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Encyclopedia > University of Bedfordshire
University of Bedfordshire

Established: 2006 elements date back to 1882
Type: Public
Chancellor: Sir Robin Biggam
Vice-Chancellor: Les Ebdon
Students: 14,550[1]
Undergraduates: 12,320[1]
Postgraduates: 2,230[1]
Location: Luton and Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK
(51°52′40″N 0°24′41″W / 51.87778, -0.41139Coordinates: 51°52′40″N 0°24′41″W / 51.87778, -0.41139)
Campus: Urban
Website: http://www.beds.ac.uk
University of Bedfordshire - Luton Campus
University of Bedfordshire - Luton Campus

The University of Bedfordshire is a university created by the merger of the University of Luton and the Bedford campus of De Montfort University on 1 August 2006 following approval by the Privy Council.[2] Bedfordshire is a county in southern England. The University of Luton purchased the De Montfort campus in Bedford for £15 million. Image File history File links University_Bedfordshire_logo. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English county town. ... Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x800, 660 KB) University of Bedfordshires Luton campus Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x800, 660 KB) University of Bedfordshires Luton campus Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... This article is about the English county town. ... De Montfort University (DMU) is a British university situated in Leicester, England. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

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History

The University of Luton was a university based in Luton, the largest town in Bedfordshire. The institution was founded as the Modern School in the 1890s. It became Luton College of Higher Education with the merger of Luton College of Technology and Putteridge Bury College of Education in the mid-seventies. With the passing of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 it converted to university status in 1993. On the 15 December 2005, the University announced that it was taking over the Bedford campus of De Montfort University. With permission from the Privy Council, the preferred name of the University of Bedfordshire came into effect on 1 August 2006.[3] For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... The Further and Higher Education Acts 1992 made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education within the United Kingdom. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically in a monarchy. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The campus at Bedford dates back to the Bedford Training College for Teachers which was founded in 1882 and Bedford Physical Training College founded in 1903. These merged with a further education college to become the Bedford College of Higher Education. There are currently just under 3,000 students based in Bedford. Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...


Putteridge Bury is a neo-Elizabethan country mansion located on the edge of Luton on the A505 to Hitchin. The campus is situated in approximately thirty acres of landscaped gardens. Putteridge Bury can be traced back to Edward the Confessor's time and has links to the Domesday Book. The building was completed in 1911 and was designed by architects Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeats in the style of Chequers, having had various redesigns and rebuilds over the years. The campus is home to the university's postgraduate business school as well as the university’s Conference Centre. , Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, and has an estimated population of 30,360. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Sir Ernest George RA (1839-1922) was an English Architect. ... This article is about the Prime Minister of the UKs residence. ...


Reputation

Bedfordshire was ranked 84th of 113 British universities in The Times Good University Guide league table, released in August 2007[4] and 95 out of 150 institutions in The Guardian's rankings. The Guardian's league tables are compiled mainly on the basis of teaching data (staff/student ratio, job prospects, inclusiveness), and the Times's also include data on research ratings and the percentage of students who complete a degree.


The Sunday Times awarded the University of Luton the title of Best New University in 2004 (prior to the purchase of the Bedford campus and rebranding).[5]


The Guardian's national league tables for 2008 rates the University of Bedfordshire third in the country for Media-related courses[6] with a score of 96.90 out of 100 and 13th for Sport.[7]. However the same rankings list the university as 106 out of 110 in Computer Science and IT.[8]


The Nursing and Midwifery programmes have been ranked fourth in the country.[9][10]


The QAA conducted a thorough institutional audit of the University as a whole in 2005 (prior to the merger of the University), this resulted in the audit team’s questioning of the academic standards of its awards and its lack of confidence in the universities quality standards.[11] However, since the audit was taken in 2005 the QAA has been provided with information that indicates that appropriate action has been taken by the University in response to the findings of this report. As a result the audit was signed off in July 2007.[12]


Since the QAA audit, The University of Bedfordshire has been short-listed for the Times Higher Education Supplement's University of the Year 2007.[13]


In 2008 Professor Les Ebdon said that he had accepted voluntary redundancy from 30 staff members. The university said that less than half were academic staff. Professor Ebdon said: "I don't know of any university in the East of England which isn't making some adjustment to staff numbers. Most of us have squeezed other expenditures as much as we can. Staffing is the area left where expenditure can be taken out, and it is the biggest cost."[14]


In 2006 small number of staff have complained in a survey about racism at the University.[15]

University of Bedfordshire - Bedford Campus Centre
University of Bedfordshire - Bedford Campus Centre

Campuses

The University has three main campuses: Luton (in the town centre), Putteridge Bury (on the outskirts of Luton), and Bedford (on Polhill Avenue). There is also teaching for nursing and midwifery degrees at Butterfield Park and in on-site education centres at the Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General hospitals.[2] For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... Putteridge Bury Putteridge Bury is a country house on the edge of the built-up area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England but actually over the county boundary in the parish of Offley in Hertfordshire. ... This article is about the English county town. ... This article is about the practice in general. ... // Midwifery is the term traditionally used to describe the art of assisting a woman through childbirth. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a large hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. ...


2012 Olympics

The Bedford Campus of the University has been selected as an official training site for the London 2012 Olympics. The campus is hoping to attract a major national team to train there for the event. [16] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... (Redirected from 2012 Olympics) Nine cities submitted bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and five have made it to the shortlist for hosting the Games of the XXX Olympiad. ...


Faculties

The University of Bedfordshire has four faculties, encompassing a number of schools, departments and divisions.[17]

  • Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies and Science
    • Computing and Information Systems
    • Media, Art and Design
    • Performing Arts and English
    • Science
  • Faculty of Education and Sport
    • Education
    • Physical Education and Sport Sciences
  • Faculty of Health and Social Science
    • Acute Health Care
    • Applied Social Studies
    • Community Practice
    • Midwifery and Child Health
    • Psychology
  • University of Bedfordshire Business School
    • Accounting and Finance
    • Business Systems
    • Language and Communication
    • Law
    • Marketing and Entrepreneurship
    • Strategy and Human Resource Management
    • Tourism, Leisure and Sport Management

Educational partner institutions

The University works together with a number of partner institutions to offer a range of courses.[18]

The University Of Bedforshire has also a collaboration with the University of Management and Technology (Pakistan) which is the one of the top ranked university of Pakistan.[citation needed] Barnfield College is the largest college in Bedfordshire and Luton, with four centres in Luton and one in Bedford. ... The British School of Osteopathy, founded in 1917, is the largest and the oldest school of osteopathy in the United Kingdom. ... Castle College Nottingham is a British further education college located in Nottingham. ... Dunstable College is a British further education college located in Bedfordshire. ... Articles with similar titles include Grantham University. ... Leicester College is a further education college in Leicester, England. ... Luton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college situated in Luton, England. ... Milton Keynes College is the largest provider of further education and training in the Borough of Milton Keynes and also serves the surrounding areas (northern Aylesbury Vale, south Northamptonshire, north east Bedfordshire and north west Oxfordshire). ... Oxford & Cherwell Valley College is a multi-campus college in Oxfordshire, England. ... Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education is a further education college. ...


Notable alumni

  • Becky Jago - Presenter of BBC's Newsround - Media Performance.
  • Gemma Hunt - Presenter of CBBC - Media Performance.[19]
  • Charlie George - Presenter on MAX TV - Media Performance.
  • Matt Fisher - Station Sound Imaging Producer BBC Radio 1 - Media Performance with Radio.
  • Debbie Randle - Senior Broadcast Journalist BBC Radio 1 - Modern English Studies.
  • Marie Kemp - Presenter on BBC Radio Berkshire - Media Performance and Radio.
  • Paul Woloszyn - BBC Digital Text - Modern English Studies.
  • Lucy Tricker - Chiltern FM Radio DJ

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See also

De Montfort University (DMU) is a British university situated in Leicester, England. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  2. ^ a b University of Bedfordshire, History and Locations
  3. ^ http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/article1210272.ece Article in The Independent re the Merger
  4. ^ University Rankings League Table: Good University Guide. The Times (August 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  5. ^ Best New University 2004
  6. ^ Guardian League table for media studies showing Bedfordshire as 3rd
  7. ^ Guardian rankings for Sports
  8. ^ Guardian Unlimited | Education
  9. ^ Teaching Hospital rating
  10. ^ http://www.beds.ac.uk/courses/bysubject/heacar University of Bedfordshire Healthcare and Nursing homepage
  11. ^ University of Luton - APRIL 2005
  12. ^ Institutional audit - University of Luton
  13. ^ Times Education Supplement shortlists (see page 28)
  14. ^ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=401506
  15. ^ see Phil Baty, 'Unacceptable harassment claimed by 9% in survey', Times Higher Education Supplement, 6 October 2006).
  16. ^ Bedfordshire to host Olympic training camps - Bedford Today
  17. ^ University of Bedfordshire, Departments
  18. ^ Educational partners
  19. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/backstage/cbbc_stars/gemma.shtml

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