Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Beckett University, commonly known as LBU and formerly Leeds Metropolitan University and before that Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.利茲貝克特大學（簡稱 LBU）是一所位於英格蘭西約克郡利茲的公立大學，曾稱利茲城市大學，更早則為利茲理工學院。

Its origins can be traced to 1824 and the Leeds Mechanics Institute, and it gained university status in 1992 and adopted its present name in September 2014.其淵源可追溯至 1824 年成立的利茲機械學院，1992 年獲得大學地位，並於 2014 年 9 月採用現名。

With more than 32,000 students, nine major schools and campuses in Leeds city centre and at Headingley, it is one of the largest universities in northern England.該校在校學生超過 32,000 人，設九個主要學院，並在利茲市中心與海丁利設有校區，是英格蘭北部規模最大的大學之一。

History

• Leeds Beckett University traces its roots to 1824, when the Leeds Mechanics Institute was founded to provide practical education for working people in the growing industrial town of Leeds.利茲貝克特大學的淵源可追溯至 1824 年，當年利茲機械學院成立，為這座成長中的工業城鎮的勞動者提供實用教育。
• The institute later became the Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature, and in 1927 it was renamed Leeds College of Technology.該學院其後更名為利茲科學、藝術與文學學院，並在 1927 年改稱利茲技術學院。
• In 1970 the college merged with Leeds College of Commerce, founded in 1845, with part of Leeds College of Art, founded in 1846, and with the Yorkshire College of Education and Home Economics, founded in 1874, to form Leeds Polytechnic.1970 年，該學院與 1845 年成立的利茲商學院、1846 年成立的利茲藝術學院的一部分，以及 1874 年成立的約克郡教育與家政學院合併，組成利茲理工學院。
• In 1976 James Graham College and the City of Leeds College of Education, which had been founded in 1907 as part of the City of Leeds Training College, joined Leeds Polytechnic.1976 年，詹姆斯·格雷厄姆學院與利茲市教育學院加入利茲理工學院，後者於 1907 年作為利茲市師範學院的一部分創辦。
• In 1987 the polytechnic became one of the founding members of the Northern Consortium, a group of northern higher-education institutions working together.1987 年，該理工學院成為北方聯盟的創始成員之一，該聯盟由英格蘭北部多所高等院校共同組成。
• On 1 April 1989 Leeds Polytechnic became an independent Higher Education Corporation, leaving the control of the Leeds Local Education Authority.1989 年 4 月 1 日，利茲理工學院脫離利茲地方教育當局的管轄，成為獨立的高等教育法人。
• In 1992, under the Further and Higher Education Act, the institution gained university status and was renamed Leeds Metropolitan University.1992 年，依據《繼續與高等教育法》，該校獲得大學地位並更名為利茲城市大學。
• Leeds Beckett University was granted its coat of arms on 11 January 1994 under a warrant authorised by Sir Conrad Swan, then Garter Principal King of Arms.利茲貝克特大學於 1994 年 1 月 11 日獲授紋章，該授狀由時任嘉德首席紋章官的康拉德·斯旺爵士核准。
• After plans to rename the university Leeds Carnegie were abandoned, in 2013 the Board of Governors applied to the Privy Council to change the name to Leeds Beckett University.在把校名改為利茲卡內基的計劃擱置後，校董會於 2013 年向樞密院申請把校名改為利茲貝克特大學。
• The Privy Council approved the change in November 2013, and the name Leeds Beckett University took effect in September 2014.樞密院於 2013 年 11 月批准該項更改，利茲貝克特大學之名於 2014 年 9 月正式生效。
• The name honours Beckett Park, one of the university's founding college sites, which was in turn named after Ernest Beckett, the 2nd Baron Grimthorpe.該校名取自其創校校區之一的貝克特公園，而該公園又以第二代格林索普男爵歐內斯特·貝克特命名。
• The proposed name change produced a backlash among some students, but the institution argued that the new name better reflected its history and identity.擬議的改名曾引起部分學生的反對，但校方認為新名稱更能反映其歷史與身分。
• In 2006 the university extended its Headingley site to include the Carnegie Stand at the Headingley Stadium, a dual-purpose stand that seats more than 4,500 spectators.2006 年，該校把海丁利校區擴展至海丁利體育場的卡內基看台，這座兩用看台可容納逾 4,500 名觀眾。
• After the demolition of R. W. Rich Hall, a student residence built in the 1960s, the Carnegie Village opened in August 2009 to provide on-campus accommodation for 479 students.在 1960 年代興建的 R. W. Rich 宿舍被拆除後，卡內基村於 2009 年 8 月啟用，為 479 名學生提供校內住宿。
• In the 2008/09 academic year the Rose Bowl, the new home of Leeds Business School opposite the Civic Hall, and the Broadcasting Place complex with its Broadcasting Tower were added to the City Campus.在 2008/09 學年，位於市政廳對面、作為利茲商學院新址的玫瑰碗，以及含廣播大樓的廣播坊建築群被納入城市校區。
• In May 2007 the university bought a 51 per cent stake in the Leeds Tykes rugby union club and renamed it Leeds Carnegie, before selling its stake in April 2009.2007 年 5 月，該校購入利茲泰克斯橄欖球俱樂部 51% 的股份並將其更名為利茲卡內基，其後於 2009 年 4 月出售其股份。
• In 2013 the university became only the third in the United Kingdom to achieve the Customer Service Excellence standard, a government benchmark for public-sector bodies.2013 年，該校成為全英第三所達到客戶服務卓越標準的大學，該標準是英國政府對公共機構的基準。
• Also in 2013 the university obtained the Gold Investors in People standard, one of only a handful of higher-education institutions to do so.同在 2013 年，該校取得投資者人本管理金級標準，是少數獲此標準的高等院校之一。
• In 2014 the Quality Assurance Agency confirmed the quality and standards of provision at Leeds Beckett University after an earlier review.2014 年，高等教育質量保障局在早前一次評審之後，確認了利茲貝克特大學的辦學質量與標準。
• Peter Slee joined the university as Vice-Chancellor in September 2015, succeeding Susan Price, who had held the post since January 2010.彼得·斯利於 2015 年 9 月出任該校校長，接替自 2010 年 1 月起任職的蘇珊·普萊斯。
• In 2024 the university marked the bicentenary of its origins in the Leeds Mechanics Institute of 1824, celebrating some two hundred years of educational history in Leeds.2024 年，該校迎來創始於 1824 年利茲機械學院的二百周年，慶祝其在利茲約兩百年的教育歷史。

Academics

• The university is organised into nine major schools and other academic units covering the arts, business, law, the built environment, computing, health and sport.該校設有九個主要學院及其他學術單位，涵蓋藝術、商學、法學、建築環境、計算機、健康與體育等領域。
• Its schools include Art, Architecture and Design, Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Business, Clinical and Applied Sciences, and Cultural Studies and Humanities.其學院包括藝術、建築與設計學院，建築環境、工程與計算機學院，商學院，臨床與應用科學學院，以及文化研究與人文學院。
• Further schools cover Education, Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Film, Music and Performing Arts, Health and Community Studies, Law, Social Sciences, and Sport.其他學院涵蓋教育學院，活動、旅遊與酒店管理學院，影視、音樂與表演藝術學院，健康與社區研究學院，法學院，社會科學學院，以及體育學院。
• The Carnegie School of Sport, with more than 2,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students, is among the largest academic communities of its kind in the United Kingdom.卡內基體育學院擁有逾 2,500 名本科與研究生，是同類學院中全英規模最大者之一。
• London-based law teaching is delivered by Leeds Law School, which offers undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses and maintains a Law Research Unit.該校的法學教學由利茲法學院承擔，開設本科、研究生與專業課程，並設有法學研究單位。
• Leeds Law School offers the Legal Practice Course and the Graduate Diploma in Law as postgraduate routes, and the LLB (Hons) Law at undergraduate level.利茲法學院在研究生階段開設法律實務課程與法律研究生文憑，在本科階段開設法學學士（榮譽）課程。
• The school is based at Portland in Leeds city centre and has a mock courtroom, a Hydra Foundation suite and a postgraduate resource room.該學院位於利茲市中心的波特蘭，設有模擬法庭、Hydra 基金會套件與研究生資源室。
• The Leeds Business School is housed in the Rose Bowl, a building opposite the Civic Hall that was designed to echo the facade of the Civic Hall.利茲商學院設於玫瑰碗，該建築位於市政廳對面，設計上呼應了市政廳的立面。
• The university maintains an open access repository comprising a research archive and a collection of open educational resources released under a Creative Commons licence.該校設有開放取用典藏庫，包括一個研究檔案庫與一批依知識共享授權發布的開放教育資源。
• The university's teaching is closely linked to professional practice, and its schools offer courses in fields such as teaching, nursing, law, engineering and hospitality.該校教學與專業實務緊密相連，各學院在教學、護理、法律、工程與酒店管理等領域開設課程。
• Academic activity is supported by research centres within the schools, including work in sport and exercise science, health, the built environment and the creative arts.學術活動由各學院內的研究中心支持，涵蓋體育與運動科學、健康、建築環境與創意藝術等方向。
• The Carnegie School of Sport traces its heritage to the Carnegie College of Physical Education, whose brand name Leeds Carnegie was used by several associated sports teams.卡內基體育學院的傳統可追溯至卡內基體育學院，其利茲卡內基的名號曾被多支相關運動隊使用。
• The university's academic community includes more than 32,000 current students, and it has built a global alumni network with members in many countries.該校學術社群包括逾 32,000 名在校學生，並建立了覆蓋多國的全球校友網絡。
• Teaching and research span undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes, with an emphasis on practice-based learning and employability.教學與研究橫跨本科、研究生與專業課程，並以實務學習與就業能力為重點。
• Its academic profile combines a strong sport and health tradition with applied business, law, computing and creative-industries provision, reflecting its polytechnic origins.其學術特色把深厚的體育與健康傳統同應用型商科、法律、計算機與創意產業課程相結合，體現其理工學院的淵源。
• Undergraduate and postgraduate courses are offered across its schools, and the university works with over 150 partner and franchise institutions around the world.該校各學院均開設本科與研究生課程，並與全球逾 150 所合作及特許機構開展合作。
• The university's schools and research units work with regional employers, schools and public bodies, embedding study in the economy of West Yorkshire.該校各學院與研究單位同本地僱主、學校與公共機構合作，把學習嵌入西約克郡的經濟之中。

Campus

• The university operates three main campus areas, namely the City Campus in Leeds city centre, the Headingley Campus at Beckett Park, and the Carnegie Campus.該校設有三個主要校區，即利茲市中心的城市校區、貝克特公園的海丁利校區以及卡內基校區。
• The City Campus occupies several sites on the northern side of Leeds city centre, largely between the Inner Ring Road and the University of Leeds campus.城市校區佔據利茲市中心北側的多處地點，大致位於內環路與利茲大學校區之間。
• Headingley Campus is sited in Beckett Park in Headingley and is connected to the city centre by Headingley railway station, a short walk from the campus.海丁利校區位於海丁利的貝克特公園，由其鐵路車站連接市中心，該站距校區步行僅數分鐘。
• The James Graham Building, the main Headingley building, was built in 1912 as the Education Block and is a Grade II listed building of Neo-Georgian style by G. W. Atkinson.海丁利的主樓詹姆斯·格雷厄姆樓建於 1912 年，原為教育大樓，是 G. W. 阿特金森設計的新喬治式二級登錄建築。
• The Grange is a Grade II star listed building of ashlar gritstone with a lead-covered dome, whose earliest portions date from 1752.格蘭奇是一座一級二星登錄建築，以琢石砂岩砌成並有鉛皮穹頂，其最早的部分可追溯至 1752 年。
• Headingley Campus includes the Rose Bowl for the business school and the Broadcasting Place complex with its landmark Broadcasting Tower, which provides teaching space and student accommodation.海丁利校區包括供商學院使用的玫瑰碗，以及含地標廣播大樓的廣播坊建築群，後者提供教學空間與學生住宿。
• The university provides about 4,500 bedrooms, and all first-year undergraduates are guaranteed a place in university accommodation if Leeds Beckett is their first choice.該校提供約 4,500 個床位，只要利茲貝克特是學生的第一志願，所有一年級本科生都可獲保證入住校方宿舍。
• Among the largest halls are Kirkstall Brewery, a former brewery with places for over 1,000 students, and Sugarwell Court in Meanwood, which accommodates 388 students.最大的宿舍包括可容納逾 1,000 名學生的柯克斯托爾釀酒廠宿舍，以及位於明伍德、可容納 388 名學生的糖井苑。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Leeds Beckett University is placed in the 1001-1200 band, a shared range rather than a single position.在 2027 年 QS 世界大學排名中，利茲貝克特大學位列第 1001-1200 位區間，屬並列區間而非單一席位。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed in the 801-1000 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大學排名中，該校位列第 801-1000 位區間。
• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it stands at number 1,509 in the world.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大學排名中，該校位居全球第 1,509 位。
• It did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, so the QS, THE and U.S. News tables are its main international references.該校未進入 2026 年世界大學學術排名，因此 QS、泰晤士與 US News 三榜是其主要的國際參照。
• OpenAlex attributes 16,475 scholarly works and 486,988 citations to the university, a research output that reflects its applied and practice-oriented profile.OpenAlex 收錄該校學術成果 16,475 項、被引 486,988 次，其科研產出反映該校應用與實務導向的定位。
• In June 2007 the university was ranked number one in the United Kingdom in the Green League, a sustainability ranking of the higher-education sector compiled by the pressure group People and Planet.2007 年 6 月，該校在由環保團體「People and Planet」編製的高等教育可持續發展排名綠色聯盟中位列全英第一。
• In November 2006 the university won the award for outstanding contribution to the local community at the higher education awards hosted by the Times Higher Education Supplement.2006 年 11 月，該校在《泰晤士高等教育增刊》主辦的高等教育頒獎禮上獲得對本地社區傑出貢獻獎。
• In the same 2006 awards the university came second in the main University of the Year category and was highly commended for its low-charging, high-impact strategy.同在 2006 年的頒獎中，該校在年度大學主獎項中名列第二，並因其低收費、高效益的策略而獲高度評價。
• The university has established sporting and cultural partnerships, and in January 2007 it became the primary sponsor of the Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, the first such link between a national governing body and a university.該校與體育及文化機構建立了合作，並於 2007 年 1 月成為橄欖球聯盟挑戰盃的主要贊助方，是英格蘭國家管理機構與大學之間的首例此類合作。
• Its reputation rests on sport, health, teacher education and applied professional training, fields in which it has deep regional roots and strong partnerships with employers.該校的聲譽建立於體育、健康、教師教育與應用型專業培訓之上，這些領域使其在本地扎根深厚並與僱主保持緊密合作。
• In October 2009 the Quality Assurance Agency gave the university a limited confidence rating over concerns about the maintenance of academic standards, a judgement later reversed when the agency confirmed provision in 2014.2009 年 10 月，高等教育質量保障局因對學術標準維持的擔憂而給予該校有限信任評級，該評價其後在 2014 年該局確認辦學質量時被推翻。

Student life

• Leeds Beckett has no formally adopted motto, and its identity is instead expressed through its coat of arms, granted on 11 January 1994.利茲貝克特大學沒有正式採用的校訓，其身分改由 1994 年 1 月 11 日獲授的紋章來表達。
• The coat of arms uses a green field for conservation, an owl for Leeds and wisdom, a Yorkshire rose for the county and open books for learning.其紋章以綠色表示保育，貓頭鷹代表利茲與智慧，約克郡玫瑰代表該郡，打開的書本則代表學問。
• Leeds Beckett Students' Union represents students and was affiliated to the National Union of Students until a 2026 referendum in which students voted to disaffiliate by a nearly 70 per cent majority.利茲貝克特學生會代表學生，曾隸屬全國學生聯合會，直至 2026 年公投中學生以近七成多數票決定退出。
• The union has a Student Advice Service and a bar, The Hive, which contains two live music venues called The Stage and Stage 2.該學生會設有學生諮詢服務，並有酒吧 The Hive，內含 The Stage 與 Stage 2 兩個現場音樂場所。
• The Athletic Union is separate from the Students' Union but keeps close links and holds three seats on the Student Council.體育聯盟獨立於學生會，但與其保持緊密聯繫，並在學生議會中佔有三個席位。
• Varsity fixtures between Leeds Beckett and the University of Leeds are among the most popular and competitive university sports events in the city.利茲貝克特與利茲大學之間的校際對抗賽，是該市最受歡迎且競爭最激烈的大學體育賽事之一。
• The university's sport tradition is carried by the Carnegie School of Sport, whose Heritage is linked to the Carnegie College of Physical Education.該校的體育傳統由卡內基體育學院傳承，其淵源與卡內基體育學院相連。
• Campus life is closely tied to Leeds, a major city in West Yorkshire known for its music, sport and student population, with city-centre nightlife and culture within reach.校園生活與利茲緊密相連，這座西約克郡的大城市以音樂、體育與學生人口著稱，市中心夜生活與文化近在咫尺。
• The union was voted the sixth best students' union in the country in 2016, having been ranked second in the city of Leeds and 39th nationally in 2012.該學生會於 2016 年被評為全國第六佳學生會，此前在 2012 年曾被評為利茲市第二、全英第三十九。

Notable people

• Peter Slee has served as Vice-Chancellor of the university since September 2015, having previously been a historian and senior academic administrator.彼得·斯利自 2015 年 9 月起擔任該校校長，此前為歷史學者與高級學術行政人員。
• Susan Price, the first Vice-Chancellor after the institution took the name Leeds Beckett, led the university from 2010 to 2015.蘇珊·普萊斯是該校改名利茲貝克特後的首任校長，於 2010 至 2015 年間領導該校。
• Brendan Foster, the Olympic 10,000 metres bronze medallist of 1976, served as chancellor of the university from 2005 to 2009.1976 年奧運會一萬米銅牌得主布蘭登·福斯特於 2005 至 2009 年間出任該校校監。
• Leslie Silver served as chancellor from 1999 to 2005, and Sir Bob Murray became chancellor in 2012.萊斯利·西爾弗於 1999 至 2005 年間任校監，鮑勃·默里爵士則於 2012 年出任校監。
• Dame Sarah Storey, a graduate in sport and exercise science, has won a large haul of Paralympic medals for Great Britain across swimming and cycling.體育與運動科學畢業生莎拉·斯托里女爵士在游泳與自行車項目上為英國贏得大量殘奧獎牌。
• Marc Almond, lead singer of the band Soft Cell, studied at the institution and has sold tens of millions of records worldwide.軟細胞樂隊主唱馬克·阿爾蒙德曾就讀該校，其唱片在全球銷量達數千萬張。
• Edward Barber, who studied interior design, later co-founded the design agency Barber Osgerby and designed the London 2012 Olympic torch.曾修讀室內設計的愛德華·巴伯其後與人合辦設計機構巴伯·奧斯格比，並設計了 2012 年倫敦奧運火炬。
• Fabian Wagner became a cinematographer best known for his work on the television series Game of Thrones, and Ricky Wilson became lead singer of the band Kaiser Chiefs.法比安·瓦格納成為以電視劇《權力的遊戲》攝影著稱的攝影指導，瑞奇·威爾遜則成為愷撒酋長樂隊主唱。
• Melanie Brown, known as Scary Spice of the Spice Girls, attended the institution, and Kim-Joy Hewlett graduated with a master's in psychology in 2015.辣妹合唱團的「辣妹」梅蘭妮·布朗曾就讀該校，金喬·休利特則於 2015 年取得心理學碩士學位。
• Keely Hodgkinson, an Olympic 800 metres champion, and Alex Yee, a triathlon gold medallist, are among the university's sporting graduates.奧運 800 米冠軍基莉·霍奇金森與三項鐵人金牌得主亞歷克斯·葉，都是該校的體育畢業生。
• Chancellors and vice-chancellors have included Christopher Price, Leslie Wagner, Simon Lee and Geoff Hitchins, who led the institution through its polytechnic and university phases.該校歷任校監與校長包括克里斯托弗·普萊斯、萊斯利·瓦格納、西蒙·李與傑夫·希欽斯，他們帶領該校走過理工學院與大學階段。
• The university's alumni community spans many countries and includes figures in sport, music, film, design and public life, reflecting its broad subject range.該校校友社群遍佈多國，其中包括體育、音樂、影視、設計與公共生活領域的人物，體現其廣泛的學科範圍。