About us
Whether it's through learning, teaching or business and research partnerships, the University of Hertfordshire transforms bold ambition into impactful achievements.
For more than 70 years, Herts has been an innovative educational force. From our start in training aerospace engineers for Britain’s aviation industry to our extensive offering today, our focus has always been on understanding what employers want, and today, our vision remains unchanged.
We are a modern, dynamic, and enterprising university, and an anchor institution in the region, supporting its growth as a top destination for a range of industries and professions.
Our vibrant community of nearly 35,000 students from over 110 countries, benefit from high-quality teaching delivered by experts engaged in cutting-edge research. We offer more than 700 career-focused degrees, strong industry connections, industry standard facilities and opportunities to study at more than 170 universities worldwide, to prepare our students to succeed in a competitive global market.
1st in the East of England for overall student satisfaction (NSS, 2024)
Silver award in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)
Only university to be awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise in 2024
We are a university that champions progress. We empower social mobility and cultivate the leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
Through partnerships with key employers, professional bodies, and government, we ensure our teaching and research responds to real-world challenges. We collaborate to drive great opportunities that lead to positive outcomes regionally, nationally, globally; from Herts to the world.
Herts. Beats Faster.
