Reputation
The university is noted for its success in encouraging wider participation in higher education and is the only university in Britain where the majority of undergraduates are from working-class backgrounds and almost one in five comes from an area of low participation in higher education. A third of the places are filled by mature students.
Strongly regional in outlook, the university draws two thirds of its students from the West Midlands, although there are also 2500 overseas students studying at the university which has offices in China, India, Poland, Malaysia and Nigeria.
Between 2005 and 2009 five staff were awarded National Teaching Fellowships.
The University of Wolverhampton won two Lord Stafford Awards in 2007, recognising its excellence in innovative work with businesses. Rachel Westwood of SkinScientists Ltd won the "Entrepreneurial Spirit Award" for her innovative brand of "cosmeceuticals" especially formulated for men. Robert Harris, Principal Lecturer Corporate Programmes, University of Wolverhampton Business School, won the "West Midlands Knowledge Transfer Champion Award" for his contribution to knowledge transfer activities between the University and companies in the West Midlands.
In May 2008 the University was awarded an unprecedented seven Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, securing its top position in the West Midlands. In September 2009 it was awarded £24.3 million for knowledge transfer, bringing it to 2nd place nationally for the number of KTPs it runs. The University will lead a consortium of all 12 of the universities in its region to increase the number of partnerships from 70 to 210 over the next three years.
In April 2009, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) institutional audit found that confidence can reasonably be placed in the soundness of the institution's present and likely future management of both the academic standards and the quality of the learning opportunities available to students.
The results of the fifth National Student Survey in 2009 revealed an overall student satisfaction rate at Wolverhampton of 78%, compared to 76% in 2008. Satisfaction with the learning resources was above the national average at the University, with 84% of students saying they were satisfied compared to the national average of 80%. The University also maintained a high satisfaction rate for access to IT facilities, with 90% of students saying they could access facilities whenever they needed to. In addition, 80% of students reported that they were satisfied with the teaching on their course.
The University has pursued a policy of non-participation in the league table rankings produced by British newspapers, such that rankings which would compare its performance to that of other British universities are unavailable.
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