Buckinghamshire New University
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Former names
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School of Science and Art (1891) Wycombe Technical Institute (c1920) High Wycombe College of Technology and Art (c1961) Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education (1975) Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (1999) |
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| Motto | Latin: Arte et industria |
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Motto in English
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"By Art and Industry" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2007 – gained University Status 1891 – Science and Art School |
| Vice-Chancellor | Rebecca Bunting |
| Students | 9,035 (2014/15) |
| Undergraduates | 7,970 (2014/15) |
| Postgraduates | 1,065 (2014/15) |
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Other students
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125 FE |
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High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK Campus in Uxbridge, Middlesex England, UK |
| Affiliations | Million+, GuildHE |
| Website | http://www.bucks.ac.uk/ |
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Coordinates: 51°37′41″N 0°45′07″W / 51.628°N 0.752°W
Buckinghamshire New University is a public university with campuses in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and Uxbridge, West London. The Vice-Chancellor of the University is Rebecca Bunting. [1] The institution dates from 1891 when it was founded as the School of Science and Art, and has since that date been re-invented variously as the Wycombe Technical Institute, the High Wycombe College of Art and Technology, and the Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education. It was a university college from 1999 until 2007 when it announced that its application for university status had been accepted.
The University is a member of the GuildHE.
Founded in 1891 as the School of Science and Art, it was initially established with public funds raised from a tax on beer and spirits and set about providing evening classes to residents of High Wycombe and the local area.
After World War I, it was renamed the Wycombe Technical Institute, forging close links with local crafts such as furniture making and cabinetry and helping to provide skills to injured war veterans in order that they might find work in local industries.
Further building took place after World War II, and on 6 May 1963 the new facilities were officially opened by the Minister of Education, Sir Edward Boyle. A new change of name, the High Wycombe College of Art and Technology accompanied this expansion.
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