The University of West London (UWL) is known as the ‘career university’ due its exceptionally high graduate employment rate and close connections with top industry employers. It has been ranked the city’s best modern non-specialist university (Complete University Guide, 2025), and is number one in London for student satisfaction (National Student Survey, 2024).
Curricula incorporate both theoretical knowledge and practical learning opportunities, with all postgraduate courses at UWL specifically designed to enable students to thrive in successful careers across industry and academia.
Courses are organised into 10 schools.
- London School of Film, Media and Design
- The Claude Littner Business School
- School of Computing and Engineering
- School of Law
- London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism
- London College of Music
- College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare
- School of Human and Social Science
- School of Medicine and Biosciences
- Institute for Policing Studies
UWL has invested over £200 million in its campus in recent years. New state-of-the-art facilities include a radio studio, performance spaces, industry-leading training facilities, simulators, studios, labs, and a 24-hour library. Postgraduate students also have exclusive access to Rami Ranger House, a student centre which promotes research and discussion within the postgraduate community.
Study and research are divided across UWL’s three campuses. The Ealing and Brentford sites are well-served by public transport and a free shuttle bus service runs between the two. Nursing and midwifery courses are based at the Berkshire Institute for Health, in Reading, just a short train journey from London.
Postgraduate study
UWL offers a broad selection of postgraduate study programmes, with 89 taught courses and a range of research degrees on offer. Many courses offer industry placements, and there is an extensive selection of flexible, part-time, and blended study options, ensuring courses remain accessible to all students.
The university boasts 27 specialist research centres and groups, where researchers undertake ground-breaking work across a range of specialist subject areas. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, 80 percent of UWL’s research was rated as either internationally excellent or world leading.
