6 | WORKING AT KEELE
Keele Background
Keele University is a world class campus-based University committed to providing the highest quality learning and living environment in which our students and researchers can flourish .
The University makes a unique contribution to higher education in its continued commitment to encouraging interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education and research .
Keele offers distinctive educational programmes and a learning environment that enables our students to make the most of their time at university . As a result , Keele students are among the most satisfied in the country . Keele is ranked Top 10 in England for Overall Student Satisfaction ( broad-based public universities , NSS 2021 ). Keele graduates are highly prized for their flexibility of thought and the maturity of their social skills .
96 % of Keele students who graduated in 2017 finding full-time employment or further study within six months ( HESA – Destination of leavers from HE 2017 ).
The University College of North Staffordshire was founded in 1949 and received its Royal Charter as the University of Keele in 1962 . There was a deliberate aim to break away from the pattern of the specialised honours degree , avoiding as far as possible the divisions between different branches of study . Whilst there have been changes , the coherence of Keele ’ s academic vision remains , with continued emphasis on academic breadth through a wide range of elective modules and interdisciplinary degrees , as well as continuing to offer many integrated and combined degree programmes .