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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 has been consistently ranked highly for
student satisfaction in the National Student Survey. Keele
graduates are highly prized for their flexibility of thought
and the maturity of their social skills.
The University has one of the best graduate employment
rates in the UK, clearly evidencing that our students
achieve their potential. Keele remains in the UK top ten
for student employability, with 97.5% of students who
graduated in 2016 finding full-time employment or further
study within six months.
Keele also has high quality teaching; recently assessed
as ‘Gold’ in the Teaching Excellence Framework,
we have also been ranked 4th in Times Higher
Education for quality of teaching staff. Keele was the
first new post-war UK university of the 20th Century
and exemplified the innovation and idealism of the
post-war generations, offering bold alternative visions
for Higher Education.
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.
The most recent REF classified 97% of the University’s
research as world-leading or of international importance.
The innovations and discoveries of Keele academics
are key contributors to wider social and global issues,
and it is important to Keele that our educational delivery
is research-led.