Staffordshire University

Deep in the heart of the north-west Midlands, Staffordshire University’s split up into three sites, one on the outskirts of market town Stafford and two others in ex-industrial Stoke. The latter is friendly, artsy and has a warm community feel about it, while Stafford is home to boozier, geekier types (Computing and Engineering are based here)... more detail Lots of students are on part-time or professional courses and the teaching’s got a good rep across a range of (some quite offbeat) subjects – Geography’s got a fair bit of kudos... more on academic Stoke’s the more mighty of the two towns when it comes to nightlife, with tons of welcoming pubs and a burgeoning club scene... more on entertainment There’s a wide participation in sports (but a middling performance in the student league) and even a football technology degree for the really keen... more on sports  Rooms in halls are cheap, fairly plush, most are en suite and all include bedding, crockery, TV licensing, insurance and a host of other goodies... more on housing There are 30 scholarships available to locals and around £85,000 in reserve for hardship loans... more on welfare

Woohoo: Cutting-edge teaching technology…
Boo: …not much in the way of books
Tel: (01782) 294 000
E-mail: admissions@staffs.ac.uk
Website: www.staffs.ac.uk