@Alongthetowpath the medical school is relatively new, while it's been there for years (and I believe is pretty state of the art - at least it was when I was a student), originally the degrees were awarded by Manchester University. I think Keele qualified to award the degrees in their name about 12-15years ago.
The university also has a large science park, some of the work there has been very high profile, so I imagine their strategy is to focus on their science/medical profile because I think this generates a lot of money.
When I was there, late noughties, there was very much a good balance between medical and non-medical students. Because almost every student read dual-honours there was a great balance between all subjects.
Student life has definitely changed since I was there, students don't drink as much as we did, but I believe Keele has the highest student bar ratio of all campuses so if a student wants the party lifestyle then they have the opportunity.
...I assume they still have the night bus for any students living off campus.
Pastoral care was great in my day, too, and the teaching standards of various subjects was on a par with Oxbridge (according to the published ratings assessments of the time)