Awarded full university title and research degree awarding powers in 2005, The University of Northampton is a dynamic, modern university situated in the heart of England.
A medium-sized University with 10,000 students and two Northampton-based campuses, just 2.5 miles apart, we offer hundreds of courses to meet all needs and interests. From foundation and undergraduate level to postgraduate, professional and doctoral qualifications, you can study traditional arts, humanities and sciences subjects, as well as more modern subjects such as entrepreneurship, product design or advertising.
The only university in Northamptonshire, we provide a unique resource to this and surrounding counties, not only through the learning and skills development we can offer to individuals and employees, but also from the highly skilled graduate workforce, bespoke consultancy and research we can deliver. The largest regional trainer of future healthcare and teaching professionals, the Universitys Sunley Management Centre enjoys a national reputation for training, consultancy and development it provides to executives and professionals.
We are very much an international player too. We welcome over 700 international students from 100 different countries each year and enjoy a global reputation in many of our subject specialisms, including waste management, leather technology and fashion. Higher education has changed beyond all recognition over the 30 years weve been delivering it — you can now study online, at University, at work or at home. You can even design your own degree, by choosing the combinations of subjects you are interested in.
By 2010, we intend to increase our student numbers by 20% and become a national model of excellence in engaged learning. We plan to double the income we receive from research and knowledge transfer activities.
Facts and figures
•The University of Northampton is Northamptonshires only dedicated provider of higher education.
•It has around 10,000 students across both its Avenue and Park campuses, with well over a third being mature students.
•Weve invested over £70m in our campuses in the past decade, with another £80m planned by 2015
•We offer over 250 courses at undergraduate (including Foundation Degrees), professional and postgraduate level in a wide range of traditional and modern subjects
•In 2003/04 alone, 94% of our graduates went into full-time employment or further higher education after their study.
•Over half of our students obtain first class or upper second class honours degrees
•We generate over £2m research income each year and have nine approved centres of research
•The School of Education is the countys largest provider of teacher training
•The School of Health enjoys strong links with health and social care providers across the region — most of the local nurses and midwifes have been trained at this University!
•The Dean of our School of Social Sciences received one of two prestigious National Teaching Fellowships awarded to staff at this University
•Northampton Business School is taking part in a national Government pilot — one of just five universities — to develop intensive two-year and work-based four year degrees
•Our Portfolio Innovation Centre provides offices within a hub of expertise in the Arts for start-up companies in the Creative Industries
•The School of Applied Sciences is a recognised world leader in the fields of waste management, leather and lift technology
•Our academic experts make regular TV appearances — the Parapsychology team appears on Most Haunted, while Health and Applied Sciences staff/students provide expert advice to C4s How Clean is Your House?
•Our oldest graduate to date has been 84 years young!
•Honorary recipients of the University include Radio 1 DJ, Jo Whiley and singer, Joan Armatrading.
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