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Southampton has two well established universities which provide state of the art facilities for academic learning, research, teaching and training purposes; the University of Southampton and Solent University. The two universities, National Oceanography Centre (NOC) through its joint venture with the University of Southampton and the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) which operates the city’s hospitals attract investment and business to the city.  They also work in partnership with schools and colleges both across the city and wider sub-region and provide facilities available to local businesses and for use by the general public 

Both universities have continued to grow in terms of student numbers which further demonstrates their importance to higher education, skills and the wider economy in both Southampton and the wider sub-region. There are approximately 40,000 university students studying in Southampton. Latest figures show that the University of Southampton has almost 15,000 undergraduate and 8,000  postgraduate students along with over 2,700 academic staff and 5,000 administrative staff, making it the largest university by higher education students in the South East region. Latest figures also show that Solent University has over 10,000 undergraduate students, almost 750 postgraduate students and over 6,800 students in further education.  

Both the universities play a fundamental role in enhancing the regional, national and international reputation of Southampton.The city is recognised by overseas students as an attractive place to live and work with a high quality of life due to the range of leisure and cultural opportunities on offer, attractive green spaces and its location on the south coast adjacent to Southampton Water.