Keele University 228606 225792685 2008-07-15T12:42:45Z Kwib 4518957 /* Notable alumni */ {{Infobox University |name = Keele University |image_name = Keele shield3.png |motto = Thanke God for All |established = 1949 (as University College of North Staffordshire); university status granted in 1962 |type = [[Public university|Public]] |faculty = 403 |chancellor = Prof Sir [[David Weatherall]] |vice_chancellor = Prof [[Janet Finch]] |head_label = [[Visitor]] |head = [[Lord President of the Council|The Lord President of the Council]] ''[[ex officio]]'' |students = 12,345<ref name="HESA">{{cite web|url= http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0607.xls|title= Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07|accessdate= 2008-04-10|format= [[Microsoft Excel]] spreadsheet|publisher= [[Higher Education Statistics Agency]]}}</ref> |undergrad = 8,950<ref name="HESA" /> |postgrad = 3,400<ref name="HESA" /> |city = [[Keele]], [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]] |state = [[Staffordshire]] |country = [[United Kingdom]] |campus = Rural |affiliations = |footnotes = |website = [http://www.keele.ac.uk/ http://www.keele.ac.uk/] |logo = [[Image:Keele University logo w2t.gif]] }} '''Keele University''' is a research-intensive [[campus university]] located near [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]] in [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and [[Interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary study]],<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.1</ref> Keele is most notable for pioneering the [[Joint Honours|dual honours]] degree in Britain.<ref name="TheIndependent">{{cite web| url = http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_uni_colleges/article1208584.ece| title = Keele University| accessdate = 2007-03-07| last = Tarleton| first = Alice| date = 2006-08-01| work = A-Z Unis & Colleges| publisher = The Independent}}</ref> The University occupies a 617 [[acre]] (2.5 [[Square kilometre|km²]]) rural campus close to the village of [[Keele]] and houses a Science Park<ref>[http://www.kusp.co.uk/ Keele University Science & Business Park]</ref> and a conference centre.<ref>[http://www.keele-conference.com http://www.keele-conference.com]</ref> The University's [[Keele University Medical School|School of Medicine]] and School of Nursing and Midwifery operate clinical courses from a separate campus at the [[University Hospital of North Staffordshire]] in Hartshill, [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. ==History== Keele University was established in 1949 as the '''University College of North Staffordshire''', at the initiative of [[Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker|A. D. Lindsay]], then Master of [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. Lindsay was a strong advocate of working-class adult education,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/history/history/| title = Balliol College History| accessdate = 2007-03-08}}</ref> who had first suggested a "people's university" in an address to the North Staffordshire [[Workers' Educational Association]] in 1925.<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.8</ref> On [[13 March]] [[1946]], Lindsay wrote to [[Walter Hamilton Moberly|Sir Walter Moberly]], chair of the [[University Grants Committee]] (UGC), suggesting the establishment of a college “on new lines”.<ref name="Kolbert19">Kolbert (2000), p.19</ref> Established practice was for new colleges to be launched without degree-awarding powers, instead taking external degrees of the University of London. Crucially, Lindsay wanted to “get rid of the London external degree”, instead forming a college with the authority from the start to set its own syllabus, perhaps acting under the sponsorship of an established university. Lindsay wrote also to the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, tentatively requesting just such sponsorship.<ref name="Kolbert19" /> [[Image:Keele Hall 0791.jpg|thumb|left|Keele Hall, formerly the ancestral home of the Sneyd family; now part of Keele University.]] An exploratory committee was established by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, chaired by Lindsay and supported by Alderman Thomas Horwood, Vicar of Etruria and leader of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] group on the City Council.<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.22</ref> Having secured public funding from the UGC in January 1948,<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.30</ref> the Committee acquired [[Keele Hall]], a stately home on the outskirts of Newcastle-under-Lyme, from its owner, Ralph Sneyd.<ref name="Kolbert37">Kolbert (2000), p.37</ref> The Hall, ancestral residence of the Sneyd family, had previously been requisitioned by the [[War Office]] for military use during World War II, and was supplied with the bulk of the Sneyd estate and a number of prefabricated structures erected by the Army, for the sum of £31,000.<ref name="Kolbert37" /> Growing steadily, the [[University college|University College]] was promoted to university status in 1962,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/uso/alumni/information/historyofkeele.htm| title = Keele University Alumni: History of Keele| accessdate = 2007-03-08}}</ref> receiving a new [[Royal Charter]] in January of that year,<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.108</ref> and adopting the name '''The University of Keele'''. This remains the official name, although '''Keele University''' is now the name used by the University itself. In achieving University status, Keele became the second of the [[New Universities]] (after [[University of Sussex|Sussex]], Royal Charter 1961). Since then, student numbers have swelled considerably. The University estimates that there are now upwards of 5,600 full-time students at Keele; 1,300 part-time students; and around 4,000 participants on professional and short courses.<ref name="AboutKU">{{cite web| url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/university/aboutku.htm| title = About Keele University| accessdate = 2007-03-08| date = 2006-08-09}}</ref> The University is committed to further growth,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/admin/ps/planning/strategicplan/Keele%20University%20Strategic%20plan%202005-2010%20EXTERNAL%20Version.pdf| title = Keele University Strategic Plan 2005-2010| accessdate = 2007-03-08| format = [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]}}</ref> with the stated objective of increasing its numbers to 10,000 full-time students.<ref name="AboutKU" /> ==Campus== The university is located on a 617 [[acre]] (2.5 km²) estate. The [[campus]] is home to an increasing number of academic and residential buildings. There are four halls of residence. Barnes, Lindsay (including The Oaks and Holly Cross) and Horwood are located on the main campus, while The Hawthorns is just outside the university gates in [[Keele]] village itself. Together, these halls provide accommodation for approximately 70% of the full-time students.<ref name="AboutKU" /> Many staff are also resident on campus. Other campus facilities include an [[astronomy|astronomical observatory]], an art gallery, an [[arboretum]], a chapel, an Islamic centre, and shops, cafes and places to eat and drink. Just outside the entrance to the University is Keele Golf Course and practice range. The university has also built award-winning science and business parks and conference centres on the [[campus]]. Recently, the university received planning permission to begin a building programme on a 70 acre portion of the [[campus]]. This will include a mixture of academic and residential buildings to accommodate the planned increase in student numbers. [[Image:Keele Students Union 0877.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Keele University Students' Union|Students' Union]] building.]] ===Students' Union=== {{main|Keele University Students' Union}} Keele University Students' Union is active in organising social activities throughout the year. The Student Union holds student social nights most nights, with the busiest being "Rewind" on a Wednesday (with a monthly "[[Flirt!]]" night) and "Reloaded" on a Friday. The Union has several bars - The Lounge, Sam's Bar, Barista and K2. Restaurants are Harveys Coffee Shop and The Kiln. The union formerly owned the Golfer's Arms, adjacent to the campus but this was finally sold to the local council at the end of 2005. ''Concourse'' is the name of the student newspaper. It is issued twice a month. There is also a very popular student radio station called [[Kube Radio]], broadcast over the Internet. This station is currently the most internationally acclaimed student radio station with awards from both the New York Festivals and the European Radio Awards both for Best Online Only Radio Station. In the early 1990s the Keele Students Union [[RAG (student society)|RAG]] committee was instrumental in the formation of the "National Association of RAGs". This wider scope of activity lead to good natured rivalry with other RAG committees, especially [[Warwick University|Warwick]] and [[Cardiff University|Cardiff]]. Keele Rev is an active branch of the charity [[Revelation Rock-Gospel Choirs]]. == Reputation and academic organisation == The University's distinctive profile<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/admin/ps/planning/strategicplan/Keele%20University%20Strategic%20plan%202005-2010%20EXTERNAL%20Version.pdf| title = Keele University Strategic Plan 2005-2010| accessdate = 2007-03-08| format = [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]| pages=[http://www.keele.ac.uk/admin/ps/planning/strategicplan/Keele%20University%20Strategic%20plan%202005-2010%20EXTERNAL%20Version.pdf#page=4 p.4]}}</ref> reflects the aims of its founders: breadth of study and community atmosphere.<ref name="AimsOfTheCollege">"Aims of the College", from the Programme for the official opening of UCNS, [[17 April]] [[1951]]. Reproduced in Kolbert (2000), pp.70-72</ref> Breadth of study was guaranteed by the "pioneering"<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/universities___colleges/west_midlands/keele_university.cfm| title = Uni. finder > West Midlands > Keele University| accessdate = 2007-03-08| publisher = HERO}}</ref> four-year dual-honours degree programmes initially offered by Keele. The University's curriculum required every student to study two "principal" subjects to [[Bachelor's degree#Honours degrees and academic distinctions|honours]] level, as well as further "subsidiary" subjects, with an additional requirement that students should study at least one subject from each of the subject groupings of ''Arts'', ''Sciences'' and ''Social Sciences''.<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.48</ref> The cross-disciplinary requirement was reinforced by the Foundation Year, an innovation which meant that for the first year of the four-year programmes, all students would study a common course of [[interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary]] "foundation studies". In the words of the first UCNS Prospectus, the programme offered: {{quote| "...a broad education based upon an understanding of the heritage of civilisation, movements and conditions, and of the nature, methods and influence of the experimental sciences"<ref>UCNS Prospectus, for Session 1950-51. Quoted in Kolbert (2000), p.39</ref>}} Standard three-year degrees were introduced in 1973<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.141</ref> and the number of students following the Foundation Year course have steadily dwindled since. The Foundation Year has never quite been formally discontinued, however, and remains an option for prospective students who qualify for entry into [[higher education|Higher Education]], but lack subject-specific qualifications for specific degree programmes.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/undergraduate/prospectus/2007/courses/fyintro.htm| title = Foundation Years| accessdate = 2007-03-08| work = Undergraduate Prospectus 2006}}</ref> By contrast, the Dual Honours system at Keele remains distinctive and popular, with almost 90 per cent of current undergraduates reading dual honours.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/uso/alumni/information/heritage.htm| title = Keele University Alumni: Keele’s Heritage| accessdate = 2007-03-08}}</ref> As an experimental community, Keele was initially founded as a "wholly residential"<ref name="AimsOfTheCollege" /> institution. Of the initial intake of 159 students in October 1950, 149 were resident on campus,<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.64</ref> and it was required of the first professors appointed that they should also be in residence.<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.41</ref> With the expansion of the University, total residency has long since been abandoned, but the proportion of students and staff resident on campus remains above average: 70 per cent of full-time students<ref name="AboutKU" /> and "a significant proportion of staff"<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/admin/ps/planning/strategicplan/Keele%20University%20Strategic%20plan%202005-2010%20EXTERNAL%20Version.pdf| title = Keele University Strategic Plan 2005-2010| accessdate = 2007-03-08| format = [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]| pages=[http://www.keele.ac.uk/admin/ps/planning/strategicplan/Keele%20University%20Strategic%20plan%202005-2010%20EXTERNAL%20Version.pdf#page=5 p.5]}}</ref> currently live in campus residences. The University also has a reputation for political activism, especially [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] radicalism,<ref>Kolbert (2000), pp.142-151</ref> having been dubbed, in its early years, a "School for Socialists"<ref>''The Sentinel'', November 1946. Quoted in Kolbert (2000), p.23</ref> and "The Kremlin on the Hill".<ref>Kolbert (2000), p.67</ref> === Teaching === {|-class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px #999 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 25em; text-align:left;" |- | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border: 1px #999 solid; background-color: #fcc;" |The Good University Guide 2009 |- style="vertical-align: text-top" |Institution Ranking: |40 of 109<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,102571,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,102571,00.html]</ref> |- style="vertical-align: text-top" | Best-ranked subjects: |American Studies (10th)<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13377,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13377,00.html]</ref> History (17th)<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13419,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13419,00.html]</ref> Physics and Astrophysics (17th) <ref>[http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/gooduniversityguide.php?AC_sub=Physics+and+Astronomy&x=20&y=8&sub=51]</ref> Anatomy and physiology (18th)<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13378,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13378,00.html]</ref> Social Policy (20th)<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13436,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,13436,00.html]</ref> |- | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border: 1px #999 solid; background-color: #fcc;" |Sunday Times University Guide 2006 |- style="vertical-align: text-top" |Institution Ranking: |41 of 119<ref>[http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/stug2006/stug2006.pdf http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/stug2006/stug2006.pdf]</ref> |- | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; border: 1px #999 solid; background-color: #fcc;" |[[National Student Survey]] 2006 |- style="vertical-align: text-top" |Averaged satisfaction score: |4.0 (of a possible 5.0)<ref>Average across all subject areas - [http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/nss/data/2006/files2006/tqi0121.xls http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/nss/data/2006/files2006/tqi0121.xls]</ref> |- style="vertical-align: text-top" |Highest score: |Biology and related Sciences (4.4)<ref>[http://www2.tqi.ac.uk/sites/tqi/index.cfm?section=data_tabs&hei=79&jac=&area=40&frmLevel=undergrad&specific=first&study_mode=full NSS table for Keele University: Biology and related Sciences]</ref> |- style="vertical-align: text-top" |Lowest score: |Computer Science (3.7)<ref>[http://www2.tqi.ac.uk/sites/tqi/index.cfm?section=data_tabs&hei=79&jac=&area=13&frmLevel=undergrad&specific=first&study_mode=full NSS table for Keele University: Computer Science]</ref> |} The [[Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education|Quality Assurance Agency]] (QAA) last conducted an institution-wide audit of Keele's teaching between 10 and [[14 May]] [[2004]]. The Agency reported "broad confidence" in the management of the University's teaching quality.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/institutional/keele2004/summary.asp| title = University of Keele Institutional Audit, May 2004: Summary| accessdate = 2007-03-08| publisher = Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education}}</ref> The QAA discontinued the "graded profile" method of individual subject review in 2001,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/subjectReview/default.asp| title = Quality assessment and subject review: England and Northern Ireland | accessdate = 2007-03-08| publisher = Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education}}</ref> At that time, the highest-graded areas of teaching at Keele were: American studies, education, philosophy, politics and international relations (scoring 24 out of a possible 24); economics and psychology (scoring 23); maths and statistics, physics and astrophysics, organismal biosciences, sociology (scoring 22); and management, nursing and midwifery, biochemistry and biomedical sciences (scoring 21).<ref name="TheIndependent" /> Departments at Keele are organised into three faculties: * The '''Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences''' contains the Schools of ** Criminology, Education, and Sociology & Social Work (Criminology, Education, Social Relations) ** Economic & Management Studies (Economics, Health Planning and Management, Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Management) ** Humanities (American studies, English, History, Languages, Culture and Creative Arts) ** Law (Professional Ethics, Law) ** Politics, International Relations & Philosophy. * The '''Faculty of Natural Sciences''' contains the Schools of ** Computing & Mathematics ** Life Sciences ** Physical & Geographical Sciences ** Psychology * The '''Faculty of Health''' contains the Schools of ** Health & Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) ** [[Keele University Medical School|Medicine]] ** Pharmacy ** Nursing & Midwifery === Research === In the 2001 [[Research Assessment Exercise]], the research of one department (Law) was rated ''5*'' and that of a further six departments (English, Mathematics (Applied), History, American Studies, the School of Politics, International Relations and the Environment ("SPIRE") and the Centre for Science and Technology in Medicine ("CSTM")) was rated ''5''. An interdepartmental submission to the Social Policy and Administration panel was also rated ''5''. Research in psychology, biology, Russian, music, business and management studies and community-based clinical subjects was also highly rated in the RAE 2001.<ref>[http://www.keele.ac.uk/research/research/rae2001.htm Keele University ratings in RAE2001] - from Keele website</ref> Research activities are co-ordinated by a [http://www.keele.ac.uk/gradschool/ Graduate School] and organised within seven Research Institutes: * Research Institute for the Humanities * Research Institute for Law, Politics and Justice * Research Institute for Life Course Studies * Research Institute for Public Policy and Management * Research Institute for the Environment, Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics (EPSAM) * Research Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine * Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences Since 2005, an Office of Research and Enterprise has managed Keele's "enterprise activities". ==2007 Janet Finch pay rise controversy== Early in 2007 it was announced that the Keele University Vice-Chancellor, [[Janet Finch]], had received a pay rise of 31.7 per cent in the previous year. This took her annual salary to £212,000 which is greater than the salaries paid to the Vice-Chancellors of universities such as [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] and [[University of Warwick|Warwick]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McInnes |first=Kathie |title=UNIVERSITY CHIEF'S PAY RISE TOPS 30% |url=http://www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158338&command=displayContent&sourceNode=158321&contentPK=16730553&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |publisher=The Sentinel |date=[[25 February]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-03-29]]}}</ref> The salary increase was ten times the pay rise given to lecturers in the same year which drew concern from lecturers' unions that staff workloads were not being accurately reflected by pay increases. Keele University defended the pay rise citing recently successful university expansion projects. However, critics point out that despite the success of recent expansions, Keele University has suffered the fourth biggest drop in student applications of all UK universities. Students at the university have also claimed that Finch's 'success' is down to ruthless cutbacks rather than careful investment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brough |first=Matthew |title=the VC's Pay Rise! |url=http://kusu.net/Downloadfile.asp?file=98_16200715034420_51.pdf |publisher=Concourse - Keele University Student Union |date=[[9 March]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-03-29]]|format=PDF}}</ref> Finch's pay will remain frozen until 2009. ==UCU Greylisting Campaign== In December 2007 Keele University's council approved a plan to close most of the School of Economic and Management Studies' current programmes in management, economics and industrial relations and human resource management, placing 38 of the 67 academic staff in the school at risk of redundancy. Keele management have informed staff that they refuse to enter into negotiations over the proposed redundancies and that they intend to make a 25% deduction from the pay of [[University and College Union]] members taking industrial action against the staff cuts. Members of UCU and other trade unions, labour movement organisations, and the international academic community are being asked to support the staff threatened with redundancy by joining the campaign to “greylist” Keele University. The term greylisting specifically means a voluntary boycott of academic and other university activities where appropriate at Keele. Keele UCU members are seeking the following from management: • Engage in meaningful negotiations with the branch and regional officials • Remove the threat of pay deductions relating to the ongoing ASOS • Commence the engagement of academic managers with teaching groups in discussion about future teaching programmes • Agree an acceptable process for voluntary severance - including an extension to the time period of the current scheme Colleagues are asked to show their support for Keele UCU in particular in the following ways with effect from Friday [[13 June]] [[2008]]: • Non attendance, speaking at or organising academic or other conferences at Keele • Do not apply for jobs at Keele • Do not give lectures at Keele • Do not accept positions as Visiting professors or researchers at Keele • Do not write for any academic journal which is edited from Keele • Do not take up new contracts as external examiners for taught courses Greylisting was suspended on 12th June 2008 after Keele UCU branch reached an acceptable interim settlement around which negotiations can take place. ==Sport== Keele has a tradition of participation in many different sports, ranging from [[rugby]] to [[lacrosse]], to [[dodgeball]]. Sports teams and issues raised are managed by the Athletic Union with the University having very little involvement with the on-goings of sport at the university. The Leisure Centre is one of the largest dry leisure complexes in Staffordshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/aa/postgraduate/environment.htm|title=Environment and Facilities|accessdate=2007-06-14}}</ref> The Centre boasts two national standard sports halls, a single court gymnasium, a fitness centre, dance studio and climbing wall. Outside there is an all weather floodlit [[Astroturf]] pitch, tennis courts and extensive playing fields. It is also the first University Centre in the UK to offer a full "Kinesis" gym facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/uso/pr/publications/AnnualReview2005.pdf#page=16|title=Keele University Annual Review 2005|accessdate=2007-06-14|year=2006|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|pages=p.16}}</ref> ==People== === List of University officers === [[Image:Janet Finch 0530.jpg|thumb|Professor [[Janet Finch]], current Vice-Chancellor of Keele.]] '''Principals and Vice-Chancellors''' * [[Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker|Lord Lindsay of Birker]] (1949-52) * Sir [[John Lennard-Jones]] (1953-54) * Sir [[George Barnes (BBC)|George Barnes]] (1956-60) * Dr H. M. Taylor (1961-67) * Professor W. A. Campbell Stewart (1967-79) * Dr D. Harrison (1979-84) * Professor Sir [[Brian Fender]] (1985-95) * Professor Dame [[Janet Finch]] (since 1995) '''Presidents and Chancellors''' * [[John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby|The Earl of Harrowby]] (1949-55) * HRH [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] (1956-86) * [[Claus Moser, Baron Moser|Claus Moser]] (''Lord Moser'' from 2001) (1986-2002) * Professor Sir [[David Weatherall]] (since 2002) ===Notable academics=== [[Image:Keele University Chapel 4269.jpg|thumb|The University Chapel.]] [[Image:2007-03-07 keele chapel 01 jamie clarke.jpg|thumb|right|The Chapel in winter.]] * [[Margaret Canovan]] - Political theorist * [[Samuel Edward Finer]] - Political scientist * [[Roy Fisher]] - British poet and jazz pianist * [[Antony Flew]] - British philosopher * [[Ronald Frankenberg]] - Anthropologist * [[Peter Jackson (historian)|Peter Jackson]] - Medieval historian * [[Eugene Lambert]] - Russianist * [[Roy McWeeny]] - Physicist * [[Donald Nicholl]] - Historian and theologian * [[Nicholas O'Shaughnessy]] - Political commentator and author * [[John Sloboda]] - Psychologist * [[David Southall]] - Paediatrician * [[Richard Swinburne]] - Philosopher * [[Charles Townshend (Historian)|Charles Townshend]] - Historian * [[Paul Willis (cultural theorist)|Paul Willis]] - Cultural theorist * [[Kwasi Wiredu]] - African philosopher ===Notable alumni=== [[Image:Keele Library arms 0838.jpg|thumb|The University's [[Coat of arms|Arms]], as displayed on the front of the Library]] '''Academics''' * [[Stan Beckensall]] - Prehistoric rock art expert * [[Sandra Dawson]] - Organizational theorist * [[Adam Fairclough]] - Historian * [[Sam Nolutshungu]] - Political scientist '''Arts and Media''' * [[Jo Beverley]] (''BA History and American Studies, 1970'') - Romantic novelist * [[Bob Dickinson]] - Composer * [[Tony Elliott]] - (French) founder and owner of ''[[Time Out]]'' * [[Jack Emery]] (''BA English and History, 1967'') - Television producer * [[Jem Finer]] (''BA Computer Science and Sociology & Social Anthropology, 1977'') - member of [[The Pogues]] * [[Robert Henderson (writer)|Robert Henderson]] (''BA History and Politics, 1973'') - Writer * [[Steve Jackson (UK game designer)|Steve Jackson]] - Co-founder of [[Games Workshop]] and [[Fighting Fantasy]].<ref><small>G.M. Interview - ''Jackson and Livngstone I presume?''</small></ref> * [[Marina Lewycka]] (''BA Philosophy and English, 1968'')- Author * [[Keith Ovenden]] - Writer * [[David Pownall]] (''BA English and History, 1960; DLitt, 2000'') - Writer * [[Sue Robbie]] (''BA English and Psychology'') - Television presenter '''Politics''' * [[Paul Clark (politician)|Paul Clark]] (''BA Economics and Politics'') - [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] * [[Donald Foster (politician)|Don Foster]] (''BSc Physics and Psychology'') - [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] * [[John Golding (British politician)|John Golding]] - [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] and trade union leader * [[Eric Joyce]] - [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] * [[Alun Michael]] (''BA English and Philosophy, 1966'') - [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] * [[Adelaide Tambo]] - South African politician * [[John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick]] - British politician, first black Conservative member of the House of Lords * [[Lynda Waltho]] - [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] '''Public service''' * [[Kojo Annan]] (''BA Economics and Politics, 1995'') - Son of Kofi Annan, Former General Secretary of the UN * [[David J. Cooney]] (''BA Politics and History'') - Current Irish ambassador to the UK<ref>{{cite news| title = Ambassador has Ballykelly roots| url = http://www.newrossstandard.ie/news/ambassador-has-ballykelly-roots-1201906.html| work = New Ross Standard| date = 2007-10-17| accessdate = 2007-11-01}}</ref> * [[Jonathan Dollimore]] - Cultural and literary theorist * The Right Reverend [[Jonathan Gledhill]] (''BA French and German, 1972'') - Bishop of Lichfield * [[Michael Mansfield]] (''BA Philosophy and History, 1964; LLD, 1995) - Barrister * [[Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett|Lord Melchett]] (''MA Criminology'') - Former Executive Director of [[Greenpeace]] * [[Richard Mottram]] (''BA Economics/History/Politics, 1968'') - UK government Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator, and chair of the [[UK Joint Intelligence Committee]]) * [[Nick Partridge]] - AIDS awareness campaigner ==Interesting facts and trivia== {{trivia|date=March 2008}} [[Image:Keele Library 0850.jpg|thumb|250px|The University Library.]] * In 1998 and 1999 there was some controversy over the decision by University authorities to sell the Turner Collection, a valuable collection of mathematical printed books including some which had belonged to [[Isaac Newton]], in order to fund major improvements to the University Library. The collection also included first printed editions of Euclid in most of the major European languages. Senior University officials authorised the sale of the collection to a private buyer, with no guarantee that it would remain intact or within the UK. Although legally permissible, the sale was unpopular among the academic community and the controversy was fuelled by prolonged negative press coverage suggesting that the £1m sale price was too low and that the collection was certain to be broken up. * The [[cochlear implant]] was developed in the Department of Communication and Neuroscience at Keele. * Many of the exterior shots for the [[BBC]] TV series "[[A Very Peculiar Practice]]" were filmed at University of Keele. * Keele University was the subject of a 1980s [[BBC]] documentary on student debt entitled ''A Nightmare on Keele Hill''. This name was used in 1991 to 1993 by the Students Union Entertainment Committee as the name for the Friday night disco (previously called the "Mega"). * In the early 1980s Keele attracted the attention of the national press and television news when some students founded a 'cuddling society' and a 'mass cuddle' was filmed in the car park outside the students union. * Keele University is built over the mine workings of Silverdale [[colliery]]. * Barnes Hall has no M block (it has A-L and N-X). This coupled with the large clear area adjacent to L block and the fact that the university is built over mine shafts led to an [[urban legend]] that the block sank into the ground due to a collapse of a mine tunnel. This is only partially true - the block became unsafe due to [[subsidence]] and was demolished. * Keele was the first UK University to sell the rental income from its student accommodation to a private company for a limited time in order to raise short-term funds. * The postmodern sculpture situated outside Keele's Library was stolen by a visiting sports team only to be later retrieved and securely fitted. In 2005 the same statue was damaged in protest of the University's policy of fining regulations against its undergraduate students. * In 2007, Keele University students were responsible for getting Keele featured as a location on the UK 'Here and Now' version of the traditional board game [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]. People in the UK had an opportunity to vote for which places should make the board, and Keele was the highest "wild-card" location which made it on. It even finished higher on the board than [[London]], and takes the place of "Fleet Street" in the game.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7007135.stm BBC News] "Monopoly launches UK-wide edition" [[24 September]] [[2007]]</ref> *In 2007, Keele students won a competition hosted by [[O2]] via [[facebook]] called "The battle for the UK's favourite university", scoring over 172000 points by uploading photos, videos and making wall posts on the group. The prize for winning the comptetion was a party at their students union, hosted by O2. *In episode 20 [[The Almighty Underwater Chicken]] of the children's program [[Roger and the Rottentrolls]] the narrator imagines what [[Yockenthwaite]] (the stupidest of the Rottentrolls) would have thought had he been the cleverest of the Rottentrolls, and he is shown playing for Keele University on [[University Challenge]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2knXgiR_HM] "youtube episode 00.43"</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} ==References== *{{cite web | url = http://www.keele.ac.uk/undergraduate/prospectus/2007/index.htm | title = love:keele – undergraduate 2007 | accessdate = 2007-03-07 | author = Harrison, Jane | coauthors = Thorley, Helena | date = 2006-03-14 | work = Undergraduate Prospectus 2007 | publisher = Keele University }} *{{cite book | last = Kolbert | first = John Murray | title = Keele: the first fifty years – a Portrait of the University 1950-2000 | date = 2000-11-19 | publisher = Melandrium Books | location = Keele, Staffordshire | isbn = 1-85856-238-4 }} * [http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/bshm/turner.html The British Society for the History of Mathematics' page opposing the sale of the Turner Collection in 1998] ==External links== * [http://www.keele.ac.uk/ Keele University] – official website * [http://www.kusu.net/ Keele University Students' Union] {{Geolinks-buildingscale|53.003|-2.273}} {{Keele University}} {{Universities in the United Kingdom}} [[Category:Keele University|*]] [[Category:Education in Staffordshire|Keele University]] [[Category:Nursing schools in the United Kingdom|Keele University]] [[de:Universität Keele]] [[fr:Université de Keele]]