Overview: University of Gloucestershire is one of the best universities in England that offers a broad spectrum of undergraduate, postgraduate masters and PhD degrees. Additionally, it also offers accredited and non-accredited short courses which promote professional and individual growth.
Established In: Established in 1834, University of Gloucestershire is a university that is chiefly based in Gloucestershire, England......Continuing reading Students are spread over a total of four campuses, including one at Gloucestershire and three at Cheltenham.
Specialty: The University’s academic strengths consist of Health and Social Care, Media, Art and Communications, Sports Science, Education, Humanities, Business, Environmental Science, Social Science.
Infrastructure: University of Gloucestershire has a strong infrastructure base. Each of its campuses contains a well equipped library for students to peruse. LCD screen computers are available for use along with wireless internet access. Over £5 million has been invested towards the creation of a sustainable and modern university. Each of the four campuses of the University of Gloucestershire encompasses student help zones – a student service that aims to assist with any support, advice and help it can provide to the students.
Each individual campus offers certain additional infrastructural benefits as well. For instance, the Oxstalls campus proffers state-of-the-art sports amenities and technologies. The Park campus contains a launderette, a medical centre and 24 acres of landscaped grounds and gardens. Francis Close Hall campus is home to up-to-date laboratories, ICT and design studios. Transportation is also taken care of by the University of Gloucestershire. During term time, an inter-campus bus service is available for use by the students, between Gloucester and Cheltenham. Both Gloucester and Cheltenham are well connected with road and rail links.
Hostel: As far as accommodation goes, the University of Gloucestershire roughly has 1,350 places in both Gloucester and Cheltenham combined. The cost of the rooms typically ranges from £78 to £106 a week.
Faculty: Academically, University of Gloucestershire is divided into faculties in terms of academics. All students studying at University of Gloucestershire belong to one of the University's three Faculties. Each faculty is accountable for particular subject areas, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses and carries out research in associated areas. The faculties are not just responsible for spearheading the university’s research and commercial activities in their respective fields; they are also required to formulate and deliver taught programmes. The benefit to the students stems from this very concentration of research, activity and partnerships with external organizations which guarantees taught programmes are pertinent and up-to-date. The teaching faculty is extremely accessible to the students. The Centre for Active Learning was proclaimed Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning by the Higher Education Funding Council. The University of Gloucestershire has also received recognition by numerous external bodies including the British Psychological Society, the Law Society and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.....Reading in short