De Montfort University (informally De Montfort) is a public research and teaching university situated in the medieval Old Town of Leicester, England, adjacent to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens. 40% of the University's research was deemed 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent' in the United Kingdom Research Assessment Exercise, highlighting particular strength in English literature, where it equalled the University of Cambridge. The University has the second highest number of National Teaching Fellows of all UK universities. De Montfort is composed of two campuses; Leicester City and the outlying Charles Frears. The former, being within close proximity of the Leicester Castle complex, houses numerous listed buildings including the 15th century Magazine Gateway and the early 14th century Trinity House. The campus has seen several recent developments as part of a ten-year £200 million initiative by the University, such as the £35 million Hugh Aston Building; constructed to bring students from the Faculty of Business and Law closer to the centre of the University's infrastructure.