Business profile
Young and ambitious, the University of Portsmouth is respected for the outstanding quality of it’s teaching, learning and globally significant research and innovation. With over 31,000 students, we deliver teaching and research across diverse areas including humanities and social sciences, science, health, and technology.
Our Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation is a world-leading astronomy centre with an international reputation for research excellence.
We’re also proud to be home to ASTA, the UK’s only skills training school to be accredited by the European Space Agency. Certification permits successful delegates to work on the most delicate mission-critical ESA and NASA spacecraft. Our future teaching and research into spacecraft materials and manufacturing processes will impact local, national, and global challenges in space.