Welcome to Staffordshire University

We’re proud to be an award-winning institution that places students at the heart of everything we do.

Our campus in Stoke-on-Trent is a vibrant and friendly community. It’s also well connected as we are right next to a mainline train station.

The University is connected in other ways too. Digitally innovative, with strong industry links and a mission to provide the next generation of education opportunities.

At our Centre for Health Innovation in Stafford, you can use our nationally leading clinical simulation suite, which brings scenarios to life through virtual reality. Or why not specialise in the careers of the future by studying at our London campus?

It’s not just teaching where we’re making a difference. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) classed 68% of our research as world leading or internationally excellent.

Staffordshire University is transforming people, places and society. A catalyst for change.

Our heritage
Our University is famous for its forward-thinking approach, and has become a figurehead for its vocational and academic teaching, innovative grasp of industry, and student employability.

We are proud of our heritage in the great city of Stoke-on-Trent. Steeped in the history of ceramic manufacture and production, industry in Stoke-on-Trent has been fuelled by Staffordshire University for over 100 years.

Since our beginnings, we have expanded our campuses to include the Centre for Health Innovation in Stafford, and Staffordshire University London, a campus dedicated to our digital courses.

We are committed to strengthening our close ties with employment, culture and industry in Stoke-on-Trent, and beyond.

Our history
1914
Established as the Central School of ​ Science and Technology to support mining and pottery industries​.

1971
Formation of the North Staffordshire Polytechnic – merging existing colleges in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford​

1992
Staffordshire Polytechnic gains University status to become Staffordshire University