Founded in 1949, Keele University is located in the heart of the UK and ideally situated right by a bustling university town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and minutes away from the ever-developing city of Stoke-on-Trent and less than an hour away from Manchester and Birmingham.

With so much on offer locally, from our world famous potteries to theatres and our National Peak District Park, you’ll be spoilt for choice to make the most of your time whilst studying here at Keele University. You will get to enjoy the benefits of the beautiful, friendly and safe Keele campus community, whilst being close to both town and city life.
From Stoke-on-Trent train station, you are just a short commute away from accessing and exploring major cities including Manchester (45 minutes), London (90 minutes), Birmingham (45 minutes), and Liverpool (75 minutes) with direct train links to each.
Keele is proud of its’ multi-cultural and diverse student community and welcomes students from over 120 countries. The campus offers you everything you will need to ensure it is your home from home, whilst providing high quality and supportive teaching and excellent facilities. The campus benefits from restaurant and cafes, Student Union, convenient shop, a bank, sports centre (indoor and out-door sports activities), pharmacy, GP surgery and a range of accommodation to suit your needs.
Keele’s reputation and area of expertise ranges across Medicine and Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Natural Sciences, with each area providing a diverse array of courses that deliver a unique and international learning experience. We pride ourselves on our supportive and innovative teaching and research-led University status.
• Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
• 97% of our research classified as world leading or of international importance in the latest UK Research Excellence Framework.
• Number 1 in England for overall Student Satisfaction (NSS 2018, broad-based universities)
• 32nd place in the Guardian University Guide 2020
• Guardian University Guide 2020
o Medicine (3rd) - In England, Medicine at Keele is ranked 2nd behind only Oxford
o Politics (including International Relations - 4th) - Politics and International Relations is ranked 3rd closely behind Oxford and Cambridge
o Nursing & Midwifery (6th)
o Pharmacy & Pharmacology (10th)

Keele is a forward thinking university that is continually investing in its facilities to remain at the forefront of technological advancements. A degree from Keele is designed to provide students with critical and essential areas of knowledge in their chosen field of study, as well as developing them as individuals with key skills and experience that will prepare them for life beyond university.
Research at Keele is centred under our five institutions, which provide dedicated support for specific areas of research, providing an environment where high quality research can flourish and students benefit from being taught and working alongside academics at the cutting edge of innovation and world impacting research.
• Institute for Global Health
• Institute for Social Inclusion
• Institute for Sustainable Future
• Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence

Come and explore Keele and make a difference to your future.
Visit Keele University: www.keele.ac.uk