Bangor University

About

Bangor University is a long-established institution, with over 120 years' dedication to academic excellence. The most recent Research Assessment Exercise confirms its status as a world-class research institution with an international reputation.LocationLiving in Bangor enables students to combine a high-quality educational experience with a wonderful living environment. 

Bangor is regarded to be amongst the UK's best university locations, situated between the mountains of Snowdonia and the Irish Sea and offering some of the finest beaches and most beautiful scenery in the country. North Wales is an area of outstanding natural beauty, yet close to major cities such as Manchester and Liverpool, so traveling to and from Bangor is easy, with London also easily accessible by direct train.

Bangor University has a long tradition of academic excellence and a strong focus on the student experience. Around 10,000 students currently study at the university, with teaching staff based within fourteen Academic Schools.

Bangor University is ranked in the top 40 in the UK for research*, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. The REF recognised that more than three-quarters of Bangor’s research is either world-leading or internationally excellent, ahead of the average for UK universities.