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University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Student life

Students receive:

  • Outstanding teaching;
  • State-of-the-art Infrastructure – with over £100m investment in recent years enhancing our campus environment;
  • Support services with a dedicated student service team for general enquiries in ‘The I’ and Careers Advice team in ‘Futures’ supporting students to gain employment;
  • 53 Degrees Club on campus is one of Lancashire’s leading venue for concerts, theatre and comedy;
  • UCLan Library is a contemporary and inspiring place to learn and is open 24/7;
  • UCLan Sport has Olympic standard outdoor facilities, and Sir Tom Finney had modern indoor sports facilities.


“I LOVE the library. There are all the books I need and so many computers. It is a great place to work; so cosy and comfortable and open 24/7. I’m enjoying my time in Preston, and life is much calmer than where I was living in Moscow. I was really surprised that people smiled at me in the street and now I smile more! “ Valentin Gaivoronskiy, Master of Business Administration student (MBA).

Accommodation

The are over 2000 student rooms on campus which are owned, leased or registered with the university. These rooms are self catering with en-suite or shared facilities. Our student halls have free internet access, 24 hour security presence with CCTV an on-site staff to deal with any issues. Prices range from £83.00 per week.

Career services

Our ‘Futures’ team offers students advice and support on employability and careers, with personal advisors available to help from preparation of CVs, job opportunities and interviews. ‘Futures’ advice team always advertises job opportunities and help the student get both paid and voluntary work placement.

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University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

PR1 2HE
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Location

Preston is the cultural capital of Lancashire, and has easy commuting access to the rest of the UK by road, rail and air.


The university is a ten minute walk away from the main train station. By train, Preston is 45 minutes away from Manchester, 2hrs 15 minutes from London and 1 hour from Liverpool. Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool airports are easily accessible.