2026

A student who thought higher education was out of reach after being forced to withdraw from sixth form following an assault during her final year of A-levels, has graduated from Keele University with a first-class degree and earned national recognition for her volunteering work.

A mother-of-two who balanced caring for a newborn, working in NHS accident and emergency care and studying for a science degree has been named Keele University's Student of the Year.

A Keele University student who thought her university dreams were over after being struck down with sepsis just weeks into her first term has graduated with first-class honours.

Twin brothers who studied the same degree course, achieved the same result and even lived in neighbouring rooms have graduated together from Keele University.

A young woman who was inspired to pursue a degree in medicine after battling cancer herself as a teenager has celebrated achieving her dream career after graduating from Keele University.

A former competitive swimmer who repeatedly fainted in the pool before being diagnosed with a rare respiratory condition is returning to the hospital that treated her – this time as a newly qualified doctor.

Keele University has been named University of the Year at the prestigious Student Social Mobility Awards 2026, recognising its sector-leading work to widen access to higher education and improve outcomes for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

If you've ever sung along to Viva la Vida or Paradise by Coldplay, you've already heard the work of Keele graduate Davide Rossi.

Keele University has been recognised among the top 10 universities in England for international student experience in the prestigious national Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) - an accolade determined entirely by student votes.

We've been working to improve timetabling following feedback from students, and a new system will be launched on Monday 13th July 2026.

We’ve whittled it down to five candidates who will now go head-to-head in their bid to be crowned Keele’s Student of the Year 2026.

Students and staff behind an impactful physiotherapy and exercise class have celebrated a year of helping the community live longer and healthier lives.

Keele University has been ranked as the top-performing university globally in both the Pharmacy and Physiotherapy categories in the 2026 Planetary Health Report Card.

An international film festival founded by Keele students to highlight the climate crisis is returning to Stoke-on-Trent with a suite of new films from around the world.

With so many events and activities taking place both on campus and online, here’s what you can look forward to over the next couple of weeks as a Keele student.

With so many events and activities taking place both on campus and online, here’s what you can look forward to over the next couple of weeks as a Keele student.

More than 200 healthcare academics at Keele University are combining teaching with frontline roles in the NHS - training the next generation of professionals while caring for local patients every day.

With so many events and activities taking place both on campus and online, here’s what you can look forward to over the next couple of weeks as a Keele student. 

A Keele University graduate is part of a courageous trio of women preparing to take on one of the world’s most demanding endurance challenges.

The first students to receive a prestigious scholarship designed to improve representation in academia have graduated from their Master’s courses at Keele, and have already begun PhDs.

Due to £15,000 additional funding from the University – and in collaboration with the Students’ Union - two extra buses will now run to Keele every morning.

A former neuroscience student's early recognition of her own brain tumour has inspired an extraordinary fundraising challenge to fund more research.

When Hannah Standing witnessed paramedics save her dad - not once, but twice - it didn’t just bring reassurance in moments of crisis. It shaped her future.

The first ever cohort of paramedic students from Keele University have graduated – with many already providing emergency and urgent medical care in communities to help meet rising demand for ambulance services.

A man who has been blind for virtually all of his life has graduated from Keele University with a degree in computer science and music production – and hopes his success will inspire others not to let barriers get in their way.

A Ukrainian woman who fled her war-torn homeland following Russia’s invasion has graduated from Keele University and is now looking ahead to a hopeful and ambitious future.