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About us

At the University of Plymouth, we are proud to be a top 2 modern UK university (Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, 2024) and are internationally renowned for high-quality research and teaching. We have also recently been awarded Gold ratings across the board in the latest round of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023). With over 190 courses to choose from, we can find you the right course to realise your dream career. 

We want to use our knowledge for action – to make real change and solve global challenges. Our students are immersed in their subject through hands-on study, applying their learning to real-world situations. From our health professionals' students having patient contact from day one, to architecture students designing the city’s new housing estates, right through to our law students working in our award-winning Law Clinic for the community, we want you to be equipped for life after graduation. 

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It's your future - make it count!

At the University of Plymouth, we’ll support you to make the most of your academic and social life in an exciting student city by the sea. Apply now to join a top 2 modern UK university, recently awarded triple gold in the teaching excellence framework for student experience, teaching quality, and student outcomes.

What makes us different

  • Join a top 2 modern UK university (Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, 2024). 
  • Be taught by the experts. The University of Plymouth has been awarded gold ratings across the board in the latest round of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
  • Study by the sea. A vibrant city atmosphere with the dramatic countryside of Dartmoor and some of Britain’s most beautiful beaches close by means you’ll be right in the centre of the action.  
  • Over 95% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating according to the most recent Graduate Outcomes Survey.
  • Be part of a supportive community. Inclusiveness and wellbeing is at the heart of Plymouth - we consider your personal life equally as important as your academic life. We were voted as having one of the top Student Union venues in the UK (Best Bar None 2022) and one of the top 20 best universities for personal tutors (Student Crowd, 2022).  
Find out more about the courses on offer at University of Plymouth.

Getting stuck into societies and the community in general is so important because some of the best memories are made at university. It felt like home for me within a few weeks of coming here. Just imagine studying with gorgeous sea views and then watching the sunset whilst eating fish and chips with a sea breeze!

Christina - BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
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Course locations

Main Site

Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA

Truro, Cornwall

Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3HD

Plymouth Site

Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA

Exeter

WESC Foundation, Topsham Road, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 6HA