University of Huddersfield - Queensgate Campus

Founded: 1992   Total Students: 17,300+

Overview

Whatever you aim to do in life, it pays to get a good education. And with high standards of teaching and learning and excellent facilities that's exactly what our students can expect from the University of Huddersfield. Based right in the town centre and at the heart of the local community, we help thousands of people, from school leavers to those returning to education after a gap, achieve their goals each year.

Why do nearly 20,000 students choose to study at Huddersfield?

Excellence

The University of Huddersfield is a growing centre of research and excellence and we always push the boundaries of knowledge.

  • The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.  In fact only 13 other Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
  • Further proof of teaching excellence; our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2022). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
  • The apprenticeship provision at the University of Huddersfield has been graded as OUTSTANDING. This is the highest possible grade that Ofsted can award.
  • We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
  • We are first in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 22 since 2008 (2023 data).
  • We've world-leading applied research groups in biomedical sciences, engineering and physical sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities.
  • The University of Huddersfield became the Times Higher Education University of the Year in November 2013. Judges highlighted the University’s outstanding record for student satisfaction and employability with the University placed in the top ten in the country in both categories. We asked our staff and students why they thought the University of Huddersfield won the University of the Year award. Here's what they said.

Programs Offered in University of Huddersfield - Queensgate Campus

  • 3-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • 4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Integrated Course
  • Master's Degree

    • Highlights

    • Top 15 University in the UK for work placement years in industry (HESA Student Record 17/18)
    • 100% of our undergraduate students have the opportunity to undertake professional work-related experience during their studies. This includes placements, industry-standard projects and real-world case studies*
    • Our student satisfaction is 82.70% (NSS, 2019)
    • The University of Huddersfield is a gold-rated university in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
    • In 2017, the University won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy)
    • The University is joint first in England for the proportion of staff with teaching qualifications (HESA 2020)
    • We are joint second for National Teaching Fellowships which mark Britain’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 17 since 2008 (2020 data).
    • Huddersfield is the only University where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy

    Campus Detail

    Main Campus Address

    Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

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