About us
Career-focused courses with excellent teaching in a campus designed for a great student experience
At the University of West London, we pride ourselves on delivering career-focused courses with excellent teaching in a campus designed for a great student experience.
- University of the Year for Social Inclusion in the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
- Best modern* London university (non-specialist) in the Complete University Guide 2025.
- In the top 30% of universities nationwide in The Guardian University Guide 2024.
- Number 1 London university for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2024**.
- Best university for Student Experience and Teaching Quality in the UK in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
- 80% of our research is rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) in the latest Government Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment.
Find out more
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Our facts and achievements
Find out about our recent successes and rankings in national league tables.
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Our history
Read more about our heritage of over 150 years in teaching and professional education.
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Our strategy
Find out more about Impact 2028 - our strategic plan.
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Our campus and sites
Find out more about our campus, sites and how to get here.
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Work with us
Join us to develop and support the next generation of trailblazing graduates.
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Media centre
Our media centre is here to connect news outlets, journalists and filmmakers with our expert academics.
Our academic schools and colleges
We are an Alliance university
We are a member of University Alliance. That means we are one of 16 leading professional and technical universities in the UK.
Professional and technical universities were created to advance local industries and communities. We specialise in working with employers. Our teaching empowers students around the world with career-ready skills, and our knowledge and research drive industry to innovate and thrive.
All Alliance universities are required to demonstrate measurable impact in these areas.
Latest news
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Future You: Postgraduate Study at UWL
As you graduate from the University of West London, there are so many paths open to you, and one of those paths is right back through the doors of our campus.
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UWL staff and colleagues from partner institutions discuss artificial intelligence at Festival of Learning and Teaching
The theme of the festival was ‘Transforming learning and teaching through AI’, focusing on best practice in relation to embedding AI into the curriculum and how to harness its benefits.
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UWL hosts singer Caroline Redman Lusher and producer Kip Eldridge for recording session
Caroline and Kip worked with UWL’s London College of Music Studio Manager Valerie Cray and Audio Technician Ivan Williams.
Contact us
Course enquiries
- courses@uwl.ac.uk
- 020 8231 2468
- +44 (0) 20 8231 2468 for callers from outside the UK
General enquiries
- 0800 036 8888
Disclaimer
*Modern universities are defined as higher education institutions that were granted university status in, and subsequent to, 1992
**National Student Survey 2024 results are based on the average of answers to all questions by the registered student populations. Excludes specialist institutions.