67-726: The Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation is a research institute at the University of Hull , in Kingston upon Hull , England . Housed in Oriel Chambers in Hull City Centre, since 2005, its aim is to research slavery in the past and the present. The Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, located in Kingston upon Hull , England, was officially opened in 2006, to act as
134-771: A BA in History and Maritime History, an online Diploma in Maritime History and PhD research in Maritime History. The centre is located in the Hull's Old Town in Blaydes House . Its director is David J Starkey . Since 2016 the university has hosted a Confucius Institute . The University of Hull is rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework . Hull University Union is the main provider of student catering, services and entertainment on
201-520: A home campus of either the University of Hull or the University of York, where they will be based for the first two years of their studies. Campuses are allocated to students via a random allocation process, however requests for a specific campus may be considered if the student fulfils certain criteria. The programme at Hull York Medical School is a 5 year MB BS course, split into three phases. In Phase I (Years 1 and 2), problem based learning (PBL)
268-467: A learning hub suitable for students for years to come. The project was completed in 2015. The Hull History Centre , which opened in 2010, is located in a new building on Worship Street in Hull city centre. It unites the holdings of Hull City Library's Local Studies collections and Hull University's archives and is run in partnership between the City Library and University Library. The university
335-662: A million volumes, was constructed in two phases: the first phase was fully completed in 1959, with a tower block extension officially opened in 1970. Previously, the library had existed across two rooms in the Cohen Building, run by Agnes Cuming from its opening in 1929 until 1955. During the 1950s and 1960s a considerable number of academic buildings were built, including the Larkin and Wilberforce Buildings (originally given other names). The 'Martin Plan' of 1967, Sir Leslie Martin
402-478: A multidisciplinary medical team, and gaining experience of on-call and out-of-hours duties. Again, students will continue to attend seminars, teaching sessions and clinical skills practicals at the dedicated teaching facilities at each site. During this phase, students will also carry out a six-week elective which can be done abroad or in the UK. The elective provides students with the opportunity to explore medicine beyond
469-538: A new problem based learning suite, a collaborative learning space, and provision of new clinical skills spaces nearby in the Seebohm Rowntree Building. The Health Professions Education Unit and National STEM Learning Centre are also in close proximity. Hull York Medical School is based at two university sites, the University of Hull and University of York, and is partnered with three Acute NHS Trusts , three Mental Health Trusts , GP surgeries across
536-613: A number of Business and English courses. Scarborough ran somewhat independently of the main campus in Hull , with its own branch of the Hull University Union . Graduation ceremonies took place within Scarborough's historic Spa Complex . The campus also contained basic amenities for study, such as computer labs , performance studios for students of Theatre and Dance related courses as well as dedicated music suites in
603-415: A number of bars and catering outlets. The building also houses a shop, advice centre, and the university-run careers service. There is a monthly student newspaper called The Hullfire , an online television station called Hullfire TV and a student radio station which broadcasts from the union building called JAM Radio which relaunched in 2018. The university has three main halls of residence on campus: In
670-590: A research centre for academics in conjunction with the University of Hull . The patron of the institute is anti-apartheid figure, Archbishop Desmond Tutu , and the institute was opened by former President of Ghana , John Agyekum Kufuor . Funding was drawn through the European Regional Development Fund , Yorkshire Forward , and the Heritage Lottery Fund . The institute was opened in advance of celebrations marking
737-522: A variety of degrees in specialist subjects such as clinical anatomy, immunology and infection, neuroscience, pharmacology and drug development, public health, and health professions education. Students can also choose to study at another institution in the UK or even internationally. The teaching of anatomy at the medical school is done via a combination of prosections , medical imaging, computer-based anatomy programmes, cadaveric videos, anatomical models and innovative techniques in living anatomy developed by
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#1732765646215804-609: Is a medical school in England which took its first intake of students in 2003. It was opened as a part of the British government's attempts to train more doctors, along with Brighton and Sussex Medical School , Peninsula Medical School and University of East Anglia Medical School . It is the joint medical school of the Universities Hull and York . The University of Hull was rated Gold (the highest possible ranking) in
871-865: Is at the core of the curriculum, where learning is undertaken via clinical placements, anatomy sessions, clinical and communication skills sessions, lectures, workshops and self-directed learning. Students are also expected to undertake research-related study as part of the Scholarship and Special Interest Programme. In Phase II (Years 3 and 4), students experience full-time clinical placements in GP surgeries and community settings (primary care) and hospitals (secondary care), where they rotate through different specialisms and locations. Placement sites are in Hull , York , Grimsby , Northallerton , Middlesbrough , Scarborough and Scunthorpe . Students continue to attend seminars, teaching sessions and clinical skills practicals at
938-498: Is located in a residential district of North Hull on Cottingham Road. The university had a smaller campus in Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast. Hull University is a campus university; though situated in a city, its main campus is in a suburban rather than urban district. The main campus occupies a single, clearly defined site and is self-contained in regard to catering and entertainment for students and staff. Most of
1005-753: The Christian Leadership in Education Office (CLEO) , in Cork (and from 1993 to 1996 in Limerick), Ireland. Hull also validates a number of programmes in Rotherham College, Dearne Vally College, and other RNN Group locations. From 1972 until 1982 the University of Hull validated programmes at the postrgaduate Irish School of Ecumenics . Until recently, there were two faculties, the 'Faculty of Applied Science & Technology' and
1072-502: The Larkin 25 festival which was organised during 2010 in partnership with the university. Andrew Motion , another prominent poet, and former poet laureate , also worked at the university. Prominent former academics include: marine biologist Sir Alister Hardy , architect Sir Leslie Martin, mathematician and historian Jacob Bronowski and novelist Sir Malcolm Bradbury . Hull York Medical School Hull York Medical School ( HYMS )
1139-502: The University of Cambridge ), Dame Sarah Catherine Gilbert DBE FRS (vaccinologist and professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford ), Tanya Byron (psychologist and media personality), Jane Clarke (biophysical chemist and retired professor at the University of Cambridge ), Professor Dame Caroline Dean DBE FRS (scientist), Nelson Teich (oncologist and former Minister of Health for Brazil) and Christopher Dye FRS FMedSci (biologist, ecologist and former Director of Strategy at
1206-583: The World Health Organization ) to name but a few. The medical school has 220 places for home students and 11 for international students for 2025 entry. The number of applications it receives varies each year. For 2022 entry, the medical school received 2047 applications for Medicine and 354 applications for Medicine with a Gateway Year. As of 2019 , applicants are required to sit the UCAT admissions test. Successful applicants are allocated
1273-531: The "Filey Road Studios" building opposite the campus. In April 2014, the university released a statement that Scarborough Campus was "not sustainable in the medium to long term", and in June held a public consultation outlining the future of the campus with a new academic model in mind. In March 2015, it was revealed that the Hull College Group were the university's "preferred partners for taking forward
1340-854: The 'Faculty of Science & the Environment', before becoming the 'Faculty of Science' and later being renamed to the 'Faculty of Science and Engineering'. Notable centres for research include the Hull Immersive Visualisation Environment (HIVE), the Institute for Estuarine and Coastal Studies (IECS), the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics (MCA) and the G W Gray Centre for Advanced Materials. A new biomedical research facility will bring academics from biology and chemistry together and will include Positron Emission Tomography with CT scanning (PET-CT) and two mini cyclotrons . Two new research groups will be based at
1407-554: The 13th in the UK, to achieve " triple crown accreditation " status. As of 2023, the school remains accredited by AMBA and AACSB. The Wilberforce Institute, patron Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu , for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) is located in Oriel Chambers on the High Street in Hull's Old Town, adjacent to Wilberforce House . It undertakes graduate research in the field of slavery and human rights. The university's Maritime Historical Studies Centre provides
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#17327656462151474-403: The 1920s, has been categorised as a 'younger civic university' (also referred to as a "Whitetile university") and it is placed between the 'redbricks' and the 'plateglass universities' founded in the 1960s. The first principal of the college was Arthur E. Morgan (1926–1935), the second was John H Nicholson (1935–1954), who also served as the university's first vice-chancellor when the college
1541-711: The Department of Midwifery and Child Health, the Department of Nursing, the Department of Paramedical, Perioperative and Advanced Practice, and the Department of Psychological Health, Wellbeing and Social Work. It was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2017 and also won in the Buildings That Inspire category in The Guardian’s University Awards 2018. The Hull York Medical School Building ( University of York campus), has undergone refurbishment in recent years where facilities include
1608-676: The Hull campus, with additional MBA students taught overseas. On the Hull campus, the school occupies refurbished listed buildings on the West Campus which were opened in 2005. The Logistics Institute was completed in September 2007, and officially launched in March 2008. In 2011, following accreditation by the AMBA , EQUIS and AACSB , the business school became the first in Yorkshire, and
1675-768: The Hull school closed in 1869. The founding of a medical school as part of the University of Hull was considered in the Report of the Royal Commission on Medical Education 1965–68 (Todd Report) (published 1968), but the idea was not thought viable until the Humber Bridge was completed, as it would enable students to travel to placements in South Lincolnshire. The region which the Hull York Medical School now serves, used to be
1742-597: The Larkin Building. → Based in the Calder, Aire and Dearne buildings in the west campus. Allam Medical Building contains mock clinical areas, wards, an operating theatre and a midwifery suite, within a simulated environment. Teaching of medicine began in October 2003 on the west campus. Medical students receive joint degrees from the universities of Hull and York . The school includes the 'International Society for
1809-556: The MB BS course. Students on the 6 year Medicine with a Gateway Year course, have to successfully complete the first year (i.e. the Gateway Year), before they can progress to the 5 year MB BS course. The medical school offers intercalation (one extra year on top of the medical degree, during which students can study another undergraduate or postgraduate degree) and encourages students to consider this option. The medical school offers
1876-800: The Newland Avenue and Beverley Road areas of the city. Alumni of the University of Hull are especially prominent in the fields of politics, academia, journalism and drama. They include former MP and later Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott ( John Prescott ), former MP and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Lord Hattersley ( Roy Hattersley ), former Labour Party Leader in the European Parliament Richard Corbett , and former Labour MP and deputy leader Tom Watson , former Labour MP and author Chris Mullin , vaccinologist Dame Sarah Gilbert who
1943-480: The Red Cross in 1917. The author J. R. R. Tolkien was a convalescent patient at Brooklands and his connection is marked by a blue plaque. Though many of the older buildings on Hull's campus are of red brick it is not a redbrick university in the strictest sense of the term, as it was not founded as part of the civic university movement of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Hull, with its origins in
2010-638: The Scarborough Campus". The college returned to its former name, "University College Scarborough" and became part of the Hull College group, but still hosts programmes from both Hull College and the University of Hull. Since September 2013, all undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses at the Leeds Conservatoire are validated by the University of Hull. Beginning in 1993 Hull has validated Masters of Education programmes for
2077-617: The Students' Union. Another early structure was the Chemistry Building, built in 1953. With the rapid expansion of student numbers which took place in the 1950s many academic departments were housed in temporary buildings, colloquially known as 'huts', which gave the campus the feel of an 'academic army camp'. The Dennison Centre on Cottingham Road was formerly the Brooklands Officers Hospital opened by
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2144-931: The Study of Cough' based at Castle Hill hospital on Castle Road in Cottingham. Third and fourth year students train also at hospitals in Scunthorpe , Grimsby , and Scarborough . Established in 1994, one of the PGMI's sections is the Yorkshire Cancer Research-funded Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations which is actively engaged in researching the application of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques to cancer research. Established in August 1999, Hull University Business School has around 3,500 students from over 100 countries. Students are taught at
2211-551: The Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 as was the University of York. The latter is also a member of the Russell Group ; an association of 24 world class, research intensive universities. The medical school was ranked 5th in the UK for Medicine by The Guardian University Guide 2025 and 16th by The Times University Guide 2025. The early history of medical education in Hull and York goes back to
2278-453: The Torch), incorporates the name of the university's founding father within a Latin pun. The college gained its royal charter on 6 September 1954. This empowered it to award degrees of its own, making it the 3rd university in Yorkshire and the 14th in England. The twenty six years between the formation of the university college and the awarding of the charter were the shortest such period in
2345-562: The United Kingdom , Matthew Barzun , was photographed paying his respects at the wall during a tour of Hull in early 2015, also commenting that "Wilberforce is a name known around the world and I am sure it is something Hull can use in promoting the city during 2017". University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull , a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. It
2412-489: The Year at the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2019 Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust John Lee , professor of Clinical Pathology was a co-presenter on Anatomy for Beginners (screened in the UK on Channel 4 in 2005) in which he explained the dissections of Gunther von Hagens . He co-presented a second series with von Hagens in 2006 called Autopsy: Life and Death (Channel 4, 2006). He left
2479-561: The area becoming the university's West Campus. The site now houses the Hull York Medical School and the relocated business school, which is located in three of the most prominent buildings – Wharfe, Derwent and Esk. In 2012, the university began the ambitious refurbishment of the Brynmor Jones Library, a £28 million project which will transform the 7 storey former workplace of Philip Larkin , into
2546-511: The arts, opened with 39 students. The college at that time consisted of one building, now named the Venn building (after the mathematician John Venn , who was born in Hull). The building now houses the administrative centre of the university. Other early buildings include the Cohen Building, which originally housed the college library, and Staff House, now named Canham Turner building, built in 1948 as
2613-631: The bicentenary of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which, through former Member of Parliament (MP) and major abolitionist movement figure William Wilberforce , the city of Hull has strong links to. The institute is a leading centre specialising in researching the history of slavery , whilst also serving as a research hub concerning contemporary slavery and human rights abuses in the present age. It aims to foster links with other universities worldwide, including prestigious American institutions, such as Yale , Harvard and Stanford . Its exhibitions profile
2680-465: The buildings of the former Humberside University campus, which were situated immediately adjacent to Hull University's main campus, were purchased. The acquisition increased the size of the Cottingham Road campus by more than a third. It was the largest single act of expansion in the history of the university. Hull University fully occupied the newly acquired premises in the 2005 academic year;
2747-443: The city's links with Africa, and especially with the city of Freetown , Sierra Leone. As part of the University of Hull, the institute often holds public lectures on the subjects of both historical and contemporary slavery, including the annual Alderman Sydney Smith lecture, so-named after the former Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull South West , Sydney Smith. The institute is housed in the historic Oriel Chambers building, next to
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2814-410: The dedicated teaching facilities at each site. In Phase III (Year 5), students continue with clinical placement rotations throughout the region, in primary and secondary care settings. However the emphasis is now on preparing students for the next stage of their medical training and supporting their transition to becoming resident doctors. In this phase, a greater emphasis is placed on being a member of
2881-661: The facility, called the Allam building: one focusing on cardiovascular and metabolic research and the other on cancer. Most social science and law-related department housed in the refurbished Wilberforce Building. Includes the School of Arts and New Media at Scarborough, formed in August 2006. Drama is taught in the Gulbenkian Centre, including the Donald Roy Theatre. History, English, Languages and Music are in
2948-504: The first university to be awarded the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement for the joint-development of the long-lasting materials that made liquid crystal displays possible. In 2000 the university bought the site of University College Scarborough on Filey Road, Scarborough , plus two linked buildings on the same road. This became the University of Hull Scarborough Campus. A further significant expansion took place in 2003, when
3015-624: The four following institutions: Hull Medical School (1831), Hull Medical Society (1847–1856, 1889 – present), York Medical Society (1832) and the York Medical School (1834). Notable doctors associated with the York school included John Hughlings Jackson (in whose honour the modern medical school building at the University of York is named), Daniel Hack Tuke , Thomas Laycock (physiologist) , James Atkinson (surgeon) , and Sir Jonathan Hutchinson . The York school closed in 1862, whilst
3082-593: The historical home of William Wilberforce, himself. In 2014, the institute was a part of "the Long Walk to Freedom", a series of artworks within the historic Old Town area of Hull, as part of the annual Freedom Festival. In 2015, it was announced that the institute had been awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education for its "research applied in combating modern forms of slavery". The Wilberforce Institute's "Humanitarian Wall" commemorates important figures, both historical and contemporary, from
3149-481: The history of university formation in England up to that time. Within a year of the charter being granted applications to study at the new university had doubled, and in 1956 student numbers topped 1,000 for the first time. The academic authority and autonomy of the university is symbolically embodied in the ceremonial mace. Made of gilt silver, and incorporating devices from the Hull University coat of arms,
3216-448: The largest population centre in England without a medical school. Therefore a bid was submitted by the universities of Hull and York, and the NHS in the year 2000 to establish a medical school in this region. The University of Hull at that time had the largest free-standing postgraduate medical school in England whilst the University of York had the largest group of health policy researchers in
3283-626: The mace was presented to the university in December 1956 by the Lord Mayor of Hull. As a gift from the city it also reflects the close relationship between "town and gown" existing in Hull. The mace is carried in procession and displayed at all major university ceremonies. The period of rapid expansion of Hull University coincided with the vice-chancellorship of Sir Brynmor Jones (1956–1972), during whose time in office student numbers quadrupled. The Brynmor Jones Library , which houses more than
3350-489: The major features of the campus are described in the 'history' section above; in addition, the campus has a large Students' Union building, which is often described as one of the finest in the country, and extensive playing fields and other sports facilities. The large village of Cottingham on Hull's north-western outskirts housed for many years some of the university-owned student accommodation, although none are used for this purpose now. University of Hull: Scarborough Campus
3417-535: The medical register. The MLA will be led and delivered in the final exams by UK medical schools and regulated by the General Medical Council. The Allam Medical Building ( University of Hull campus), is home to the Faculty of Health Sciences, which includes the medical school, the Department of Biomedical Sciences, the Department of Psychology, the Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Science,
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#17327656462153484-468: The medical school's own researchers. Dissection can be done as part of the Scholarship and Special Interest Programme, during the elective period in Year 5 or as part of the medical school's intercalated Masters programmes; MSc in Clinical Anatomy or MSc in Clinical Anatomy and Education). UK medical students graduating in the academic year 2024–25 onwards will need to pass the General Medical Council’s Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) before they can join
3551-432: The recent past there were halls of residence in Cottingham at The Lawns , seven halls which could hold around 1,000 students. In March 2019 it was announced that The Lawns would close. Historically, the main concentration of 'traditional' (catered) university halls of residence was in Cottingham. These comprised: Cleminson Hall (closed in 2004), Needler Hall (closed in 2016), and Thwaite Hall (closed in 2017). Ferens Hall
3618-467: The region, NAViGO Health and Social Care CIC and City Health Care Partnership CIC. Acute Trusts and Hospitals Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust : Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust : York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust : Mental Health Trusts Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust (was named Mental Health Provider of
3685-444: The struggle against slavery. Described as "a unique tribute to many of the famous names throughout history which are synonymous with the fight for emancipation and freedom ", the Wall displays the names of: The wall faces Mandela Gardens that were opened in May 1983 by Sir Shridath Ramphal . The gardens were named after the anti-Apartheid prisoner Nelson Mandela who later served as President of South Africa. The US Ambassador to
3752-413: The university campus. It has over 100 student societies affiliated to it, and also runs a volunteering and charity hub. Approximately 50 sports clubs are affiliated to the Students Union's Athletic Union , many of which compete in BUCS national university leagues. The University Union was voted Students' Union of the Year in July 2012. The student union building comprises an on-site nightclub as well as
3819-440: The world and a strong reputation in science; with particular specialisms in cancer research, neuroscience and tissue repair. This is evidenced by the number of prominent alumni in science and healthcare of both universities such as George William Gray CBE FRS (chemist), Christian Langton (medical physicist), Barry John Everitt FRS FMedSci (neuroscientist, emeritus professor of Behavioural Neuroscience and Director of Research at
3886-556: Was Project Lead on the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine , social scientist Lord Giddens ( Anthony Giddens ), poet Roger McGough , journalist John McCarthy , film director, playwright and screenwriter the late Anthony Minghella . One of the 2021 joint Nobel laureates for economics was Hull graduate, Guido Imbens . The university's Brynmor Jones Library was the workplace of the poet Philip Larkin who served as its Head Librarian for over thirty years. The Philip Larkin Society organises activities in remembrance of Larkin including
3953-445: Was a satellite campus of the university located in Scarborough , North Yorkshire , attended by approximately 2,000 students. Formerly a higher education institution offering BSc and BA degrees, the building was acquired by the University of Hull in 2000, offering Education courses, particularly at a primary level , as well as courses in Marine Biology , Digital Media , Music Technology Theatre Studies , Tourism Management , and
4020-404: Was a principal partner of the city's bid to become UK City of Culture in 2017. As well as being involved in the planning and preparation of the bid, the university and its staff and students have been involved in many of the events of the year. For example, during the initial three-month season, Hull Maritime Museum displayed a multimedia installation depicting a Bowhead whale The installation
4087-442: Was designed by students from Hull School of Art and Design with music by students from Hull University. The opening event of the whole year, from 1–7 January, included a multimedia projection called Arrivals and Departures which was greatly influenced by the work of Dr Nick Evans on migration patterns into and through Hull. The installation was projected onto The Deep using stop-frame animation, image and sound. The main campus
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#17327656462154154-502: Was founded in 1927 as University College Hull . The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull York Medical School , a joint initiative with the University of York . Students are served by Hull University Union . The first chancellor of the university was Lord Middleton (1954–1969), followed by Lord Cohen (1970–1977), Lord Wilberforce (1978–1994), Lord Armstrong (1994–2006) and Virginia Bottomley (Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone) (2006–2023). Alan Johnson
4221-447: Was granted university status (1954–1956). The university coat of arms was designed by Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig in 1928. The symbols are the torch for learning, the rose for Yorkshire, the ducal coronet from the arms of the City of Hull, the fleur-de-lys for Lincolnshire and the dove, symbolising peace, from the arms of Thomas Ferens. These symbols were later reused to create the current university logo. The motto, Lampada Ferens (Bearing
4288-439: Was installed as the current chancellor in July 2023. The foundation stone of University College Hull , then an external college of the University of London , was laid in 1927 by Prince Albert, the Duke of York (who later became king as George VI ). The college was built on land donated by Hull City Council and by two local benefactors, Thomas Ferens and G F Grant. A year later the first 14 departments, in pure sciences and
4355-444: Was originally a traditional hall, but was later amalgamated with the adjoining Lawns halls. Prior to the mid-1980s, Cleminson and Thwaite halls were exclusively for female residents, Needler and Ferens exclusively for male residents. There was a former on-campus student residence, Loten Hall (now known as the Loten Building). Student housing is based primarily in the terraced streets around the university campus itself, as well as around
4422-486: Was the university architect, envisaged a campus with its tallest buildings in the centre surrounded by buildings diminishing in height towards the perimeter. In the course of the 1960s most of the departments housed in temporary structures were moved into new purpose-built premises. However, Biochemistry was still partially located in a 'hut' to the rear of the Venn building into the early 1980s. This early phase of expansion through building ended in 1974, after this year there
4489-453: Was to be no further academic building construction on the campus until 1996. However, student numbers doubled in this period, with the university becoming highly efficient in using its existing building stock. In 1972 George Gray and Ken Harrison created room-temperature stable liquid crystals in the university chemistry laboratories, which were an immediate success in the electronics industry and consumer products. This led to Hull becoming
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