The University of Bath was established on Claverton Down in Bath in 1966. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966 and is now established as a top UK university with a reputation for research and teaching excellence. Over the next five years, the University seeks to enhance its global position within the top world-leading institutions. The institution will do it in ways that respect and support its community, its values, and its environment.

The University is an energetic connected community, committed to excellence in research and education, embracing the opportunities of today’s world and addressing its challenges. Knowledge and experience are connected in the search for understanding and solutions; study and practice are connected through high-value placements and strategic partnerships to prepare excellent students for future success; and students and staff are connected in an inclusive, collegial, ambitious learning community. To belong at Bath is to be connected, and together to build for the future.

The University of Bath has evolved considerably since 1966, when it was established to advance learning and knowledge by teaching and research, particularly in science and technology, and in close association with industry and commerce. More than 50 years on, the institution is proud that the University has grown in both size and reputation, highly ranked in all three main national league tables. Engagement with employers remains fundamental to ensuring that our students are particularly well prepared for future careers. The University's reputation for applied research, with real-world impact, is prized by their partners and highlighted by the numerous prestigious awards won by their academic faculty. 

As a ‘dual intensive’ University, they equally value both teaching and research as core strengths and these will continue to be at the heart of their strategy. Commitment to quality remains central to the institution. Although much has changed since its establishment as Bath University of Technology, the vision of its founders remains as critical today as it was in 1966. At the outset, the description of technology as “the point at which science intersects society” was used to frame the activities of the University. The empowering of a University community to draw on understandings of science and society to address the key challenges of its time remains as important as ever, whether to seize opportunities in advancing digital technologies or to tackle the threat of climate change, or to address health crises.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it