The first university in the UK to achieve accreditation from the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
The first university to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark
We oversee a £100m network of business support facilities, including incubation, innovation and science park infrastructure
Plymouth Compass – future-facing attributes to help navigate the whole university experience
Over 4,500 University of Plymouth students per year benefit from placements and work-based learning
~Every student is allocated a personal tutor for academic and pastoral matters
?28 National Teaching Fellowships in HE since 2000
In the top 20 of the most friendly vegan universities in the UK (source: PETA UK)
One of the UK's most affordable cities for students (source: WhatUni)
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Winner of two Green Gown Awards 2024 in recognition of our long-held commitment to sustainability research, education and action
'One of just six institutions internationally to receive a Global Showcase award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Drake’s Place historic gardens and reservoir – Green Flag Award Winner 2023/2024
'The House and Marine Station building projects are BREEAM Excellent (an environmental assessment method rating system for buildings)
59% of waste recycled in 2020–21
@Our Students' Union has NUS Green Impact ‘Excellence Outstanding’ status
'Achieved ISO 14001 accreditation for all our operations on the Plymouth campus since 2009
254% reduction in CO2e emissions since 1990
'We are a zero landfill University
Ranked in the top 20 1st Class Universities for sustainability (People and Planet University League 2023/24)
Our campus cafes received a Three Star rating (the highest possible) from the Sustainable Restaurant Association in the Food Made Good report 2024
The University's Peninsula Medical School was ranked within the top 10 in the UK for 2024 by the Planetary Health Report Card Initiative
AOver 19,000 students
AOver 2,500 staff
*£239.4m annual turnover
£24m contracting with local businesses
,Founded in 1862 as the School of Navigation
<150 partnerships with institutions from 30 countries for collaborations in teaching and research
7,500 studying for a Plymouth degree at partner institutions in the UK and around the world
An alumni community with 181,000 graduates pursuing their careers globally
@58% of academic staff are PhD qualified
The first and only post-1992 university to launch its own medical and dental school
_The Peninsula Dental School was the first in the UK to achieve RCS Surgical Education Centre accreditation
UK Top 5 for life below water and top 3 for zero hunger
TEF gold across all three categories
Second carbon-neutral university in the UK
3 Queen’s Anniversary Prizes
High rate of graduate employment
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 2024
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