It takes strength, pragmatism and character to be a nurse. If you have it, we’ll have you.
Why choose ARU as the place to start your journey?
Well, we're the largest provider in England for nursing, midwifery, and health & social care*, and have been shortlisted for the Nursing Times Pre-reg Provider of the Year award 2023.
We offer Adult, Child and Mental Health nursing degrees so you can specialise, and follow the path that's right for you. We also offer dual registration four-year degrees, in Adult and Mental Health Nursing and Child and Mental Health Nursing as well as the newest role to join the nursing team Nursing Associate.
As a student here you'll benefit from outstanding nursing facilities, supportive staff and a great range of placement opportunities. Come and explore at our next Open Day, and see how we prepare our students for rewarding and fulfilling careers.
*Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), 2018/19 student enrolment data.
Our Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough campuses all offer dedicated skill laboratories in which you can use state of the art equipment to hone your professional skills.
From mannequins, to beds and medicine cabinets, our facilities are built to replicate a busy nursing wards and give our students the practice they need to be confident before they go to their placements. We have large nursing wards on all three campuses with additional child nursing specific labs in Cambridge and Chelmsford.
We take the practice experience of our students very seriously. This is evidenced by the outstanding grading we received in the ‘fitness to practice’ category in our latest NMC inspection. This success based on strong partnerships with healthcare providers through the East of England. Find out more about our partners below, or visit our nursing placement pages to learn more about our mentors, shifts and placement locations.
We also work with Cambridge Independent Services and the Essex Independent Sector.
We are proud of our outstanding students and we like to think that they are best placed to tell you what it's like to be a nursing student here at ARU. From descriptions of varied nursing placements to tips on how to prepare for the course, we have a large range of student blogs which aim to give you some insight on what our nursing courses are really like.
Read our students' blogs.
Shortlisted for Student Nursing Times Award in 2020, 2021 and 2023
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