Chester Diocesan Training College (1839–1963) Chester College of Education (1963–1974) Chester College of Higher Education (1974–1996) University College Chester (1996–1999) Chester, a College of the University of Liverpool (1999–2003) University College Chester (2003–2005)
Motto
Latin: Qui docet in doctrina
Motto in English
"He that teacheth, on teaching"
Type
Public
Established
1839; 185 years ago (1839) (gained university status in 2005)
Endowment
£395,000 (2018)[1]
Budget
£118.3 million[2]
Chancellor
Gyles Brandreth
Vice-Chancellor
Eunice Simmons[3]
Academic staff
870[4]
Administrative staff
1220[4]
Students
14,900
Undergraduates
10,800[5]
Postgraduates
4,100[5]
Location
Chester, Ellesmere Port and Warrington, Cheshire and Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The University of Chester is a public university located in Chester, England. The university originated as the first purpose-built teacher training college in the UK. As a university, it now occupies five campus sites in and around Chester, one in Warrington, and a University Centre in Shrewsbury. It offers a range of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as undertaking academic research.
The university is a member of AACSB, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Cathedrals Group, the North West Universities Association and Universities UK. It holds an overall Silver Award in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).[7]
A 2021 article in Times Higher Education described the University of Chester as being the fifth-oldest higher education establishment in England, with only the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and London predating it.[8]
^"2018 Financial Statement". 4 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^"Financial Statements". University of Chester. 4 July 2018.
^"New Vice-Chancellor appointed at University of Chester". University of Chester. 22 July 2019.
^ ab"Chester 2010/11". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Archived from the original (webpage) on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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^Walsh, Angela. "The Image Makeover of Learning Resources at Chester College of Higher Education" (PDF). chesterrep.openrepository.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
^"Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 Outcomes". Office for Students. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^"University of Chester". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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