Leeds University, one of the top 100 universities in the world, the top university in Britain, the founding member of Russell University Group of the British Ivy League, one of the six famous "red brick universities" in Britain, a member of the World University Alliance, a member of the White Rose University Alliance, a member of the N8 University Alliance, and a member of the 20+20 Alliance of Jiangsu-UK high-level universities.
The school is located in the center of Leeds, the second largest financial city in Britain. Its history can be traced back to Leeds Medical College, which was founded in 183 1. 1904, King Edward VII of England officially awarded the title of Leeds University. After more than a century of development, it has become a world-famous comprehensive research university, with six Nobel Prize winners, two foreign presidents and many famous alumni such as Tolkien, henry moore, Leslie Cheung and Princess Jiazi.
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Leeds University is the second largest institution of higher learning in Britain and one of the top ten research universities in Britain. There are about 33,000 students from more than 150 countries, and the number of students in Britain ranks in the top five, with more than 250,000 alumni, covering more than 180 countries. The University of Leeds has a very strong financial strength, ranking among the top ten universities in the UK, among which corporate sponsorship ranks 1 among all universities in the UK.
In the recent scientific research evaluation, 35 departments of Leeds University have achieved "excellent" results at home or abroad, and more than 800 researchers have participated in high-level research projects of international significance, and all of them have achieved 5 or 5* results. 20 1 1 In July, the official data released by the Higher Education Fund Committee of the United Kingdom showed that the University of Leeds was listed as one of the top universities in the United Kingdom 12.
The 12 universities are Oxford University, Cambridge University, Manchester University, Warwick University, Bristol University, Durham University, Leeds University, Birmingham University, Nottingham University, Sheffield University, Southampton University and Exeter University, which represent the highest level of British institutions of higher learning. The British "Daily Telegraph" called these universities "Ivy League schools" in Britain.