University of Bedfordshire

The University of Bedfordshire is a modern, innovative university with a heritage of top quality education going back more than 100 years.

We nurture our students to become educated, employable and entrepreneurial global citizens.

We support our students in all aspects of their life and encourage them to influence the education and services we provide.

• Superb facilities across all our subject areas
• Study skills development
• Career and job-seeking guidance
• Volunteer and work experience
• Health and wellbeing services
• Modern accommodation
• Personal tutors

Studying at the University of Bedfordshire

With campuses in Luton, Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury we welcome students of all ages and backgrounds.

• More than 24,000 students from over 100 countries
• International and multi-cultural learning communities
• Education partners in China, Middle East, Europe and South East Asia
• Opportunities to study overseas such as summer schools in China and Vietnam

92% of Bedfordshire students who graduated last year have found jobs or are in further study – the highest figure achieved by the University.

DLHE 2013 also shows the number of Bedfordshire students who left the University last year and are now in graduate level employment – professional and managerial roles – increased, by over 8% to 73.5%.

About the University

We received our Royal Charter in 1966 and are now established as a top 10 UK university with a reputation for research and teaching excellence.

Research

Research at BedfordshireQueen's Anniversary Prize 2013Our 11 Research Institutes impact UK and European agendas across health, energy and technology, and social policy.

We won the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2013 in recognition of our pioneering research. This is the highest form of national recognition for universities in the UK.

Our research subjects range from organ donation to cyberstalking to smart city development to Parkinson's disease and much more.
Local communities

We contribute financially and socially to our local and regional economies.

In 2013 our students gave more than 27,000 hours of volunteering in our local communities. We are a major employer in the region and boost local businesses.