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|website=http://www.leeds.ac.uk | |website=http://www.leeds.ac.uk | ||
|motto=Latin: Et augebitur scientia | |motto=Latin: Et augebitur scientia | ||
+ | |headquarters=Leeds,England | ||
+ | |description=5th largest university in the UK | ||
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+ | The '''University of Leeds''' is a [[public research university]] in [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884 it merged with the [[Leeds School of Medicine]] (established 1831) and was renamed Yorkshire College. It became part of the federal [[Victoria University (UK)|Victoria University]] in 1887, joining Owens College (which became the [[University of Manchester]]) and University College Liverpool (which became the [[University of Liverpool]]).<ref name="Charlton, H. B. 1951 p. IV">Charlton, H. B. (1951) ''Portrait of a University''. Manchester: U. P.; chap. IV</ref> In 1904 a [[royal charter]] was granted to the University of Leeds by [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]].<ref name=Heritage>https://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/5000/about/133/heritag</ref> | ||
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+ | The university has s 36,330 students,the 5th largest university in the UK (out of 169). | ||
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University of Leeds (University) | |
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Motto | Latin: Et augebitur scientia |
Headquarters | Leeds, England |
Type | • Public • research |
5th largest university in the UK |
The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884 it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Yorkshire College. It became part of the federal Victoria University in 1887, joining Owens College (which became the University of Manchester) and University College Liverpool (which became the University of Liverpool).[1] In 1904 a royal charter was granted to the University of Leeds by King Edward VII.[2]
The university has s 36,330 students,the 5th largest university in the UK (out of 169).
Employee on Wikispooks
Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
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Asa Briggs | Professor of modern history | 1955 | 1961 |
Alumni on Wikispooks
Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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Jamal Al-Tahat | Jordan | Journalist | Senior fellow of the Institute for Statecraft who was paid £1000 for setting up Integrity Jordan. | ||
Farhad Azima | Engineer Businessperson | ||||
Hubert Brasier | 20 August 1917 | 12 October 1981 | Father of Theresa May, died in a car crash | ||
Nicola Brewer | UK | Diplomat | British diplomat and university administrator | ||
Oliver Coppard | 1981 | UK | Politician | The first Jewish metro mayor in England; a supporter of 15-minute cities | |
Nick Cull | 1964 | UK | Propaganda expert | ||
Constance Cunningham | Propagandist | Institute for Statecraft, Active Change Foundation | |||
Michael Christopher Daly | October 1953 | UK | Geologist | British geologist and oil and gas executive With BP. Secured BP's return to Iraq after the 2003 invasion. | |
Stephen Dalziel | September 1957 | UK | Soldier Propagandist Deep state operative | Spokesman for the Institute for Statecraft and "Research and Staff Coordinator" of the Integrity Initiative with "Forty years of dealing with Russia"... “Definitely not secret service, I promise you.” Russo-British Chamber of Commerce director | |
Ian Dyson | 26 October 1960 | UK | Police officer Accountant Businessperson | Commissioner of the City of London Police. | |
Hage Geingob | 3 August 1941 | 4 February 2024 | Politician | Namibian politician, served as president and prime minister | |
Ángel Gurría | 8 May 1950 | Mexico | Economist | Former Secretary-General of the OECD. Member of Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum. Part of the “prefiguration group” of the Forum on Information & Democracy a planned international censorship treaty | |
Tracy Keeling | Journalist | Writer for The Canary. | |||
David Kelly | 14 May 1944 | 17 July 2003 | UK | Whistleblower Spook Bioweapons developer | Dr David Kelly, a biological weapons expert who died in highly suspicious circumstances |
Jean-Louis Lafayeedney | January 1980 | UK | Financier Deep state functionary | Retired director of the Institute For Statecraft. Financier | |
Christopher Leslie | 28 June 1972 | Labour MP who quit and joined Change UK in protest at the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn | |||
Roderic Lyne | 31 March 1948 | UK | Senior UK diplomat | ||
Shiraz Maher | 12 July 1981 | UK | Academic "Terror expert" | UK writer and commentator on "radicalisation" who attended the 2015 Bilderberg. Reported in March 2020 that he had a tough time recovering from a mild case of COVID-19. | |
Alex Mayer | 2 June 1981 | ||||
Richard Millett | Journalist Lawyer Blogger | ||||
Andrew Mills | August 1963 | Businessperson | |||
Dennis Prager | 2 August 1948 | US | Talk show Conservatism | American conservative radio talk show host, founder of PragerU. | |
Usha Prashar | 29 June 1948 | ||||
Rory Ridley-Duff | UK | Author Academic Songwriter | |||
Steve Rosenberg | 5 April 1968 | TV presenter | |||
Alison Saunders | 14 February 1961 | UK | Lawyer | Despite the collapse of an unprecedented number of abuse cases during her tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions, she still insisted she had done a good job. Let Greville Janner go. | |
Clare Short | 15 February 1946 | Politician | Resigned as International Development Secretary after being misled by Tony Blair over the 2003 Iraq War | ||
Alyn Smith | 15 September 1973 | Politician | Scottish SNP politician. Member of Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. | ||
Keir Starmer | 2 September 1962 | UK | Politician Lawyer Puppet leader Deep state operative | A suspected deep state operative, who as Director of Public Prosecutions failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile but pressed on with charges against Julian Assange. | |
Jack Straw | 3 August 1946 | ||||
Jon Trickett | 2 July 1950 | Politician | |||
Mark Tucker | 29 December 1957 | UK | Financier Accountant Businessperson | businessman/banker Bilderberger | |
Fergus Walsh | 1961 | UK | Propagandist | BBC News Medical Editor despite having no medical qualifications. Also has huge conflict of interest, as wife is Big Pharma manager. | |
Sayeeda Warsi | 28 March 1971 | Politician Lawyer |
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References
- ↑ Charlton, H. B. (1951) Portrait of a University. Manchester: U. P.; chap. IV
- ↑ https://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/5000/about/133/heritag