Keele University

Keele University  is a public University located at the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. The University is founded in1949 under the name University of North Staffordshire (English: University College of North Staffordshire) and in its early years had an interdisciplinary character. The University is located in the countryside, close to the village of Keele. In the academic year 2006/2007 followed more than twelve thousand students training at Keele, and worked there over four hundred people. ==Campus[ Edit] == The natural area of the University is surrounded with wild animals, plants and trees and 19th-century architecture. The University is located a few minutes off of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent. It is just over an hour away by car to major cities such as Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. London can be reached in about two hours by train. The campus is home to a growing number of academic and residential buildings. The campus includes an astronomical Observatory, an Art Gallery, anarboretum, a Chapel, shops and dining options including several cafés. In addition, the University recently acquired a building permit to extend the campus. There will be new academic buildings, but also living units are built to accommodate the increase in the number of students.