Teaching excellence
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 Rated TEF Gold across the board in September 2023
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Joint 3rd UK Young University in the 2023 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings
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 Top 25 for teaching quality in the 2020 National Student Survey
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 The first university to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark
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 Over 4,500 University of Plymouth students per year benefit from placements and work-based learning
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Research rich
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Ranked 4th globally for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal number 14: life below water (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022)
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Top UK university for Marine and Ocean Engineering (Shanghai Ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019)
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More than three quarters of our research ranked either World-Leading or Internationally Excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF)
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A three-time winner of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, most recently in 2019 for marine microplastics pollution research
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Sustainable university
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Ranked 15th in the world for our efforts in support of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal number 13: climate action (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022)
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Top 40 of 553 institutions, we are recognised for our efforts to reduce food waste while raising awareness of the food challenges facing local and global communities (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022)
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 Shortlisted for three Green Gown Awards in 2023 in recognition of commitment to climate action
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'One of just six institutions internationally to receive a Global Showcase award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
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 Drake’s Place historic gardens and reservoir – Green Flag Award Winner 2023/2024
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'The House and Marine Station building projects are BREEAM Excellent (an environmental assessment method rating system for buildings)
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 59% of waste recycled in 2020–21
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We have over 290 bicycle parking spaces on campus
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'Achieved ISO 14001 accreditation for all our operations on the Plymouth campus since 2009
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254% reduction in CO2e emissions since 1990
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Ranked in the top 20 1st Class Universities for sustainability (People and Planet University League 2023/24)
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Our campus cafes received a Three Star rating (the highest possible) from the Sustainable Restaurant Association in the Food Made Good report 2022
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The University's Peninsula Medical School was ranked joint fourth in the UK on the Planetary Health Report Card 2022–2023
University of Plymouth: the facts and stats
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 £24m contracting with local businesses
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 7,500 studying for a Plymouth degree at partner institutions in the UK and around the world
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 £155m invested in the campus over the past decade, including the Marine Station, The House and The Wellbeing Centre
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 We oversee a £100m network of business support facilities, including incubation, innovation and science park infrastructure
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 An alumni community with 181,000 graduates pursuing their careers globally
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 The first and only post-1992 university to launch its own medical and dental school
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UPSU awarded the Best Student Venue in the City and accredited with Highly Commended Best Late Night venue in the Best Bar None Awards 2023
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In the top 20 of the most friendly vegan universities in the UK (source: PETA UK)
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Latest awards and accreditations
- Microplastic revolutionary named in the inaugural TIME100 Health list 2 May 2024
- Filmmaking students win Royal Television Society Awards 17 April 2024
- University ranks 5th in UK for work experience opportunities 11 April 2024
- InterCity Place shortlisted for three prizes at the Michelmores Property Awards 28 March 2024
- Academic wins prestigious short story prize 8 February 2024
- Academic shortlisted for award recognising the UK’s net zero pioneers 29 February 2024
Awards in detail
- Athena Swan Silver Award
- A member of the campaign to promote women in science, technology and engineering.
- Stonewall Diversity Champion
- Sustainable Restaurant Association award SRA 2022
- Green Gown Awards 2023
- Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Signatory of The Magna Charta Universitatum
- Higher Education Academy strategic partner 2016-17