A public university that gained university status in 1992, with roots in Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and Art (1870). Strengths in areas like pharmacy, creative technologies, criminology, and marine science.
Address: University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Pharmacy, Creative Technologies, Criminology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with local businesses, creative industries (e.g. Centre for Creative and Immersive eXtended Reality – CCIXR), and public sector organisations. Focus on employability and innovation.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as digital media, forensic science, pharmacy, environmental science, cybersecurity, and space science (Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation). TEF Gold.
Famous Alumnis:
Ben Fogle (honorary), Grayson Perry (honorary), Simon Armitage (former lecturer), Ron Davies
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2900
Current students***:
25500
Foreign students***:
15%
Cumulative former students***:
145000
Pros
Good graduate employability, strong in certain vocational areas, coastal city location, growing research in areas like plastics and cosmology.
Cons
Research profile is developing, less well-known internationally than some older universities, facilities vary.
Best For
Students seeking career-focused degrees in a historic maritime city, with strengths in pharmacy, creative tech, criminology, and applied sciences, valuing employability.
- Cybersecurity, Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Marine Ecosystems, User experience (UX), 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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