Key facts
- We are a forward thinking modern university with 33,000 students, 4,360 staff and a turnover of £241 million
- We have some of the UK's best and most modern campuses and facilities. We have invested £100 million in the last 10 years on teaching and learning facilities
- A varied and lively student population includes over 4,250 international students from more than 119 countries
- The University works with organisations around the world, particularly across Europe and Asia
- We run approximately 572 different courses (undergraduate, postgraduate, full- and part-time)
- Our graduates do well in finding jobs. 87 per cent are in work or further study within six months of completing their course
- We work with around 59 professional bodies, and with business and industry leaders including Sony, BP, NHS, Network Rail, Cisco, SAP and Microsoft
- We invest for success, with developments such as our £13 million Health and Wellbeing Building and multi-million pound research centres
- We provide the flexibility you need to fit study into busy lives. We run specialist flexible courses including part-time study, distance learning and work-based learning
- We are continuing to invest on a programme of building and refurbishment, including the new ACES building, which opened in 2008
