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10,000
students and
AN EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES | 13
2,000
staff living and
working on campus
An Education that Inspires
Keele offers distinctive programmes and a learning
environment that enables our students to make the
most of their time at University.
The University is justly proud of its students and alumni,
who set themselves ambitious goals as they seek to
make a positive impact on the world around them. Our
students voted Keele top of the NSS Survey for three
consecutive years (2014, 2015 and 2016) and our
teaching has been ranked as ‘Gold’ in the Teaching
Excellence Framework.
We are committed to providing opportunities for all those
who can demonstrate the determination to succeed
at the University irrespective of their circumstances
or background. We offer our students a supportive
community and provide financial support when
appropriate through generous bursaries and scholarships.
Originally a University that offered only interdisciplinary
options and an integrated Foundation Year, we have now
evolved into an institution where a third of our students
continue to study two or more disciplines to completion.
We have maintained a thriving Foundation Year, providing
pathways to inspirational education that we are proud
to offer. Our programmes are innovative, inspirational
and delivered by exceptional staff, with outstanding
commitment to high-quality education provision and
student-centred experiences.
We have extensive outreach and widening participation
activity, including being lead institution of one of the
29 HEFCE-funded NCOP schemes; Higher Horizons+.
Colleagues across the institution work with thousands
of school-aged students, their parents and teachers,
giving guidance on higher education choices and
delivering aspiration-raising activities both on and off
campus. The campus offers a wide range of co-curricular
activities which are an important part of our broad degree
offering, which extends far beyond the boundaries of the
classroom.
With 10,000 students and 2,000 staff living and working
on the Keele campus, we are the size of a small town.
We have a strong postgraduate community, and have
a clear strategy to grow both postgraduate taught and
research student numbers. Our postgraduate research
numbers have grown significantly over the last 5 years.