Anglia Ruskin University ARU

About us

ARU is an innovative global university with students from 185 countries coming to study with us.

We're the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. This prestigious award honours 'exceptional performance during the 2021-22 academic year', and ARU’s success in delivering high-impact projects during this period.

Why choose ARU?

Ambition

We’re not only academically ambitious for ourselves but for our students.

We've received a Gold award for the quality of our education in the Teaching Excellence Framework, a UK-wide review of university teaching standards.

We're also rated in the top 15% of universities in the country for graduate employment, and received the University of the Year title at the prestigious UK Social Mobility Awards 2023.

Excellence

We were named as one of the top ten UK universities for education, social work and sports science courses in the Guardian League Table 2023.

In November 2021, we were proud to receive The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work – and in particular our research with people living with dementia, and their families. The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes recognise outstanding work by UK universities and colleges that shows the highest levels of quality and innovation and delivers significant public benefit.