Keele University

About us

Location Keele, United Kingdom Funding Type Public
No of Students 10000 Establishment University
Founded In 1949 Estimated Cost of Living 9207 GBP
Address Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG United Kingdom

Keele's Research Institute for Social Sciences brings together over 170 academic staff and over 200 postgraduate students working across a range of social science disciplines. Staff and research students are grouped within five Research Centres, these providing a focus for seminars, grant activity, support to PGRs, and research support and supervision.

New Vic Borderlines is the New Vic theatre’s nationally acclaimed program delivered by highly skilled practitioners engaging with the community and a range of partners, creating positive solutions, challenging negative behaviors, attitudes and actions and developing new and aspirational futures.

Partners include: Community and Voluntary groups, Youth and Community Services, County Council Departments, Crown Prosecution Service, Police, Probation and Youth Offending Services and statutory and voluntary sector organisations.

They have received many national awards including 2 Global Ethics Awards, a prestigious Clarion Award and a national British Crime Concern award for reducing offending behaviour. Their work is inspired by the social agenda and the belief that communities can create dynamic and positive relationships, imaginative and generous solutions and take on roles and responsibilities.

Recent work with the Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office, brought about a touring play with workshops called ‘All Our Daughters?’ about Forced Marriage. Reaching 8000+ beneficiaries it’s described by the Chief Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal as “Saving Lives”.

Why?

We’re proud that students from over 150 countries have studied at Keele, learning from our eminent academics, advancing knowledge, and contributing to our global impact.

Keele University is ideally situated in the heart of England, just an hour from both Manchester and Birmingham, and offers a world-class educational experience. We are well regarded for the breadth of our teaching, and successively rank at the top of student satisfaction surveys.

Everything is on your doorstep at Keele. Our beautiful 600-acre campus is self-contained, with student accommodation, teaching buildings, restaurants and cafés, a sports centre, and medical centre all within easy reach.

Our student population is small yet cosmopolitan, and there’s a great sense of community. You’ll soon feel at home, and you’ll make and meet friends wherever you go.

We deliver a unique and international learning experience. We teach in small groups, provide one-to-one access to our academics, and value the quality of our teaching as highly as our cutting-edge research.

Whether you’re considering a foundation course or an undergraduate degree, an MA or a PhD, Keele is a place where students thrive.