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  • Wondering what life in Preston is like? Preston is a vibrant, multicultural city in the heart of the North West, making it the perfect place to live, work and play. This guide to Preston will help you make the most of our incredible city.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Preston was named as the best city in the North West (Good Growth Index, 2023). There has been an increase in housing and jobs, which is good news for students. Plus, our average monthly student rent is the 3rd cheapest in the UK (Save the Student, 2023).<\/li>\r\n \t
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    The University of Central Lancashire is the international, multi-campus university tracing its roots back to 1828 and leading the way in modern learning today.<\/p>\r\nWhoever you are, wherever you\u2019re from, you can expect a warm welcome at the University of Central Lancashire. You\u2019ll be joining a thriving community of over 42,000 students and staff from more than 100 countries. This makes our university a vibrant place to learn, connect with new people and have fun.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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    Learn from the experts<\/h3>\r\n
    \r\n\r\nYou'll be taught by academics who are experts in their field. Many are active researchers or industry leaders whose work is making a positive impact on people's lives.\r\n

    City living at affordable prices<\/h3>\r\n
    \r\n\r\nEnjoy everything a big city has to offer for less. UCLan was named as the most affordable university in the UK (The Times, 2023). That includes the third lowest rent in the UK, plus the cheapest takeaways and pints (Save the Student, 2023).\r\n

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    \r\n\r\nOur University is Lancashire\u2019s largest provider of graduate level qualifications. We have established links with global businesses, police constabularies, NHS trusts and work with more than 7,000 enterprises across a variety of sectors.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","career":"Whether you're a current student or a graduate, you'll have access to lifelong careers support from us.\r\n\r\nWe have a friendly, professional and experienced careers team with expertise in a wide range of areas. Whatever your future aspirations are, we can help.\r\n\r\nOur career support services cover:\r\n
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      • Accommodation: around \u00a3380 per month<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWe guarantee a room in halls, on campus, for all new full-time students at our Preston Campus. Our average monthly rent is the 3rd cheapest in the UK and the cheapest in the North West (Save the Student, 2023).\r\n
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        Living on campus means joining a thriving community, with a range of events in halls from the moment you move in. You\u2019ll feel at home from day one with our friendly on-site Residences Team on hand to help you settle into your new home.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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        • Most affordable university in the UK (The Times, 2023)<\/li>\r\n \t
        • University of the Year (The Edufuturists Uprising 2023)<\/li>\r\n \t
        • Top 7% of universities worldwide (Center for World University Rankings 2022-23)<\/li>\r\n \t
        • 93rd in the UK (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023)<\/li>\r\n \t
        • We\u2019ve been awarded the maximum 5 QS Stars (Excellent) for global engagement and internationalisation (2025)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/university\/13912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/university"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/university"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/university\/13912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13950,"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/university\/13912\/revisions\/13950"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"regions","href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions\/74"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"regions","href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions\/63"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty\/13951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=13912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}