Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is one of England's leading universities and an innovative, world-class university. Students from 185 countries study here, making it a truly multicultural institution.

Numerous students are attracted to study at ARU due to the comprehensive student support: not only foreigners, but also children with disabilities, mental health problems and those with learning difficulties can study here. A special international office and various counselling services support international students. The university also helps its students and graduates to choose and build a successful career in world-known companies.

Scientific Achievements:

ARU research has a profound impact on people's lives and the REF results reflect this:

• Reducing the risk of blindness and addressing eye health inequalities.
• EU funding for energy research and innovation.
• Reducing the risk of fire of fabrics impregnated with softening agents.
• Reducing the environmental impact of single-use plastics.
• Raising awareness of the sustainability of aquatic systems.
• The impact of innovation in digital telecoms.
• Innovative and implementing approaches to music therapy (working with people with dementia, children with autism, etc.).

Campus Facilities:

Infrastructure facilities at the disposal of the students include:

• Scientific center
• Clinical School of Law
• Court training rooms
• Computer gaming rooms
• 24-hour libraries
• Specialized centers for health care and music therapy

The University boasts a School of Optometry (the only one in the country!) and its own Cambridge Art Gallery:

• Classrooms, lecture halls, mock court, forensic laboratories and television studio
• A specialized science center with molecular biology and psychology laboratories, a 220-bed superlab, and five crime scene examination rooms
• University library and open access computer area
• Rooftop cafes and terraces
• Mumford Theatre
• Raskin Gallery
• Wide range of facilities including students' union shop, gym, ARU Temps, finance and residential offices
• Helmore Gym - Gym.
• Tennis court
• A specialist medical centre on Young Street with clinical skills laboratories including mock hospital wards, a child care unit and an obstetrics unit
• Sensory rooms (available for students registered in the Disability and Dyslexia group)
• at Compass House - recording and music technology studios, sports and exercise labs, and computer science and gaming labs

Chelmsford:

• Innovative medical school
• One of the largest business schools in the East of England, located in the award-winning Lord Ashcroft Building
• Lecture halls, hospital ward models, super laboratories in the field of medical sciences
• Library and open access computer area
• Arise Chelmsford is an innovation centre to support start-up businesses
• Numerous open areas, fitness trails that run around the campus and throughout the area
• Tindal building is the student union building where all events are held
• Old Factory Gym is equipped with a variety of cardio equipment, fixed resistance machines, free weights and a multi-functional fitness machine
• Mildmay Sports Hall, which offers four courts for badminton and other sports
• Illuminated MUGA (Multi-Use Gaming Area)

Peterborough:

• Wirrina Student Café
• Rooms for representatives of different faiths
• Mother and child rooms
• Consulting rooms
• Bicycle parking

Reitl:

• 150 hectare countryside campus with beautifully landscaped gardens, farmland and modern facilities
• A farm that breeds sheep, pigs and cattle, and grows its own wheat for the cattle
• Equine training and development centre with stables for up to 92 horses, riding arenas and a therapy room; three indoor arenas, an open-air arena with lighting, and an oval riding walker
• Livery Yard - a yard where students can keep their own horses
• Lordship Canine Centre, including a therapeutic clinic with hydrotherapy pool, dog grooming centre and kennel block
• Titchmarsh Centre, home to a variety of reptiles, birds and small mammals
• A dedicated research centre with laboratories, teaching facilities and a veterinary nursing clinical skills department
• Floristry room
• Library with a special collection of books and online journals, Learning Center
• Gym, two squash courts, sports hall and fitness centre with treadmills, exercise bikes, rowing machines, free weights area
• College Bar - Bar located in the main campus, includes a dance floor, pool table, film projector screen for sports broadcasts and films, beer garden

At ARU, in addition to academic studies, students can attend a variety of clubs and societies: all student union clubs and societies are run by students for students, and membership is open to all ARU students.
Groups are linked and supported by the Student Union; each student can create a new community if they can't find what they are looking for

Facts:

• ARU has been ranked in the top ten UK universities for education, social work and sports science courses (Guardian League Table 2023)
• Gold award for quality in the Teaching Excellence Framework, a nationwide review of university teaching standards in the UK
• Ranked among the 15% best universities in the country in terms of graduate employability
• Being named University of the Year in the prestigious UK Social Mobility Awards 2023
• The Queen's Jubilee Prize (November 2021) for leading work in music therapy (research involving people with dementia)
• Many ARU courses are recognised by the industry and have separate professional accreditation
• A leader in health and social care since 1992, when nurse training was transferred from local health authorities to the ARU

ARU graduates automatically become part of the university's alumni network of more than 100,000 ARU alumni in 165 countries around the world.

Alumni benefits and services:

• Free support in choosing a profession
• Discounts for doctoral studies
• Access to university facilities
• Career development, lifelong access to professional career support through the Graduate Career Centre
• Study at the ARU doctoral programme
• Continuing professional development (short courses)
• Distance, distance and on-the-job training courses
• Employment of graduates at ARU
• Business support for graduates
• Support for student entrepreneurship