Bradford College

Bradford College is a further and higher education college in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, with approximately 25,000 students. The college offers a range of full and part-time courses from introductory level through to postgraduate level and caters for a variety of students, including school leavers, adults wanting to return to education, degree-level students and those seeking professional qualifications.

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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. It was the first British university to establish a Department of Peace Studies in 1973, which is currently the world's largest university centre for the study of peace and conflict.

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Bradford Burns Unit

The Bradford Burns Unit is a burns research facility set up at University of Bradford following the Bradford fire disaster on 11 May 1985. The fire disaster at Valley Parade killed 56 people and injured more than 250. Professor David Sharpe founded the Bradford Burns Unit after he received many of the burns victims from the Bradford Fire Disaster. On 11 May 1985, just before half time of the old Division 3 fixture between Bradford City Football Club and Lincoln City Football Club, in the last game of the 1984–85 season, a fire broke out in the G block of the main stand at Valley Parade. The fire quickly spread and within minutes the whole of the wooden main stand was engulfed, resulting in the deaths of 56 people and injury of more than 250. After a full inquest, it was revealed that the cause of the fire was a disregarded cigarette, which had been dropped where there was a build-up of litter. This caught fire and, with the assistance of wind and a wooden stand, caused the fire to spread quickly. The horrific injuries that Sharpe had to treat along with other staff led to his setting up the Bradford Burns Unit at Bradford University to research ways of treating burns injuries. Bradford newspaper Telegraph & Argus set up an appeal to save the Bradford Burns Unit in 2009 after it was reported that the Bradford Burns Unit needed £100,000 to keep doing their research work. As a result of the need for ongoing funding for the Burns Unit, in late 2010 Bantams Trek was set up to raise money for it. It was given its name as the majority of events would involve walking. It was set up by Bradford City assistant kit manager Graham Duckworth whose first walk was from Bradford City's home ground Valley Parade to Lincoln City's home ground at Sincil Bank, a 73-mile walk completed in under 24 hours on 1 January 2011. It raised £6,660 for the Bradford Burns Unit and a presentation was made at half time of the corresponding fixture between Bradford City and Lincoln City at Valley Parade on 2 February 2011.

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Iraq Economic Development Group

The Iraq Economic Development Group (also frequently abbreviated to IEDG) is an apolitical private limited company established in United Kingdom that facilitates financial services in Britain. Its official abbreviated form is IEDG_UK Ltd and its abbreviated form is commonly used. IEDG_UK Ltd. is headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Pictureville Cinema

Pictureville Cinema is a cinema auditorium located within the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The building was originally the Theatre for Bradford Central Library which opened in 1967. Pictureville is one of the best equipped cinemas in the world. It is equipped for 35 mm, 70 mm, 4K resolution and Cinerama projection. The cinema features Dolby Digital EX, DTS and 8 Channel SDDS digital sound systems. It has the only public Cinerama projection system outside the USA. The cinema opened on 8 April 1992, with a charity performance of Hook in 70 mm and 6-channel stereophonic sound. The first Cinerama screening was This is Cinerama on 16 June 1993.