Overview
The University of Gloucestershire is a public university based in Gloucestershire, England. It is located over three campuses, two in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester, namely Francis Close Hall, The Park, Oxstalls and The Centre for Art and Photography being near to Francis Close Hall. The university is the recent successor of a large number of merged, name-changed and reformed institutions of further and higher education. Its history spans nearly two centuries. It originates from the merger of two distinct strands of educational provision in Gloucestershire being that provided by Local Government and that founded by the Anglican Church.
The Cheltenham Mechanics' Institute was founded in 1834, while the Reverend Francis Close founded the Cheltenham Training College in 1847. In 1990, the two streams merged to form Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. The university status was granted to the college in October 2001.
Oxstalls
With an extensive network of connections to clubs, sports teams, theatres, festivals and venues, the students of Oxstalls enjoy a refreshingly varied timetable.
Located in the heart of Gloucester, Oxstalls is just 15 minutes’ walk from the city centre giving you easy access to the city’s clubs, bars, shops, theatres, venues and cafes. We are also just around the corner from Kingsholm rugby stadium, home to Gloucester Rugby and host to a number of Rugby World Cup matches in 2015.
If you’re a sports student you’ll love our labs and facilities, including our onsite performance lab, strength and conditioning suite, sports therapy clinics, fitness suite, and our all-weather pitch
Programs Offered in Global University Systems (GUS) - University of Gloucestershire - Oxstalls Campus
3-Year Bachelor's Degree 4-Year Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree Integrated Course Master's Degree
Highlights
- 96% Employed: Top 20 Grad Outcomes in England
- One of the top universities in the South West for successful job outcomes with 96% of our students in work or further study within 15 months of graduating. That ranks us in the top 20 universities in England for our graduate outcomes. (HESA: Graduate Outcomes 2023)
- Graduate Ready: 100% in Jobs or Further Study
- 100% of our graduates from Adult Nursing, Journalism, Primary Education, and Sound and Music Production courses are in graduate-level jobs or further study. (HESA: Graduate Outcomes 2023)
- Top 20: Careers, Support & International
- Top 20 in the UK for Career Prospects, Student Support and for International Student Experience in the WhatUni Student Choice Survey 2023.
- “Very High Quality” Teaching & Outcomes (TEF)
- Silver rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) with “very high-quality” student experience and outcomes.
- National Survey: Top Marks Across the Board
- Celebrated a rise in all measures in the 2023 National Student Survey, including academic support, assessment and feedback, and teaching.
- Five Courses in UK’s Top 10 for Teaching
- Our students rated 22 University of Gloucestershire courses above 90% for teaching and five of those featured in the UK top 10 for that measure. (2023 National Student Survey)
- Doubled Research Output: “Internationally Excellent” (REF)
- We doubled the size and range of our research in the most recent Research Excellence Framework, REF 2021