Why choose University of Staffordshire?

Postgraduate learning is underpinned by personalised assistance, teaching excellence, world-class research, and industry-leading facilities. We connect and collaborate with individuals, communities and organisations across the globe, applying our research, insight and innovation to help solve the world’s challenges. 

Teaching excellence

We offer a supportive learning environment from highly qualified and specialised academic teams

World-class research

Delve deeper into subjects that matter and collaborate with communities and organisations across the globe

Industry-leading facilities

We have some of the best campus facilities in the UK where you'll have opportunities to conduct high level research

Our reputation

For more than 100 years, we have enjoyed a reputation for quality and innovation in teaching and research. Many of our courses are professionally accredited or endorsed; our empowering education is shaped by employer input.

We benefit from visiting fellows, guest speakers and through our collaborative consultancy and world-class research, as judged by the independent national Research Excellence Framework (REF). It has been deemed to make an outstanding impact on improving the quality of people’s lives locally, nationally and globally. 

Our achievements

  • 87% of Research Impact is “Outstanding" or "Very Considerable" (Research Excellence Framework 2021) 
  • 68% Research is "Internationally Excellent" or "World Leading" (Research Excellence Framework 2021)
  • 2nd in the UK for Quality Education (Sustainable Development Goal 4 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023)
  • Top 10 for Career Prospects (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023)
  • Top 20 for Facilities (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023)
  • Top 10 for Social Inclusion (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)
  • **** Qs Star Ratings (2021)

Our experts

Our highly qualified and specialised staff include world-renowned researchers and leaders in their fields, expert educators, and experienced current and former practitioners. Their broad and deep professional connections have a wide-ranging impact on diverse communities, near and far, and across society, government, commerce and industry.

Dedicated centres of excellence and industry-focused research addresses the following key themes: business, enterprise and management; crime, justice and security; culture, heritage and society; engineering, technology and environment; and health, wellbeing and education. 

Meet some of our academic team

Professor Elizabeth Boath

Professor

I am Liz Boath, Professor of Health and Wellbeing. I have three decades experience of Health and Social Care education and research and expertise in perinatal mental health and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).

Elizabeth's profile

Nachiappan CHOCKALINGAM

Professor Of Clinical Biomechanics

As Professor of Clinical Biomechanics, I direct the Movement Analysis Laboratory and lead the biomechanics team and research at Staffordshire University. I am also an Affiliate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta

Nachiappan's profile

Professor Hamidreza Gohari Darabkhani

Professor-Low Carbon & Renew Energy Sys

Prof Gohari Darabkhani has focused his research and industry collaborations on technologies and projects that directly contribute to resolving current major issues in the energy industry to achieving net-zero emission targets by 2050.

Hamidreza's profile

Professor Mohamed Sedky

Professor Of Cyber-Physical Systems

Mohamed is the lead researcher of Adaptive Video Analytic technologies, and is also the founder of Spectral-360. His current research interests include object recognition, object tracking, object segmentation, and face detection.

Mohamed's profile

Professor Wilfred Mcsherry

Professor

Wilf is a Professor of Nursing and an active researcher in delivery patient centered care. His main area of interest is how we can prepare nurses, midwives and healthcare professional to be confident and competent in this dimension of care.

Wilfred's profile

Torfeh Sadat-Shafai

Emeritus Professor

Torfeh's expertise lies in plastic electronics, Photovoltaics, Experimental Physics, Electronic Material; Thin Films Technology and Optoelectronics. Torfeh is also course leader for Advanced Technology MSc

Torfeh's profile

Professor Abdel-Hamid Soliman

Professor

Abdel-Hamid's expertise includes automation, including Smart Cities, Building automation, Energy management, Security, Safety and health applications.

Abdel-Hamid's profile

Your success is important to us

You’ll get the individual support, expertise and opportunities to bring out the best in you. With flexible postgraduate study options available, including part-time, distance learning and blended learning options, let us guide you to achieve your full potential. 

Specialist facilities

We've invested millions of pounds – with more to come – to ensure students have access to industry-leading equipment, software, resources and the latest digital technologies.

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What our students say

Stand out from the crowd and you grasp the opportunities our University has to offer. Follow the experiences and success stories of our postgraduate students and be inspired to achieve great things.

The diversity of the module content and assignments equip you with skills and knowledge that are beneficial beyond the Masters.

I would strongly recommend anyone who is considering studying Health Psychology to apply to University of Staffordshire. The diversity of the module content and assignments equip you with skills and knowledge that are beneficial beyond the Masters.

For me personally, the chance to conduct systematic reviews and engage with both quantitative and qualitative research methods have provided me with the ability and confidence to use these different research methodologies as part of my PhD research.

Sophie Phillips

Graduate, MSc Health Psychology

I would highly recommend the EdD course at University of Staffordshire.

I would highly recommend the EdD course at University of Staffordshire because the diversity of course content, staff support and guidance are outstanding. The course challenges you mentally and emotionally but this in turn assists in producing inspirations for better research.

The experiences enjoyed during the course prepare you to look at the world from a different perspective which will help to enhance your employment opportunities and help you to develop as an individual. To obtain this qualification is the ultimate goal in an individual’s educational journey.

 

Dr Louise Elizabeth Thornton

Doctor of Education

My experience at Staffordshire has been incredibly rewarding. The learning environment is supportive and the course was very well put together. This allowed me to know well in advance what to expect which is crucial when combining studies with a full-time job. Both the academic and administrative staff go above and beyond to provide a smooth learning experience whilst maintaining the highest academic standards.

Al Makraz

MA International Policy and Diplomacy

Latest projects

We're continually investing in our campus to provide the very best experience to our students, staff and visitors.

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The Catalyst

This £40m investment will be a unified building, bringing together social, study, teaching and support functions. Interwoven with these, the building will also be home to the University’s business and marketing programmes.

Discover the Catalyst
centre for health innovation

Centre for Health Innovation

This £5.8m centre gives students the chance to immerse themselves in the latest medical techniques and methods, developing new patient safety techniques through cutting edge digital simulation and immersion suites.

Explore the Centre for Health Innovation
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Woodlands Day Nursery and Forest School

Alongside offering 100 full day-care places for children of staff and students, our nursery and forest school features an observational learning suite where teaching can be observed, facilitating applied learning for trainee teachers, social workers, Special Educational Needs Coordinators, and students at the University. 

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in the UK for Quality Education

Sustainable Development Goal 4, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024

for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

Top 5 for Social Inclusion

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

for First Generation Students

The Mail University Guide 2025

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021

for Facilities

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Four Star Rating

QS Star Ratings 2021