The University College at Buckingham (UCB) was incorporated, in the form of a non-profit making company registered as an educational charity. The then Council of Management held its first formal meeting on 3 April 1973, with its foundation stone laid in May 1974. UCB was formally opened in February 1976 by the Rt. Hon. Mrs Margaret Thatcher, MP, as former Secretary of State for Education.
The University of Buckingham is home not only to some of the most well-known research-active academics in their fields, but also to dozens of keen research students reading for postgraduate degrees in their specialist areas.
From molecular and genetic research into diabetes, to the psychological importance of music and the effects of government proposals on state and independent education, research underpins the lives of many of our academics here at the University. We have specialist research groups set up in different fields, as well as independent research published by solo academics following their own interests.
Our graduates have gone on to further study at most of the world’s leading universities, including Harvard, London, Oxford and Cambridge and secured jobs in senior positions around the world. Among our alumni we have a graduate who became the head of his country’s civil service and one who became a leading Formula One motor-racing driver. Another secured a position as the Minister of Sabah and one female law graduate became the first British lawyer to become a French Advocate.
Our graduates find jobs all over the world, and the friendships they make here go a long way to broadening their experience and to giving them links that, possibly, no other university can do at such an intense level.
Here at the University of Buckingham, student support is at the centre of everything we do. From our small-group teaching and emphasis on positive psychology, to our huge range of support services, our student’s happiness and wellbeing is our focus. This is echoed by the fact that Buckingham is proud to have been top or near the top of the National Student Survey (NSS) in student satisfaction since 2006.
The Hunter Street & Franciscan Libraries
Library ServicesThe University medical advisors are the Swan Practice, in Buckingham. They hold daily appointments in Student Welfare from 10.30am – 12.00pm Monday to Friday during term time. Appointments are available off-campus in Buckingham outside these hours.
A wide range of student societies is affiliated to the SU. On the academic side, this includes the Law Society which invites prominent speakers to lecture on a regular basis and organises trips and events of interest to its members.
Buckingham's MB ChB degree has received the GMC accreditation – what does this mean for me if I enrol to study Buckingham in January 2020? Students who will graduate from the University of Buckingham's MB ChB programme will graduate with a GMC-accredited qualification.
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Very engaging and in-depth study experience, with current management approaches to the care of the elderly.
Great experience, I am so sad to leave this year. Staff is very friendly and they show genuine interest in your degree. I haven't noticed any sports facilities, however, the uni is located by the local sports centre. It is more for the people who are interested in and invested in what they study and less for the people who can't live without social gatherings. Students are sociable but the campus is usually quiet, people respect each other and neither of my friends have witnessed any loud parties. It's quite peaceful there.
more physical and by hand work then memorizing papers and solving on sheets
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