The University of Wolverhampton is a British university, established in 1835 as the Wolverhampton Mechanics' Institute. It is located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The main campus is located on Wulfruna Street in Wolverhampton. The university currently offers over 340 undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and was the first to offer degrees in Interactive Multimedia Communication and British Sign Language.
University Reputation, Rankings and Awards:
In 2008 a University of Wolverhampton academic has been ranked number one in the world in a list of leading researchers in the field of ‘Informetrics’.
In May 2008 the University was awarded an unprecedented seven Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, securing its top position in the West Midlands. This also brings it to 4th place nationally for the number of KTPs it runs.
In 2005 three staff were awarded National Teaching Fellowships.
The University of Wolverhampton provided businesses with consultancy, skills development and research worth £25.6 million in 2006-07, the Higher Education – Business and Community Interaction Survey reveals.
The University of Wolverhampton won two Lord Stafford Awards in 2007, recognising its excellence in innovative work with businesses. Rachel Westwood of SkinScientists Ltd. won the “Entrepreneurial Spirit Award” for her innovative brand of “cosmeceuticals” especially formulated for men. Robert Harris, Principal Lecturer Corporate Programmes, University of Wolverhampton Business School, won the “West Midlands Knowledge Transfer Champion Award” for his contribution to knowledge transfer activities between the University and companies in the West Midlands.
The University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus Sports Centre has been named as an official training base for the 2012 Olympics. It will be included in the Guide for National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for the Olympic sports of Basketball, Judo and Taekwondo. The Guide will be used by countries organising their training programmes in the run-up to the Olympics.
The University’s Regional Cashback Bursary was highly commended by the judges in the 2007 Times Higher Outstanding Student Financial Support Package award.
As of The Guardian's University Guide 2008, out of all the universities ranked (excluding specialist universities), it received 40.81 out of 100, being placed 111 out 120. In The Times Good University Guide 2008, the institution was ranked 112 out of 113.
Campuses:
- City (North)
- City (South)
- Compton
- ParkTelford
- Walsall
Alumni:
- Clare Teal (English jazz singer)
- Cornelia Parker (artist/sculptor)
- David Carruthers (businessman, MBA from the University)
- Julian Peedle-Calloo (deaf TV presenter and footballer)
- Michael John Foster (Labour MP)
- Jenny Jones (former Labour MP)
- Scott Boswell (former professional cricketer)
- Trevor Beattie (advertising executive responsible for the fcuk campaign)
The broadcaster/journalist Jeff Randall and the author Howard Jacobson both lectured here. Jacobson's experience formed the basis of his novel Coming from Behind, set at a "fictional" polytechnic in the Midlands.
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