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A warm welcome to Abertay University
Abertay is a modern and friendly university in the heart of Dundee, Scotland, with a strong focus on teaching and preparing our graduates for the world of work. This is combined with excellence in research and knowledge exchange.
With roots stretching back to 1888, Abertay has always responded to the needs of industry, supplying a pipeline of graduate talent to work, lead and innovate across a wide range of sectors.
An inclusive and friendly environment
We pride ourselves on offering an inclusive, friendly and welcoming environment for our students and staff alongside first rate teaching and and excellent student experience.
We're also proud to be the:
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TOP Modern University in Scotland for Student Satisfaction (NSS 2024)
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Top 10 in the UK for Student Experience (Daily Mail Guide 2024)
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Top 3 in the UK for Research Intensity among Modern Universities (CUG 2024)
Abertay is also a National Centre for Excellence for both video games and cybersecurity education.
Our campus
Abertay has a compact city centre campus right in the heart of Dundee. Our buildings blend the modern with the historic, with the Edwardian Old College giving a taste of the past. The Kydd Building has specialist labs such as our Emergent Technology Centre, the National Centre for Excellence in Computer Games and Scotland's only industry-standard food science consumer research lab.
Across the road from the Kydd building is Annie's Cafe, the heart of the campus and a great place to meet, chat or work using free wifi. Above that is the cyberQuarter, a £18m cybersecurity research and development centre that works with businesses of all kinds, raising awareness of cybersecurity and developing cybersecurity solutions.
Our award-winning and recently-refurbished Bernard King Library is a focal point for students, providing social areas, modern learning and collaboration spaces.
Our Teaching and Support Staff
Apart from getting on with the business of teaching, many of the staff are either actively involved in research or work with industry. All of our researchers are involved in teaching and developing courses – giving our students the chance to learn from world leaders every day.
Coming to University marks a major step in your life, and we’re on hand to make sure that the transition is as smooth as possible. The University can offer advice and support on everything from accommodation and managing your finances, to staying healthy and planning your workload.
We have a counselling service that can help you work through any problems, and we employ a team of students each year to act as mentors for all newcomers. The Students’ Association also provides help and advice via the elected student executive. No matter what your question, we have someone who can help you answer it.
Our Student Community
The friendly and welcoming environment at Abertay is created by our students, who represent a great diversity of backgrounds and cultures. Over 60 nationalities are represented on campus, and our courses attract everyone from local school leavers to overseas research students.
We welcome a high proportion of mature students and a key priority for the University is working to widen access to higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, an area in which we lead the way in Scotland.
Our Strategic Plan 2020-2025
Abertay's strategic focus has been set out up to 2025. However, we continue to adapt and develop in response to the needs of our students and the fast pace of change in the world around us.
Some of our key purposes are:
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Offering transformational opportunities to everyone who has the ability to benefit from Abertay’s approach to university education.
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Inspiring and enabling our students, staff and graduates to achieve their full potential and to have a positive impact on the world around us.
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Preparing our students for the world of work and a life of learning.
