Campus
Keele's goal is to become the "ultimate 21st-century campus university". The campus is largely rural with 19th-century architecture. It is close to Newcastle-under-Lyme and Hanley (which is the main centre of the City of Stoke-on-Trent). By rail, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool are about an hour and London about 90 minutes by rail and three to four hours by road.
Apart from increasing numbers of academic and residential buildings, other facilities include an astronomical observatory, art gallery, arboretum, chapel, Islamic centre, shops, cafés and places to eat and drink. Keele Golf Course and practice range are close by. The campus also has science, business enterprise parks and conference centres. It is also home to the Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU).
The university has planning permission for a building programme on a 80 acres (32 ha) part of the campus for a mixture of academic and residential buildings to accommodate increased student numbers.
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