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The University of Nottingham is a public research university in the UK city of Nottingham.
The city's first civil college opened in 1881 and its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister, WE Gladstone.
By 1928 it had outgrown its original building and moved to what is today the university's main campus. It wasn't until 1948 that the college was awarded the Royal Charter, allowing it to officially become the University of Nottingham and award degrees in its own name.