A public university with origins in 1839 as a Church of England teacher training college, the first in the UK. Gained university status in 2005. Based in Chester with sites in Warrington and Shrewsbury.
Address: Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ, England, United Kingdom
Education, Health and Social Care, Business
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with local schools, hospitals (NHS), businesses, and community organizations. Strong links with Cheshire Constabulary for policing studies.
Research:
Applied research particularly in education, health, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Focus on professional practice and regional impact.
Famous Alumnis:
Alan Bleasdale, Duffy (attended affiliate college), Rob Wotton, Helen Jones
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1900
Current students***:
15500
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
85000
Pros
Historic roots with a focus on supportive learning environment, strong in teacher training and health professions, good student satisfaction.
Cons
Smaller research output compared to larger universities, distributed across several sites, limited postgraduate research options in some STEM areas.
Best For
Students valuing a supportive environment, with strengths in education, health, and social care, often with a vocational focus and strong community links.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of Suffolk sits close to this university on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 15,500 here.
- Both schools build their programmes around life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and University of Bedfordshire is the one to compare first within the country, since it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 21,000 students against roughly 15,500 here.
- Another national school that puts life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning at the centre is Edge Hill University, and it covers computer vision and robotics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 15,000 students.
- Leeds Trinity University shares the core fields of this institution, namely life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- On content, University of Chichester and this institution are close, as both teach life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it is smaller, enrolling about 6,200 students against roughly 15,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Flinders University brings a Australia setting to the same core fields, ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it is larger, enrolling about 25,921 students against roughly 15,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Seen from abroad, Dartmouth College (the United States) is a close relative on subject matter, since ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics are central to both, and it also offers mba programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 15,500 here.
- In Canada, University of Regina teaches much the same core subjects, ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it is also a public institution and also offers certificate and diploma programmes.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Griffith University in Australia, where ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics also form the core, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Beyond national borders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County stands out as a comparable school for ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*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.
- Health Sciences, Healthcare, Human-Centered Design, Innovation, Research and 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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