Be part of an organisation that you can be proud of
We're Keele and we're different. Founded 75 years ago to meet the demands of a new kind of society, economy and world, our principles resonate now more than ever.
We are a campus university with over 12,500 students, nestled in 600 acres of Staffordshire countryside and just an hour from Manchester and Birmingham. It's a big campus but a small and cosmopolitan community, with space to think and plenty to do.
Our research seeks to improve lives and address the most pressing challenges across our region, country, and world. Our academics are actively studying matters of global importance: from food security, climate change and smart energy, to neglected tropical diseases, global health and sustainable futures.
As well as world-leading research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021), Keele also sets the gold standard for teaching, with some of the most satisfied students in the country – in 2022, students ranked us “Britain’s best university” in the Student Crowd University Awards, and in 2023 we were awarded the highest rating of “Gold” overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Improving healthcare locally, nationally and globally
From supporting the local NHS community to undertaking globally-significant research, improving the health and wellbeing of people both at home and across the world is one of Keele's key priorities.
From the lecture theatre to the NHS frontline
Investing in our local community
Keele University contributes around half a billion pounds to the regional economy each year, with nearly three-quarters of this in the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire area.
Discover more about Keele's economic impact
Keele in Top 15 universities in England that excel at both teaching and research
Keele ranks in a ‘Golden Quadrangle’ of the top 15 universities in England that excel in both teaching and research, all with a Gold award in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework and also high research intensity in the most-recent Research Excellence Framework.
Keele University cares about the world and our place in it
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do at Keele, tackling the world's biggest problems through our research, and educating tomorrow's leaders to shape a brighter future. We even generate up to 50% of our own electricity thanks to our on-site Low Carbon Energy Generation Park. Our efforts are recognised around the globe, a status which was cemented when we won the Global Sustainability Institution of the Year award at the Green Gown Awards in 2021.
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Celebrating our 75th anniversary
Founded 75 years ago, Keele was the first new university of the 20th Century and was created to meet the demands of a new kind of society, economy and world.
Keele was born from a pioneering vision, one of a different kind of university. Established in 1949 by Lord Lindsay - the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University - in a country still recovering from the Second World War, the University’s founding aim was to produce graduates who not only had the technical and specialist knowledge to move society forward, but who understood the social and political landscape that drove this need.
Fast-forward 75 years and this original ethos remains at the core of the University’s mission, with over 12,500 current students and a global network of over 100,000 alumni in 120 countries who are creating positive impact across the world in a range of diverse careers.
Find out more about Keele's history, including our 75 Faces of Keele gallery, at keele.ac.uk/75.
