1. Keele is located in the heart of England, less than two hours from London and Leeds and one hour from Manchester and Birmingham.
2. Students can enjoy broadband Internet access in their study bedroom on campus – all you need is your own computer. There are also PC labs on campus and wireless sites in many campus buildings.
3. There are restaurants and cafes, a supermarket, a bookshop, a newsagent and a bank on campus, plus GPs and an NHS dentist.
4. Nearly all students at Keele are able to study abroad as part of their degree.
5. Our teaching and research standards have been rated highly by the Government.
6. Most of our students take Dual Honours degree courses where they study two subjects with equal weight for their degrees.
7. Keele University has one of the UK’s highest rates for graduate employment at 93.3% for 2006 graduates.
8. Keele has 3,200 study bedrooms on campus and 70% of our students live on campus in any year.
9. The Students’ Union offers entertainment on campus every night of the week.
10. There are a large number of bursaries available to encourage further access to Keele.
11. Keele has one of the largest (and most attractive) campuses in the UK but we are one of the smallest universities in terms of student numbers.
12. Researchers at Keele are working on exciting projects which could change the world and our everyday lives, such as the genetic modification of mosquitoes to beat malaria and a device which analyses your health through your breath, which could one day be found in every doctor’s surgery.
13. Famous Keele alumni include award-winning author Marina Lewycka (A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian), musician Jem Finer (founder member of The Pogues and co-writer of festive classic Fairytale of New York) and top barrister Michael Mansfield QC.
14. The Jubilee 2000 campaign (the campaign for third world debt cancellation) was dreamed up at Keele University by Martin Dent, a political economist, in 1990.
