Keele University was founded more than 60 years ago on the belief that we meet the demands of a new kind of society, economy and world, our principles resonate now more than ever.

It is nestled in 600 acres of countryside in the heart of the UK, many of the students and a number of staffs live, as well as study and work there. It is a big campus but a small and cosmopolitan community. Keele University successively rank at the very top of student satisfaction surveys because it’s more than green and lovely, it’s a place of research and academic excellence too. Whether it’s Health, Humanities and Social Sciences or Natural Sciences, whatever the area of study, Keele University delivers a unique and international learning experience. The university teaches in small groups, provides one-to-one access to our academics and values the quality of teaching as highly as research.
 

Keele has a vision to continue to be one of the UK's leading campus-based University communities, whereas have a mission to provide a high quality educational experience for students shaped by outstanding research, contributing positively to social, environmental and economic agendas locally, nationally and internationally.

The campus is home to around 70% of our full-time students, as well as a large number of a staff and their families.

Facilities available in Keele:

• Supermarket
• Bookshop
• Bank
• Newsagent
• Health centre with doctors.
• Brand new pharmacy store for students, staff on campus and local community.
• Extensive sports fields
• Tennis courts
• Indoor sports facilities
  • ​a state-of-the-art Fitness Centre
  • climbing wall and courts for basketball
  • five-a-side football, badminton
  • squash
  • netball
  • korfball
  • karate
  • aerobics.
•  Art gallery and ceramic collection

A custom-built campus at the nearby University Hospitals of North Midlands, including a library, seminar rooms, laboratories and research facilities.

More than 100,000 visitors, guests and delegates enjoy the campus throughout the year at a variety of conferences and events as Keele University is firmly established as one of the country’s top academic venues.

Keele is in North Staffordshire halfway between Manchester and Birmingham. The University is on a hill overlooking the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme (two miles from Keele) with Stoke-on-Trent (and its main shopping area Hanley) just a couple of miles further.

There is a thriving student life around the campus and a wide range of café-bars, restaurants and pubs in Newcastle and clubs in Hanley.

Keele’s central location means it is easy to get anywhere in the country, with the M6 and rail links close at hand. Manchester and Birmingham are each an hour’s drive away, while London is 90 minutes by train.

• Barnes Hall
• Hawthorns Hall
• Holly Cross & The Oaks
• Horwood Hall
• Lindsay Hall
• Halls Life

• centrally heated
• clean and secure
• equipped with shared kitchen
• a choice of bedroom types
• has 24 Hour Security

• Accounting and Finance
• Applied, Pure Sciences
• Business, Management
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Law