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De Montfort University

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • Leicester, England, UK
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • 08459 45 46 47
    • (0116) 257 7533 (fax)
  • Official Website:[1]
  • Email: enquiry@dmu.ac.uk
• History & Memorable Moments

De Montfort University, which is named after Simon de Montfort who was Earl of Leicester in the 13th century, is one of two universities situated in the city of Leicester. Prior to 1992 the University was known as Leicester Polytechnic. It had been created in 1969 through the amalgamation of Leicester College of Technology and Leicester College of Art. The Polytechnic was established as a corporation in 1989. The plan was to make DMU a multi-campus Collegiate University of the entire East Midlands and as such the University swiftly acquired other campuses based in Bedford, Luton, Lincoln, Caythorpe and Milton Keynes. The Milton Keynes campus had actually been built in 1991 and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1992, prior to the official foundation of DMU as a New University. Departments at Milton Keynes included computing, built environment and business. DMU conducted a series of expansionist mergers with the Bedford College of Higher Education and with the Lincoln and Caythorpe Colleges in 1994 and then with the Charles Frears College of Nursing and Midwifery, based in Leicester, in 1995. ^[1]

In the mid-1990s, DMU attracted students using a memorable TV and cinema advert that reputedly cost £500k featuring a killer whale chasing some seals on a beach. The tag line "Reserve your Seat of Learning Here" was read by Angus Deayton, implying that students should avoid letting life "chew them up" and improve their job prospects with a degree. Today, De Montfort University has two campuses, Leicester City Campus and Charles Frears. The University has special arrangements with more than 80 universities and colleges in over 25 countries. It has approximately 20,500 students, 3,240 staff, and an annual turnover in the region of £132.5 million. ^[1]

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• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Balbier, Antony (September 2002 - June 2006)
  • Jeffery, Nathan Paul (March 1997 - September 2017)
• Alumni Directory
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