A private higher education provider founded by James Dyson, offering a degree apprenticeship model where students work at Dyson alongside their studies, earning a salary and paying no tuition fees.
Address: Dyson, Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, SN16 0RP, England, United Kingdom
Engineering
Domains taught:
- Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Deeply integrated with Dyson Ltd. Students are employees and work on real projects within Dyson’s R&D departments. Curriculum co-designed with Dyson engineers.
Research:
Research and development integrated into Dyson’s innovation pipeline. Focus on practical application, problem-solving, and product development for Dyson.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A (recent institution, first cohort graduated 2021)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
160
Current students***:
210
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
150
Pros
Unique degree apprenticeship model (earn while you learn), direct industry experience with a leading tech company, no tuition fees, small cohort sizes.
Cons
Highly specialized and focused on Dyson’s needs, very small student cohort, intense program, limited university social life compared to traditional institutions.
Best For
Aspiring engineers seeking a hands-on, debt-free degree apprenticeship integrated with a major global technology company, focusing on real-world problem solving.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering stands out for its focus on manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, and covers civil engineering and project management as well.
- TEDI-London takes a similar route through robotics, manufacturing and software engineering, and it also offers master's programmes and covers industrial design and ecology and sustainability as well.
- University of Leeds sits close to this institution on robotics, materials and software engineering; it also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers food science and life sciences as well.
- The comparison with University of Strathclyde is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it is public, whereas this school is private, and also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Webb Institute in the United States is the nearest foreign match on mechanical engineering, materials and engineering; it is smaller, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 210 here, and is also a private institution.
- For robotics, materials and software engineering outside the home country, Olin College of Engineering in the United States is a natural reference; it runs the same bachelor's programmes and covers industrial design and bioengineering as well.
- On content, Orona Ideo Innovation City in Spain and this institution are close, as both teach robotics, manufacturing and mechanical engineering; it covers automation as well, and is larger, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 210 here.
- Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià in Spain pursues a similar profile in robotics, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it covers automation as well, and is far larger, with about 1,000 students against roughly 210 here.
- Beyond national borders, Balseiro Institute stands out as a comparable school for robotics, mechanical engineering and materials; it is slightly smaller, at about 150 students against roughly 210 here, and also offers master's and doctoral 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.
- Agile Methodology, Continuous Improvement, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, Innovation, Product Development, User-Centered Design
*: 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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