Tony Sharma, Director of Finance & Corporate Services Trisha Sterling, Executive Dean, Faculty of Education Dr Mohammed Jakhara, Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts, Society and Professional Studies Giosi Birkett , Director of Human Resources The university is divided into two faculties – both based on the Bartley Green campus: The Faculty of Education The Faculty of Arts, Society and Professional Studies Finances In 2021, the university's income was £24.1m with an expenditure of £22.1m. Student fees from UK undergraduate and postgraduate students represented £19.4m of the university's income that year. Academic profile Newman was given taught degree awarding powers in September 2007 and full university status in 2013. In It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. In 2016/17, over three quarters of the undergraduate student population at the university was female (2,180 out of a total of 2,830). The university offers degrees in a wide range of subjects and continues to offer teacher training courses. Initial Teacher Education (ITE) is available at both undergraduate level and through the Postgraduate Certificate in Education as well as taught and research-based postgraduate degrees. Since inception in 1968 over 13,500 teacher training students have gained qualified teacher status or the equivalent. The university awards postgraduate research degrees (MPhil and PhD) in affiliation with Liverpool Hope University. In 2014, the university was awarded £1.8 million to establish the Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum Centre. The university secured a mother tranche of funding from HEFCE to explore innovation in the Higher Education sector. Reputation and rankings Newman University is the fourth ranked of the five universities in Birmingham according to the Complete University Guide, below the University of Birmingham, Aston University, and Birmingham City University. The university has a consistently high graduate employment rate of around ninety to ninety-five per cent. Newman was one of only fifteen universities to be awarded a 'High' ranking in the first Which? University Guide. In June 2014, the university was named the safest university for students in Birmingham by the Independent's Complete University Guide. The Student Support was nominated for the 'Outstanding Student Services Team' award at the Times Higher Education Awards in 2017. Newman University's teacher training courses received a Good in the most recent Ofsted inspection. Many of the university's courses are recognised by professional bodies such as the Chartered Management Institute, BASES and British Psychological Society. National Student Survey (NSS) In 2019,