Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is University of the Year 2023 (Times Higher Education) and is among the 20 percent of universities in the country that have been awarded a Gold rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework - a reflection of the outstanding education ARU offers to their students. The university hosts students from more than 130 countries around the globe and is known for its multicultural community. The university has five campuses, located in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, London and Writtle.

ARU has recently invested GBP 95 million into its facilities. The university is home to one of the only optometry schools in the country and has its own public art gallery, the Ruskin Gallery. It also boasts a state-of-the-art Science Centre, a Law School Clinic, mock law courts, computer gaming suites and libraries which are open 24/7, complete with books and online learning resources.

The university excels in providing support in a variety of different areas. This includes disability support for those who have mental health conditions, medical conditions and learning difficulties. Other support ranges from a counselling service to a friendly International Office that is dedicated to helping international students.

Students can also take advantage of the invaluable careers services when studying at Anglia Ruskin University. The employability service provides plenty of help, from assistance with composing CVs to interview preparation. One-to-one sessions are available with advisors, and many useful resources can be found online.

Whilst students are at ARU, they can enjoy one of the many social clubs or societies in their spare time. Through these groups they can make new friends, learn a new skill and add something unique to their CV. Clubs and societies on offer range from dance class to an alternative music society.

ARU rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework

ARU received a Gold award for the quality of its education in a UK-wide review of university teaching standards.

ARU's course content and delivery is rated as outstanding with the review citing ‘innovative and highly effective course design and content that inspires students to actively engage and commit to their learning'.

Placements

Undergraduate Placements

Many undergraduate courses offer students the opportunity to take a paid work placement between years two and three of the degree course. During the placement year, students will form lasting professional relationships, gain invaluable industry experience and have the opportunity to apply and enhance skills learnt in the classroom.

Postgraduate Placements

Many of ARU's postgraduate degree courses offer an extended two-year programme which includes Professional Experience modules in the second year of study. This additional professional experience is highly valued by professional employers, and can significantly enhance a graduate CV.

Study options are offered across several faculties and schools:

Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

A hub of creative and cultural innovation, this faculty's research was deemed world-leading in six areas in the Research Excellence Framework 2014. Its engagement with arts and culture enriches lives and contributes to the UK's creative economy, worth GBP 17.3 billion, and its students are amongst the most satisfied in the country.

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care

The faculty is the largest provider of health and social care courses in the East of England. Having educated nurses, midwives and social workers for over 25 years, its courses are designed with the students' careers in mind. Students learn authentically through the use of state-of-the-art facilities that mirror real-life clinical situations and UK hospital wards.

Faculty of Business and Law

The school offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate business and law courses using advanced learning technologies to ensure students receive a dynamic educational experience. The courses help students develop, challenge the ordinary and be innovative, giving them confidence to achieve their ambitions and prepare for their career.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

The faculty combines the theory and practical skills students need for a rewarding career. Here, students learn in the latest laboratories, or on field trips and work placements with leading organisations.

Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environment Sciences now sits under the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Students learn to positively influence animal welfare and the sustainable use of natural resources, on degree courses created in close consultation with industry.

Academic requirements

Both undergraduate and postgraduate students will need to satisfy the minimum qualifications and meet the course-specific and country-specific academic requirements for admission to Anglia Ruskin University.

English language requirements

For undergraduate admission, students will need to satisfy one (or equivalent) of the following:

• An IELTS score of 6.0 with no band below 5.5
• An ETS TOEFL iBT score of 80 overall, with at least 17 in writing and listening, 18 in reading and 20 in speaking
• A Pearson PTE score of 57 overall, with at least 51 in all components.

For postgraduate admission, students will usually need to satisfy one (or equivalent) of the following:

• An IELTS score of 6.5 with no band lower than 5.5, or equivalent
• An ETS TOEFL iBT score of 88 overall, with at least 17 in writing and listening, 18 in reading and 20 in speaking
• A Pearson PTE score of 61 overall, with at least 51 in all components.

Prospective students can find detailed information online regarding entry requirements for other English language tests the university is temporarily accepting.

ARU offers a variety of scholarships to international and European students. Prospective students can find all that they need to know about the school's generous scholarships, and eligibility requirements, on the ARU online information page.

International Undergraduate Scholarship

New for 2024/25, ARU are awarding scholarships and discounts of between GBP 2,000 and GBP 7,000 to international students starting an undergraduate course.

Students will automatically receive an international undergraduate scholarship if they meet the eligibility criteria.

To be eligible for consideration for the international undergraduate scholarship applicants must be:

• an international student (international tuition fee payer)
• starting a full-time bachelor's degree at one of ARU's core campuses (not London)
• studying full-time, unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing full-time study.

International Postgraduate Scholarship

The international postgraduate scholarship is available to all eligible students studying a postgraduate course at ARU.

Eligible applicants will automatically receive up to GBP 4,000 if they:

• Are studying for an MBA
• Are studying for a master's at ARU Peterborough or ARU London
• Are an ARU graduate
• Meet the eligibility criteria, including exceeding minimum entry requirements.

International Early Payment Discount

An early payment discount of GBP 1,000 is available to new international students starting a full time taught undergraduate or postgraduate course if tuition fees are paid in full by the Friday before the start of teaching. This discount can be combined with other scholarships.

Students will benefit from award-wining facilities at ARU, the result of GBP 95 million of investment over five years.

Anglia Ruskin University has invested heavily in the nursing and healthcare facilities in its Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough campuses. Here, students can learn in skills rooms, mock operating theatres and wards. ARU Science Centre students can enjoy the SuperLab complex, which features state-of-the-art science labs, a physiology lab and a pharmaceutical research lab.

Optometry students study at the University Eye Clinic with qualified professionals; it boasts 16 fully equipped testing rooms and the latest optometric equipment such as an optical coherence tomographer, video slitlamps, and videokeratoscopes.

The university's faculty's all feature state-of-the-art facilities including science SuperLabs, a financial trading room and TV studios, computer gaming suites, law clinics and mock law courts.

As well as dedicated studios for all courses, Cambridge School of Art's facilities include illustration and animation studios, printmaking facilities, a dedicated 3D workshop and photography and video facilities.

Students at ARU London can take advantage of 47 state-of-the-art lecture theatres and seminar rooms, as well as computer labs with brand new IT equipment. Large breakout areas with space for students to work and socialise are also available, furnished with sofas and chairs for a more relaxed environment.

ARU's Writtle campus is on the edge of the charming village of Writtle, in the heart of the Essex countryside and is set among 150 hectares of open fields, farmland and landscaped gardens. Some of the highlights of the campus include:

• a campus farm that's home to sheep, pigs and cattle – and grows its own wheat to support livestock bedding
• Equine Training and Development Centre featuring stabling for up to 92 horses, riding arenas and a therapy barn
• the Titchmarsh Centre which is home to a range of reptiles, birds and small mammals

ARU Writtle

Since February 2024, ARU and Writtle University College have undergone a merger, together becoming ARU Writtle. Writtle is a long-established college with more than 125 years of history, and specialist expertise in subject areas of agriculture, horticulture, equine and canine studies, and animal management. ARU Writtle is located within a large site, including 150 hectares of open fields, farmland and landscaped gardens, and will continue to offer its full range of degree courses. The campus supports a comprehensive range of specialised teaching facilities and educational spaces, as well as several attractive and historic buildings including the ivy-covered Main Building and Hall.

Awards and rankings

University of the Year 2023

ARU is very proud to be the University of the Year at the Times Higher Education 2023 awards.

This accolade celebrates ‘exceptional performance throughout the 2021-22 academic year' and the university is #ARUProud that the success in delivering high-impact projects during this period has been recognised by the judges.

ARU among world's best for health and wellbeing

Anglia Ruskin University has been ranked 1st in the UK and 20th in the world for health and wellbeing in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

ARU was also named as one of the UK's top ten universities for education, social work and sports science courses in the Guardian League Table 2023. The university was also recognised for the value that it adds to students including student support and graduate outcomes. Final year students have reiterated this by rating ARU highly in the National Student Survey 2022.

Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024

• Top 15 percent in the country for the rate of UG International students going into employment 15 months after graduation
• 3rd in the country for the proportion of international postgraduates who were employed as managers, directors, or senior officials 15 months after graduation.