The University of Worcester is a public research university, based in Worcester, England. Worcester is the only university based in the counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. With a history dating back to 1946, the university began awarding degrees in 1997 and was granted full university status in 2005. The University of Worcester is a close-knit and high-achieving community where students are supported to succeed at every level.The University has been ranked in the top 3 in the UK for Quality Education in all three years - 2019, 2020 and 2021 - of the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings, which assess how universities globally are meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The University has also been the No.1 university in England for Gender Equality in all three years of the rankings. Worcester has been shortlisted three times as the Times Higher Education’s University of the Year – in 2016, 2019 and 2020 - and twice for University of the Year in the UK Social Mobility Awards – in 2019 and 2020. In the 2020 National Student Survey, 85% of Worcester final year students said they were satisfied overall, above the national average of 83.2% and putting the University as one of the top scoring universities in the Midlands. Fourteen courses at Worcester received 100% satisfaction.Worcester achievementsTop 3 in the UK for Quality Education - 2019, 2020 and 2021 Times Higher Education University Impact RankingsSustainability Institution of the Year - Winner- 2019 Green Gown AwardsUniversity of the Year - Finalist - 2020 Times Higher Education Awards and UK Social Mobility AwardsOutstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Winner - 2020 Times Higher Education AwardsTop 10 for Sustained Employment - Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey (2017 and 2020)Top 20 for Student Experience - Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022A place for everyoneThe University is a truly inclusive place where every person counts as an individual. From designing imaginative facilities to providing practical support and tailored learning, we strive to help people of all backgrounds and abilities to achieve their own rich potential. We work hard to break down barriers and provide opportunities for all. In 2020 we were the winner of the Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.Worcester is home to Europe’s first integrated university and public library, The Hive, and Britain’s first inclusive indoor sports hall purpose-designed to include the wheelchair athlete, the University of Worcester Arena, two facilities that exemplify our commitment to inclusion. Our commitment to supporting students’ wellbeing was recognised in being shortlisted for Outstanding Student Support in 2018 and 2019 in the Times Higher Education University Awards, and we are regularly identified as a best practice example in this field. We believe in educating and supporting the whole person to succeed in their own personal endeavours but to also use the skills they develop to build a better world.High quality teachingIn the first ever national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), Worcester was rated Silver, with assessors commenting that Worcester “delivers high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students” and “consistently exceeds rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education”.We were placed 20th for student experience and 23rd for teaching quality in the Times Good University Guide 2022.The TEF panel noted that we excel at teaching which encourages high levels of student engagement and commitment to learning and study. Including “excellent levels” of contact time and schemes that involve students in the process of enhancing their own learning experience.
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