Overview

• The Daily Mail University Guide awarded Teesside University the Modern University of the Year 2026 title as recognition of its teaching excellence and strategic capital investments.
• Judges cited the Future Facing Learning programme for equipping students with cutting-edge digital tools designed to enhance learning outcomes.
• Teesside’s Campus Masterplan has invested over £300 million in new facilities across its Middlesbrough campus without taking on debt.
• The new £40 million Digital Life building was praised for aligning educational offerings with the evolving needs of regional industries.
• Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Croney said the accolade validates the university’s widening-participation mission in a region where almost 55% of students are first-generation entrants.