The University of the Highlands and Islands gives you the chance to do something different, something special. It offers a diverse range of courses, many taking advantage of the region's unique environment, landscape and culture.
The University of the Highlands and Islands has a number of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes, most of which can be studied at a range of locations across the area. There are 7,500 undergraduate students enrolled directly and 33,000 further education students. There are 50 learning centres spread around the Highlands and Islands, Moray and Perthshire.

Plymouth University is a public university in the South West of England, with over 28,600 students and is 10th largest in the United Kingdom by the total number of students. It has almost 2,900 staff making it one of the largest employers in the south-west. The main campus is in the Devon city of Plymouth, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges all over South West England.
Whilst the University has been known as Plymouth University since June 2011 as a result of a rebrand, the formal name and legal title of the university remains "University of Plymouth".

The University of Salford is a public university located in Salford, England, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Manchester city centre. Its origins come from the Royal Technical Institute, Salford which was opened in 1896. 
It has around 20,000 students and is situated in 60 acres (240,000 m2) of parkland on the banks of the River Irwell.
In October 2011, the university opened a learning, teaching and research space at MediaCityUK. Over 1,500 students will have opportunities to work near media professionals using the latest industry specified equipment, studios and laboratories. They will study on 39 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The Royal Agricultural University or RAU (previously known as the Royal Agricultural College or RAC) is a university located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world. 
The university provides more than 30 land-based undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes to students from over 45 countries through the School of Agriculture, the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and the School of Real Estate & Land Management.

The University of Central Lancashire (abbreviated UCLan) is a public university based in Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge founded in 1828. Subsequently known as Harris Art College, then Preston Polytechnic, then Lancashire Polytechnic. The university is the eighth largest in the UK in terms of student numbers.
UCLan was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in 17 subject areas in the 2008 RAE Rankings. It is ranked No1 in Linguistics and Journalism, above Oxford University.
UCLan was also ranked 7th for Teaching Quality in the UK (QAA report) and Top 10 for student satisfaction amongst UK universities in a number of subjects, including Journalism, Sports Science and Engineering.

Bishop Grosseteste University is a public university in Lincoln, England. It was granted full university status on 3 December 2012, having been established in 1862 as a teacher training college for the Diocese of Lincoln, it only gained full degree awarding powers in 2006.
It attracts mature and local students, with 27% of the undergraduate body aged 21 or above at the start of their course, and 50% from a 30 mile radius. The courses often include a vocational element and many, but not all, engage with teaching and education subjects – of four foundation and nine honours degrees, eight include education-related studies or teaching.
 

The University of Sunderland is a university located in Sunderland in the North East of England. The university has 17,101 students, including 2,695 international students from 118 countries.
In 2012, the University of Sunderland opened a London Campus offering courses in nursing, business, tourism and hospitality, as well as accounting and financial management.
Sunderland was one of six universities to be short-listed for 'University of the Year' in the Times Higher Education Supplement Awards 2012. It was also highlighted for its 'Outstanding Student Experience' in the 2010 Times Higher Education awards.

In 2005 University College Northampton was awarded university title and full research degree awarding powers becoming The University of Northampton. Set in the heart of England, in the historical and culturally rich county of Northamptonshire, the University of Northampton is a dynamic, modern institution that caters to all educational needs and interests. 
Currently the only university in Northamptonshire, the University welcomes over 1000 international students from 100 different countries every year to study the traditional arts, humanities and sciences as well as modern subject offerings such as entrepreneurship, product design and advertising. The University is also globally renowned in subject such as Wastes Management, Leather Technology and Fashion. 

Abertay University is situated in the centre of Dundee. The campus buildings include the historic Old College buildings of Dundee Business School, the Bernard King Library, scenes of crime teaching facilities, specialist Ethical Hacking labs designed for research into computer hacking and misuse, and modern computer games labs in the UK Centre for Excellence in Computer Games Education.
Abertay was the first university in the world to offer a "computer games" degree in 1997. Today it remains a leader in the field with two major new developments - the creation of the UK's first Centre for Excellence in Computer Games Education, and a business support programme.
The University runs Ethical Hacking degree programmes, both undergraduate and postgraduate. Recently spending substantial amounts of money upgrading its specialist laboratories, Abertay is at the forefront for research into computer security and countermeasure development.
The findings of the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) showed that Abertay is the most highly rated modern university in Scotland for research in environmental sciences, law and psychology.

The University of the West of Scotland is a university operating from four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Hamilton, Dumfries and Ayr. The present institution dates from August 2007, following the merger of the University of Paisley with Bell College, Hamilton. It can trace its roots to the late 19th century, and has undergone numerous name changes and mergers over the last century, reflecting its gradual expansion throughout the region.
Holding a regional reputation for vocational undergraduate and post-graduate courses the University currently has over 18,000 students, with approximately 1300 staff, spread across eight schools of learning.