About us

Solent University is all about creating opportunities: for its students, for its staff, for its partners. It offers expertise and experiences you couldn’t get anywhere else, opening doors and making introductions.

We’re focused on the practical side of higher education – giving our students the connections, experience and confidence to turn their newfound knowledge into a career with real, meaningful impact. Whoever you are, whatever your goals, we want to help you make your mark.

Find out more about what we offer our students or follow the links below to explore our history, governance, campus and recent achievements.

We are dedicated to the pursuit of university education that enables learners from all backgrounds to become enterprising citizens and responsible leaders. We are committed to promoting economic and social prosperity for the communities we serve.

Put simply - we want Solent graduates to be the passionate, creative professionals of the future, bringing expertise and energy into their communities and workplaces.

Solent University Strategy 2025

Find us

Maps and directions to the Solent campuses.

Meet our academic staff

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Jobs at Solent

Find out more about working at Solent.

Our history

Solent became a university in 2005, but our history can be traced as far back as 1856.

Our alumni

All Solent graduates are members of the Solent Alumni Network.

Facts and figures

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Our governance and organisation

Learn more about how the University is managed.

Our policies and legal information

Read documents relating to finance, policy, contracts and the law.