Training
We are the largest trainer of undergraduate nurses in the UK (based on number of students enrolled; HESA Student Record 2021/22)
Travel abroad
and observe practice in other countries, like our adult nurses who went to Pittsburgh, USA, and our midwives who visited Tanzania.
£5 million
spent on updating and expanding our healthcare facilities, including a resuscitation room, theatre suite and simulation equipment.
7th
out of 101 in the UK for social mobility (Higher Education Policy Institute English Social Mobility Index 2023)
Find out about our Nursing courses
If you’ve always wanted to become a nurse, now is the time! Our courses will help you start a rewarding career in nursing. You could begin Adult or Learning Disability Nursing this September or opt for Child or Mental Nursing for a January start (subject to available spaces). Find out more at one of our Open Days.
Our Nursing Courses
Transform your life and make a difference to others by training to be a Nurse! Accredited by the NMC, our Nursing degrees provide you with the clinical skills and experience you need to be a professional nurse.
Apply nowFunding for Nurses
The Government provides financial support for student nurses. Nursing students currently receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back and can also apply for support with childcare costs if needed.
Find out moreWhy study Nursing
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the true value of our healthcare workers. Find out about the huge role nurses play in the wellbeing of the nation and why you should become a nurse.
Discover the demandInderjosh Heer
Inderjosh was inspired to become a nurse after witnessing the true impact they make on the frontline. The attentive care he observed from healthcare professionals as he accompanied his gran to hospital visits confirmed his future career choice.
Nursing Facilities
We offer specialist facilities to enable you the ability to explore, learn and develop within every aspect of your specialty. All our students have access to our facilities including our mock wards, birthing room, and skills practice and care enhancement (SPACE).
Double win for at Student Nursing Times Awards
Child Nursing student, Beth Dennis, recently scooped two top national awards after making an impact on student nurses, healthcare professionals and the community around her.
Gold for
Student Experience
BCU has been awarded the highest possible rating of Gold for Student Experience, and Silver overall, in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Read more about TEF