About The University of Hull

Who are we?
We’re a creative, flourishing community, featuring world-class teaching, research, impressive facilities, and a strong support network on our Hull and Scarborough campuses.

Our teaching skills are highly rated in national quality assessments, while our research is of international importance in many fields, the quality of which informs our teaching at all levels.

Over 900 undergraduate and postgraduate courses cover our range of academic subjects, including arts, humanities, health, sciences, and social sciences.

Have any famous people attended the University of Hull?

Anthony Minghella, Sally Lindsay, John McCarthy, Jenni Murray, and John Prescott are just some of our prestigious alumni. The University also benefits from the experience and talent of honorary graduates, Judy Dench, Pierluigi Collina, and Paul Nurse.

With who are we in partnership?

We’re actively involved in a variety of corporate partnerships from the public and private sectors, including Smith and Nephew, BAE Systems, The Deep, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare, Yorkshire Cancer Research and Hull City Council.

Our academic partners are committed to widening participation in higher education and raising young aspirations. We've built relationships with international academic institutions, opening opportunities for collaborative research/study abroad.

Each of our 50,000 graduates is an important part of the growing worldwide network of friends and supporters.

Our vision is…

… to be an ambitious, distinctive and successful University that promotes the exploration, creation and communication of knowledge. We’re committed to enhancing our regional, national, and global communities by…

• Encouraging students to be independent learners
• Producing world-class research
• Providing significant benefits for our partners
• Attracting, retaining and developing dedicated, high-performing staff