Based at two main campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford, Anglia Ruskin is fiercely committed to widening access to higher education. Awarded university status in 1992, today it is one of the largest universities in the east of England and has about 35,000 students from 177 countries. Cambridge-based students will have access to a lovely and deeply student-centric historic city. Since students make up a large part of its population, it is always vibrant, with lots to see and do. Chelmsford buzzes with nightlife and attractions for culture vultures. There are great shopping centres, a covered market, an ice rink and lots of sports clubs. Plus, the V festival comes to the town's Hylands Park every August. Accommodation There is no official guarantee of accommodation for first-year students, but in reality the university can accommodate about 90% of applicants from outside the local eligibility distance radius, which is 35 miles for Cambridge and 15 miles for Chelmsford. Cambridge private rented accommodation cost between £85-250 per week; Chelmsford private rented accommodation £80-115 per week. Facilities Good sports and computing facilities, and well-stocked libraries. More than £81m has been invested in state-of-the-art learning environments, including the £15m Marconi building with enhanced teaching and practice facilities and a mock courtroom for law students; and a health and social care building with counselling rooms, simulated hospital wards, operating theatres and a complementary medicine suite. The 22-acre Chelmsford campus boasts an impressive business school and a sports hall. The university has invested more than £85m in study, social and sports facilities, and the Cambridge campus has been redeveloped to create a state-of-the-art learning and teaching environment for students and staff. The development includes the Lord Ashcroft International Business School, a landmark centre for the east of England, providing the latest learning technologies, equipment and environment. The building will be able to generate up to 18% of its energy needs, with its own heat, power plant and solar panels. It will also feed electricity into the national grid to benefit the community. Transport Both Cambridge and Chelmsford have easy access to motorways, main roads, rails links and Stansted airport. Click on Cambridge and Chelmsford for directions to the campuses.