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Professor Peter John
A message from the Vice-Chancellor
Since its inception in 1860 as the Lady Byron School, the University of West London has amassed a long and distinguished history of extending the reach of education to those who have been excluded from it. Built on a mission of enablement and enrichment, the University continues to evolve driven by the pursuit of three fundamental and transformative rights: inclusion, enhancement and participation.
By staying true to these founding ideals, we are now one of the leading widening participation institutions in the country where we inspire students of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds, to become smart professionals connected to exciting and rewarding careers.
To realise this mission, our courses and curriculum combine the highest standards of academic rigour supplemented by continuous input from external professionals and industry leaders. This sits alongside a guaranteed work placement for every student which forms part of a value-for-money contract between our students, stakeholders, and external partners. It is where an outstanding learning experience meets with impactful research, relevant scholarship, and the fundamentals of professional practice.
As a result, our often-courageous students join a caring and supportive educative community upheld by a fully integrated Students’ Union rooted in high quality state of the art physical and digital resources.
Driven by the values of accessibility, affordability, diversity, transparency and accountability, we continue to provide life-changing opportunities to each and every student regardless of their age or background. This in turn shapes and transforms the lives of their families and those around them. It is this assemblage together with a vibrant mix of students from more than 120 different nationalities that makes the University distinctively meritocratic.
With a number of accolades that highlight our achievements towards these ends, the University’s vision continues to be compelling: to be an inspiring, inclusive and impactful institution that is committed to making our country more prosperous, open and just.
Our HR and OD teams are instrumental in bringing in and nurturing the talent that realises our ambitions and underpins our achievements.
A message from Adrian Ellison - PVC People & Digital
Our location and academic schools
The University is based in the heart of one of the UK’s most successful business regions (west London) and operates out of three main sites: St Mary’s Road and Cavendish House in Ealing and Paragon House in Brentford. We also offer Nursing and Midwifery education from our Berkshire Institute of Health in Reading.
We are growing our reach with the acquisition of the Drama Studio London and more recently Ruskin College. Ruskin College has a similar mission and a matching set of values to the University, and by bringing it into our purview we intend to continue its long history of providing education to those who have traditionally been marginalised.
Working with local chambers of commerce and local employers (including the NHS), the University aims to capitalise on these powerful connections with key industries and its wealth of experience in a number of mainly vocational disciplines by delivering a demand-led curriculum. To enable this, the University is structured into the following academic Schools and Colleges which bring together cognate subject areas and are responsible for ensuring that they deliver an appropriate curriculum and develop new areas in response to student, societal and industry requirements:
- The Claude Littner Business School
- College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare
- London College of Music
- London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism
- London School of Film, Media and Design
- School of Medicine and Biosciences
- School of Computing and Engineering
- School of Human and Social Sciences
- School of Law
- The Institute for Policing Studies
Highlights and Achievements
- Reaching 32nd in The Guardian University Guide 2024. We are ranked the 5th university in London (excluding specialist institutions) and in the top 30% of universities in the UK.
- Best university for Student Experience and Teaching Quality in the UK - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
- We are ranked 1st in London*, 3rd in England* and 4th in the UK* in the National Student Survey 2023.
- University of the Year for Social Inclusion in The Daily Mail Inaugural University League Table 2024.
- An excellent financial out-turn for UWL with income of £201m and a UWL Group income of £205m, with a surplus of 9%.
- Enterprise income reaching over £101m.
- Achieving the highest performance in our cluster in the Knowledge Exchange Framework. Bronze Accreditation by the Athena Swan Charter.
- Eco campus platinum accreditation retained and a First-Class award in the People and Planet League.
- 11% increase in student numbers (including partners) with 14% increase in postgraduate students and 43% increase in international students.
- Excellent student and staff diversity including one of the highest proportions of Black and minority ethnic professors in the country.
