About Us

Mission Statement

Our mission is to undertake responsible teaching, research and enterprise that enable students to fulfil their academic, professional and personal potential, and that enrich the communities and organisations with which we interact.

 

Vision

Building on our strong heritage and regional links, our vision is to be internationally renowned for responsible management education, a high quality learning environment, meaningful engagement with communities and organisations, and impactful research.

The values underpinning our mission are:-

• The enhancement of professional, scholarly and wider communities
• A supportive and inclusive culture geared to personal development
• A challenging and inspiring learning environment, yielding resilient and responsible graduates
• Professionalism and responsibility in all that we do
• Sound financial management and continual improvement of our processes

Quick Facts

• AACSB accredited member
  Huddersfield Business School is one of only 6% of business schools in the world with the prestigious AACSB accredited membership. 
• Top 150 in the world: QS World University Rankings by Subject
  In 2023, we were ranked in the Top 150 in the world for Communication and Media Studies. 
• Top 250 in the world: THE World University Rankings
  Huddersfield Business School is ranked in the 201-250 range for Business and Economics, and for Law in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023. 
• 4,500
  The Huddersfield Business School has 4,500 students in the UK, China, Hong Kong and India.
• International
  We have students from 100 countries.
• Small Business Charter
  In January 2022 we were awarded the Small Business Charter (SBC) award in recognition of our commitment to supporting student entrepreneurship, small businesses, and the local economy. 
• Top 10%
  In 2017, Huddersfield was voted in the Top 10% of institutions in the world for student experience in the International Student Barometer (ISB).
• Graduate employability
  88.4% of our undergraduate students go on to work and/or further study within 6 months of graduating.*
• #1
  The Huddersfield Business School Placement Unit won Best University Placement Service at the NUE awards in 2021.
• 1st for Marketing
  Huddersfield was the first academic institution in the UK to run a dedicated bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1967.
• MBA trailblazer
  Huddersfield Business School celebrated the 35th anniversary of its MBA programme in 2021.
• 1st
  We are the joint first university in England for professionally qualified staff; 97% of our permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.**
• 200
  Huddersfield Business School has 200 members of staff.
• Triple proof of teaching excellence 
  At the University of Huddersfield, our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications.** 

*HESA 2019/20 **HESA 2022