Bath Spa University is where creative minds meet. We teach and research across art, sciences, education, social science, and business. The University employs outstanding creative professionals who support its aim to be a leading educational institution in creativity, culture and enterprise.
We're delighted to have been named University of the Year for Social Inclusion by The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, in recognition of our commitment to empowering students from all backgrounds.
We develop talent, create opportunities and offer support so our students and alumni can reach their full potential. From supporting creative careers at our EMERGE studio, broadening students' horizons with our Certificate in Global Citizenship and showcasing live performances of original works at our annual SparkFest, our students and alumni create and achieve amazing things.
Bath Spa stories
We conduct 'world-leading' research that delivers social, cultural and economic impact. Whether it's an app to improve the wellbeing of social workers, a whole-school approach to supporting disadvantaged learners or using a unique form of illustration of sports events to engage marginalised groups, we're proud to see our research having a positive and real-world impact.
Our research
We’re proud of our partnerships with employers, cultural organisations, academics and alumni, in Bath and beyond. Together, we work to provide support for our community, our students and staff, and our valuable research and creative practice.
Our networks
It doesn’t stop with the people – we recognise and cherish the unique spaces in which we learn and work. With our detailed sustainability strategy and climate pledge, we're managing our environmental impacts and encouraging the Bath Spa community to pave the way in making a necessary change.
Our sustainability work
We’re proud to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Gold Mark in recognition of our outstanding work as a social enterprise, making Bath Spa the first University in the south west to achieve this standard, and fifth in the whole of the UK. As a social enterprise, we put people, communities and the environment at the heart of our work.
Our purpose is to challenge our students and staff to realise their talent and thrive, for their own benefit and for the wider good. By doing this we will think and make the world better. This starts with our students and staff but extends to our local, regional and global community through our teaching and learning, research and partnerships.
Find out more about our social enterprise activity.
We work with other fantastic colleges and institutions so that you can benefit from an even broader range of courses, diverse facilities, and specialist staff – no matter your field of study.
If you choose one of these specialist courses, you'll be based at the partner college and you'll have access to their facilities – as well as Bath Spa facilities such as the Library and the Students' Union.
Educational partners
The Global Academic of Liberal Arts (GALA) is a global network of creativity spanning national and cultural boundaries to broaden the experience of students and staff.
The first network of its kind, GALA was created by Bath Spa University's former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Christina Slade, to bring together Liberal Arts providers from around the world.
Global Academy of Liberal Arts (GALA)
Bath Spa University has been a partner of Santander Universities since 2014. The partnership offers students and staff a series of academic and employability opportunities funded by the bank. These include:
"We’re champions of creativity, culture and enterprise, giving you the skills and support you need to find and follow your passion."
Professor Sue Rigby, Vice-Chancellor
We're a community of educators, makers, entrepreneurs, thinkers, innovators and leaders. Our students, staff and alumni create and achieve amazing things, and with us, you can too.
Our people
We've caught up with some of our students and graduates, so you can find out more about their University experiences and where their decision to study at Bath Spa has taken them.
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