University of the West of England, UK
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The University of West of England (UWE) is a modern, growing university in the thriving city of Bristol. UWE is one of Britain's most popular universities, with more than 30,000 students and 3,000 staff and is the largest provider of higher education in the South West of England. Students come to Bristol UWE from all parts of the UK, as well as significant and growing number of international students from over 50 countries worldwide.
The University has 4 campuses in and around Bristol encompassing 9 schools. The University offers more than 600 programmes at undergraduate, post graduate, professional and short course levels. UWE has a history of providing high quality education and training to students, achieving consistently high assessment scores for teaching quality.
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UWE boasts the best teaching quality record in the new universities and has always been regarded among the leaders in its peer group.
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"The university is ranked Top of the best new universities." [Times Good University Guide, 2006]
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"Three UK National newspapers has voted UWE as 'Best New University' " [including The Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph]
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"Excellence in teaching...a first division University..." [John Clare, Education Editor - Daily Telegraph]
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Bristol UWE has been ranked fifth in England out of 83 Higher Education institutions in the latest Teaching Quality Assessment league table published in the Times Higher Educational Supplement.
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In the latest table, compiled be a team of academics led by Robert Raeside, Director of Research at Napier University, UWE was one of the universities places at the top alongside Oxford and Leeds.
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The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in its programme of subject review assessed the quality of the teaching and learning was assessed on a four point scale, giving a potential maximum score of 24. Bristol UWE scored very highly in these assessments particularly in the Art, Media and Design (22/24)
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In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise conducted by the Higher Education Foundation Council for England with other UK higher education funding bodies, the quality of research was assessed in the following subjects. (the rating scale ranges from 5* (best) to 5,4,3a,3b,2 and 1.)
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Art and Design - 4,
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Cultural and Media Studies - 4