A public university with an ecumenical Christian foundation, with campuses in Liverpool. Focus on humanities, arts, education, and social sciences.
Address: Hope Park, Liverpool, L16 9JD, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Education, Theology, Creative Arts
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Life Sciences, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with schools, faith communities, and cultural organisations. Emphasis on values-based education and community service.
Research:
Research in areas such as education, theology, humanities, social sciences, and creative arts, often with an ethical or community focus.
Famous Alumnis:
Willy Russell, Jenny Meadows, Malik Al Nasir
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
30000
Pros
Strong community and pastoral care, attractive campuses, good for humanities and teacher training.
Cons
Smaller university with a distinct faith-based ethos which may not appeal to all, more limited STEM provision.
Best For
Students seeking a supportive, values-driven university experience, particularly in education, theology, arts, or humanities.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, University of Winchester stands out for its focus on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, St Mary's University, Twickenham and this university are close, as both teach life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it is slightly larger, at about 6,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics can consider University of Chester, and it covers engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 15,500 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- In terms of fields, Abertay University is the nearest neighbour, with ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics again at the core; it covers computer vision and engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,800 students.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning can consider York St John University, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, Dartmouth College in the United States is where ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics get a comparable treatment; it is private, whereas this institution is public, and also offers mba programmes.
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in China is the nearest foreign match on robotics, life sciences and data analytics; it is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For robotics, ecology and sustainability and life sciences outside the home country, Örebro University in Sweden is a natural reference; it covers food science and statistics as well, and is far larger, with about 17,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- University of Hyderabad offers an international parallel to this university, with life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning as common ground; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers chemistry and physics as well.
- St. Francis Xavier University in Canada is the nearest foreign match on ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it covers chemistry and physics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 5,000 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.
*: 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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