University of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield (informally Huddersfield University) is a public research university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It has been a University since 1992, but has its origins in a series of institutions dating back to the 19th century. It has made teaching quality a particular focus of its activities, winning the inaugural Higher Education Academy Global Teaching Excellence Award in 2017, and achieving a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold Award, in 2017 and 2023. It has consistently been ranked among the leading universities in England for the proportion of its staff with a teaching qualification, and in 2022 was at the top with 94%. The University has also put an increasing focus on research quality, and as of 2022 more than three quarters of its academic staff hold a doctorate, the third highest rate in England.
| Motto | Latin: Sic Vos Non Vobis |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Thus not for you alone |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1825 – Huddersfield Science and Mechanics' Institute 1992 – university status |
| Endowment | £2.71 million (2022) |
| Budget | £181.3 million (2021-22) |
| Chancellor | George W. Buckley |
| Vice-Chancellor | Bob Cryan |
Administrative staff | 1,100 academic, 900 support |
| Students | 17,305 (2019/20) |
| Undergraduates | 13,600 (2019/20) |
| Postgraduates | 3,705 (2019/20) |
| Location | , , England |
| Campus | Semi-urban |
| Colours | Blue |
| Affiliations | University Alliance Association of Commonwealth Universities Universities UK |
| Website | hud |
Its chancellor George W. Buckley, a graduate of the university and a former CEO of 3M, was appointed in 2020.