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Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the 1974 reform, the city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolitan borough.
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Bradford merupakan kota yang terletak di Inggris bagian utara. Penduduknya berjumlah 299.000 jiwa . Rujukan
Bradford is the 4th largest metropolitan district in the country, and the contiguous urban area to the north which includes the towns of Shipley and Bingley is heavily populated. The spa town of Ilkley lies further north, whilst the town of Keighley lies to the west.
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The university's origins date back to the Mechanics Institute, founded in 1832, formed in response to the need in the city for workers with skills relevant to the workplace. In 1882, the institute became the Bradford Technical College. In 1957, the Bradford Institute of Technology, was formed as a College of Advanced Technologyto take on the runnin...
Facilities
In 2005, a project to become an 'Ecoversity' was initiated, along with an £84 million redevelopment of the campus. The university aimed to reduce its environmental footprint by reducing waste and using sustainable materials. As part of this, Bradford became a Fairtrade Universityin December 2006. As of 2008, several of the redevelopment projects have been completed. The Richmond Building has been partially re-clad with extra insulation and a new atrium; designed by local Saltaire-based archit...
J. B. Priestley Library
The J. B. Priestley library is open 24 hours, 360 days a year,it has 530,000 volumes, more than 1,100 printed periodical titles and approximately 60,000 electronic journals. The library itself was opened on 18 October 1975 by J.B. Priestley, who the library itself is named after, as well as the then university chancellor Harold Wilson.At the time, the library boasted an impressive computer centre, occupying a whole floor out of the five available library floors. The library was then expanded...
Chancellor
1. Harold Wilson (1966–85) (served as the prime minister of the United Kingdomfrom 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976; later became the Lord Wilson of Rievaulx) 2. John Harvey-Jones(1986–91) 3. Trevor Holdsworth(1992–98) 4. Baroness Lockwood(1998–2005) 5. Imran Khan (2005–2014) (prime minister of Pakistanfrom 2018 to 2022) 6. Kate Swann(2015–2022) 7. Anita Rani(2023–Present) The current chancelloris Bradford-born television and radio presenter Anita Rani.
Vice-chancellor
1. E. G. Edwards (1966–78) 2. John West(1978–89) 3. David Johns (1989–98) 4. Colin Bell(1998–2001) 5. Chris Taylor(2001–07) 6. Mark Cleary(2007–13) 7. Brian Cantor(2013–2019) 8. Shirley Congdon The first vice-chancellor was Dr E.G. Edwards, who as principal of the Bradford Institute of Technology took over the new institution. The current vice-chancellor (since 2019) is Shirley Congdon.
Accommodation
The Green, which opened September 2011, is a £40 million purpose built student accommodation village. Designed for eco-friendly living, The Green has the highest ever BREEAM rating for any building (95.05%), awarded for sustainable building development and operation. It is also the first BREEAM 'Outstanding' student accommodation in the country.[citation needed]
Motto
The motto which appears on most current University of Bradford publications is Making Knowledge Work, which relates to the institution's focus on courses that lead to employment. The university announced in June 2007 it was to use this phrase as a trademark. However, the motto inscribed beneath the official coat of arms is Give Invention Light, which is taken from Shakespeare's Sonnet 38. The university has also used the slogans Be Inspired and Confronting Inequality, Celebrating Diversityin...
Reputation and rankings
The Times Good University Guide ranked Bradford 7th in UK for graduate employment in 2005and 2nd in 2006. The university has a strong reputation for research and knowledge transfer. It is ranked in the Top 50 English Universities based on research funding (HEFCE 2009–10). Staff-student ratios are amongst the best in the UK (The University of Bradford is in the 2nd quartile for staff-student ratios in The Independent, The Times and The GuardianLeague Tables). The 2008 RAE reported that 80 per...
Students' Union
Membership at the University of Bradford's Students' Union (UBU), is automatic upon confirmation of enrolment. UBU has advice services, a radio station, and runs many societies and sports clubs. The union is run by an annually elected Council, which includes an executive committee of six full-time sabbatical officers and nine non-sabbatical officers. The sabbaticals are slightly unusual within the sector, in having a 'flat structure', lacking a Union President: the post was abolished by then...
University Challenge
The university were champions of University Challenge in 1979 on 28 January 1979, when Bradford defeated Lancaster University in the third leg by 215 points to 160.It was less successful in 2004, achieving only 35 points, the joint 3rd lowest score ever recorded on the show.
Melih Abdulhayoglu – founder & CEO of Comodo GroupRinchinnyamyn Amarjargal – former PM of MongoliaNick Baines – Bishop of Bradford, Bishop of Leedsand broadcasterIan Barnes – Evolutionary genetics notable for his work on ancient DNAMedia related to University of Bradfordat Wikimedia CommonsMar 11, 2019 · From free school meals to an infamous photographic hoax - six things Bradford gave the world.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and immediately elected into the Football League Second Division.
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'Broad Ford', later known as Bradford, was first settled in Saxon times and by the middle ages had become a small town centred on Kirkgate, Westgate and Ivegate. The 'Manor of Bradford' was first held by the De Lacy family until 1311 and then in turn by the Earls of Lincoln, John Gaunt and the Crown before passing into private hands in 1620.
