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T he University of Huddersfield

T he University of Huddersfield . Key Facts: An inspiring, innovative and international University. £140m turnover £300m benefit to the local economy Over 2,800 staff on payroll 24,000 students studying more than 400 degrees

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T he University of Huddersfield

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  1. The University of Huddersfield

  2. Key Facts: An inspiring, innovative and international University • £140m turnover • £300m benefit to the local economy • Over 2,800 staff on payroll • 24,000 students studying more than 400 degrees • More PG’s than Aston, Bradford, Bangor, East Anglia, Essex, Hull, Keele, Kent, Lancaster, Sussex, Swansea • More UG’s than Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Imperial, King’s, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Oxford • An international University • Students from over 130 countries • Delivering courses in China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore

  3. An entrepreneurial University: • Top ten for Teaching Excellence (The Sunday Times) • Top ten for Student Satisfaction (NSS and ISB) • Top Ten for Employability (DELI) • Top ten for Financial Sustainability • Top 10 for quality of buildings (category A) • Doubled research income and PG recruitment • Tripled international recruitment • Outstanding Employer status • Contribute £300 million pa to local economy

  4. Who do we work with?

  5. Securing our past • Only University partner of the Royal Armouries • Currently writing the history of the Beefeaters • Our Battlefield Archaeologist has identified the true location of the Battle of Bosworth where Richard III lost his crown and life

  6. Securing our future: Health Creation of new particle accelerators for the treatment of cancer.

  7. Securing our future: Energy • Using nanoscience to optimise materials for use in future nuclear reactors • Proposing Thorium as next generation nuclear Sir Arnold Wolfendale Sir Peter Knight Professor Steve Donnelly

  8. Securing our future: Advanced manufacture • EPSRC National Centre for Advanced Manufacturing • Concept of ‘factory on a machine’

  9. Securing our future: Cleaner technology • Creating molecular sponges for the extraction of toxic substances such as chloroform and lead Dr Craig Rice and researcher Rebecca Fennessy

  10. Securing our future: Medicine • High-tech analysis for the pharmaceutical industry Agilent European Centre of Excellence

  11. Securing our future: Music • World leaders in computer music composition • Hosted the International Computer Music Conference • Previously at New York, Montreal, Singapore Duke of Kent opens our 3-D Music Composition Studio

  12. Securing our future: Safety • Only UK NSPCC sponsored Professor • Applied Criminology Centre • European leaders on ‘breaking the cycle’ • Advisors to the West Indies on child protection

  13. Securing our future: Helping SMEs • Helping local SMEs develop new technologies • Scalp cooler to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy

  14. Buckley Innovation Centre Huddersfield “A new approach for a new economy” Sir George Buckley, CEO, 3M

  15. Growing the new economy: The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre

  16. A new approach for a new economy • £12 million flagship partnership project • Wholly owned company of the university • Business focused - run by business for business • Inward investment and job creation • Support for high-growth, high-technology businesses • Not sector or technology specific • B2B2HE exemplar

  17. Grow on space: Globe Mills

  18. Supporting Economic Regeneration • 3M, a global company, supporting innovation in the North • University partner in the project • 3M Innovation Centre acting as a pipeline of innovation • Globe Mills will be an opportunity for companies to stay in the region.

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