Founded in 1881 (as a university college), it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic universities. It comprises three faculties organised into 35 departments and schools. The university has an enviable international reputation for innovative research and academic excellence.[5] It is a founding member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities, the N8 Group for resear
ch collaboration and The University Management school is AACSB accredited.[6][7] The university has produced eight Nobel Prize winners and offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects. It was the world's first university to establish departments in Oceanography, Civic Design, Architecture, and Biochemistry at the Johnston Laboratories.[8] In 2006 the university became the first in the UK to establish an independent university in China making it the world's first Sino-British university.[9][10][11] It has an annual turnover of £410 million, including £150 million for research.[12][13] Graduates of the University are styled with the post-nominal letters Lpool, to indicate the institution.
