TEACHING
QUALITY
Queen Margaret University Edinburgh
86
th
NATIONAL
RANK
RANK
73.1%
FIRSTS
2:1s
2:1s
79.7%
COMPLETION
RATE
RATE
Key Stats
n/a
87th=
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
79th=
RESEARCH
QUALITY
QUALITY
74th
GRADUATE
PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS
Contact details
University Profile
Queen Margaret (QMU) moved into an impressive, modern campus designed in consultation with the students in the seaside town of Musselburgh, to the southeast of Edinburgh, when it was awarded university status in 2007.
Still one of our smallest universities, it has proved a big attraction for applicants and is extending its reach further by making its facilities available to college students who may be unsure whether to commit to a degree.
The innovative Associate Student Scheme was launched with Edinburgh College, where students have signed up for an Associate BA in events management or international tourism and hospitality management. It has now been extended to Newbattle Abbey College, in Dalkeith, for degrees in psychology and sociology.
Students are taught in college for the first two years of their course, making regular visits to the campus, where some even choose to live, before transferring to QMU.
Other institutional partnerships have seen the university open the first UK branch campus in Singapore, a joint venture with the East Asia Institute of Management, which already taught Queen Margaret degree courses. The university
Named after Saint Margaret, the 11th-century Queen of Scotland, the institution dates back to 1875 and was originally a school of cookery for women.
True to its roots, the university is investing heavily in research and knowledge exchange facilities in the area of food, launching the Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation this year. Italso has a partnership with the Edinburgh New Town Cookery School, run by a former graduate of QMU, to hone the practical skills of students on the international hospitality management degree.
There are now more than 6,000 students, three-quarters of them female, divided between two schools: Arts, Social Sciences and Management, and Health Sciences.
The university has established three flagship areas as a focus for future investment and development: health and rehabilitation, sustainable business, and culture and creativity. It promises “inter-professional” teaching and research to encourage the professions to work better together.
Health is an area of particular strength: QMU has the broadest range of allied health courses in Scotland, from dietetics, podiatry and audiology, to art therapy, music therapy and health psychology. The university has an international reputation for its work in speech sciences, and launched a Clinical Audiology, Speech and Language Research Centre in 2011.
Courses in international health attract students from all over the world. The interdisciplinary drama and performance degree draws together the university’s recognised strengths in acting, screen work, community theatre, contemporary performance and playwriting to reflect the current needs of a changing profession. QMU also offers a degree in costume design and construction.
It slips significantly in our league table this year. While student satisfaction scores have improved, other performance indicators have remained static or, in the case of graduate prospects, seen a decline. With the competition from other institutions and the average level of performance increasing all the time, many have overtaken QMU this year.
The university has a good record for graduate employment, which it attributes to a strong relationship between teaching and research, and up-to-date course design that is relevant to the world of work.
Specialist laboratories and clinics are well equipped and should prepare students for work after graduation. The nursing simulation lab, for example, is set out exactly like a hospital ward, helping to instil students with the confidence to move on easily to a work placement or career in the NHS or private practice. There are also well-equipped rooms for podiatry, radiography, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and art therapy.
An impressive learning resource centre, parts of which are open 24 hours a day, offers a variety of study spaces. There are a number of sponsored awards, including five worth £1,000 each from Ryder Cup Europe to fund tourism, hospitality and event students.
The campus, which has won a string of awards, is one of the most environmentally sustainable in the UK, exceeding current standards. The university has made sustainability a top priority, in the curriculum as well as in the way it operates, and ties with Edinburgh Napier for top place in Scotland in the People and Planet league of environmental performance.
The campus is located next to Musselburgh train station, from where Edinburgh city centre is only a six-minute journey. There is also a frequent bus service from the campus to the city centre. There are 800 residential places on the campus, about 300 of them larger, premier rooms with double beds and more space.
Other features include a students’ union building, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a variety of catering outlets and landscaped gardens with a range of environmental features.
Still one of our smallest universities, it has proved a big attraction for applicants and is extending its reach further by making its facilities available to college students who may be unsure whether to commit to a degree.
The innovative Associate Student Scheme was launched with Edinburgh College, where students have signed up for an Associate BA in events management or international tourism and hospitality management. It has now been extended to Newbattle Abbey College, in Dalkeith, for degrees in psychology and sociology.
Students are taught in college for the first two years of their course, making regular visits to the campus, where some even choose to live, before transferring to QMU.
Other institutional partnerships have seen the university open the first UK branch campus in Singapore, a joint venture with the East Asia Institute of Management, which already taught Queen Margaret degree courses. The university
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also has international programmes in Nepal, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Greece and Switzerland.Named after Saint Margaret, the 11th-century Queen of Scotland, the institution dates back to 1875 and was originally a school of cookery for women.
There are now more than 6,000 students, three-quarters of them female, divided between two schools: Arts, Social Sciences and Management, and Health Sciences.
The university has established three flagship areas as a focus for future investment and development: health and rehabilitation, sustainable business, and culture and creativity. It promises “inter-professional” teaching and research to encourage the professions to work better together.
Health is an area of particular strength: QMU has the broadest range of allied health courses in Scotland, from dietetics, podiatry and audiology, to art therapy, music therapy and health psychology. The university has an international reputation for its work in speech sciences, and launched a Clinical Audiology, Speech and Language Research Centre in 2011.
Courses in international health attract students from all over the world. The interdisciplinary drama and performance degree draws together the university’s recognised strengths in acting, screen work, community theatre, contemporary performance and playwriting to reflect the current needs of a changing profession. QMU also offers a degree in costume design and construction.
It slips significantly in our league table this year. While student satisfaction scores have improved, other performance indicators have remained static or, in the case of graduate prospects, seen a decline. With the competition from other institutions and the average level of performance increasing all the time, many have overtaken QMU this year.
The university has a good record for graduate employment, which it attributes to a strong relationship between teaching and research, and up-to-date course design that is relevant to the world of work.
Specialist laboratories and clinics are well equipped and should prepare students for work after graduation. The nursing simulation lab, for example, is set out exactly like a hospital ward, helping to instil students with the confidence to move on easily to a work placement or career in the NHS or private practice. There are also well-equipped rooms for podiatry, radiography, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and art therapy.
An impressive learning resource centre, parts of which are open 24 hours a day, offers a variety of study spaces. There are a number of sponsored awards, including five worth £1,000 each from Ryder Cup Europe to fund tourism, hospitality and event students.
The campus, which has won a string of awards, is one of the most environmentally sustainable in the UK, exceeding current standards. The university has made sustainability a top priority, in the curriculum as well as in the way it operates, and ties with Edinburgh Napier for top place in Scotland in the People and Planet league of environmental performance.
The campus is located next to Musselburgh train station, from where Edinburgh city centre is only a six-minute journey. There is also a frequent bus service from the campus to the city centre. There are 800 residential places on the campus, about 300 of them larger, premier rooms with double beds and more space.
Other features include a students’ union building, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a variety of catering outlets and landscaped gardens with a range of environmental features.
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Detailed Statistics
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY
SCORE
RANK
Ranking
-
86 (71=)
Student experience
80.2
87th=
Research quality
3.3
79th=
Ucas entry points
339
59th=
Graduate prospects
63.3
74th
Firsts and 2:1s
73.1
37th
Completion rate
79.7
106th
Student-staff ratio
20.5:1
100th=
Services/facilities spend (£)
1,321
91st
VITAL STATISTICS
Undergraduates
(Full-time)
2,905
Undergraduates
(Part-time)
525
Postgraduates
(Full-time)
525
Postgraduates
(Part-time)
1,380
Applications/places
6,425/945
Applications/places ratio
6.8:1
STUDENT CITIES
Fergus Boden, students’ union president
Class sizes are smaller than other universities so you get to know people really quickly.
Wifi can be temperamental, which is annoying for the 21st Century student bur we’re getting it sorted.
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Cost of living
Nightlife
Transport
Culture
ACCOMMODATION
FEES
Scots/EU fees
£0-£1,820
RUK fees
£6,750 (£(27,000 max))
Fees (international)
£10,170-£12,090
Finance website
Graduate salaries
£19,276
BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS
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For RUK students, annual bursaries: household income up to £20K, £2,000 cash; sliding scale to £42.6K, £1,500–£500.
SPORT
Sports points/rank
95, 102nd
Sport website
Student satisfaction
93.3%
90.8%
85.8%
85.4%
85.4%
82.5%
77.0%