In Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, there is a public institution called the University of Huddersfield. The university has committed about £1.4 million to information providing in 2008–2009 in order to develop and improve its research facility. A further £2.75 million was allocated for purchasing computing equipment. A new Creative Arts Building with a recital hall, an electro-acoustic research studio, new art and design studios, and live recording capabilities opened in September 2008 as part of additional considerable investments made in buildings and equipment for the 2008–2009 academic year. In the opinion panel research poll conducted in 2007, Huddersfield was placed joint #1 among all Yorkshire universities for having high-quality faculty and lecturers. In the 2011 survey, the university received the highest evaluation and feedback scores of any mainstream university in the United Kingdom. In the International Graduate Insight Group's 2011 International Student Barometer, the university received the highest score. https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/pre-sessional-english/