Keele University

About

Keele University is a campus university with over 13,500 students, nestled in 600 acres of Staffordshire countryside and just an hour from Manchester and Birmingham. It's a big campus but a small and cosmopolitan community, with space to think and plenty to do.

Motto / Slogan	In the pursuit of truth in the company of friends
Colour	Staffordshire gold and red
Mascot	Herbert the Dragon
Founded	1949
Departments	17
Location	Keele, England, United Kingdom
Address	Keele University, Staffordshire, UK, ST5 5BG

Objectives

Keele University's objective is to provide world-leading research and education, focused on transforming lives and society. They aim to advance knowledge, prepare students for the future, and make a positive impact on communities through research and innovative teaching. 

Main Academic Divisions (Faculties)

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Reasons to Study at Keele University

1. 600 acres to explore

   Keele University has one of the biggest campuses in Britain to explore, located in the Staffordshire countryside – but all accommodation, facilities including a medical centre and pharmacy, and teaching spaces are clustered around the centre, keeping campus facilities within walking distance. The student also named it as one of the top 10 most beautiful universities in the UK (2025). 

2. Global impacting research

   Academics are actively contributing to everything from climate change and sustainability to global health and food security, with research that creates a better world.

Fees

Admission

Undergraduate Admission Requirement

• Entry requirements for Undergraduate courses can be found on each course page. On this page you can find more information about the qualifications accepted, and the English Language Entry Requirements.
• Also check the international entry requirement page for the qualification equivalents for your country.

Supporting Documents

• A personal statement
• A reference from a teacher, adviser or professional who knows you academically

Postgraduate Admission Requirments

• Anyone applying from a country where English is not the first language is required to show evidence of English language competence. Please see relevant course page for specific English Language requirements. 
• The particular entry requirements for each course are given in the individual postgraduate course page. As a general rule, you will need the equivalent of a UK honours degree at second-class standard or higher.
• Also check the international entry requirement page for the qualification equivalents for your country.
   

Supporting Documents

• Personal statement/Statement of purpose
• Any relevant professional qualifications/work experience
• Degree certificate and consolidated transcript if you have completed your degree
• Interim transcript if you are still studying
• Academic or employment reference
• Evidence of completed English Language qualification. 

How To Apply For Admission

FOR POSTGRADUATE: Applications for all undergraduate courses at Keele should be made online through UCAS. 

FOR POSTGRADUATE: Each course page has a link to the application form for that particular course (see the 'apply' links at the top of each postgraduate course page).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admission Contacts

Email: [email protected],[email protected]
Phone : +44 (0)1782 734010

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  Campus Life

Explore Campus

Facilities

• Accommodation: As a 600-acre campus University, Keele has over 2,600 bedrooms on site, with a range of accommodation available and all within a short walk of the center of campus.
• Cafeteria: The Food Court is the heart of the campus. It’s the main place to head to if you’re looking for a hearty, sit-down meal, get your morning coffee fix or grab a snack or meal deal.
• Gym: The Gym is home to a Fitness Centre and Functional Fitness Space, which cater for all of your training needs, from performance through to casual training, in a friendly and supportive environment. 
• Place of Worship: The Chapel is a Local Ecumenical Partnership (L.E.P.), which means that major Christian denominations are represented and work together.  They work hard to ensure that, whatever your background – Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Anglican, Pentecostal, Quaker, or none of the above! – you will feel at home and find something for you.

 

 

Accreditations

• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• Royal Society of Biology (RSB)
• Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
• Gold membership with the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS). 

Vice Chancellor

Academic Staff

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  Professor Mark Ormerod OBE

  Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost Professor Mark Ormerod OBE became Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of Keele University in 2015.

  He was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) and Head of the Schools of Physi... read more

  cal and Geographical Sciences, and Chemistry and Physics.

  He was appointed to a lectureship in chemistry at Keele in 1992, and in 1997 was awarded a prestigious EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship and promoted to Professor of Clean Technology and Inorganic Materials Chemistry in recognition of his research achievements.

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  Professor Bülent Gökay

  Professor Bülent joined Keele in 1996 from Wolfson College, Cambridge, where he had been a postdoctoral Research Fellow for the previous three years. Before coming to Keele, he worked at the Birkbeck College-L... read more

  ondon, University of North London, and at the University of Cambridge, teaching the history of Soviet Union, Russian Revolution, Weimar Republic, Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Intelligence and International Politics.  
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  Dr Leah Koumentaki

  Lecturer Leah is a Greek Cretan national who completed her undergraduate studies in Sociology at the University of Crete. After working in the private sector and offering her support to young victims, Leah pur... read more

  sued a Master's in Research in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Manchester. She successfully completed her doctoral studies in Criminology at the University of Essex in 2022. 
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  Professor Aristotle Kallis

  Professor Professor Aristotle taught at the Universities of Edinburgh (2001-2002), Bristol (2002-2003) and Lancaster University, first in the Department of European Languages and Cultures (2003-2010) and then i... read more

  n the Department of History (2010-2016), before being appointed at Keele University in 2016.

   

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  Dr Heidi Wang-Kaeding

  Lecturer Dr Heidi joined Keele University in September 2019. Prior to this, she was Assistant Professor in Asian Politics at
  Trinity College Dublin, working for the Department of Political Science and Trini... read more

  ty Centre for Asian Studies. She obtained her PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2017. She received her undergraduate degree from the Hong Kong Baptist University and was the winner of Scholastic Award in 2011.

  
   

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Notable Alumni

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  Priti Patel Politician
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  John Duncan Diplomat
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  Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau Politician
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  Ian Norman Psychologist

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History

Founded in 1949 with a commitment to meet the demands of a new kind of society, economy and world, Keele was the first new university of the 20th Century and remains true to its original mission today.