St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. Located on New Inn Hall Street,Oxford,United Kingdom,it occupies the site of two of the university's medieval halls dating back to at least the 14th century. The modern college was founded by Francis James Chavasse,former Bishop of Liverpool,opened as St Peter's Hall in 1929,and achieved full collegiate status as St Peter's College in 1961. Founded as a men's college,it has been coeducational since 1979.
The University of Bath is a public research university in Bath,England. It received its royal charter in 1966,along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report. Like the University of Bristol and University of the West of England,Bath can trace its roots to the Merchant Venturers' Technical College,established in Bristol as a school in 1595 by the Society of Merchant Venturers. The university's main campus is located on Claverton Down,a site overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath,and was purpose-built,constructed from 1964 in the modernist style of the times.
Flinders University,established as The Flinders University of South Australia is a public research university based in Adelaide,South Australia,with a footprint extending across a number of locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The main campus is in Bedford Park,about 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre. Other campuses include Tonsley,Adelaide central business district,Renmark,Alice Springs,and Darwin.
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester,England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was taken from Simon de Montfort,a 13th-century Earl of Leicester.
Newcastle University is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne,North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a member of the Russell Group,an association of research-intensive UK universities.
Lancaster University is a public research university in Lancaster,Lancashire,England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter,as one of several new universities created in the 1960s.
The Queen's University of Belfast,commonly known as Queen's University Belfast,is a public research university in Belfast,Northern Ireland,United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as "Queen's College,Belfast",and opened four years later.
The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading,Berkshire,England. It was founded in 1892 as University College,Reading,a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 1926 by royal charter from King George V and was the only university to receive such a charter between the two world wars. The university is usually categorised as a red brick university,reflecting its original foundation in the 19th century.
The University of Wolverhampton is a public university in Wolverhampton,England,located on four campuses across the West Midlands,Shropshire and Staffordshire. Originally founded in 1827 as the Wolverhampton Tradesmen's and Mechanics' Institute, the university was subject to a series of merges,incorporations,and expansions with other local colleges,one of which occurred under the supervision of Prince George,Duke of Kent.
The University of Lincoln is a public research university in Lincoln,England,with origins dating back to 1861. It gained university status in 1992 and its present name in 2001. The main campus is in the heart of the city of Lincoln alongside the Brayford Pool. There are satellite campuses across Lincolnshire in Riseholme and Holbeach and graduation ceremonies take place in Lincoln Cathedral.
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith,London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. The institution is ranked 1st in the UK in the "Drama and Dance" category by The Guardian University Guide rankings for 2025 with a perfect score of 100. It is also ranked 6th in the world by The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the 25 top drama schools and is currently rated as the top UK drama school for student satisfaction according to the 2024 National Student Survey.
The University of Bedfordshire is a public research university with campuses in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire,England. The University has roots in further and higher education from 1882:it gained university status in 1993 as the University of Luton. The University changed its name to the University of Bedfordshire in 2006,following the merger of the University of Luton with the Bedford campus of De Montfort University.
Stephen John Toope is a Canadian legal scholar,academic administrator and a scholar specializing in human rights,public international law and international relations. In November 2022,he was appointed as the fifth president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Prior to this,he served for five years as the 346th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
The Theatre Archive Project is an ongoing project to reinvestigate British theatre history from 1945 to 1968,from the perspectives of both the theatregoer and the practitioner. The project is a collaboration between the British Library and the De Montfort University,and is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The project comprises a number of strands that support study of this period of British theatre history,as well as an opportunity to analyse and debate findings through a blog.
Dominic Barton,known as Bao Damin in China,is a Ugandan-born Canadian business executive,author,and diplomat. He is the current chairman of the private investment firm LeapFrog Investments as well as the chancellor of the University of Waterloo. He served as the Canadian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 2019 to 2021. Prior to this,Barton was the Global Managing Director of McKinsey &Company,the global consulting firm,from 2009 to 2018 and has previously served as Chairman of Teck Resources and as Non-Executive Director at the Singtel Group in Singapore and Investor AB in Sweden.
S. P. Varma is a social worker and peace activist from Jammu and Kashmir. He has been actively involved in peace-building efforts in conflict-ridden areas of the Kashmir valley.
Arden University is a private,for-profit teaching university in the United Kingdom. It offers a variety of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes with both blended and online distance learning delivery options. Its head office is in Coventry with study centres in Birmingham,Manchester,London and Berlin. Originally established as Resource Development International (RDI) in 1990,it was later bought by Capella Education and awarded university status by the British government in 2015. Since August 2016,it has been owned by Global University Systems. It is named after the Arden area of England,where its Coventry headquarters are situated.
David Mba is the vice chancellor of Birmingham City University,UK. He was awarded the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Ludwig Mond Prize in 2010 for his contributions to the chemical industry. He serves on the advisory board of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK).
Ruona J. Meyer (1982),formerly called Ruona Agbroko and Ruona Agbroko-Meyer is a Nigerian investigative journalist. She was named Investigative Journalist of 2013 in Nigeria. Her work has been featured on the BBC,234Next,Financial Times,Reuters,Daily Trust,This Day,and others. She is the first Nigerian journalist to be nominated for an International Emmy Award.
Philippe B. Wilson is a Franco-British healthcare scientist who is Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange,and Professor of One Health at York St John University. Since 2021,he has served as Chief Scientific Officer of NHS Willows Health. His research considers the development of tools and technologies for translational medicine with applications to human,environmental and animal health. He was named by Forbes Magazine in their 2018 30 under 30 Listing for his work in Healthcare and Medicine.
