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Illustrious alumni include Samir Shah, chairman of SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT HULL
BBC; online shopping pioneer and entrepreneur Michael
Aldrich; Assem Allam, owner of the Hull City football club, The University of Hull’s four faculties: Arts, Cultures &
and playwright James Graham. The famous English poet Education; Business, Law & Politics; Health Sciences,
Philip Larkin was Head Librarian at Hull for 30 years and and Engineering offer a range of study programmes. They
Dame Sarah Gilbert — who co-developed the Oxford Astra- include:
Zeneca Covid vaccine — and Prof. Guido Imbens, a Nobel Accounting and finance; biological and marine science;
Prize winner for Economics, began their academic careers biomedical and forensic science; business and man-
at the university. agement; chemistry; computer science; criminology,
Founded in 1927 as University College, Hull, its founda- sociology and professional policing; drama and music;
tion stone was laid the following year by the Duke of York economics; education, teaching and childhood stud-
(later King George VI). The initial cohort comprised 39 ies; engineering; English, history and humanities; game,
students and 14 ‘one-person’ departments. The college re- graphic, media and film; geography, earth and envi-
ceived a Royal Charter granting it university status in 1954. ronmental science; health, nursing and midwifery; law;
Hull. Situated some 200 miles to the north-east of London, mathematics and data science; medicine; physics and
Kingston-upon-Hull aka Hull is Britain’s premier east coast astrophysics; politics; psychology and social work; sport,
port. Water is essential to the identity and history of this exercise and rehabilitation science
port town, and its lasting association with the sea is reflect- Tuition fees (per year): £10,000-18,650
ed in the buildings and museums which commemorate the Living expenses (per year): £5,000–7,000 NB: £ = Rs.101
city’s traditions. Historically as a maritime city, Hull was
well-known only to those engaged with sea trade. Today in
the 21st century, it not only remains a major port, but is Environment (HIVE) which provides cutting-edge visual-
also a thriving commercial centre. London and Edinburgh ization, motion capture and computer graphics technology,
are only three hours by train, while the great football cities including a VR immersive cube and theatre, and gigapixel
of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool are no more than an wall facilities.
hour or two distant. Sports and recreation facilities are also abundant with
Refreshingly, Hull has managed to maintain the culture the students’ union hosting numerous social, cultural and
of a country town while offering all the facilities and ameni- sports events round the year. Students can choose from
ties of UK’s largest cities. Its citizens boast of its pedestrian over 100 clubs and societies.
precincts, cafes, restaurants, pubs, theatres, concert halls, Admission. All applications to the University of Hull (or to
clubs, galleries, museums and cinemas. any other university in Britain) have to be made through
Campus facilities. The university is spread across a pictur- the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
esque campus in the port-city of Hull with students blessed The UCAS code for the university is H72. Application fee:
with easy access to a scenic coastline and some of the most £27.50 (Rs.2,900).
beautiful open spaces of Britain. The minimum eligibility criterion for admission into
The benefits of a scenic environment apart, Hull stu- Hull’s undergraduate programmes is successful completion
dents enjoy the advantages of a modern, IT-enabled state- of class XII — minimum 70 percent in class XII (CBSE and
of-the-art campus. According to a university spokesperson, CISCE boards). For postgrad study, the minimum admis-
£300 million (Rs.3,160 crore) has been invested recently sion requirement is completion of a bachelor’s degree of
to boost and upgrade campus infrastructure and facilities. three years duration.
Academic support is provided by the main library — the For further information email global@hull.ac.uk.
quintessential hallmark of great universities — the Bryn- Accommodation. The university offers over 2,300 on-campus
mor Jones Library which has recently experienced a £28 rooms. Westfield Court is the newest accommodation op-
million (Rs.295 crore) makeover. Currently, it houses over tion offering standard en-suite/deluxe en-suite rooms, and
one million volumes and provides access to hundreds of studio flats. Common facilities include a student lounge,
electronic databases. launderette and study hub. The Courtyard and Taylor Court
Other campus landmarks include Middleton Hall, which offer a selection of en-suite rooms and one bed flats.
with an investment of £9.5 million has been developed into All new full-time undergraduate students are assured a
a world-class cultural venue featuring a 406-seater audi- single-person room in university owned/ managed accom-
torium; arts café and bar; and an Enterprise Centre which modation if they sign up before October 1.
offers outstanding facilities for start-up businesses and Degree programmes. The university offers a range of under-
researchers. graduate, postgraduate taught, postgraduate research, and
Another distinguishing campus feature is Hull univer- Ph D programmes (see box).
sity’s hi-tech, contemporary lecture halls, laboratories and
IT facilities including the Hull Immersive Visualization RESHMA RAVISHANKER

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