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Overview
Key stats
CUG ranking Source: Complete University Guide 2021
Undergraduate students Source: HESA, 2019 (note: only applies to undergraduate records)
TEF score The Teaching Excellence Framework is how the standard of teaching at this institution is judged by an independent panel of experts. It's broken down into three levels; gold, silver and bronze, and looks at teaching quality, learning environment and student outcomes.
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93%Full-time7%Part-time
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70%School leavers30%Mature students
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78%Undergraduate22%Postgraduate
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82%UK18%International
Overview
The University of Huddersfield is based in the centre of a vibrant town in the heart of beautiful Yorkshire and unlike some large cities in the UK, Huddersfield offers a relatively low cost of living.
There are seven academic schools at the university:
- Applied Sciences
- Art, Design and Architecture
- Business
- Computing and Engineering
- Education and Professional Development
- Human and Health Sciences
- Music, Humanities and Media
The university is recognised as a gold-rated university by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Based on the evidence available the TEF Panel judged that the university delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students.
In 2017, leading educationalists from around the world selected the University of Huddersfield as the first winner of the Global Teaching Excellence Award. The feedback from one of the judges said: “This University is truly inspiring and innovative.”
A current joint first in England for the proportion of professionally qualified teaching staff. Just under 94% of the university’s academic staff hold an appropriate teaching qualification(HESA 2020). 100% of the permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. The university is joint second for National Teaching Fellowships which mark the country’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 17 since 2008 (2020 data).
The university boasts world leading applied research groups across many subject areas, including biomedical sciences, engineering and physical sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities.
It is also a Top 15 university in England for work placements (HESA 18/19) and boasts strong links with universities across the world. This means there are opportunities to broaden your horizons through industry placements and through its many overseas exchange programmes. Placements are a valuable part of the courses at Huddersfield. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, placement opportunities may be more limited, however, the university’s excellent industry links and connections mean that they are still doing everything they can to ensure students have access to real-world experience throughout their course.
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