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Keele University is a British University located alongside the village of Keele , the only University in the UK to be located in a village setting. The city of Stoke-on-Trent is five miles away. The current Vice-Chancellor is the leading sociologist, Professor Janet Finch . HISTORY Established in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire on land bought from the Sneyd family, it became '''University of Keele''' in 1962 . This remains the official name, though '''Keele University''' is now the name used by the university itself. CAMPUS Keele has the largest University Campus in Europe, with a 617 Acre (2.5 km&2) estate, but is relatively small in terms of student numbers, with 5,600 full-time students currently attending, although the university is currently expanding its numbers. Keele's Campus also hosts award winning science and business parks and conference centres, as well as housing more of its students than any other UK university (70%). 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. Many staff are also resident on campus. DEPARTMENTS Departments in Keele are organised into three faculties: the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Health. The Faculty of Natural Sciences contains the Schools of Computing & Mathematics, Life Sciences, Psychology and Physical & Geographical Sciences. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences includes the Schools of Criminology, Education, Sociology & Social Work, Economic & Management Studies, Humanities (American studies, English, history, modern languages and music), Law & Ethics and Politics, International Relations & Philosophy. The Faculty of Health contains the Schools of Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery, Health & Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) and Medicines Management.
The University collaborates with the nearby University Hospital Of North Staffordshire , including in the Keele University Medical School . DUAL HONOURS SYSTEM Founded to "promote interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary scholarship", Keele emphasises "the strength of a broad educational programme"; '' system is one of the country's broadest, enabling its students to study, for example, two subjects as far apart as English and Physics. Unusually for English universities, Keele also offers a four-year course, including a Foundation Year in which a general course of lectures on all subjects is followed, together with more in-depth study of subjects of interest to the student. Students can then follow a degree based on two majors, subject only to timetabling restrictions. Ninety per cent of students at Keele do opt to study more than one subject. At one time something of an anomaly and sometimes looked at askance, the dual honours system has proved to be one of Keele's greatest assets in recent years. Many employers now value the broader range of intellectual training that comes from pursuing two subjects, often from disparate fields, at undergraduate level. Keele graduates often display a higher degree of flexibility of thought - and a very high level of social skills because of the high on campus residence rate - than is the case with many other more conventional universities. Many alumni report that the opportunity to study across disciplines and the friendliness of the compact and integrated campus as the best features of their study there. The loyalty of Keele alumni to the place is very high, particularly among the pioneering alumni from the earliest years of the "Keele experiment". The Foundation Year option also allows mature students, or those without traditional qualifications to follow an access course in that first year. Keele is proud of the high percentage of its students from non-traditional backgrounds. STUDENTS' UNION ''See also the main article Keele University Students' Union .'' The Student Union holds the student nights of Rewind and Loaded, every Wednesday with a monthly "Flirt" night. The Union has several bars - The Lounge, Sam's Bar, BJ's Bar (non-smoking) and K2. Restaurants are Harveys Coffee Shop and The Diner. Kube Radio broadcasts over the internet. The union also formerly owned the Golfer's Arms, adjacent to the campus, which was finally sold to the local council at the end of 2005. INTERESTING FACTS AND TRIVIA
SPORT Keele has a tradition of participation in many different sports, ranging from rugby to lacrosse, to dodgeball. Many of the university's sport teams are disliked by non-AU (Athletic Union) members, due to their occasional anti-social and boisterous behaviour. Many feuds have arisen over the years, predominantly between the Football, Rugby and Hockey clubs. Wednesday afternoons are traditionally reserved for sports and no lectures are aranged for this time. Wednesday is also the traditional AU social night with sports teams out in the Students' Union. FAMOUS ALUMNI
Tom Howells and John Box these two fine gentlemen have been playing the student union for six months now, making good use of any female talent that is around. so the old wife's tale goes: "once with tom or john, theres no going back - you will forever love their handsome statures, and rediculously firm pectoral major muslces" enough said. xx EXTERNAL LINKS
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