Aru.ac.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
99% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.42 s
File size
77.70 kB
Words
1184
Media files
7
Number of links
179 internal / 5 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University courses at ARU | Anglia Ruskin University - ARU
The length of the page title is perfect. (530 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Boost your career with award-winning facilities and full support throughout your degree. Join ARU in Chelmsford, Cambridge, Peterborough or Writtle.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (921 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.aru.ac.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Content
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This page contains 1184 words. That's ok.
28% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
13 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.89 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 24 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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6 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Page structure

H1 heading
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ARU in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough
Too many H1 headings
Headings
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There are 51 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 ARU in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough
H1 Open Days
H2 Celebrating our graduates' achievements
H2 Undergraduate degrees
H2 College courses
H2 Masters degrees
H2 Research programmes
H2 Explore our campuses
H2 Why ARU
H2 News
H2 Research at ARU
H2 Unlocking the secrets of the Antarctic
H2 Events
H2 Working at ARU
H2 Armed Forces Covenant
H2 Footer
H3 Courses
H3 Apply
H3 Discover
H3 Writtle College
H3 Explore
H3 Prepare
H3 Support and facilities
H3 Opportunities
H3 Studying at ARU
H3 Applying to ARU
H3 Arriving at ARU
H3 Postgraduate research
H3 Why research at ARU?
H3 Impact and case studies
H3 Institutes and groups
H3 Develop your business
H3 Develop your people
H3 Student and graduate talent
H3 Case studies and news
H3 Recent graduates
H3 Alumni
H3 Supporters
H3 Search for a course
H3 ARU's gender equality work is celebrated
H3 Small businesses get Help to Grow
H3 Project explores benefits of social prescribing
H3 Altered exhibition
H3 School and college experience days
H3 Amplify Your Summer
H3 About our University
H3 Our campuses
H3 Faculties
H3 Research institutes
H3 Quick links
H3 Get in touch
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 5 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/privacy-and-cookiesprivacy and cookies policy
https://www.aru.ac.uk/Anchor Skip main navigation
/students-and-staffStudents and staff
https://www.aru.ac.uk/No Text
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/study/college-coursesCollege courses
/study/continuing-professional...Short courses and CPD
/study/degree-apprenticeshipsDegree apprenticeships
/student-life/life-on-campus/d...Distance learning at ARU
/study/undergraduate/how-to-applyHow to apply - undergraduate
/study/postgraduate/how-to-applyHow to apply - postgraduate taught
/study/college-courses/how-to-...How to apply - college courses
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/study/admissions/interviews-a...Interviews, auditions and portfolios
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/about-us/explore-aru/teaching...Teaching excellence
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/writtle-college/governanceGovernance
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/student-life/support-and-faci...Health and wellbeing
/student-life/preparing-for-st...Support with the cost of living
/student-life/support-and-faci...Study skills
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/student-life/support-and-faci...World-class facilities
/student-life/support-and-faci...Careers and employability
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/student-life/opportunities-at...Modern Foreign Languages
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/research/postgraduate-researc...How to apply for a research programme
/student-life/preparing-for-st...Postgraduate research student finance
/research/postgraduate-researc...Postgraduate research degree enquiries
/research/why-research-at-aruWhy research at ARU?
/research/why-research-at-aru/...Why do a research degree at ARU?
/research/why-research-at-aru/...Health, Performance and Wellbeing
/research/why-research-at-aru/...Safe and Inclusive Communities
/research/why-research-at-aru/...Sustainable Futures
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/research/impact-and-case-stud...Research news
/research/impact-and-case-stud...Research Excellence Framework
/research/our-research-institu...Our research institutes
/research/our-research-institu...Research centres and groups
https://www.aru.ac.uk/researchResearch
/business-employers/develop-yo...Funding opportunities
/business-employers/develop-yo...Innovation and business support
/business-employers/develop-yo...Arise Innovation Hubs
/business-employers/develop-yo...Conference and meeting room hire
/study/continuing-professional...Text duplicate Short courses and CPD
/study/degree-apprenticeships/...Degree Apprenticeships for employers
/business-employers/develop-yo...PhDs at work
/business-employers/access-stu...Access our student and graduate talent
/business-employers/access-stu...Advertise graduate jobs and internships
/business-employers/access-stu...Making social impact - SHoKE
/business-employers/access-stu...Work with students on business projects
/business-employers/access-stu...Work placements for ARU students
/business-employers/why-collab...Working with ARU – Case studies
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/graduation-and-alumni/your-gr...Your graduation ceremony
/graduation-and-alumni/celebra...Writtle College celebration events
/graduation-and-alumni/alumni-...Alumni Network
/graduation-and-alumni/alumni-...Benefits and services
/graduation-and-alumni/alumni-...Career development
/graduation-and-alumni/alumni-...Get involved
/graduation-and-alumni/alumni-...Alumni Stories
/graduation-and-alumni/support...Support ARU
/graduation-and-alumni/support...Supporting our people
/graduation-and-alumni/support...Ways to give
/graduation-and-alumniAlumni and supporters
/writtle-university-college-in...See our guide to finding Writtle information on this site
/study/open-daySubdomain Come to an Open Day
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/student-life/preparing-for-st...Text duplicate Help with student finances
/student-life/support-and-faci...Text duplicate Health and wellbeing
/news/aru-alumni-come-together...Read about this year's winners
/study/undergraduateFind an undergraduate course
/study/college-coursesSearch college courses
/study/postgraduateBrowse postgraduate courses
/research/postgraduate-researchExplore research opportunities
/student-life/life-on-campus/c...Cambridge
/student-life/life-on-campus/c...Chelmsford
/student-life/life-on-campus/a...Peterborough
/student-life/life-on-campus/w...Writtle
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/news/education-provided-by-ar...Gold standard teaching
/student-life/support-and-faci...Award-winning facilities
/student-life/support-and-faci...Career support from day one
https://www.aru.ac.uk/researchWorld-leading research
/about-us/sustainabilityA sustainable university
/news/aru-gender-equality-prog...See how we're addressing gender equality
/news/aru-celebrates-success-o...Read about Help to Grow
/news/project-to-explore-socia...Read more about the project
https://www.aru.ac.uk/newsView all news
/research/why-research-at-aru/...Text duplicate Health, Performance and Wellbeing
/research/why-research-at-aru/...Text duplicate Safe and Inclusive Communities
/research/why-research-at-aru/...Text duplicate Sustainable Futures
/research/impact-and-case-stud...Read more about Dr Fabrizio Galeazzi's work
/news/altered-exhibition-is-ce...See work by our MA Fine Art students
/schools-and-colleges/events/e...Join our free events
/schools-and-colleges/amplify-...Explore our free Year 12 summer experience programmes
/community-engagement/communit...Browse all events
/about-us/working-hereFind out more about working here
/about-us/working-here/benefit...Our Armed Forces Covenant
https://www.aru.ac.uk/Anchor Skip footer navigation
https://www.aru.ac.uk/about-usAbout us
/about-us/our-mission-and-valuesOur vision and values
/about-us/equality-diversity-a...Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
/about-us/sustainabilitySustainability
/about-us/explore-aruExplore ARU
/about-us/governanceText duplicate Governance
/about-us/governance/ofs-trans...Transparency return
/about-us/governance/policies-...Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
/about-us/working-hereJobs at ARU
/student-life/life-on-campus/c...Text duplicate Cambridge
/student-life/life-on-campus/c...Text duplicate Chelmsford
/peterboroughARU Peterborough
/student-life/life-on-campus/w...Text duplicate Writtle
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/health-medicine-and-social-careHealth, Medicine and Social Care
/science-and-engineeringScience and Engineering
/cambridge-institute-for-music...Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research
/global-sustainability-institu...Global Sustainability Institute
/policing-institutePolicing Institute for the Eastern Region
https://www.aru.ac.uk/storylabStoryLab
/veterans-and-families-instituteVeterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research
/vision-and-eye-research-insti...Vision and Eye Research Institute
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/community-engagement/communit...Events at ARU
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https://www.aru.ac.uk/ariseArise innovation centres
https://library.aru.ac.uk/External Subdomain Library
/anglia-learning-and-teachingAnglia Learning & Teaching
/web-paymentsOnline payment portal
https://www.aru.ac.uk/news/pressPress Office
https://www.facebook.com/angli...External Subdomain Anglia Ruskin on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/angl...External Subdomain Anglia Ruskin on Instagram
https://twitter.com/angliaruskinExternal Anglia Ruskin on Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...External Subdomain Anglia Ruskin on YouTube
https://www.aru.ac.uk/contact-usMore contact options
/accessibility-statementAccessibility
/privacy-and-cookiesPrivacy and cookies
/disclaimer-and-acceptable-useDisclaimer
/about-us/governance/policies-...Freedom of Information
/about-us/governance/strategy-...Charities Act
/terms-of-useTerms of use of the website

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.aru.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.42 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (78 kB).

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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 4,655 referring domains.
This page has 161,093 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,840 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 3224 shares and comments on Facebook.

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www.aru.ac.uk
University courses at ARU | Anglia Ruskin University - ARU
Boost your career with award-winning facilities and full support throughout your degree. Join ARU in Chelmsford, Cambridge, Peterborough or Writtle.

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