University of Sunderland
United Kingdom | Sunderland, England
United Kingdom | Sunderland, England
The University of Sunderland, founded in 1901 as Sunderland Technical College, gained university status in 1992. It operates four campuses, including two in Sunderland, one in London focused on business, tourism, and nursing, and a new campus in Hong Kong. The university is renowned for its significant contributions to medical education, having established a new medical school in 2018, one of only five in the UK at that time, to address the regional disparity in medical education. This school welcomed its first cohort in 2019.
The University has strong ties with industry and business, collaborating with major companies like Accenture, BBC, Caterpillar, and NHS Trusts. These relationships enrich the curriculum, with students often securing work placements with these organizations. The university's faculty regularly work with these partners on research, degree apprenticeships, and guest lectures. Its focus on embedding professional practice into its programs is reflected in positive feedback from the Teaching Excellence Framework.
The University of Sunderland is ranked 105th in the Times University Guide 2025 and 33rd in the Guardian University Guide 2025. The results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) revealed a significant improvement in the university’s research quality. The proportion of research classified as world-leading or internationally excellent doubled since the previous REF in 2014. Additionally, Sunderland’s Grade Point Average (GPA) for research quality showed a marked improvement, highlighting the university's progress in academic research.
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