Staffordshire University is a university based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and also in Stafford & Lichfield. Up until the mid 80's the Physical Education deptment was at Madeley.
The main campus is in Stoke town, Stoke-on-Trent, and primarily offers media production, arts and design courses. There is also a large campus in the town of Stafford, that offers mainly computing & science courses.
Staffordshire is also noted for its science departments; in 2002 Psychology was among the top ten in the country, and Molecular Biochemistry rated as 'excellent' by the Royal Institute 's university inspections and assessment department.
Staffordshire University's Aerospace & Aeronautics research lab was, alongside both Birmingham and Manchester University, an official joint entry into the Ansari X prize.
The Computer Department was originally situated at Blackheath Lane in GEC's former Nelson Research Laboratory it offered one of the first BSc in the United Kingdom, it's first big major computer was a second hand DEUCE. The Compting school has now moved to purpose built buildings at Beaconside. As an irony the old BHL is now a nurses home.
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