The University of Plymouth also excels in its "forward thinking" attitude to higher education and demonstrates a teaching strategy which provides students with the necessary educational skills to thrive in the ever changing global market. Plymouth's aim is to become the "enterprise university" delivering outstanding economic, social and cultural benefits from our intellectual capital. This is pivotal in a city acknowledged as the enterprise capital of the south west.

The University's rapidly developing national and international research profile attracts significant funds annually to support research by staff and it supervises a large number of PhD and postgraduate students. The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), confirmed that the University carries out world-leading research in the vast majority of its research areas. Overall, 80% of the research was judged as of international repute. At Plymouth, students can be proud to work alongside world-class experts.

Reasons to Study at the University of Plymouth:

• Consistently ranked a top modern university
• Nationally acclaimed teaching excellence
• Best-performing UK University for green credentials since 2007
• Over £100 million investment in new buildings
• 24 hour access to computing facilities
• Community of students from over a 100 countries
• Research of national and international excellence

... and a superb quality of life.