University of Liverpool
- United Kingdom
- Founded 1903
Overview
The University of Liverpool is a public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool and affiliated with Victoria University in 1884, it received a royal charter from King Edward VII in 1903, thereby attaining the authority to award degrees independently.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1903Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
|---|---|
| Main location | LiverpoolSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | liverpool.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) |
| Official account (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Edward Snowden (opens in a new tab)American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983)
- Charles Glover Barkla (opens in a new tab)English physicist (1877-1944)
- Har Gobind Khorana (opens in a new tab)Indian-American molecular biologist (1922-2011)
- Joseph Rotblat (opens in a new tab)Polish-born British-naturalised physicist
- Barham Salih (opens in a new tab)President of Iraq (2018-2022)
- Rodney Robert Porter (opens in a new tab)English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917–1985)
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