University Campus Suffolk
| Established | 1 August 2007 |
|---|---|
| Students | 5,030 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 4,640 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 390 (2015/16) |
| Location | Suffolk, England |
| Campus | Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft |
| Affiliations | University of East Anglia, University of Essex, West Suffolk College, Great Yarmouth College, Lowestoft College, Ipswich Borough Council, Suffolk County Council |
| Website |
University of Suffolk |
University of Suffolk
West Suffolk College
Lowestoft College
Great Yarmouth College
Suffolk New College
The University of Suffolk is an educational institution located in the English county of Suffolk which was, prior to August 2016, formerly known as University Campus Suffolk (UCS). The University of Suffolk was granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in November 2015, and in May 2016 it was awarded University status by the Privy Council. As a consequence of this, UCS was renamed The University of Suffolk on 1 August 2016.
Up until it became independent it was a collaboration between the University of Essex and the University of East Anglia which sponsored its formation and validated its degrees. UOS accepted its first students in September 2007. Until then Suffolk was one of only four counties in England which did not have a University campus.
The University operates at five sites with its central hub in Ipswich. Others include Lowestoft, Bury St. Edmunds, and Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. The University operates two academic faculties and in 2015/16 had 5,030 students. Some 30% of the student body are classed as mature students and 68% of University students are female.
In 2003, Suffolk County Council established a "stakeholder group" made up of representatives from the University of East Anglia, the University of Essex, Suffolk College, the East of England Development Agency, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, Suffolk Learning and Skills Council, Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Suffolk Chief Executive's Group and the Suffolk Development Agency. The aim of the group was to investigate the possibility of establishing a university in the county. Following funding pledges from Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council in 2004, the University of Suffolk was backed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with £15m worth of funding in 2005 and attracted a £12.5m grant from the East of England Development Agency in 2006 UOS was officially launched on 1 August 2007 and welcomed its first students in September of the same year.
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