UWE is one of Britain's most popular universities, with around 30,000 students and 3,500 staff. It is the largest provider of Higher Education in the South West, and makes a major contribution to the social and economic development of Bristol and the surrounding region. The University offers more than 600 courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and short course levels, and is renowned for its reputation for teaching, with all subjects being externally assessed as consistently excellent.

• Over a third of UWE’s research was rated world leading or internationally excellent in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (HEFCE).

• UWE is ranked 11th in the country for employability of its graduates (Higher Education Statistics Agency, 2011).

• UWE is the top new University for successful research applications (HEFCE).

Through the breadth and quality of its teaching and research, and a focus on partnerships, UWE is at the hub of numerous dynamic and impactful collaborations. In fact, the university is actively engaged with over 4,000 business and community organisations, and UWE partnerships bring together knowledge, experience, networks and facilities, to deliver the very best student experience and teaching while generating solutions to some big issues