Seminars

University of Huddersfield
Your University: How we can help you

1200 – 1245

A MODERN university plays a key role in the economy and future prosperity of its region by educating and inspiring the next generation of skilled and enterprising people and by carrying out cutting-edge research, often in collaboration with industrial partners.

The University of Huddersfield aims to excel in both these directions. It prides itself on high standards of teaching but also insists that students gain experience of the real world of work. This heavy emphasis on placements is actually built into most degree courses. Students gain, but so do employers, who are often so impressed by the calibre of people on placement that they offer full-time jobs on graduation.

The University of Huddersfield is proud to have one of the UK’s best records for graduate employability and this ties in closely with its nineteenth-century roots as an educational institution geared to the needs of local enterprise.

Meanwhile, researchers at the University are working closely with regional and local companies and the University of Huddersfield has sealed many important partnerships with leading firms. It is an enthusiastic and successful participant in the Government-backed Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme and is always keen to discuss new projects.

The University has also taken a leading role in the Innovation Voucher Scheme, launched in partnership with Kirklees Council. This enables local businesses to apply for vouchers worth thousands of pounds, which act as payment for knowledge and expertise from University experts in a host of fields. This mission to work closely with regional industry is symbolised by the £12 million Enterprise and Innovation Centre, now nearing completion at the University. This development will enable even closer links to be formed between the University and local industry.

The University of Huddersfield’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bob Cryan, is deeply committed to the university’s development as a leading research institution and to its mission to transform the lives of students and the region’s economic prospects through the power of education.

He is an excellent example of this process. Huddersfield-born, he is proud to be a graduate of the University, which enabled him to become an outstanding electrical engineer. A wide-ranging academic career followed, including senior and strategic posts at a number of universities, before he returned to Huddersfield in 2007, to take up the Vice-Chancellorship.

He is determined to ensure that the University offers the widest possible access to students from all backgrounds, and to achieve increasing excellence in research. And he wants local and regional industry to share the benefits in full. It begins with a simple question – “How can we help?”

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