University of Gloucestershire Profile
History
•Granted university status in the year 2001. Predecessor colleges have been delivering quality education in the Gloucestershire since 1834.
Location and transport
•Regency Cheltenham is home of the two of campuses, with Oxstalls campus located just minutes from the center of historic Gloucester.
•Equidistant from Birmingham and Bristol, Gloucestershire provides bustling towns and striking scenery within the two hours reach of London.
Student mix
•Nearly 43% men, 57% women.
•Around 23% mature students.
•Approximately 5% international students.
Course flexibility
•Flexible modular scheme states that the students can map their own path by their degrees.
•The part-time and full-time options on a number of courses.
Research standards
•A recognised Centre of Excellence in the Rural Research is in the university's Countryside and Community Research Institute.
•A flourishing postgraduate research community with the traditional and taught doctorates, including a successful DBA.
Academic strengths
•Health and Sports Science, Social Care, Media, Art and Communications, Environmental Science, Education, Humanities, Social Science, Business.
Student facilities, including Library and Computing
•Each campus has its own library and LCD screen along with computing facilities.
•Oxstalls provides a discounted gym and a sports hall which is free to use.
•Each campus is home of a refectory selling various dishes at affordable prices.
Sport
•More than 30 different sports clubs with support for new.
•Teams in BUCS Premier League have men's futsal, and women's hockey and netball.
Notable alumni
•PJ Crook, the famous artist.
•Chris Beardshaw, the famous gardener.