Background/History

Founded in 1825, the University of Huddersfield – originally the Huddersfield Scientific and Mechanic Institute – has a longstanding tradition of providing vocational education.

 

Located in Huddersfield town centre, alongside the picturesque Narrow Canal and tree-lined towpath, old bridges and converted mills.

 

Why University of Huddersfield?

Huddersfield offers various prospects for their student who wishes to study here.

 

Ranked Top 10 for Paid Work Placements in England, all its courses offer work placement giving students extraordinary insight and real-world experience. (HDSA, 2012/13)

 

It boasts a great record of 94.9% of graduates going straight into employment or further study after their degree. (DLHES, 2013/14)

 

It generally has an overall student satisfaction of 88%, higher than the national average. (NSS, 2015)

 

Through surveys of employers, QS World University Rankings, 2015 has given Huddersfield a rating of 5*.

 

The University is also ranked Top 5 in the world for international student to study and continually invest in facilities, support and societies. (International Student Barometer, 2014)

 

Nationally, Huddersfield is ranked 59^th (The Guardian University Guide 2016) in the UK.

 

Academically, the university has seven academic schools: Applied Sciences, Art, Design and Architecture, Business, Computing and Engineering, Education and Professional Development, Human and Health Sciences and Music, Humanities and Media.

Huddersfield offers a 3-term International Foundation Year Programme, an ideal preparation for studying your chosen undergraduate degree. Students can choose to study in subject areas including Business and Law; Creative Arts; Engineering, Computing and Sciences; Hospitality and Tourism; Management; Social and Behavioural Sciences and; Transport and Logistics.

 

Similarly, the University offers an intensive 3-term International Year One Programme designed for international students who are overqualified to study the International Foundation Year but under-qualified for direct entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree.

 

Awards/Accolades

Huddersfield aspires to be an inspiring and innovative university of international renown. This is recognised through its various outstanding works over the years.

 

In 2013, the University was awarded the Times Higher Education University of the Year in recognition of university that has ‘demonstrated exceptional performance in the past academic year’.

 

In 2015, the University was named the New University of the Year at the Educate North Award from a panel of more than 20 leading figures from the fields of education, business and politics.

 

Excelling in enterprise and innovation, the University was named the Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year in 2012. This was followed up in 2013, when Professor Elizabeth Towns-Andrews, the University’s 3M Professor of Innovation won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion.

 

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bob Cryan CBE was awarded the Guardian Higher Education Award for Inspiring Leader in 2013 and won the Leadership Award at the Educate North Awards in 2015. The leadership and management team in 2015 won Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development at the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards.

 

Internationally, Huddersfield was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade, 2013. The following year in 2014, the university was recognised with 4 stars by QS.

 

In 2014, the University were awarded the Times Higher Education Best University Workplace and topped the tables in all four main categories in a survey carried out amongst staff in higher education across the country. In 2015, we were also recognised for our commitment to gender equality – including the recruitment and career development of more female scientists and engineers – by being granted the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.

 

University of Huddersfield has also received official honours earning a Queen’s Anniversary Prize, one of the most coveted distinctions in UK Higher Education in 2015 for its role in expanding the global boundaries of new music.