Edge Hill University

Edge Hill started life as the country's first non-religious teacher training college for women but branched out as a fully fledged university awarding a range of different degrees in 2006...more detail Sports, teaching and nursing float the average student's boat and by average Push means the largely local student population with a penchant for community based vocations or satisfying their fiercely competitive streaks...more on academic The SU bar does its best with a range of theme nights catering for most drunken shenanigans and the two theatres add a bit of drama to proceedings. Liverpool's a mere half hour skip away for a proper nightlife fix and the Ribble Valley, the Lake District, the Peak District and the Sefton coastline provide the scenery for walking boot aficionados...more on entertainment A little squabbling over places in halls but its mostly worth the fisticuffs. All University accommodation is on or within hopscotching distance of campus...more on housing Sport is a top draw if not for the facilities, then the chance of spotting beefed up international pros...more on sports Student Services and the Students' Union dole out tissues with students' issues...more on welfare
Woohoo: Sport plays a blinder
Boohoo: Borders on the bland
Tel: (01695) 575171
E-mail: enquiries@edgehill.ac.uk
Website: www.edgehill.ac.uk