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What do you want from your chosen University? How about national recognition as one of the top new universities in the UK? The University of Plymouth has been ranked 2nd of all new Universities across the country by The Guardian, and achieved distinction in the top three in the Sunday Times' 1999 league tables. The results yet again improve on previous years - in 1998 The Times judged Plymouth to be a strong 5th.

The Guardian and The Sunday Times assessed all 98 universities in the UK - 41 of which, as former Polytechnics, are described as 'new'. The assessments were taken from official data and took into account areas including teaching quality, research quality, A level points, employment statistics, the number of first and upper second class degrees awarded, and the student to staff ratios. "This league table endorses what staff and students here have known for a long time, that the University of Plymouth offers exceptional standards of teaching and learning in a location that is second to none. Anyone studying for a degree with us can expect first class service and first class job prospects," said Professor John Bull, Vice Chancellor of the University.

Babbage building- home to the Faculty of Technology's Computing Suites

Also ranked top in the country for Civil Engineering

In addition to the accolades awarded by the Times and the Guardian, to date nine subject areas offered by Plymouth have also been ranked excellent by the Government's Teaching Quality Assessments (TQAs). The independently judged TQAs placed Plymouth's Civil and Structural Engineering department top in the country, scoring 23 points out of a possible 24, and Environmental Building second with the same score. The School of Mathematics and Statistics was awarded the highest ratings for Teaching, Learning and Assessment, and for Student Support and Guidance. It was also praised for its range of modules, with the transferable skills graduates are taking to their first employers highlighted as a "considerable strength".

Technology graduates snapped up by employers

The future is looking decidedly rosy for University of Plymouth graduates. Latest University statistics show that 95% of graduates from the Faculty of Technology are either in full-time employment or further education. Our graduates obviously impress! We're definitely on the map when it comes to producing quality graduates who achieve nationally, and internationally. Of known first destinations of 1998 Technology graduates from each of the six Schools or Departments, 77% had gained full-time employment (higher than the national average) and 18% had gone on to further education within 6 months of graduating. So you can be confident that your degree from Plymouth will count where it matters - in the workplace.

1998 statistics of student first destinations