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⭐ Core Definition: University of Bradford

The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but can trace its origins back to the establishment of the industrial West Yorkshire town's Mechanics Institute in 1832.

The student population includes 7,923 undergraduate and 3,742 postgraduate students. Mature students make up around a third of the undergraduate community. A total of 22% of students are foreign and come from over 110 countries. There were 14,406 applications to the university through UCAS in 2010, of which 3,421 were accepted.

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University of Bradford in the context of Riek Machar

Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 26 November 1952) is a South Sudanese politician who has served as the vice president of South Sudan on several occasions, most recently as the first vice president, since 2020.

A member of the Nuer ethnic group, Machar earned degrees in engineering from Khartoum University and the University of Bradford. In 1984, he joined the Sudanese People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLM/A) rebel group fighting for southern independence during the Second Sudanese Civil War.

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University of Bradford in the context of Reconciliation (Josefina de Vasconcellos sculpture)

Reconciliation (originally named Reunion) is a sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos.

Originally created in 1977 and entitled Reunion, it depicted a man and woman embracing each other. In May 1998 it was presented to University of Bradford as a memorial to the university's first vice-chancellor, Professor Ted Edwards. De Vasconcellos said:

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University of Bradford in the context of Josefina de Vasconcellos

Josefina Alys Hermes de Vasconcellos (26 October 1904 – 20 July 2005) was an English sculptor who worked in bronze, stone, wood, lead and perspex. She was at one time the world's oldest living sculptor. She lived in Little Langdale, Cumbria, much of her working life. Her most famous work includes Reconciliation (Coventry Cathedral, University of Bradford); Holy Family (Liverpool Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral); Mary and Child (St Paul's Cathedral); and Nativity (at Christmas) at St Martin-in-the-Fields (Trafalgar Square).

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University of Bradford in the context of Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford

The Department of Peace Studies is an academic department established in 1973 at the University of Bradford in Bradford, United Kingdom. It was the first peace studies department established in any British university. As of 2018, it claimed to be the world's largest university research centre for the study of peace and conflict. Activities of the centre include studies of peace processes, international relations, security studies, conflict resolution, development and teaching in these fields.

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