The University of Worcester is a British state university located in Worcester, England in the United Kingdom. With a history stretching back to 1946, when it was a teachers’ seminary, the institution received university status in September 2005
Worcester is the only university serving the English counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. The University of Worchester is well known for its teaching degrees and was one of the most improved universities for research according to the Research Excellence Framework 2014, with the university climbing 32 places in the Research Fortnight rankings. Researchers at Worcester were recognized for carrying out world-leading work in history, art and design, health, education, biological research, psychology, sport, geography, archaeology, environmental studies and English language and literature.