A public research and teaching institution, De Montfort University (DMU) is located in Leicester, England, next to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens. In 2008, the United Kingdom Research Assessment Exercise rated 70% of the university's research as "world leading" (40%), or "internationally excellent" (30%). The evaluation also revealed an area of special strength in English literature, where its RAE score was on level with Cambridge University's. Of all UK universities, the university boasts the second-highest number of National Teaching Fellows. A public research and teaching institution, De Montfort University (DMU) is located in Leicester, England, next to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens. In 2008, the United Kingdom Research Assessment Exercise rated 70% of the university's research as "world leading" (40%), or "internationally excellent" (30%). The evaluation also revealed an area of special strength in English literature, where its RAE score was on level with Cambridge University's. Of all UK universities, the university boasts the second-highest number of National Teaching Fellows.