Welcome to the University of Central Lancashire
Where Opportunity Creates Success
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is the international, multi- campus university leading the way in modern learning today. We believe in helping people to seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. Innovative by nature, we offer courses which combine academic excellence with real-world teaching, ensuring that our people gain the skills and experience that industry needs. That’s why our talented graduates are in such high demand across the world. Our staff are leaders in their fields, with the expertise and industry knowledge that makes our courses such an asset.
A modern university, 200 years in the making
Our employment-focused course portfolio, rich array of CPD courses and inspiring innovation and research activity all make a positive contribution to the economy and public services through skills and innovation wherever we work regionally and globally. The most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) and Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) demonstrate a major step forwards in our research density and capability, and we were recognised as being in the top 20% of UK higher education institutions for our dedication to local regeneration, enterprise, entrepreneurship, and working with the public and third sectors. We have a fantastic commitment to public engagement, as recognised by the NCCPE Silver Engage Watermark. We continue to be a financially stable university, powered by highly skilled and motivated staff. As an employer we believe in a supportive developmental culture. We have a clear single team ethos working in partnership across Schools and services. The University has put equality, diversity and inclusion as a key element of its strategic intent. We have recently secured an Athena SWAN bronze award at university level and the School of Engineering was the first School to receive a departmental bronze award. We now aim to secure a silver award.
We are proud of ours roots in Preston, in the beautiful county of Lancashire, where our main campus is based. It has been our home since 1828, when our distant predecessor, the Institution for the Diffusion of Knowledge, was born. Since then, we’ve changed our name several times over, modernised, expanded and developed state-of-the-art campuses. But one thing hasn’t changed: we’re still offering life-changing opportunities to our students. We gained university status in 1992. Since then we’ve grown to become one of the UK’s largest universities, with a staff and student community of around 38,000 people. We also have campuses in Burnley, Westlakes (in Cumbria) and Cyprus. Over the years we have evolved to become a significant university on the global stage. Our student body comprises of people from over 120 countries and we have partnerships with more than 120 institutions worldwide. Staff actively collaborate with other universities overseas to further enhance their teaching and research.
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