University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool was established in 1881 as University College Liverpool, part of the Victoria University of Manchester. Following a Royal Charter and Act of Parliament, the University of Liverpool became an independent university with the right to confer its own degrees in 1903. The University has produced 8 Nobel prize winners.The term red brick was first coined by a Liverpool professor to describe the red brick built civic universities that were built in the UK mostly in the latter part of the 19th Century.
The University of Liverpool now has over 23,000 registered students, with almost 18,000 full-time registered students. The University has a broad range of teaching and research.
The University of Liverpool is a separate University from Liverpool John Moores University which is a 'new' University, and former polytechnic.
The University of Liverpool is also a member of the Russell Group of Universities.
The University has a students union to represent student's interests, know as the Guild of Students.