University of Surrey

With its beautiful lake, lively Students’ Union and strongcommunity spirit, our campus is the perfect place to realise your potential.Living and learning is easy at Surrey, with everything you might need withineasy reach – from grabbing a tasty lunch at Young’s Kitchen, to tapping away onyour laptop in our multi-million pound library. The University is based inbustling Guildford, just a 34-minute train journey into central London. Alivewith bars, restaurants, and a huge variety of shops, Guildford will quicklybecome your home away from home.

University is the ideal opportunity to break out of yourcomfort zone and find a new hobby, or pursue an existing passion withlike-minded people. Societies are made up of groups of students interested in acommon theme – maybe you all love baking, share a geographical location or havesimilar religious views. Whether you want to share in the magic of Harry Potteror reckon the Archery society may just hit the mark, joining one of Surrey's130+ societies (or starting your own) will help you make friends and memoriesfor life.  The University also has over 47 sports clubs to join, includingweightlifting, lacrosse and volleyball.

Should you need it, the University offers assistance withany academic or personal problems you may face. Reviewers say positive thingsabout student support, from their friendly attitude to the excellent advicethey provide. Surrey's Centre for Wellbeing has an on-campus team of nurses andadvisors to offer support and advice on issues ranging from mental health toliving a healthy lifestyle. The Student Services Centre is also on hand to helpwith all general non-academic queries, as well as provide support for disabledstudents, international students and is home to a multi-faith chaplaincy. Anon-site GP surgery makes it easy for students to go to the doctors.

At the University of Surrey, we see things differently.Whether you picture yourself in a new career, want to pursue an academicpassion, or strive to study somewhere you can make a real impact, ourpostgraduate courses can help make your vision a reality. As a research-ledUniversity, Surrey's outstanding contributions benefit society as a whole andaddress major global challenges, having conducted ground breaking work in areassuch as medicine, health and environment. The University welcomes over 3,500postgraduate students each year from all corners of the globe and attracts internationally-renownedacademics, who are recognised as experts in their fields.

Surrey is proud to be one of the most culturally diverseuniversities in the country. Whether you’re from the UK, the EU or furtherafield, you'll live, work and study with people from different backgrounds toyour own. Our postgraduate student body is made up of individuals from morethan 120 different countries, so you'll be part of a vibrant internationalcommunity that exposes you to brand new ways of thinking. Specialist staff inour International Office are here to help you throughout the applicationprocess – from advising on choosing the right course to applying for a visa andpreparing for your first few weeks at Surrey.

The University of Surrey is committed to makingsure that it offers support to students who might need it, so there are a hostof bursaries and scholarships available from both the University and externalproviders. There's no additional application form for University scholarshipsand bursaries, so if you meet the published criteria, you will automatically begranted the award. All students who have studied their undergraduate degree atthe University of Surrey can get 10% discount on any taught postgraduatecourse.