University of Worcester

Originally founded in 1946 as a Teacher Training College. Degree-awarding powers held since 1996.

Granted full university status in 2005. Worcester is 51.5 km (32 miles) south west of Birmingham and is easily accessible by air, rail and the M5 motorway network. The University is located centrally, just a short walk from the train and bus stations. The St John's Campus is a 15 minute walk/5 minute drive/10 minute bus journey from Worcester city centre, while the City campus is right in the heart of the city, close to both train and bus stations. Worcester has two train stations – Foregate Street and Shrub Hill. National Express operate eight buses a day to Worcester. 

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66% of students are female.

61% of students are mature (21 years old and over).

27% of students study on a part-time basis.

Applications to places ratio 5:1.

Course Flexibility

Joint and major minor degree courses are widely available. All single honours students have opportunities to take free choice modules in other subjects. There are opportunities to mix full-time and part-time study. A change to the curriculum in 2013 allows more opportunity for course-related employability skills training and activities. The university's mission is to provide high quality, inclusive, education. Student satisfaction levels are high. The university performs well in all external quality assessments. 

All academic staff are expected to engage in advanced scholarship and research. The University has a number of well-regarded research centres, including the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Centre, and the Association for Dementia Studies. Other particularly strong subjects include health sciences, including Psychology, Biological Sciences, English, and History. 

Teacher Education, Early Years, Sport and Exercise Science, including disability sport, Psychology, Nursing and Midwifery, Biology, History, Heritage and Archaeology Studies, and Management and Leadership. The University has invested significantly in a new library – the Hive was opened by HM The Queen in July 2012. It is the first joint university and public library in Britain, housing more than 275,000 books and over 12 miles of history records. A new study and guidance centre at the St John’s Campus contains 400 study spaces, PCs, Macs and access to a complete range of student services.

All halls of residence have internet access and on-campus media services offer students a wide range of multi-media support.