University of Huddersfield

History

• Established in 1825 as the Huddersfield Scientific and Mechanic Institute.
• The university has a long and proud tradition of providing education.

Notable alumni

• Sir George Buckley – Chairman, President and CEO, 3M.
• Sir John Harman – former Chairman of the Environment Agency.
• Captain Lisa Head (deceased) – 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment.
• Sally Nugent – journalist for BBC.
• Kavita Oberoi – Managing Director, Oberoi Consulting.

Location and transport

• A town centre campus, a few minutes walk from one of the largest towns in the UK, with sporting, cultural and social amenities you would expect from a major regional centre.
• Conveniently placed for all the major centres in the north of England. At the heart of rail and motorway networks.

Entry standards

• Visit the website for information about entry standards at Huddersfield.

Student mix

• Undergraduates 53% women, 47% men.
• Undergraduates 9% from outside the UK.

Teaching standards

• Excellent teaching quality.
• Pattern of excellent performances in every National Student Survey with around 80 per cent of scores at or above the national average

Research standards

• In the 2008  RAE, most of the areas in which Huddersfield entered contained world-leading work.
• A third of the university’s submission was placed in the top two categories, with music and social work being among the exceptional performers.
• Result of the 2008 RAE was a 45 per cent increase in research funding.

Academic strengths

• Centre of Excellence in Teacher Training.
• Centre for Industrial Collaboration in Precision Technology.
• As well as the Research Standards strengths, the university is strong in sciences, notably chemistry.
• Emphasis on work placements in almost all course areas has resulted in exceptionally high figures for graduate employment – Huddersfield is now 16th in Unistats league.

Student facilities, including library and computing

• The university's learning resources (computing and library support for students, and the quality of the estate) continue to be highly rated.
• The university met or exceeded the national average in every case (NSS).

Disability services

• For information on the disability services at Huddersfield, telephone 01484 472675, email disability@hud.ac.uk or visit the website.

Sport

• The Sports Hall at the Huddersfield campus includes a 30-station fitness centre, two squash courts, male and female changing rooms and a five-court sports hall utilised for many indoor sports and a fitness programme. There is also a floodlit astroturf pitch and grass pitches at Storthes Hall Student Village. This site is managed by Hudderfield's partner Shelley FC.

Recent/prospective new builds

• £11.5-m Enterprise and Innovation Centre to be completed spring/summer 2012.
• Newly acquired and remodelled Queens Street Studio for Architecture, Interior and Product Design students opened in September 2011.
• Design and construction of a £21.5-m Learning and Leisure Centre to be opened in Jan 2014, to fully integrate with the recently remodelled Library and Central Computing Facility.
• £17-m Business School opened September 2010.
• Innovative and environmentally friendly Creative Arts Building including rehearsal spaces and a recital hall opened in 2008.

Availability of part-time work

• Good availability.
• University runs a job bureau to help students find good quality part-time jobs with local employers.