University of Portsmouth named the UK's most affordable city for students in the Natwest Student Living Index 2016. On Friday 4 May 2018, the University of Portsmouth was revealed as the main shirt sponsor of Portsmouth F.C. for the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. The history of the university dates to 1908, when the Park building opened as a Municipal college and public library. The focus was on chemistry and engineering. The roots of the University can be traced back even further to the Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and the Arts. Shortly after in the year of 1911 a Student Union
University of Portsmouth to achieve the highest Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The University was ranked 25th by The Guardian University Guide 2019, 51st by The Complete University Guide 2019 and 53rd by The Sunday Times University Guide 2018. Internationally, the University was ranked 98th in Times Higher Education's ‘100 under 50’ rankings of international modern universities 2017. Portsmouth was rated in the top 401 - 500 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2017. The University of Portsmouth Students’ Union (UPSU) is a registered charity that represents and supports all UoP students, who automatically