Teesside University Profile
History
•Teesside University is dynamic and energetic, celebrating more than 80 years of innovative and inspiring education.
•We're the best new university for the student experience in England.
Location and transport
•A lively town centre campus in the central Middlesbrough with the facilities available in walking distance.
•A new campus opened in the September 2011.
Teaching standards
•Five staff awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for brilliance in teaching.
•84 per cent of degree students are happy with the course. History scored 100 per cent, 96 per cent for English studies and 94 per cent for occupational therapy
Research standards
•Research classed as being of the international quality almost 70 per cent in the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in the year 2008.
•55 per cent of research entered by Teesside University in computing was stated as internationally excellent
Academic strengths
•Teaching and learning is placed at the heart of academic standards at the University.
•Teesside provides many industries recognized and accredited courses. On several courses students gain the practical experience working in the business and industry.
Student facilities, including library and computing
•The Library resources of the Teesside’s are in English universities' top ten and number one in North East.
•More than 5,000 computer workstations are available for the students across University with free facility of WiFi.
Notable alumni
•Stephen Uppal, English Studies, he is best known to over 5m viewers as Ravi Roy in teen soap Hollyoaks.
•Suzannah Clarke, Business Studies internationally renowned opera singer graduated from Teesside in the year 1992.