UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

• The University owns land over 251 hectares – including properties in Stratford-upon-Avon and the Lake District.
• It has its own railway station, art gallery, concert hall and one of the largest Students’ Unions in the UK
• A founder member of Universitas 21 – a network of 18 research-intensive universities – the University is involved in research projects around the world
• Birmingham is consistently in the top three in British inter-varsity sport, and in 2004, six recent graduates and one current Birmingham student competed at Athens.
• 96% of Birmingham students are either employed or in further study within six months of graduation
• Birmingham currently has over 4,000 international students from nearly 150 different countries, making it one of the largest international student communities in the UK.
• Our academic library is one of the most comprehensive in the country – and our continuous investment into learning facilities means that 90% of our student accommodation now has data point access.

• We will maintain an international reputation for the highest quality of scholarship and research, for academic excellence, and for the quality of our alumni.
• We will continue to serve Birmingham and the West Midlands region using our skills and knowledge and drawing on our international reputation to promote social and cultural well-being and to aid economic growth and regeneration.
• We will attract and welcome students of the highest ability to study in a wide range of disciplines and will give encouragement and support to them and to all the staff who work with them.
• We will continue the tradition of making a university education available to the members of any community able to benefit from it.
• We will, through changing times, maintain an unswerving commitment to truth, wisdom and academic freedom.