Despite being one of the UK's younger universities (founded in 1965), Warwick University has a high reputation in many departments, notably Computer Science and Business.
In recent years the university has become the favoured poster child of the New Labour government, representing what the government wants all universities to achieve.
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The University was ranked 5th among the UK's 100 universities for quality of research in the UK Funding Councils' 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. Over 91% of the University's academic staff are located in departments with top research ratings of 5 or 5*.
22 of the 24 University academic departments which have been assessed under the Subject Review process conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education have been rated 'excellent' (scored 21 or more points out of 24) for the quality of their teaching. Seven departments have achieved the maximum score of 24 out of 24.
The Guardian University Guide ranks Warwick ninth overall.
Famous lecturers at Warwick include Germaine Greer, the feminist author, and Ian Stewart, the popular science author.
The following notable people attended the University of Warwick:
Total number of students: 17,904
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Students' Union
The University of Warwick Students' Union is one of the largest in the UK.Information
Total number of staff: 3,850
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