Wrexham University

Wrexham University provides a friendly, supportive and inclusive learning community. We focus on inspiring each and every student and we place your best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Our academics know you by name and are personally dedicated to equipping you with the insight, judgement and competencies to support you in your studies.

As a student here, you can expect impeccable standards of teaching, a close-knit group of peers and comprehensive, effective support to help you get the best out of your university experience.

Whatever your background or situation, we want you to have the opportunity to embrace higher education and all the life-changing, future-shaping benefits it can provide. We are passionate in our belief that higher education should be available to everyone, and have been ranked the #1 university in England and Wales for social inclusion for the sixth year running, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

On top of that, we're investing £80m into an impressive range of new facilities and learning spaces.

Learning

You’ll be taught by staff who have experience of both industry and professional practice, ensuring that you get the right mix of practical and theoretical insights. Our expert tutors will inspire you to achieve your goals, whatever they may be, and are regularly praised by students for their personal approach and high standard of teaching. As a result, we have picked up various teaching excellence awards and our courses have been recognised in numerous league tables.

Our excellent teaching has been recognised as we have been ranked as the top university in Wales for assessment and feedback and teaching on my course in the 2023 National Student Survey. Our lecturers know you by name and support throughout your learning.

Our Lecturers are here to support you, and this has been recognised as we have been ranked 1st in the UK for feedback satisfaction in the 2024 Guardian University Guide and in the top 10 in the UK for Teaching Quality in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

Employability

All of our courses have work-related learning and practical experience at their core. Your employability is our focus, and this drives us to ensure you leave us ‘work-ready’; whether that’s through specialist advice and support, placements or work experience.

Industry links, partnerships and practical projects play a huge part in making sure our students have the industry-relevant skills needed to enter the workplace too, supported by personal advice and guidance from our award-winning Careers and Employability service.

Many of our courses are recognised by industry and business and are accredited by appropriate professional bodies as well, further enhancing your prospects.

All of these factors combine to offer our students a fast track to success.

Studying at Wrexham University

Wrexham University is located five minutes from the city centre of Wrexham in north Wales.

Our three campuses in Wrexham, Northop and St Asaph merge modern facilities with beautiful grade II-listed buildings to offer a fantastic mix of teaching and leisure amenities, state-of-the-art technology and much more.

Across our sites, you'll discover over 70 lecture theatres, a library and specialised facilities as well as three cutting-edge social learning spaces - The Gallery, The Study and The B-Hive - which create an inspiring environment to study. We have also developed subject-specific spaces including new science labs and our Colliers Park National Football Development Centre. Our Health Education & Innovation Quarter (HEIQ) includes a cutting-edge Healthcare Simulation Centre for hands-on, simulated, scenario-based learning.

Research

At Wrexham University we pride ourselves on offering innovative, applied and rigorous research programmes that aim to make profound, real-world impacts on communities and industry. Our students and research-active staff are focused on breaking new ground and promoting the development of ideas and knowledge with robust outcomes. We're also a signatory of the Concordat to Support Research Integrity, demonstrating our long-term commitment to the career development of our researchers.