Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University is one of the largest universities in the east of England, with campuses in two of the UK’s most exciting cities, Cambridge and Chelmsford. Renowned for the employability of its graduates, Anglia Ruskin University is committed to providing its students with the very best career advice from the beginning of their course. In order to enhance employment prospects, the university has created partnerships with some of the UK’s most prestigious and successful businesses. Outside of its record of academic success, Anglia Ruskin University also provides a very welcoming and supportive atmosphere for students. Both Cambridge and Chelmsford offer a relatively small city environment, providing safe surroundings alongside an atmosphere perfectly suited to study.

Here are some of the many reasons students have chosen to study at Anglia Ruskin University:

• A long history in providing education and internationally recognised degrees: established in 1858 as the Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University provides degrees in over 100 academic areas to over 35,000 full and part-time students.
• Graduate employment success: nine out of 10 Anglia Ruskin graduates go into work or further study within six months of graduation*.
• Academics involved in industry: Anglia Ruskin University teaching staff are involved in or are from the industry related to the subject they teach, keeping you up to date with the latest developments in your academic area.
• Award winning students: students regularly win industry awards in events such as the IBM Universities Business Challenge and the National Client Interviewing Competition at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice. Students from the Cambridge School of Art consistently win top national and international prizes.
• Employer Mentoring Scheme (EMS): the University runs an Employer Mentoring Scheme (EMS), matching second-year students with employees from local organisations, who provide business mentoring.
• State–of–the–art facilities: Anglia Ruskin University has spent £80 million updating its facilities. These include forensic crime labs, University Eye Clinic, a mock courtroom, sports science labs and a Bloomberg Trading Floor.
• Truly international campuses: one in five students come from outside the UK to study at Anglia Ruskin University.

Services for International Students

Anglia Ruskin has just under 2,000 international students enrolled, and is consistently ranked in the top three universities in the country for its Welcome, Arrival and Orientation Programme for international students by the International Student Barometer. Following the latest survey in 2013, student satisfaction was rated at over 90 per cent.

Anglia Ruskin's student services team has specialist International Student Support advisers who are on-site to help international students with banking, language support and visas, as well as holding social events and orientations. An International Orientation Programme runs before each semester to welcome and support new students.

Ranking

• 122nd in the Times University Guide 2019
• 99th in the Guardian University Guide 2020

Faculties

In the latest Research Excellence Framework, Anglia Ruskin was deemed to have world leading research in the following areas and subjects:

• Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
• Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
• Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
• Business and Management Studies
• Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
• English Language and Literature
• Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology
• History
• Law
• Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts
• Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
• Social Work and Social Policy

Accommodation

Anglia Ruskin University has a wide variety of different accommodation options available in each of Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough. Accommodation ranges from brand new en-suite rooms to traditional halls of residence, as well as shared houses and flats. All accommodation is located on or close to campus and within walking distance of the city centres.

Location

Based in the east of England, Anglia Ruskin University has three modern main campuses in Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough, all less than one hour away from London. The Cambridge campus is in the heart of a famous university city and has recently reached a milestone in its history with the opening of a new £35 million redevelopment.

The Chelmsford site, known as the Rivermead campus, is a 10-minute walk from the town centre in a picturesque location on the banks of the river Chelmer. Rivermead is a modern campus with most of the buildings being under 10 years old. Both Cambridge and Chelmsford were recently rated in the top ten best places to live in the UK. Peterborough is the smallest campus, specialising in health and social care courses. 

Cambridge and London Stansted are the closest airports to all three of the main sites at Anglia Ruskin, while regular train services connect the university with the rest of the UK.