The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with roots in the Leeds School of Medicine, founded in 1831, and the Yorkshire College of Science, established in 1874, which merged with the medical school in 1884; the combined college joined the federal Victoria University in 1887 before receiving its own royal charter from King Edward VII in 1904. It is the tenth-largest UK university by enrollment and, with more than 68,000 undergraduate applications a year, the fourth-most popular UK university by application volume, and it is a member of the Russell Group. Its alumni include the current UK prime minister Keir Starmer and several Nobel laureates.
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The University of Leeds says it was established in 1904, so why does this page also describe earlier roots?
The university itself says it was established in 1904, when its first academic disciplines were founded; earlier colleges are its roots.
The university's own About page gives 1904 as its year of establishment, and its history page says the departments of Textile Industries and of Tinctorial Chemistry and Dyeing became the founding academic disciplines of the University of Leeds in 1904. The description on this page also traces the institution back to the earlier medical school and the Yorkshire College of Science, so the 1904 date marks the university as it is formally counted by Leeds itself, not the start of every predecessor college.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.
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The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science.
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The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with roots in the Leeds School of Medicine, founded in 1831, and the Yorkshire College of Science, established in 1874, which merged with the medical school in 1884; the combined college joined the federal Victoria University in 1887 before receiving its own royal charter from King Edward VII in 1904.
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More than 37,000 students are studying here
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It is a member of several associations of research-intensive universities, including the Coimbra Group, League of European Research Universities, Russell Group, Una Europa, and Universitas 21.
Imperial College London (Wikipedia)
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Imperial is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, European University Association, Global Alliance of Technological Universities, League of European Research Universities and the Russell Group.
King's College London (Wikipedia)
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King's is a member of a range of academic organizations including the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, and the Russell Group.
London School of Economics and Political Science (Wikipedia)
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LSE is a member of the Russell Group, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the European University Association.
University College London (Wikipedia)
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UCL is a member of numerous academic organisations, including the Russell Group and the League of European Research Universities.
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