University of Chester

The University of Chester is a public university located in Chester, England. The university originated as the first purpose-built teacher training college in the UK. As a university, it now occupies five campus sites in and around Chester, one in Warrington, and a University Centre in Shrewsbury. It offers a range of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as undertaking academic research.

University of Chester
Former names
List
  • Chester Diocesan Training College (1839–1963)
    Chester College of Education (1963–1974)
    Chester College of Higher Education (1974–1996)
    University College Chester (1996–1999)
    Chester, a College of the University of Liverpool (1999–2003)
    University College Chester (2003–2005)
MottoLatin: Qui docet in doctrina
Motto in English
"He that teacheth, on teaching"
TypePublic
Established1839 (1839) (gained university status in 2005)
Endowment£395,000 (2018)
Budget£118.3 million
ChancellorGyles Brandreth
Vice-ChancellorEunice Simmons
Academic staff
870
Administrative staff
1220
Students14,900
Undergraduates10,800
Postgraduates4,100
Location
Chester, Ellesmere Port and Warrington, Cheshire and Shrewsbury, Shropshire
,
England, UK

53°12′01″N 2°53′53″W
CampusUrban
ColoursBurgundy  
AffiliationsAACSB
ACU
Cathedrals Group
Universities UK
Websitewww.chester.ac.uk

The university is a member of AACSB, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Cathedrals Group, the North West Universities Association and Universities UK. It holds an overall Silver Award in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

A 2021 article in Times Higher Education described the University of Chester as being the fifth-oldest higher education establishment in England, with only the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and London predating it.

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