A public university that gained university status in 1992, with origins in the early 20th century. Known for media, tourism, animation, and health & social care.
Address: Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, England, United Kingdom
Media Production, Animation (NCVT), Tourism
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong industry links, particularly in media, animation (National Centre for Computer Animation), tourism, and healthcare. Placement opportunities integral to many courses.
Research:
Research in media, animation, health, archaeology, environmental sciences, and forensic science. Focus on professional practice and societal impact.
Famous Alumnis:
Dan O’Hagan, Angela Browning, Karl Pilkington (honorary), Nick Hector
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1900
Current students***:
19000
Foreign students***:
15%
Cumulative former students***:
85000
Pros
Leading in media and animation (especially CGI), strong industry connections and placements, good graduate employability in specific sectors.
Cons
Split campus (Talbot and Lansdowne), some courses highly specialized, Poole is smaller than major university cities.
Best For
Students aiming for careers in media, animation, tourism, or health, benefiting from strong industry links and practical, career-focused courses.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of computer vision, life sciences and data analytics can consider Teesside University, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers industrial design and engineering as well.
- Think of Abertay University when computer vision, ecology and sustainability and life sciences is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers engineering as well.
- Both schools build their programmes around ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and University of Chester is the one to compare first within the country, since it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers engineering as well.
- University of Stirling shares the core fields of this institution, namely marine science, ecology and sustainability and life sciences; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- For students who like the computer vision, life sciences and data analytics focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Edge Hill University fits well: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Flinders University in Australia shares the marine science, ecology and sustainability and life sciences orientation of this university, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers robotics and engineering as well.
- Beyond national borders, University of Turku stands out as a comparable school for marine science, ecology and sustainability and life sciences; it covers chemistry and physics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 21,900 students against roughly 19,000 here.
- For a study option in the United States with a comparable spread of marine science, ecology and sustainability and life sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz is the reference point: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers astroscience as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on marine science, ecology and sustainability and life sciences is University of Bergen in Norway, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Abroad, University of Galway (Ireland) covers marine science, life sciences and data analytics in a comparable way, and it covers civil engineering and bioengineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students.
*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.
- Design Thinking, Digital Marketing, Sustainable Practices, User experience (UX), User Interface (UI)
*: 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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