Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University is a university based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and also in Stafford & Lichfield. Up until the mid 80's the Physical Education department was at Madeley.

Accolades

The University is noted for its science departments; in 2002 Psychology was among the top ten in the country, and Molecular Biochemistry rated as 'excellent' by the Royal Institute's university inspections and assessment department.

Staffordshire University's Aerospace & Aeronautics research lab was, alongside both Birmingham and Manchester Universities, an official joint entry into the Ansari X prize.

The School of Computing was originally situated at Blackheath Lane in GEC's former Nelson Research Laboratory. It offered one of the first BSc courses in the United Kingdom and its first major computer was a second hand DEUCE. The School of Computing has now moved to a purpose-built building on the Beaconside campus and the newly refurbished Brindley Building on the Stoke campus. Blackheath Lane is now part of the School of Medicine and trains manly nurses. Staffordshire University boasts one of the most prestigious and well respected computing degrees in the UK.

The University also excels in its Media Studies provision, with a new Media Centre opened by Greg Dyke in 2005, comprising radio studios, television news desk and broadcast journalist suite. The University was the first institution to introduce a single honours degree in Film, Television and Radio Studies in 1990.

Staffordshire Law School is also highly regarded, and runs one of only five Legal Practice Courses to be rated "Excellent" by The Law Society

Students' Union

Staffordshire University Students' Union (SUSU) aims to represent students at Staffordshire University, England. SUSU is run by five Sabbatical Officers and four part time Executive Committee Officers, all of whom are held to account by a Union Council.

The student newspaper published each term is called GK Magazine, formerly known as Get Knotted. The new radio station broadcasts on the internet and is called GK Radio.

For evening entertainment, a common activity of students, there are Legends and The Lounge (formerly Sleepers) at Stafford, and Ember Lounge (formerly Odyssey) and Leek Road Venue (LRV) at Stoke. The two campuses rarely mix.

The union provides plenty of weekly events, considering it has two campuses to keep happy. On Fridays, Stafford hosts Flirt , which is a fun-filled, crazy cheese & Dance night with DJ Luke Gilbert (see also the University of Bradford student union's Scrapie magazine). At the LRV at Stoke, there is Gobble on Wednesdays, Super Friday on Friday, and Saturday Night.

Campuses

Staffordshire University consists of two primary campuses, one in Stoke-on-Trent, the other in Stafford. The main campus is in Stoke town, Stoke-on-Trent, and primarily offers arts, design and media production courses. these are split into two areas, one on College Road, and the other (which is more modern looking) on Leek Road. The Beaconside campus in the town of Stafford mainly offers science and computing courses. The Beaconside campus consists of the huge Octagon building, housing the Computing Sciences, the JCB Technology Centre for Engineering, and a new film studio centre opened by the H. M. The Queen on April 1st, 2006 as part of the University's commitment to media.

Nursing courses are taught just around the corner from Beaconside on Blackheath Lane.

History

The Staffordshire College of Technology, Stoke-on-Trent College of Art and the North Staffordshire College of Technology merged to form North Staffordshire Polytechnic which in September 1988 became Staffordshire Polytechnic. In 1992 it became Staffordshire University.

Famous alumni

Editors, a well-known post-punk band from Birmingham met at Stafford Uni.

External links

Student Blogs/Weblog