Latest awards and accreditations
- University shortlisted for two accolades at Times Higher Education Awards 5 September 2024
- University achieves UK first with landmark accreditation for business education 14 August 2024
- Graphic design student wins new award for emerging talent 2 August 2024
- University shortlisted for two Green Gown Awards 17 July 2024
- InterCity Place named Regeneration Project of the Year at Construction News Awards 2024 16 July 2024
- Drake’s Place receives tenth successive Green Flag Award 16 July 2024
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UK Top 5 for life below water and top 3 for zero hunger
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
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TEF gold across all three categories
Teaching Excellence Framework 2023
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Second carbon-neutral university in the UK
Verified to PAS 2060 standard (2023)
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3 Queen’s Anniversary Prizes
Our most recent award was for leading work in microplastics
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High rate of graduate employment
Over 95% of our graduates are working or studying 15 months after graduating*
Student experience
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 The first university in the UK to achieve accreditation from the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
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 The first university to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark
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 We oversee a £100m network of business support facilities, including incubation, innovation and science park infrastructure
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 Plymouth Compass – future-facing attributes to help navigate the whole university experience
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 Over 4,500 University of Plymouth students per year benefit from placements and work-based learning
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~Every student is allocated a personal tutor for academic and pastoral matters
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UPSU awarded the Best Student Venue in the City and accredited with Highly Commended Best Late Night venue in the Best Bar None Awards 2023
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In the top 20 of the most friendly vegan universities in the UK (source: PETA UK)
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 One of the UK's most affordable cities for students (source: WhatUni)
Research rich
Sustainable achievements
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
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 Shortlisted for three Green Gown Awards in 2023 in recognition of commitment to climate action
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'One of just six institutions internationally to receive a Global Showcase award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
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 Drake’s Place historic gardens and reservoir – Green Flag Award Winner 2023/2024
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'The House and Marine Station building projects are BREEAM Excellent (an environmental assessment method rating system for buildings)
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 59% of waste recycled in 2020–21
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We have over 290 bicycle parking spaces on campus
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@Our Students' Union has NUS Green Impact ‘Excellence Outstanding’ status
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'Achieved ISO 14001 accreditation for all our operations on the Plymouth campus since 2009
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254% reduction in CO2e emissions since 1990
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'We are a zero landfill University
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Ranked in the top 20 1st Class Universities for sustainability (People and Planet University League 2023/24)
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Our campus cafes received a Three Star rating (the highest possible) from the Sustainable Restaurant Association in the Food Made Good report 2024
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The University's Peninsula Medical School was ranked within the top 10 in the UK for 2024 by the Planetary Health Report Card Initiative
Facts and stats
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 £24m contracting with local businesses
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 7,500 studying for a Plymouth degree at partner institutions in the UK and around the world
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 An alumni community with 181,000 graduates pursuing their careers globally
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 The first and only post-1992 university to launch its own medical and dental school
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_The Peninsula Dental School was the first in the UK to achieve RCS Surgical Education Centre accreditation
Awards in detail
- Athena Swan Silver Award
- A member of the campaign to promote women in science, technology and engineering.
- Stonewall Diversity Champion
- Sustainable Restaurant Association award SRA 2024
- Green Gown Awards 2023
- Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Signatory of The Magna Charta Universitatum
- Shanghai Ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019
- Higher Education Academy strategic partner 2016-17
- Green Flag Award