University of Central Lancashire

The University of Central Lancashire is spread out over three sites, roughly in the centre of – you guessed it – Lancashire, with the main campus huddled from the north-westerly draught, in Preston. There are two types of students (a lot are locals): the level-headed bookish types with a thirst for learning and their racier colleagues with a taste for life’s thrills, who tack learning on as an extra. The latter are the majority, or at least that's how it feels...more detail UCLAN is cementing its position as the fifth biggest uni in the country and although it doesn’t quite pulsate with academic radioactivity, it just about looks the part. Vocational and practical courses are particularly impressive as are the uni's links with future bosses...more on academic Although not as studenty as local Liverpool or Manchester, Preston gets a double high-fiving thumbs-up: one for cost and one for quality of life (think branded baked beans rather than lidl's own)...more on entertainment Private accommodation is as good as can be expected. Most freshers take the halls option...more on housing £1,000 ‘Ones to Watch’ scholarships available for full-time undergrads from mid-income families and enough sports scholarships to get the active fosbury-flopping...more on welfare