Staffordshire University
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Staffordshire University is a university based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and also in Stafford & Lichfield. Up until the mid 80's the Physical Education department was at Madeley.
The main campus is in Stoke town, Stoke-on-Trent, and primarily offers media production, arts and design courses. There is also a large campus in the town of Stafford, that offers mainly computing & science courses. The two campuses live very separate lives.
Staffordshire is also noted for its science departments; in 2002 Psychology was among the top ten in the country, and Molecular Biochemistry rated as 'excellent' by the Royal Institute's university inspections and assessment department.
Staffordshire University's Aerospace & Aeronautics research lab was, alongside both Birmingham and Manchester University, an official joint entry into the Ansari X prize.
The Computer Department was originally situated at Blackheath Lane in GEC's former Nelson Research Laboratory. It offered one of the first BSc courses in the United Kingdom and its first major computer was a second hand DEUCE. The Compting school has now moved to purpose-built buildings at Beaconside. As an irony the old BHL is now a nurses home.
Students' Union
For more information see the main article Staffordshire University Students' Union.
Staffordshire University Students' Union (SUSU) is run by five Sabbatical Officers and four part time Executive Committee Officers who are all held tom accout by a Union Council.
External Links
- Staffordshire University web site (http://www.staffs.ac.uk)
- Deuce (http://www4.tpgi.com.au/eedeuce/people.html)
- Students' Union Website (http://www.staffsunion.com/)
News Links
- English lecturer kills himself. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/3530618.stm)
- Course on football culture. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/694451.stm)
- 21 year old student jailed for four years by Stafford Crown Court for stabbing another student with a kitchen knife for playing his music too loud at Carlton House hall of residence. (http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/detail.asp?cat=General%20News&id=4700980)