University of Huddersfield

The University of Huddersfield is a public research university in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which became a university on 16 June 1992 but traces its origins to institutions founded in the 19th century.哈德斯菲尔德大学（University of Huddersfield）是位于英格兰西约克郡哈德斯菲尔德的一所公立研究型大学，1992 年 6 月 16 日获得大学地位，但其渊源可追溯至 19 世纪创办的多所机构。

Its history is usually traced to 1841, when five young men employed by the industrialist Frederic Schwann founded the Young Men's Mental Improvement Society, and it now teaches more than 22,000 students from over 120 countries across five academic schools.该校校史通常追溯至 1841 年——受雇于实业家弗雷德里克·施万（Frederic Schwann）的五名青年创办了「青年心智提升社」；如今它设有五个学院，教授来自 120 多个国家的 22,000 余名学生。

The university is placed 521st in the QS World University Rankings 2027, in the 451-500 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 and 1,125th in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 521 位，2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名处于 451-500 区间，《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名第 1,125 位。

History

• In 1825 an attempt was made to set up a Scientific and Mechanics Institution in Huddersfield under the patronage of the leading Whig and local landowner Sir John Ramsden, teaching mechanics and tradesmen through lectures and a circulation library holding more than 700 volumes by 1827.1825 年，哈德斯菲尔德曾尝试创办科学和力学研究所，由辉格党要员、当地大地主约翰·拉姆斯登爵士（Sir John Ramsden）赞助，通过讲座与流通图书馆向机械工与工匠授课，至 1827 年藏书逾 700 册。
• The financial crisis of 1825 and 1826 bankrupted the institution's bankers and the scheme faltered, later becoming part of the Huddersfield Philosophical Society.1825 至 1826 年的金融危机令该所的银行破产，计划随即搁浅，其后并入哈德斯菲尔德哲学学会。
• In May 1841 five young men employed by Frederic Schwann met at the Temperance Hotel on Cross Church Street and founded the Young Men's Mental Improvement Society, with classes for about 40 pupils beginning in a room of the British School at Outcote Bank.1841 年 5 月，受雇于弗雷德里克·施万的五名青年在克罗斯教堂街的禁酒旅馆聚会，创办「青年心智提升社」，首批约 40 名学生随后在奥特科特岸英国学校的教室开课。
• The curriculum covered reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar, geography, design and French, taught by experienced staff from local collegiate schools and businessmen such as Schwann.课程涵盖阅读、写作、算术、文法、地理、设计与法语，由当地公学经验丰富的教师以及施万等商人授课。
• Growing numbers prompted a move to Nelson's Buildings in New Street and a change of name, and in 1844 the institution became the Huddersfield Mechanics' Institution under its first Secretary, Robert Neil.学生增多促使该社迁至新街的纳尔逊大楼并更名；1844 年，在学校首任秘书罗伯特·尼尔（Robert Neil）主持下改称哈德斯菲尔德力学学会。
• Neil organised a soiree for 700 at the town's Philosophical Hall in March 1844 and a rural gala for 500 at Fixby Pastures in May, and negotiated reduced railway fares so that 300 members could visit the cultural attractions of York.1844 年 3 月，尼尔在镇上的哲学厅筹办了 700 人的茶会，5 月又在菲克斯比牧场组织 500 人的乡间庆典，并与铁路公司协商压低票价，使 300 名会员得以前往约克感受城市文化。
• George Searle Phillips succeeded Neil in 1846 and expanded the curriculum, revised fees to make the institution self-supporting and compiled statistics of its achievements.乔治·瑟尔·菲利普斯（George Searle Phillips）于 1846 年接任尼尔，扩充课程、改革收费以使机构自负盈亏，并编纂办学成绩统计。
• In 1850 attendance required another move, to Wellington Buildings on Queen Street, and a Preliminary Savings Bank linked to the Huddersfield Banking Company took almost 7,000 deposits in its first year, foreshadowing the Post Office Savings Bank of 1861.1850 年因学生增多再次迁至皇后街的威灵顿大楼；与哈德斯菲尔德银行联办的「预备储蓄银行」首年即吸纳近 7,000 笔存款，成为 1861 年邮政储蓄银行的前身。
• Frank Curzon served as Secretary from 1854 until 1883, introducing prize-giving ceremonies to reward attendance and good conduct and overseeing the move to the institution's first purpose-built home on Northumberland Street, occupied in 1861 as annual student numbers passed 800.弗兰克·柯曾（Frank Curzon）自 1854 年任秘书至 1883 年，引入颁奖典礼以奖励出勤与品行，并主持迁入该机构首座专门建造的校舍——诺森伯兰街大楼，1861 年启用时年学生数已逾 800。
• In 1857 the Society of Arts held its first examinations outside London at Huddersfield, and the institution ran an examination system giving grants to science schools on a payment-by-results basis.1857 年，艺术学会在哈德斯菲尔德举办了伦敦以外的首次考试；该机构还运营一套考试体系，按「成果付费」原则向科学学校拨款。
• In 1883 the institution merged with the town's Female Educational Institute to become the Technical School and Mechanics' Institute, and a new building costing 20,000 pounds opened on Queensgate in 1884 as the Ramsden Building, still used by the university today.1883 年，该机构与镇上的女子教育学院合并，改称技术学校与力学学会；耗资 2 万英镑的新楼于 1884 年在皇后门落成，即拉姆斯登大楼，至今仍为学校所用。
• In 1896 the Technical School and Mechanics' Institute became the Technical College, which was renamed the College of Technology in 1958.1896 年，技术学校与力学学会改为技术学院，1958 年又更名为技术学院（College of Technology）。
• During the First World War the college grew with a Coal Tar Chemistry Department funded by government and donations, and more than 100 chemists worked there producing goods for British Dyes Ltd.第一次世界大战期间，该学院因政府与捐款资助设立煤焦油化学系而扩张，逾 100 名化学家在此为英国染料公司（British Dyes Ltd）工作。
• In the Second World War the college housed student teachers evacuated from Avery Hill College of Education in London and trained armed-forces members as radio mechanics, engineers, fitters and clerks.二战期间，该学院收容了自伦敦艾弗里希尔教育学院疏散而来的师范生，并为武装部队成员培训无线电技工、工程师、装配工与文书。
• In 1964 the singer Dusty Springfield appeared at Sound Sixty-Four, an event organised by Huddersfield Tech students during Rag Week.1964 年，歌手达斯蒂·斯普林菲尔德（Dusty Springfield）出席了由哈镇理工学生会在「慈善周」组织的「Sound Sixty-Four」活动。
• In 1970 the College of Technology merged with the Oastler College of Education, founded in 1963, to form Huddersfield Polytechnic, which was officially inaugurated by Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher on 23 April 1971.1970 年，技术学院与 1963 年创办的奥斯特勒教育学院合并为哈德斯菲尔德理工学院，1971 年 4 月 23 日由教育大臣玛格丽特·撒切尔正式揭幕。
• In 1974 a further merger followed with the Technical Teaching Training College at Holly Bank, noted for training students over the age of 25, one of whom was the future Education Secretary David Blunkett.1974 年，学院又与霍利班克的技术师范培训学院合并，后者以招收 25 岁以上学生著称，其中一位学员便是后来的教育大臣戴维·布伦基特（David Blunkett）。
• The campus precinct was redeveloped by Wilson and Womersley, and the brown Central Services Building, now the Schwann Building, was completed in January 1977 and officially opened by the Duchess of Kent.校园区由威尔逊与沃默斯利事务所（Wilson and Womersley）重新规划；褐色的中央服务大楼（今施万大楼）于 1977 年 1 月落成，由肯特公爵夫人正式启用。
• In 1983 the former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who represented Huddersfield, returned to open a university building on Firth Street and deliver a lecture, and an annual memorial lecture in his name later featured Gordon Brown in 2018 and Sir John Major in 2022.1983 年，曾代表哈德斯菲尔德选区的前首相哈罗德·威尔逊（Harold Wilson）回到该校为弗斯街一幢大楼揭幕并发表演讲；其后以他命名的年度纪念讲座先后邀请戈登·布朗（2018 年）与约翰·梅杰爵士（2022 年）主讲。
• The polytechnic became the University of Huddersfield on 16 June 1992, when the Privy Council consented to the new name, with Ken Durrands as Vice-Chancellor at the time.1992 年 6 月 16 日，枢密院同意启用新校名，理工学院遂成为哈德斯菲尔德大学，当时肯·杜兰兹（Ken Durrands）任副校长。
• In 2013 the university was named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards, and in 2020 the chancellor George W. Buckley lent his name to a new leadership centre.2013 年，该校获评《泰晤士高等教育》年度大学；2020 年，校监乔治·巴克利（George W. Buckley）又将其名字借予新设的领导力中心。
• The university's first two chancellors were Reginald Cross, who held the role from 1992 to 1994, and Sir Ernest Hall, who served from 1996 to 2004.该校最初两位校监为 1992 至 1994 年在任的雷金纳德·克罗斯（Reginald Cross），以及 1996 至 2004 年在任的欧内斯特·霍尔爵士（Sir Ernest Hall）。

Academics

• The university is organised into five academic schools: Applied Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Business, Education and Law, Computing and Engineering, and Human and Health Sciences.该校设五个学院：应用科学学院、艺术与人文学院、商业教育与法律学院、计算与工程学院，以及人类与健康科学学院。
• It teaches more than 22,000 students from over 120 countries, with an annual turnover of approximately 150 million pounds and an estimated annual worth of 300 million pounds to the local economy.该校教授来自 120 多个国家的 22,000 余名学生，年营业额约 1.5 亿英镑，对当地经济的年贡献估计达 3 亿英镑。
• By 2022 more than three quarters of its academic staff held a doctorate, the third-highest rate in England.截至 2022 年，该校逾四分之三的学术人员拥有博士学位，这一比例在英格兰高校中排名第三。
• In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework the university achieved its best-ever result, rising to 68th in the UK Research Power league table from 97th in 2008.在 2014 年「研究卓越框架」（REF）评估中，该校取得历史最好成绩，研究实力排名由 2008 年的全英第 97 位升至第 68 位。
• In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework the university submitted 589 academic staff and placed in the top third of all UK institutions on research power.在 2021 年 REF 评估中，该校提交 589 名学术人员，研究实力位居全英高校前三分之一。
• The university hosts the MIAMI facilities, a laboratory for materials science investigations and energy studies.该校设有 MIAMI 实验室设施，用于材料科学研究与能源研究。
• The Centre for Precision Technologies was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2022 at a ceremony at St James's Palace.该校精密技术中心（Centre for Precision Technologies）于 2022 年在圣詹姆斯宫举行的颁奖礼上荣获「女王周年奖」。
• The university holds a Teaching Excellence Framework Gold award, achieved in 2017 and again in 2023, and won the inaugural Higher Education Academy Global Teaching Excellence Award in 2017.该校在 2017 年与 2023 年两度获得「教学卓越框架」（TEF）金奖，并于 2017 年获得首届英国高等教育学会「全球教学卓越奖」。
• It follows a policy of ensuring all academic staff have, or are working towards, a teaching qualification, and in 2016 more than 90 per cent of its academics held one.该校奉行使全体学术人员持有或正在取得教学资格的政策；2016 年其逾 90% 的学术人员已具备教学资格。
• Its research strengths lie in biomedical sciences, engineering and physical sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, and it has quadrupled its research income and number of postgraduate researchers.其研究优势集中在生物医学、工程与物理科学、社会科学以及艺术与人文领域，研究经费与研究生研究人员数量均已增长至四倍。
• The Yorkshire Film and Television School, launched in 2021, includes a custom-built film studio on Firth Street named the Stewart Film Studio.2021 年成立的约克郡影视学院在弗斯街设有专门建造的摄影棚，命名为「斯图尔特摄影棚」（Stewart Film Studio）。
• The university's archive, Heritage Quay, opened in 2014 in the Schwann Building and holds the archives of all its predecessor institutions as well as the Rugby Football League archive.该校档案馆「Heritage Quay」2014 年在施万大楼启用，收藏了所有前身机构的档案以及橄榄球联盟（Rugby Football League）的档案。
• The archive received more than 1.5 million pounds in Lottery funding, won the Buildings That Inspire category in The Guardian's 2016 University Awards and became the new home of brass band history in 2023.该档案馆获得逾 150 万英镑彩票基金资助，2016 年获《卫报》大学奖「激励人心的建筑」类别，并于 2023 年成为铜管乐队历史的新收藏地。
• The International Study Centre on the Queensgate campus offers degree-preparation courses for international students, run by Study Group.位于皇后门校区的国际学习中心为国际学生提供学位预科课程，由 Study Group 运营。
• The university spent more than 250 million pounds on the Queensgate campus in recent decades, adding the 17-million-pound Business School in 2010 and the 27.5-million-pound Oastler Building for law and music in 2017.近几十年来，该校在皇后门校区投入逾 2.5 亿英镑，包括 2010 年耗资 1,700 万英镑的商学院，以及 2017 年耗资 2,750 万英镑、供法律与音乐专业使用的奥斯特勒大楼（Oastler Building）。
• The university came under scrutiny in July 2020 over the provision of training at a Bahraini centre accused of facilitating state-sponsored torture.2020 年 7 月，该校因在一家被指协助国家酷刑的巴林培训中心提供培训而受到外界审视。

Campus

• The main Queensgate campus lies south-east of Huddersfield town centre, split in two by the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and mixing converted mill buildings with purpose-built facilities.主校区皇后门（Queensgate）位于哈德斯菲尔德镇中心东南，被哈德斯菲尔德窄运河一分为二，既有改建的厂房，也有专门建造的设施。
• Landmark buildings include the Schwann Building of 1977 and the Creative Arts Building opened in 2008, which was adorned by a large public artwork, the poem Let There Be Peace by Lemn Sissay.标志性建筑包括 1977 年的施万大楼与 2008 年启用的创意艺术大楼，后者外墙饰有勒姆·西塞（Lemn Sissay）诗作《Let There Be Peace》的大型公共艺术作品。
• Later additions include the 3-million-pound Buckley Innovation Centre of 2012, the 22.5-million-pound Student Central building of 2014 and the 1-million-pound Holocaust Centre, opened in 2018 and now known as Holocaust Centre North.此后的新建筑还包括 2012 年耗资 300 万英镑的巴克利创新中心、2014 年耗资 2,250 万英镑的学生中心，以及 2018 年启用、耗资 100 万英镑的大屠杀中心（今「北英格兰大屠杀中心」）。
• The Barbara Hepworth Building, completed in summer 2019, houses teaching in art, design and architecture, while the Daphne Steele Building was started in 2023 and completed in September 2024 for health facilities.2019 年夏落成的芭芭拉·赫普沃斯大楼（Barbara Hepworth Building）用于艺术、设计与建筑教学；达芙妮·斯蒂尔大楼（Daphne Steele Building）于 2023 年动工、2024 年 9 月落成，用于健康设施。
• University Campus Oldham, in Greater Manchester, opened in May 2005 and has been managed by Oldham College since August 2012.位于大曼彻斯特的奥尔德姆大学校区于 2005 年 5 月开办，自 2012 年 8 月起由奥尔德姆学院（Oldham College）管理。
• University Campus Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, opened in 2005 on a site where the Barnsley Mining and Technical College had opened in 1932 and was then described as the largest mining college in the world.位于南约克郡的巴恩斯利大学校区于 2005 年开办，其所在地原是 1932 年开办的巴恩斯利矿业技术学院，当时号称世界最大的矿业学院。
• The university has begun a National Health Innovation Campus at the nearby Southgate site, approved by Kirklees Council in 2020 as part of the wider Huddersfield Blueprint regeneration.该校已在附近的南门（Southgate）地块启动「国家健康创新园区」，该方案于 2020 年获柯克利斯议会批准，属更大范围的「哈德斯菲尔德蓝图」更新计划的一部分。
• The campus sits about 20 miles from Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield, with trains reaching London in around two hours, and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs through the site.校区距利兹、曼彻斯特与谢菲尔德各约 20 英里，乘火车约两小时可达伦敦；哈德斯菲尔德窄运河从校园中穿过。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the University of Huddersfield is placed 521st in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，哈德斯菲尔德大学位列世界第 521 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 places it in the 451-500 band.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将其列入 451-500 区间。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 ranks it 1,125th in the world.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名将其列为世界第 1,125 位。
• Huddersfield was not listed in the main table of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.哈德斯菲尔德大学未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。
• It was ranked 701 or above in the 2015-16 QS World University Rankings, the last year it appeared in that ranking before its recent return.该校在 2015-16 年度 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 701 位或之后，这是其近年回归该榜单之前最后一次上榜。
• The university was Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2012, University of the Year at the 2013 awards and Best University Workplace in 2014.该校曾获 2012 年《泰晤士高等教育》奖「年度创业型大学」、2013 年「年度大学」以及 2014 年「最佳大学工作场所」。
• It has been ranked 20th in the world for music in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, the highest-ranked non-conservatoire university in Britain on that list.在 QS 世界大学学科排名中，该校音乐学科曾位列世界第 20，是英国上榜高校中排名最高的非音乐学院。
• OpenAlex credits the University of Huddersfield with 23,458 works and 753,784 citations.OpenAlex 收录哈德斯菲尔德大学 23,458 篇成果与 753,784 次引用。
• Its quality marks include Teaching Excellence Framework Gold in 2017 and 2023, the inaugural Global Teaching Excellence Award of 2017 and the 2022 Queen's Anniversary Prize for the Centre for Precision Technologies.其质量荣誉包括 2017 年与 2023 年的教学卓越框架（TEF）金奖、2017 年首届全球教学卓越奖，以及 2022 年精密技术中心获得的「女王周年奖」。

Student life

• The university has no formally adopted motto, presenting itself instead as a modern university rooted in Yorkshire.该校没有正式校训，而是以「植根约克郡的现代大学」自我定位。
• Huddersfield Students' Union, which celebrated its 90th birthday in November 2017, is home to over 100 student-led sports clubs and societies and five student networks.哈德斯菲尔德大学学生会（HSU）于 2017 年 11 月庆祝成立 90 周年，辖下拥有 100 多个学生自办的体育社团与社团，以及五个学生网络。
• The student-run radio station Radio Hud and the magazine and website Galvanise, previously known as T'Hud and relaunched in 2022, operate from the union.学生运营的电台 Radio Hud、杂志与网站 Galvanise（前身 T'Hud，2022 年改版重启）均由学生会运营。
• Student Central, a 22.5-million-pound building opened in 2014, houses an 800-capacity sports hall, catering outlets, a shop and support services including welfare and careers advice.2014 年启用的学生中心耗资 2,250 万英镑，内有可容纳 800 人的体育馆、餐饮店、商店，以及含福利与就业指导在内的支持服务。
• University-affiliated accommodation includes Storthes Hall Park Student Village, with 1,386 en-suite bedrooms, and the Ashenhurst Houses, with 280 single rooms.校属住宿包括拥有 1,386 间独立卫浴卧室的斯托瑟斯霍尔学生村（Storthes Hall Park）与提供 280 间单人房的阿什纳斯特公寓（Ashenhurst Houses）。
• HudLets, incorporated in 2014 as a subsidiary of the students' union, works with halls of residence and private landlords to help students find accommodation.2014 年注册成立、隶属学生会的 HudLets 与宿舍及私人房东合作，帮助学生寻找住房。
• The university is closely associated with the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and the Huddersfield Literature Festival, both of which are partly hosted at university venues.该校与哈德斯菲尔德当代音乐节及哈德斯菲尔德文学节关系密切，两者部分活动都在校园场所举行。
• Graduation parades through the town began in 2008 under the chancellor Sir Patrick Stewart, and the university has retained royal connections through visits by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007 and by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who was chancellor from 2015 to 2019.在校长帕特里克·斯图尔特爵士（Sir Patrick Stewart）主持下，毕业生游行自 2008 年起开始穿过镇区；该校亦与王室保持联系——伊丽莎白二世女王 2007 年到访，约克公爵安德鲁王子则于 2015 至 2019 年任校监。

Notable people

• Frederic Schwann, the Frankfurt-born industrialist, supported the five young men who founded the Young Men's Mental Improvement Society in 1841, and the Schwann Building is named after him and his wife Mary.出生于法兰克福的实业家弗雷德里克·施万支持了 1841 年创办「青年心智提升社」的五名青年；施万大楼即以他与妻子玛丽命名。
• Robert Neil, appointed the institution's first Secretary in 1844, acted as teacher-supervisor and was succeeded by George Searle Phillips in 1846.罗伯特·尼尔（Robert Neil）于 1844 年被任命为该机构首任秘书，兼任教学督导，1846 年由乔治·瑟尔·菲利普斯接任。
• Frank Curzon served as Secretary from 1854 to 1883 and oversaw both a recruitment drive and the move to the institution's first purpose-built home on Northumberland Street.弗兰克·柯曾（Frank Curzon）自 1854 至 1883 年任秘书，主持招生推广并迁入该机构首座专门建造的诺森伯兰街校舍。
• Sir Patrick Stewart, the stage and screen actor, served as chancellor from 2004 to 2015 and remains emeritus chancellor, with the drama building and the Stewart Film Studio named in his honour.舞台与影视演员帕特里克·斯图尔特爵士于 2004 至 2015 年任校监，至今仍是荣誉校监；戏剧大楼与斯图尔特摄影棚均以他命名。
• George W. Buckley, a graduate of the university and a former chief executive of 3M, has served as chancellor since 2020 and gave his name to the Buckley Innovation Centre.该校校友、3M 公司前首席执行官乔治·巴克利（George W. Buckley）自 2020 年起任校监，巴克利创新中心即以他命名。
• Professor Bob Cryan, Vice-Chancellor since January 2007, was the youngest vice-chancellor in the United Kingdom at the time and became President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in 2023.鲍勃·克莱恩教授（Bob Cryan）自 2007 年 1 月起任副校长，当时是全英最年轻的副校长，并于 2023 年出任英国工程技术学会（IET）会长。
• Harold Wilson, the former Prime Minister who represented Huddersfield, opened a university building on Firth Street in 1983, and the annual memorial lecture in his name has featured Gordon Brown and Sir John Major.曾代表哈德斯菲尔德选区的前首相哈罗德·威尔逊于 1983 年为弗斯街的一幢校舍揭幕；以其命名的年度纪念讲座曾邀请戈登·布朗与约翰·梅杰爵士主讲。
• David Blunkett, a former Education Secretary, had trained at the Holly Bank Technical Teaching Training College that merged with the polytechnic in 1974.曾任教育大臣的戴维·布伦基特（David Blunkett）曾在霍利班克技术师范培训学院受训，该院于 1974 年并入理工学院。
• The actors Natalie Gavin and Balvinder Sopal and the broadcaster Adil Ray studied at the university, as did the comedian Rosie Jones, who graduated with a first-class degree in English Language and Creative Writing.演员娜塔莉·加文（Natalie Gavin）、巴尔温德·索帕尔（Balvinder Sopal）与主持人阿迪尔·雷（Adil Ray）都曾在该校就读；喜剧演员罗茜·琼斯（Rosie Jones）则以一等荣誉学位毕业于英语语言与创意写作专业。
• A campus building honours Sir John Cockcroft, who shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics, while another honours Karen Sparck Jones, a pioneer of information retrieval.校园内一幢建筑以致敬 1951 年诺贝尔物理学奖得主约翰·考克饶夫爵士（Sir John Cockcroft），另一幢则致敬信息检索领域的先驱凯伦·斯帕克·琼斯（Karen Sparck Jones）。