University of Portsmouth Profile


History
•In the year 1869 Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and Art founded.
•In the year 1992 Portsmouth Polytechnic became a university.

Location and transport
•Excellent facilities at a vibrant city centre location, nearny the sea in City of Portsmouth.
•The Avaliablity of flat ground for cheap cabs, cycling, easy rail and road links to London; cross Channel ferry port.
•Energetic student pub and club scene.

Entry standards
•Entry standards vary. Some courses like psychology and pharmacy require high A level grades.
•The university welcomes students without traditional qualifications if they have potential.

Student mix
•The ratio of male and female 53:47.
•89 per cent of undergraduates are UK/EU students and 11 per cent are international students from beyond the EU.

Teaching standards
•Portsmouth rates top in National Student Survey with an overall satisfaction rating of 85 per cent placing it in top 30 mainstream English universities for the overall satisfaction. The university won highest possible rating in Quality Assurance Agency audit.
•More than 600 radiographers, medical technologists, paramedics,  pharmacists, clinicians and social workers graduate from University each year.

Research standards
•In the European Studies, 100 per cent of submitted research was graded internationally excellent or world leading.
•In Applied Mathematics, where the Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation does internationally renowned research in cosmology, Portsmouth is equal first with the Cambridge, Durham and Oxford, with 75 per cent of its research internationally excellent and world-leading. Funding has now increased by nearly 80 per cent.

Academic strengths
•Around half of all our students are on courses which lead to the professional accreditation.
•Over  89 per cent of our 2010 graduates are in employment or further study and training.

Student facilities, including library and computing
•Award winning library in the central location, providing 394,000 volumes, 22,187 periodicals,  around 900 study places zoned for quiet, silent and group study, short loan collection; staff to help on each floor, and specialist help from Faculty Librarians; extensive access to the electronic resources both on and off campus, comprising over 85,000 e-books.

Sport
•Modern indoor facilities

Excellent outdoor facilities.
•Partnership with the Navy Sailing Centre, Southsea Rowing Club and tennis dome offers access to student clubs.