Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool Hope University is a university in the City of Liverpool, England. Hope has a rich tradition of over 160 years in higher education. Two of its three founding colleges were established in 1844 and 1856, the third opening in the 1960s. It is the only Ecumenical University in the UK. In The Guardian University guide 2006, Hope achieved a 48 place rise in the league tables and according to UCAS, applications were up 11.4 per cent. A recent survey - one of the most comprehensive undertaken - has concluded that Hope Graduates enjoy an overall employability rating of 91 per cent, this is among the highest in the sector. Hope is in the top 25 per cent for student satisfaction. The University is part of two National Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning - leading a centre for 16 other well-known UK Universities. Hope has two campuses, a leafy 30 acre Hope Park (main campus) and The Cornerstone, a £17.5m, beautiful, Grade II listed building dedicated to the Creative and Performing Arts. In December 2006, the Local Press announced that the Archbishop Desmond Tutu will visit this University in June 2007 - accepting a personal invitation from Hope's Vice-Chancellor.
History of this University
Liverpool Hope University is one of the oldest higher education institutions in the North West of England. It has a rich tradition stretching back over 160 years of opening up opportunities for a well-rounded education. The University is the UK's only fully ecumenical institution with over 7,400 students and 800 staff. The University attracts students from some 60 different countries worldwide. The values to which the University aspires include the fulfillment of its mission "to educate the whole person in mind, body and spirit" through striving to be open, accessible and inclusive to those of all faiths and beliefs.
Two of the University's founding colleges, Anglican St. Katharine's (1844) and Catholic Notre Dame (1856) were established in the 19th century. They provided some of the first opportunities for women to enter higher education in England. They were supplemented on Merseyside in 1964, over a century later, when a second Catholic education college, Christ's College, admitted its first students. It was the imaginative thought, vision and determination of Archbishop Derek Worlock and Bishop David Sheppard that inspired these three colleges to combine in 1980, under the leadership of Dr James Burke, into an ecumenical federation with the holding title of The Liverpool Institute of Higher Education. In 1995, a new Rector & Chief Executive was appointed - Professor Simon Lee. LIHE's name was changed to Liverpool Hope University College and achieved taught degree awarding powers in 1996.
In 2003, Professor Gerald J. Pillay, from Otago University in New Zealand, was appointed Rector & Chief Executive. In 2005, Hope received full University status under the leadership of Prof. Pillay who is now the University's Vice-Chancellor. Confirmation of the University title recognises the academic achievements in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including the Humanities and Theology, Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Marketing and Business Management.
The University is committed to providing a distinctive, supportive and top quality learning experience where teaching is research informed. In recent years, the University has attracted a number of eminent scholars from the UK and abroad who are actively involved in its scholarly life and work.
On the 25th of January 2006,
Baroness Cox, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, was installed as the University's Foundation Chancellor.
Research Centres and Institutes
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies
- Centre for the Study of Contemporary Ecclesiology
- Institute for Higher Education Research & Development
- Hope-Bangalore Institute for Business
- Hope Centre for Millennialism Studies
- Centre for Educational and Pedagogical Research
- Centre for the Study of Christianity in Africa and Europe
Deaneries / Faculties at Hope
- School of Teacher Training
- The Graduate School
- School of Education in Society
- Hope Business School
- School of Computing
- Police Management
- Early Years Management and Leadership
- English Language
- English Literature
- History
- Identity Studies
- Politics
- Theology and Religious Studies
- Creative and Performing Arts
- Dance
- Design
- Drama and Theatre Studies
- Film Studies
- Fine Art and Design
- Media
- Music
- Music Technology
- Popular Music
- Criminology
- Environmental Management
- Geography
- Health
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Sport
- Tourism and Leisure
Famous and Notable Alumni
- Willy Russell [1] studied at St. Katharine’s College of Education. His play Educating Rita was turned into a movie starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters, it was filmed at Trinity College, Dublin. Willy Russell is currently a Visiting Professor of Popular Theatre at Hope.
- Terry Molloy [2], best known for his role as Davros in the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who, studied Music and Drama at a founding college of this University in the mid-sixties.
- Stel Pavlou [3], screenwriter for the film The 51st State and bestselling novelist, studied at Hope University when it was known as The Liverpool Institute, under the auspices of the University of Liverpool.
- Paul Tulip, finalist of BBC's The Apprentice, studied Business and Sport. Paul graduated from Hope in July 2002.
- Cllr Mike Storey, former Leader of Liverpool City Council, currently a Headteacher at a large Liverpool Primary School.
- Peter Kilfoyle, Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton, qualified as a teacher at Christ's College of Education.
- Diane Allahgreen hurdles champion, double European gold medallist, British Junior record for 100m hurdles, Diane reached top ranking for women at 100mh in Britain in 1997.
- Prof. the Rt.Hon David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool [4], trained and qualified as a teacher at a founding college of this University.
External links
- The University's Coat of Arms
- Desmond Tutu to visit Liverpool Hope University
- The Sheppard-Worlock Library
- Career Development at Hope
- Applications to Liverpool Hope University up by 11.4%
- Liverpool Student Accommodation
- International Summer School in Theology 2007
- John Godber (Bafta Award Winner) - Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at LHU
- Hope Uni Students Win the Screentest 2006 'Best Film' award
