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Student life

New beginnings.

Get to know new people and make friends by joining one of our Student Unions' societies, or make a new legacy by creating your own.

Urban life meets beautiful countryside.

With a campus at the heart of a bustling market town, the University of Northampton has plenty to do in addition to excellent road and rail links to London and Birmingham. Step into nature and discover the beautiful parks, manor houses, and gardens that Northamtonshire has to offer.

Take time to live life.

Sometimes you just need a moment. Grab a coffee, then cross the footbridge to Becket’s Park and find a spot along the riverbank to relax. Explore a little further by heading over to Rushden Lakes, Northamptonshire’s premier shopping and leisure destination.

Visit University of Northampton to see what life is like on campus.

What's it like to live in East Midlands?
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The East Midlands comprises five counties, with its main cities being Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham.

The region has plenty of history, boasting both the world’s first factory and its first pub (allegedly). It also has many castles, cathedrals and stately homes, including Chatsworth House, which has served as the backdrop to period films like Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice.

And, of course, you’ll find the gorgeous Peak District here. If you end up studying in the East Midlands, definitely make a trip to explore its rolling green hills, peatlands, and quaint market towns – like Buxton, the caverns of Castleton, and Bakewell (home of the famous tart).

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What's it like to live in Northampton?
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Located just an hour from London and Birmingham in the ‘Rose of the Shires’, Northampton offers the perfect mix of market town and countryside.

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Campus and facilities

Waterside Campus is built totally around you.

Our facilities consist of a variety of spaces which include specialist teaching spaces, flexible learning spaces, library and study areas, cafes and restaurants. Large light filled spaces allowing our community to meet, study, work or just relax. 

How you want to study. How you want to live. 

Our on-campus Student Village is just a few metres from the academic buildings where you’ll be learning. You might choose to live in one of the five-storey flats, or perhaps you’d prefer one of the four-storey townhouses with landscaped courtyards.

Staying Active.

The Sports Dome gives you access to a whole host of sports including netball, badminton, volleyball and basketball, alongside outdoor multi-use games areas and a floodlit full-size all-weather sports pitch.

Take advantage of the discounted gym membership from our parternship with Trilogy Leisure. Their superb gyms and swimming pools, are located a short 15 minute walk from campus.

Course locations

Main Site

The University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH

Waterside Campus

Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH

Leicester

Leicester, Leicester, LE2 0LA

Main Site

Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH

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  • Katy

    University of Northampton
    Ba Business Management
    Hi, my name is Katy and I’m studying business management specialising in Human Resources. In the future I look to be working as a managing director. I have travelled all over the UK for work purposes and love the atmosphere of Northampton - although I’ll always have my northern roots! I’ve worked at the university in a variety of roles and I look forward to sharing my knowledge with prospective students.

  • Jacqui

    University of Northampton
    Bsc Psychology
    I am 50 years of age, originally from Glasgow in Scotland and left school in 1989, with 8 O' Grades (GCSE’s) and 5 Higher (A Levels). Desperate for a new adventure and to start working and earning, I applied for a job in Television Production in London. I successfully worked for an independent company in Soho, initially as a Production Runner, progressing finally to Production Manager. I returned to Glasgow for a year, to work for BBC Scotland as Production Manager, before taking time out to travel in 1999. I travelled throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and America for 2 years. On return, I moved to Brighton, East Sussex where I worked for American Express, a lifestyle magazine called Venus, and as a volunteer for the Brighton Unemployed Family project, between 2001 and 2012. Brighton is where I met my husband and went on to have two children, a girl, and a boy. Ava who is now 15 years old and Lochlan who is 13. 8 years ago, my Husbands job transferred to their other site near Leamington, bringing the family to the midlands. We now live in the village of Weedon, a half-hour drive, west of Northampton. Since living in Weedon I have completed 7 years working in primary education. I began working in Special Needs as a 1:1 and in my 5th year at Weedon Primary, I completed an HLTA course through Northampton University, qualifying me to teach years 1 to 6 in primary school. I have trained in Autism, Attachment Disorder, Dyslexia, Speech, and language among others. I ran nurture groups and introduced a kinaesthetic approach to a lot of my teaching, after researching its efficacy in primary schools. During my school career, I have been fascinated by how children learn. Some by doing, others by seeing. I have come to love the continual questions from children and the challenge and adventure of not always knowing the answers. Throughout my working life, I have loved interacting with people, obsessing over human behaviour and how the mind works and influences decisions. My favourite literature often tackles aspects of psychology and I find it an extremely exciting and alluring subject. Throughout the lockdown period, it became apparent that I was not fully satisfied with my career and felt I was ready to learn and take on a new challenge. My initial thought was to go into Educational Psychology but with more investigation, I decided it was time to move away from education and start something new. My next thought was counselling, which I am still very much keen on exploring and could see a possible future career. As a volunteer in Brighton Unemployed Centre Family Project, I assisted low-income families and homeless people, realising my ability to listen sensitively and offer solace. Completing a course for the British College of Journalism a few years ago, I gained skills in reporting and analysing as well as fuelling my curiosity in psychology. I wrote articles on social, biological, and cognitive psychology. From a piece on music and memory to another on psychology in pain management. Having completed a year of the single honours psychology course I now feel the career direction I want to go into is counselling psychology. I have recently secured a part-time job locally with the group of Northampton psychiatric hospitals (NHFT) and ideally, would love to complete my master's within the NHS but if not I will probably stay at the University of Northampton to complete my master's in counselling.

  • Sean

    University of Northampton
    Beng Computing (Computer Network Engineering)
    Hi everyone! I'm Sean and I'm in my 2nd year studying BSc Computer Network Engineering. Originally from Birmingham, I decided to attend the University of Northampton as they have a course specific to what I want to get into once I graduate and promote an inclusive environment where everyone can be who they want to be. Once I graduate university, I'd love to work as a Network / Systems Administrator at a large company or work at companies providing internet services such as web hosting or home / business internet connections. In my spare time, I like to play games, watch anime, socialise with friends and spend time in the societies I'm a part of at university.