University of Portsmouth

The University of Portsmouth is the only university in the city of Portsmouth. It is based on two main campuses, Guildhall and Langstone. Regarded as one of the stronger performing of the Post-1992 universities, it has become increasingly important as a centre of learning along with the University of Southampton in the South East of England.

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University - Portsmouth - Guildhall - Langstone - Post-1992 universities - University of Southampton - England

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Portsmouth has become one of the most popular universities in terms of increasing applications, with a 67% increase in applications year-on-year from the years 2001 - 2005. As a direct result, applications for places can get quite fierce, with only 20% of students actually successful in obtaining a place at the university. This makes it one of the most selective of the Post-1992 universities in the UK.

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2001 - 2005 - Students - Post-1992 universities - UK

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While not considered a titan of the British Higher Education system like Oxford University, Portsmouth however seems better placed than most "new" universities to deal with the flood of applications encouraged under the Labour government's policy of Mass Higher Education.

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Oxford University - Labour

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The university offers a wide range of courses, however Science and Medicine related subjects are the strongest performing, with the

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Pharmacology courses and teaching being rated at 7th in the UK, according to the Guardian University Rankings 2003. Business and Management Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science and Geography (Geography was rated 9th in the UK by the Guardian University Rankings 2003), as well as Modern Foreign Languages are seen as increasingly important.

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Pharmacology - UK - Guardian University Rankings 2003

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