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School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences

Why study with us?

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  • The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science is recognised nationally and internationally for the quality of our research - placed in the top 10 in the UK for Sport Science in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) with 80% of our research activity was judged at an international level or world-leading
  • The School obtained an exemplary rating (the highest possible) for the quality of student support
  • We are consistently placed as one of the top Sport Science Schools in the UK
  • Sport Science related degrees have been taught at Bangor for over 30 years
  • The School is well resourced for the scientific study of sport, health and exercise with an extensive range of laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment (including a climate chamber, underwater weighing lab, two dual energy X-Ray absorptiometry [DXA] scanners and a movement analysis lab), all housed in buildings overlooking the Menai Straits, giving us the ability to boast that we have some of the best views of any sports science department in the UK
  • Staff in the School provide scientific support to national and International squads including gymnastics, ice-skating, rugby, orienteering, sailing and canoeing
  • The surrounding area is one of the prime university locations in Britain for pursuing sport and outdoor activities and the University also has an extensive sport and recreation facilities in addition to this natural playground of the sea, rivers, cliffs and mountains
  • Bangor University was rated the top university in the UK for the help and support provided to students
  • In a survey by the Accommodation for Students website, Bangor was voted one of the best university cities in the UK for facilities and location
  • We have one of the largest Peer Guiding schemes
  • The crime rate for North Wales is one of the lowest in the whole of the UK
  • Our Centre for Careers and Opportunities Careers is recognised nationally as being one of the most active careers services in the UK ensuring that over 87% of graduates enter employment or further study within six months
  • Low cost of living - cheaper accommodation and lower living costs than in most university cities. According to The Independent's A-Z of Universities and Higher Education Colleges, Bangor is "one of the cheapest places in Britain
  • We have on-line services through ‘BangorPortal’ to save you time (Which modules am I studying? What are my marks? etc)