Why study with us?

  • The School of Education and Human Development has well-established partnerships with Primary and Secondary Schools to provide varied and supportive training environments.
  • The School of Education and Human Development has a purpose built DT Centre to train Design and Technology teachers and to teach Product Design students. The centre comprises a well equipped IT/lecture room, a fully equipped workshop with a comprehensive range of CNC machinery and equipment, stores and offices.
  • Bangor is the most affordable place in the UK to be a student (TotalMoney 2019)
  • The most recent Research Assessment Exercise confirms our status as a world-class research institution
  • As we are located in the ideal position for outdoor education all our Secondary PGCE courses can also be done inconjunction with Outdoor Activities.
  • Bangor is top 25% for postgraduate taught student satisfaction – Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2018
  • Bangor is 10th for PhD student satisfaction - Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2018
  • We have one of the largest Peer Guiding schemes
  • Bangor is regarded as one of the safest places to be a student because 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 offer over 1000 computers for student use - Some PC rooms are open 24 hours a day
  • We have a media centre with a professionally equipped TV and Radio studio, which is the transmission base for the student radio station ‘Storm FM’
  • On-line services through ‘BangorPortal’ to save you time (Which modules am I studying? What are my marks? etc)
  • The location is probably one of the most beautiful university settings in the whole of the UK – situated between the Snowdonia Mountains and the Menai Straits. It is a paradise for sporty students and those interested in outdoor activities.
  • We guarantee all first year students a place in one of the 2,000 rooms available in our halls of residence.