Edge Hill University is a campus-based university situated in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1885, its motto is In knowledge there is opportunity. Edge Hill has been shortlisted three times for the Times Higher Education University of the Year award, most recently in 2011. It has three faculties: Arts and Sciences, Education, and Health and Social Care.
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