Keele University

University of Keele

Coat of arms
Motto	Thanke God for All
Type	Public civic research university
Established	1949 – as University College of North Staffordshire 1962 – royal charter granted for university status
Academic affiliations	ACU EUA Universities UK Midlands Innovation
Endowment	£1.04 million (2022-23)
Budget	£206.3 million (2022–23)
Chancellor	James Timpson
Vice-Chancellor	Trevor McMillan
Visitor	Rt Hon. Penny Mordaunt MP (as Lord President of the Council ex officio)
Academic staff	774 (2022-23)
Administrative staff	1,100 (2022-23)
Students	12,235 (2022-23)
Undergraduates	8,880 (2022-23)
Postgraduates	3,355 (2022-23)
Location	Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire , UK 53°00′11″N 2°16′23″W / 53.003°N 2.273°W / 53.003; -2.273
Campus	Rural, 625
Newspaper	Concourse
Colours	Staffordshire gold and red
Sporting affiliations	Team Keele
Mascot	Herbert the Dragon[1]
Website	keele.ac.uk

Keele University is a public research university in Keele, approximately three miles (five kilometres) from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, it was granted university status by Royal Charter as the University of Keele in 1962.^[2][3]

Keele occupies a 625-acre (253-hectare) rural campus close to the village of Keele and includes extensive woods, lakes and Keele Hall set in the Staffordshire Potteries. It has a science park and a conference centre, and is the largest campus university in the UK.^[2] The university's Medical School operates the clinical part of its courses from a separate campus at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. The School of Nursing and Midwifery is based at the nearby Clinical Education Centre.