Anglia Ruskin University
One Of The Highest Employability Rates In Higher Education
Anglia Ruskin University has a history dating back to 1858, and is one of the largest universities in the East of England with campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough, offering a range of high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as a number of research qualifications. Anglia Ruskin University also has one of the highest employability rates in the higher education sector; 89.6% of its graduates go into work or further study.
The University has a fast-growing reputation for research and the Government’s 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) rated 8 areas of our research activity as world-leading.
The Lord Ashcroft Business School has a reputation as a centre of excellence for business and management with well-established partnership agreements around the world. Anglia Ruskin University also has one of the highest employability rates in the higher education sector; 89.6% of its graduates go into work or further study.
Anglia Ruskin University graduates are in great demand. Four out of five go into jobs classified as professional or managerial and the number of students starting their own businesses is also increasing year on year.
Over the past few years Anglia Ruskin University has been at the forefront of a number of cutting edge partnerships including the MedTech Campus and ICENI campus with its world-class training centre for keyhole surgery. The University also has strong links with industry employers, including Harrods, Barclays, RAF, UPS and Volvo.
Anglia Ruskin University also have an award winning Student Services Team who were recognised as the best in the country at the 2012 Times Higher Education Awards.
Rated "Excellent"
The Department of Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University was rated the UK's top psychology department in a new university for the quality of its research by the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2008. Psychology is one of nine subjects at Anglia Ruskin University rated 'Excellent' by the Sunday Times University Guide 2008.
Contemporary courses
Our 28,000 students are on courses leading to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as to a range of professional qualifications. Anglia Ruskin University are one of the most significant suppliers of nurses and teachers to the professions and offer an ever expanding range of contemporary courses.
Distance learning throughout the world
Anglia Ruskin University's main campuses at Cambridge and Chelmsford attract students not only from the East of England and across the UK, but in increasing numbers from mainland Europe and from further afield. An increasing number of our students are enjoying the benefits of distance learning and our University has an extensive network of contacts with institutions throughout the world.
Anglia Ruskin University's Vision and Values
- We are passionate about the advancement of knowledge and the education of students.
- We take university education in imaginative new directions.
- We are important to the region and want to be viewed in the UK and internationally as exceptional.
- Our key contribution is to the enhancement of social, cultural and economic wellbeing.
