Teaching excellence

We’re recognised as a centre of teaching excellence. Here are just some of the reasons why.

Our professionalism extends way beyond the confines of the campus. We actively engage with professional, statutory and regulatory bodies to ensure we teach in a way that will help you to progress your career, as well as deepen your knowledge and broaden your experience. As a result, you’ll find that many of our courses have been recognised or accredited by external professional bodies. We are joint-first in the UK for the proportion of professionally qualified teaching staff and were the first university to achieve recognition of this.* 94% of our academic staff hold an appropriate teaching qualification. We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 18 since 2008.** Think of them like the teaching Oscars – they rate the UK’s best lecturers. It’s part of our drive for teaching excellence, which helps you to achieve great things too. We were the first and are the only university in the UK where 100% of permanent teaching staff*** are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you be the best.

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We’re joint-first in the UK for the proportion of professionallyqualified teaching staff.* (HESA 2021)

*HESA – Initially awarded in 2016, maintained in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Joint first in 2020 and 2021. **2021 data. ***Permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.

“By choosing to study at the University of Huddersfield you’ll benefit from a hugely experienced teaching team. You will be taught by staff who are at the forefront of their subject area as all permanent staff have, or are completing, doctorates. Meaning you will benefit from research informed teaching delivered by experts in their field. “We also offer a whole range of specialist support to ensure you get the most out of your studies including academic and professional support. ” Jodie Boyd

Senior Lecturer in Career Guidance and Development