# University of Nottingham

- Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1881
- Official website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-nottingham-0bfd2121

## Summary

The University of Nottingham began as a civic university college that opened in Nottingham city centre in 1881. The college moved in 1928 to University Park, on land given by Sir Jesse Boot, and became a degree-awarding university by royal charter in 1948. It opened the UK's first new medical school of the 20th century in 1970, and later campuses in Malaysia (2000) and Ningbo, China (2004).

## Key facts

- rank: =97 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/)
- [Admissions](https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/howtoapply/index.aspx)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/01ee9ar58)
- [Official history: 1881 college, 1928 University Park, 1948 charter, 1970 medical school, overseas campuses](https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/about/history/abriefhistoryoftheuniversity.aspx)
- [36,460 UK-based students in 2024/25, motto (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Nottingham)

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