-stop shop for information about study opportunities at Leeds Met and acts as a catalyst for the development of partnerships in the region.
on Broad Lane which has places for over 1,000 students and is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Headingley campus. As its name suggests it is a former brewery property, but is mostly modern blocks. The second largest is Sugarwell Court
, in Meanwood
, which is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Civic campus, and accommodates 388 students. This is also a converted industrial site.
Accommodation types vary. Across North Leeds there are many sites which are primarily low-rise buildings, often converted from a former industrial use. The growing number of sites around the city centre
has led to the building of new highrise complexes, these include Opal 3, The Skyplaza and Broadcasting Tower
.
There are also several sites owned by Opal Property Group in Burley
near The Leeds Studios
.
, the only calorie-burning drink currently available in the UK. The study showed that acute consumption of Aspire significantly increases the resting energy expenditure during the 180 minute test period. It found that Aspire boosts the average metabolic rate by producing a thermogenic reaction, which burns calories faster. Lead researcher Dr John O'Hara says ‘The finished case study data suggests that…over a three hour period Aspire expends an average of 209 calories.’
repository that comprises an Open Access research archive and an OER repository: A store of Open Educational Resources
produced at Leeds Met that are freely available for reuse under a Creative Commons
(Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales) licence
Both the research and OER collections can be browsed from http://repository.leedsmet.ac.uk/
Belfast Metropolitan College,
Bishop Burton College
,
Bradford College,
Calderdale College
,
Chesterfield College
,
Craven College
,
Dearne Valley College
,
Dewsbury College,
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
,
Harrogate College
,
Hull College
,
Kirklees College
,
Leeds City College
,
Leeds College of Building
,
Leeds College of Technology
,
Leeds Thomas Danby College,
Loughborough College
,
Manchester College
,
New College Durham
,
Newcastle College
,
Park Lane College
,
South Eastern Regional College
,
Wakefield College
,
West Nottinghamshire College
,
and York College
.
rugby club, renaming it Leeds Carnegie. It was later revealed that the club signed Waisale Serevi
after he had already been paid for other work at the university. Subsequently the university sold their stake back in April 2009.
The university spent large sums in several other partnerships, including £423,000 to the Northern Ballet Theatre
and £283,000 to the Irish Football Association
.
resigned from his position following a series of controversies including ongoing arguments over the university's fees strategy, allegations of bullying and foreign travel for his wife paid for by the university. The chancellor of the university, Brendan Foster
, also resigned less than a month later. Some of the controversies that led to these resignations formed part of the subject matter of the 29 July 2010 edition of the BBC Radio 4 documentary "Face the Facts".
, The Fratellis
and We Are Scientists
. The Union runs three bars, with one at each site and another at the Kirkstall Brewery
halls of residence, a Student Advice service as well as being a source of volunteers working in the local community.
, Sir George Martin, James Caan
and Alexander Skarsgård
.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
while the third is situated in Bhopal, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It gained university status in 1992; prior to this date it was known as Leeds Polytechnic
Polytechnic (United Kingdom)
A polytechnic was a type of tertiary education teaching institution in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. After the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 they became universities which meant they could award their own degrees. The comparable institutions in Scotland were...
. The number of students is listed by the HESA 2008/09 data as the 15th largest in Britain.
The current Vice Chancellor, Professor Susan Price
Susan Price (academic)
Susan Price is Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, a position which she took up on 1 January 2010 following the resignation of Simon Lee in January 2009...
, joined in January 2010 and three new deputy Vice Chancellors have been appointed to lead the areas of strategic development, research and enterprise, and student experience.
The university’s origins can be traced back to 1824, with the foundation of the Leeds Mechanics Institute
Mechanics' Institutes
Historically, Mechanics' Institutes were educational establishments formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men...
. Leeds Polytechnic was formed in 1970 and was a constituent part of the Leeds Local Education Authority until it became an independent Higher Education Corporation on 1 April 1989. In 1992 the institution was given University status and changed its name to Leeds Metropolitan University.
Leeds Metropolitan University recently announced that Lord Woolmer of Leeds has been appointed the new Chair of the Board of Governors. Lord Woolmer has been a member of the House of Lords since 1999. He was Chairman of the House of Lords Selection Committee on European Internal Market Policies for four years and is currently a member of the Select Committee on European Economic and International Trade Policies.
In November 2006, the University won the award for "outstanding contribution to the local community" at the annual higher education awards ceremony hosted by The Times Higher Education Supplement. It also came second in the main category, "the University of the Year", which was won by the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
. In this category, the University was highly commended for its "low-charging, high impact" strategy.
In June 2007, Leeds Met received recognition of its environmentally friendly attitude by being ranked number one in the UK in the Green League 2007: a ranking of sustainability in the higher education sector, compiled by People & Planet
People & Planet
People & Planet is a network of student campaign groups in the UK. It claims to be "the largest student campaigning organization in the country campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment."-Organization:...
.
History
- 1824 - Leeds Mechanics Institute founded.
- 1845 - Leeds College of Commerce founded.
- 1846 - Leeds College of Art founded.
- 1868 - Leeds Mechanics Institute became the Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature, later renamed Leeds College of Technology
- 1874 - Yorkshire College of Education and Home Economics founded.
- 1907 - City of Leeds College of Education founded (part of City of Leeds Training College)
- 1933 - Carnegie Physical Training College founded
- 1970 - Leeds Polytechnic was formed from the amalgamation of Leeds College of Technology, Leeds College of Commerce, part of Leeds College of Art and Yorkshire College of Education and Home Economics
- 1976 - James Graham College and the City Of Leeds and Carnegie College of Physical Education joined Leeds Polytechnic.
- 1987 - the Polytechnic became one of the founding members of the Northern ConsortiumNCUKThe Northern Consortium is an educational charity, owned by eleven universities in the north of England, which provides pre-university courses for international students as preparation for study outside of their home country...
. - 1992 - the Polytechnic became Leeds Metropolitan University, with the right to award its own degrees.
- 1998 - the University merged with Harrogate CollegeHarrogate CollegeHarrogate College is a further education college in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It traces its origins to the University Extension movement, which began in 1873 under the auspices of Cambridge University. It offers several levels of qualifications, including further- and higher-education...
, establishing the Harrogate campus. - 2008 - Harrogate CollegeHarrogate CollegeHarrogate College is a further education college in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It traces its origins to the University Extension movement, which began in 1873 under the auspices of Cambridge University. It offers several levels of qualifications, including further- and higher-education...
left the University and merged with Hull CollegeHull CollegeHull College is a further education College in Hull, England. The enrollment of around 28,000students makes it one of the largest schools of its type in the United Kingdom... - 2008 - the University petitioned the Privy CouncilPrivy councilA privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...
to be re-named Leeds Carnegie University. However, a final decision on this has now been deferred indefinitely. - 2009 - partnership with the University of North FloridaUniversity of North FloridaThe University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s...
established to begin a student and faculty exchange program.
City Campus
This comprises an expanding number of locations in Leeds city centreLeeds City Centre
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, England. It is within the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP since a by-election in 1999...
. In addition to the former Polytechnic site, several other buildings have recently been acquired. These include: Cloth Hall Court, in the legal district of the city; Old Broadcasting House, the former home of the BBC in Leeds; Electric Press, a building on Millennium Square; and Old School Board, the birthplace of school education in Leeds and domicile of the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change is an international centre for critical research relating to the relationships between tourism, tourists and culture based at Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. The CTCC engages in pure and applied research, postgraduate education and professional...
(CTCC). The latest additions for the 2008/09 year are the Rose Bowl, the new home of the Leeds Business School, opposite the Civic Hall, and Old Broadcasting Place, providing teaching space for the Faculty of Arts and Society and student accommodation. It also plans to build a "Senator George Mitchell
George J. Mitchell
George John Mitchell, Jr., is the former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution" on the former Polytechnic site, once several of the current buildings have been demolished.
Headingley Campus
This is a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) campus sited in Beckett ParkBeckett Park
Beckett Park is an area of and a large park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It borders on to Headingley, West Park and Kirkstall.Queenswood Drive, the main thoroughfare through the district, runs from the south at Kirkstall Lane and continues right up to Spen Lane on the edge of West Park, The...
, Headingley. The oldest property on this site is the Grange, a 1752 farmhouse once occupied by John Marshall. The site is mostly made up of low-rise 19th century buildings set around a central lawn
Lawn
A lawn is an area of aesthetic and recreational land planted with grasses or other durable plants, which usually are maintained at a low and consistent height. Low ornamental meadows in natural landscaping styles are a contemporary option of a lawn...
. The site is in a park location and has many open areas on campus. In the 1990s, the University closed existing Halls of Residence on campus, converting the units to lecture theatres and teaching facilities. In 2006, the Campus extended beyond the confines of Beckett Park to include the Carnegie Stand at the Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
. This dual-purpose stand accommodates more than 4,500 spectators, and also provides teaching rooms and a hall. After bulldozing R.W.Rich Hall, a student hall of residence built in the late 1900s, the Carnegie Village was opened in August 2009, providing on-campus accommodation for 479 students.
Leeds Met India
Leeds Metropolitan University has also become the first university in UK to set up a campus in the city of Bhopal, Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Leeds Met India initiative is a joint venture between the Leeds Metropolitan University and JSWS (non-profit organization). Built across 36 acres (145,687 m²) the campus currently provides various courses in business management where students in India get a chance to study at the university and visit UK for one semester of study. The campus is equipped with facilities like wi-fi network, computer lab, library, basketball court ,pool and fitness centre etc.
Leeds Met also has a South Asia Office in New Delhi, India. The office was officially opened by Edmund Marsden, Director British Council, India on 22 April 2005. Leeds Met South Asia is a one-stop shop for information about study opportunities at Leeds Met and acts as a catalyst for the development of partnerships in the region.
Accommodation
The University provides 4,500 bedrooms in a variety of locations and all first year undergraduates are guaranteed a place in university accommodation. Carnegie Village was new for September 2010 and provides Passivhaus standard townhouses and apartments at Headingley Campus. The largest hall is Kirkstall BreweryKirkstall Brewery
Kirkstall Brewery is situated in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It operated as a brewery between 1833 and 1983.Kirkstall Brewery consists of several Grade II listed buildings. These buildings are situated on either side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...
on Broad Lane which has places for over 1,000 students and is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Headingley campus. As its name suggests it is a former brewery property, but is mostly modern blocks. The second largest is Sugarwell Court
Sugarwell Court
Sugarwell Court is a hall of residence of Leeds Metropolitan University located off Meanwood Road in the Meanwood area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. There are currently 7 blocks based on site, which are alphabetically placed around the campus, called Airedale, Bishopdale, Coverdale, Deepdale,...
, in Meanwood
Meanwood
Meanwood is a suburb and former village of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-Origins and History:The name Meanwood goes back to the 12th century, and is of Anglo-Saxon derivation: the Meene wude was the boundary wood of the Manor of Alreton, the woods to the east of Meanwood Beck...
, which is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Civic campus, and accommodates 388 students. This is also a converted industrial site.
Accommodation types vary. Across North Leeds there are many sites which are primarily low-rise buildings, often converted from a former industrial use. The growing number of sites around the city centre
Leeds City Centre
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, England. It is within the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP since a by-election in 1999...
has led to the building of new highrise complexes, these include Opal 3, The Skyplaza and Broadcasting Tower
Broadcasting tower
Broadcasting tower can refer to* Broadcasting Tower, Leeds - A skyscraper in Leeds, UK* Radio masts and towers - The generic communications structure...
.
There are also several sites owned by Opal Property Group in Burley
Burley, Leeds
Burley is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, characterised by the red brick terraced housing, much of which was built in the period 1899 - 1903 and green spaces. Sometimes called 'The Cardigan Triangle , it stretches north from the main Kirkstall Road, towards Hyde Park and...
near The Leeds Studios
The Leeds Studios
The Leeds Studios also known as the Yorkshire Television Studios or YTV Studios is a television production complex on Kirkstall Road in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
.
Aspire Drinks
A research team at Leeds Metropolitan University conducted a controlled study to examine the effects of ingesting Aspire DrinksAspire Drinks
Aspire is a diet soft drink. Promotional claims advance cranberry-flavoured Aspire burning off 209 calories within three hours of drinking it.It was launched by Fahrenheit 60, a Milton Keynes company, in 2010.-Distribution:...
, the only calorie-burning drink currently available in the UK. The study showed that acute consumption of Aspire significantly increases the resting energy expenditure during the 180 minute test period. It found that Aspire boosts the average metabolic rate by producing a thermogenic reaction, which burns calories faster. Lead researcher Dr John O'Hara says ‘The finished case study data suggests that…over a three hour period Aspire expends an average of 209 calories.’
Leeds Met Repository
In common with many institutions in the UK, and globally, the University maintains an open accessOpen access
Open access refers to unrestricted access via the Internet to articles published in scholarly journals, and also increasingly to book chapters or monographs....
repository that comprises an Open Access research archive and an OER repository: A store of Open Educational Resources
Open educational resources
Open educational resources are digital materials that can be re-used for teaching, learning, research and more, made available for free through open licenses, which allow uses of the materials that would not be easily permitted under copyright alone...
produced at Leeds Met that are freely available for reuse under a Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
(Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales) licence
Both the research and OER collections can be browsed from http://repository.leedsmet.ac.uk/
Regional University Network (RUN)
This is a network of colleges that have entered partnership with the University to provide access to some of its courses around the region and beyond. The following colleges are members of the RUN:Belfast Metropolitan College,
Bishop Burton College
Bishop Burton College
Bishop Burton College is a further education college based in Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.According to the Hero websiteBishop Burton College is one of the finest land-based colleges in the country...
,
Bradford College,
Calderdale College
Calderdale College
Calderdale College is a further education college based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.-External links:*...
,
Chesterfield College
Chesterfield College
Chesterfield College is a further education further and higher education college in the town of Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire, England. The college consists of three campuses spread over the town of Chesterfield and serves over 21,000 students of which 5,600 are full time attends.- History...
,
Craven College
Craven College
Craven College is a further education college based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Craven offers a variety of further and higher education courses, including bachelor degree's....
,
Dearne Valley College
Dearne Valley College
Dearne Valley College is a further education college situated in the Manvers Park area of Wath-upon-Dearne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It also has a campus near Wath town centre....
,
Dewsbury College,
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education is a further and higher education college in North East Lincolnshire, England.-Grimsby College of Further Education:...
,
Harrogate College
Harrogate College
Harrogate College is a further education college in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It traces its origins to the University Extension movement, which began in 1873 under the auspices of Cambridge University. It offers several levels of qualifications, including further- and higher-education...
,
Hull College
Hull College
Hull College is a further education College in Hull, England. The enrollment of around 28,000students makes it one of the largest schools of its type in the United Kingdom...
,
Kirklees College
Kirklees College
Kirklees College is a further education college with two main centres in the towns of Dewsbury and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.-History:...
,
Leeds City College
Leeds City College
Leeds City College is the largest Further education establishment in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with around 57,000 students, 2,300 staff and an annual turnover of £78 million. It officially opened on 1 April 2009...
,
Leeds College of Building
Leeds College of Building
Leeds College of Building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is the only college in the UK which specialises in the construction industry. It was established in 1960 and currently has about 5,600 students, 11% of whom are full-time...
,
Leeds College of Technology
Leeds College of Technology
Leeds College of Technology was a further education college in Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. With a strong technical bias, the College supported the computing, engineering, social care and transport industries...
,
Leeds Thomas Danby College,
Loughborough College
Loughborough College
Loughborough College is a college of Further Education in Leicestershire, England established in 1909. It is located opposite Loughborough University on Epinal Way, and adjacent to the Loughborough University School of Art and Design, situated next to the main entrance of the college...
,
Manchester College
Manchester College
Manchester College is a liberal arts and sciences college located in North Manchester, Indiana. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students.-Principles:...
,
New College Durham
New College Durham
.New College Durham is a college of further and higher education in County Durham, England . It was founded in 1977 as a result of a merger between Neville's Cross College of Education and Durham Technical College. The college operated on two main sites near the city of Durham: Neville's Cross and...
,
Newcastle College
Newcastle College
Newcastle College is a Further Education and Higher Education college in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the largest mixed economy College in the country and claims to offer more courses in more subjects than any of its geographical competitors....
,
Park Lane College
Park Lane College Leeds
Park Lane College Leeds was the largest further education college in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and provided further, higher and adult education to over 45,000 students. It operated out of over 40 sites across Leeds. On 1 April 2009 Park Lane College merged with Leeds Thomas Danby and the...
,
South Eastern Regional College
South Eastern Regional College
South Eastern Regional College is a regional further and higher education college in the south-east of Northern Ireland.SERC was created following the merger of three Institutes of Further and Higher Education in the south-east of Northern Ireland. These were East Down Institute, Lisburn...
,
Wakefield College
Wakefield College
Wakefield College is a Further Education College in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It has provided education within the city since 1868 .-History:...
,
West Nottinghamshire College
West Nottinghamshire College
Vision West Notts formerly known as 'West Nottinghamshire College' is a further education college with the main campus situated in Mansfield, and Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England...
,
and York College
York College (York)
York College is a further and higher education college in York, England. It offers A-levels, AVCE, HND and NVQ degrees. It is an associate college of the University of York...
.
Partnerships
The University has established a number of sporting and cultural partnerships, both in the UK and overseas.Sporting
- Leeds Rugby — Leeds RhinosLeeds RhinosLeeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
and Leeds Carnegie - Yorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
- In January 2007, the University became the primary sponsor for Rugby Football LeagueRugby Football LeagueThe Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
's main knock-out cup competition, the Challenge CupChallenge CupThe Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
. This is the first partnership of this kind between the governing body of a sport in England and a university - In May of the same year, the University purchased a 51% stake in the Leeds TykesLeeds TykesLeeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club. The name of the club was changed to Leeds Carnegie to fit with Carnegie College The University has now divested itself of that stake - Carnegie have also sponsored the last three Rugby League World Club ChallengeWorld Club ChallengeThe World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league football match held between the champions of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world's best rugby league club...
matches. This is an annual match between the domestic champions of the European Super LeagueSuper LeagueSuper League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
and the Australasian NRLNational Rugby LeagueThe National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. Incidentally all three of the matches sponsored by Carnegie have been won by the European team. - Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie F.C., a football club recently promoted to the Northern Counties East Football League
- Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie R.L.F.C. have won the national BUSA Championship and Plate competitions for the past two years undefeated (2005–06, 2006–07) and have been the only student side to progress to the 2nd round of the RFL's National Challenge Cup (2006–07)
- Leeds Metropolitan Ladies hockey 1st team did the double in the 08/09 season by winning the Premier women's North league and the BUCS championship
- Leeds Carnegie (Lacrosse) won the 2011 BUCS men's Lacrosse Trophy.
Cultural
- Master of finance and international trade - Cooperating with Accedamy of Finance - Vietnam
- Black Dyke BandBlack Dyke BandThe Black Dyke Band, formerly the Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best-known brass bands in the world. The band has won many prizes and competitions over the years...
- Opera NorthOpera NorthOpera North is an English opera company based in Leeds. The company's home theatre is the Leeds Grand Theatre, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays and the Theatre Royal, Newcastle...
- Royal ArmouriesRoyal ArmouriesThe Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom's National Museum of Arms and Armour. It is the United Kingdom's oldest museum, and one of the oldest museums in the world. It is also one of the largest collections of arms and armour in the world, comprising the UK's National Collection of Arms and...
- West Yorkshire PlayhouseWest Yorkshire PlayhouseThe West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, England is a theatre which opened in March 1990 as part of the regeneration of the Quarry Hill area of the city...
Rubbing Shoulders
Simon Lee embarked on a controversial programme of partnerships with external bodies during his time as vice-chancellor, which came to be dubbed as "rubbing shoulders" after the university took a majority stake in the Leeds TykesLeeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
rugby club, renaming it Leeds Carnegie. It was later revealed that the club signed Waisale Serevi
Waisale Serevi
Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi is a former Fijian rugby union footballer, and coach. Although he played fifteen-a-side rugby throughout his playing career, Serevi is most notable for his achievements in rugby sevens....
after he had already been paid for other work at the university. Subsequently the university sold their stake back in April 2009.
The university spent large sums in several other partnerships, including £423,000 to the Northern Ballet Theatre
Northern Ballet Theatre
Northern Ballet, formerly Northern Ballet Theatre, is a dance company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a strong repertoire in theatrical dance productions where the emphasis is on story telling as well as classical ballet...
and £283,000 to the Irish Football Association
Irish Football Association
The Irish Football Association is the organising body for association football in Northern Ireland, and was historically the governing body for Ireland...
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QAA Report
In October 2009, the Quality Assurance Agency gave the university a "limited confidence" rating, due to concerns over maintenance of academic standards.Resignation of Simon Lee
In 2009, the then vice-chancellor Simon LeeSimon Lee (academic)
Professor Simon Francis Lee was the Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England from 2003 to 2009. His resignation was announced on 14 January 2009., following allegations of bullying...
resigned from his position following a series of controversies including ongoing arguments over the university's fees strategy, allegations of bullying and foreign travel for his wife paid for by the university. The chancellor of the university, Brendan Foster
Brendan Foster
Brendan Foster CBE is a British former distance runner, entrepreneur and the founder of the Great North Run. He won the Bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics...
, also resigned less than a month later. Some of the controversies that led to these resignations formed part of the subject matter of the 29 July 2010 edition of the BBC Radio 4 documentary "Face the Facts".
The Student Wiki
In 2006, students and staff from the University developed The Student Wiki, a new source of knowledge about student life.Students' Union
Leeds Met University Students' Union operates out of offices at both the Beckett's Park and Civic Quarter Campuses. Its live music venue has played host to bands such as Kaiser ChiefsKaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
, The Fratellis
The Fratellis
The Fratellis were an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli , bass guitarist Barry Fratelli , and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli .The band released 2 albums during their career, Costello Music in 2006 and Here We Stand in...
and We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists is a New York-based indie rock band that formed in Berkeley, California in 2000. Originally formed of Keith Murray on drums, Chris Cain playing bass guitar and Scott Lamb providing vocals and guitar, before Michael Tapper became drummer and Keith became vocalist and guitarist...
. The Union runs three bars, with one at each site and another at the Kirkstall Brewery
Kirkstall Brewery
Kirkstall Brewery is situated in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It operated as a brewery between 1833 and 1983.Kirkstall Brewery consists of several Grade II listed buildings. These buildings are situated on either side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...
halls of residence, a Student Advice service as well as being a source of volunteers working in the local community.
List of Vice-Chancellors
- Professor Leslie WagnerLeslie WagnerProfessor Leslie Wagner CBE is a British academic, who has been Vice-Chancellor of two universities, and Chancellor of Derby University.Wagner was born 21 February 1943. He obtained a BA and MA at Manchester University and worked for the UK government until 1970, when he became a lecturer in...
(1994–2003) - Professor Simon LeeSimon Lee (academic)Professor Simon Francis Lee was the Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England from 2003 to 2009. His resignation was announced on 14 January 2009., following allegations of bullying...
(2003–2009) - Doctor Geoff Hitchins (2009–2009) Chief Executive and Acting Vice-Chancellor
- Professor Susan PriceSusan Price (academic)Susan Price is Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, a position which she took up on 1 January 2010 following the resignation of Simon Lee in January 2009...
(2010 -)
Notable alumni
- Marc AlmondMarc AlmondMarc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
- David Ball
- Richard BuckRichard BuckRichard Thomas Buck is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He is from York, and trains in Loughborough, his current club is City of York A.C, , previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C. He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough...
- Austin Healy
- Stereo MikeStereo MikeMihalis Exarhos , known professionally by his stage name Stereo Mike, is a Greek hip hop artist. He is the first MTV EMA Award winner in the "Best Greek Act" category...
- Stass ParaskosStass ParaskosStass Paraskos is an artist from Cyprus, although much of his life was spent teaching and working in England.-Early life:Paraskos was born in Anaphotia, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1933, the son of a shepherd farmer. He went to England in 1953 and became a cook in his brother's...
- John PoulsonJohn PoulsonJohn Garlick Llewellyn Poulson was a British architect and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery was disclosed in 1972. The highest-ranking figure to be forced out was Conservative Home Secretary Reginald Maudling...
- Kevin SinfieldKevin SinfieldKevin Sinfield is an English professional rugby league player. He is the captain of the Leeds Rhinos in Super League. His recognised position is /, although he can cover both /, and . He has represented both England and Great Britain at international level.-Career:Sinfield began his career at...
- Sally Walsh
- Andrew WhiteAndrew White (musician)Andrew "Whitey" White is the lead and rhythm guitarist of the English alternative rock band Kaiser Chiefs.-Biography:He is an original member of the band Runston Parva, which later became Parva. He is also left-handed....
- Tim WilliamsTim WilliamsTim Williams is a folk musician currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He has released two LPs, two EPs and several 7" singles on Dovecote Records and is currently signed with Modern Outsider Records as a part of the band Soft Swells.-Biography:...
- Ricky WilsonRicky Wilson (British musician)Ricky Wilson is the lead singer of English band Kaiser Chiefs. Wilson has also been on the panel of the BBC Television comedy series Shooting Stars in 2009, Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2005, and was a guest host on the show in 2006.-Character and Style:Wilson is well known for wearing stripy...
- Phil WillisPhil WillisGeorge Philip Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, and was Member of Parliament for Harrogate and Knaresborough from 1997 until retiring at the 2010 general election...
- Alexander SkarsgårdAlexander SkarsgårdAlexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...
Honorary Degrees
In recent years Leeds Metropolitan has awarded honorary degrees to Geoffrey Boycott, Dame Fanny WatermanFanny Waterman
Dame Fanny Waterman, DBE is a piano teacher, and the founder, Chairman and Artistic Director of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. She is also president of the Harrogate International Music Fesitval.-Life:...
, Sir George Martin, James Caan
James Caan (entrepreneur)
James Caan is a British-Pakistani entrepreneur and television personality. Caan has been building and selling businesses since 1985, including Alexander Mann Group, Humana International, and the private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw.Caan initially achieved success in the recruitment industry,...
and Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...
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External links
- Leeds Metropolitan University – website
- Leeds Met Open Access Repository – Leeds Met Open Access Repository (Research & Open Educational ResourcesOpen educational resourcesOpen educational resources are digital materials that can be re-used for teaching, learning, research and more, made available for free through open licenses, which allow uses of the materials that would not be easily permitted under copyright alone...
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