A public university in Horsforth, Leeds, with origins in two Catholic teacher training colleges. Known for its focus on employability, with all degrees including professional work placements.
Address: Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Journalism, Teacher Training, Sport and Exercise Sciences
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong emphasis on professional work placements for all students. Partnerships with schools, media organisations, and businesses.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as education, media, psychology, and sport. Focus on professional practice and impact.
Famous Alumnis:
Kimberley Walsh, Nick Hodgson (Kaiser Chiefs), Dorothy Koomson
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
700
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
30000
Pros
Guaranteed professional work placements, strong community feel, good student support.
Cons
Smaller university with a more limited range of subjects, lower research profile.
Best For
Students seeking degrees with integrated professional placements, particularly in journalism, education, or sport, in a supportive environment.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with St Mary's University, Twickenham is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 6,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Plymouth Marjon University overlaps with this institution on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, so the two are easy to compare, and it is smaller, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Leeds Beckett University follows much the same lines as this institution, with life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning as common ground, and it covers civil engineering and manufacturing as well, and is far larger, with about 24,500 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- The comparison with University of Chichester is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it is slightly larger, at about 6,200 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning at the centre is University of Suffolk, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this university is on your list for life sciences, AI and machine learning and software engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in India deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- If this institution is on your list for life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, Dartmouth College in the United States deserves a comparison, because it is slightly larger, at about 7,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is private, whereas this institution is public.
- The closest overseas parallel on life sciences, data analytics and software engineering is University of Colorado Denver, located in the United States; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- For a study option in Spain with a comparable spread of life sciences, data analytics and engineering, Autonomous University of Madrid is the reference point: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- If this institution is on your list for life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, Université de Moncton in Canada deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution and also offers certificate and diploma programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Innovation, Research and Development, Training
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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