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The University of Bedfordshire was established in August 2006 by order of the Privy Council, following the merger between the University of Luton and De Montfort University’s Bedford campus.
Putteridge Bury is a magnificent neo-Elizabethan country mansion set in thirty acres of landscaped gardens. The history of Putteridge Bury can be traced back to Edward the Confessor's time and has links to the Domesday Book. It was built in the style of Chequers by architects Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeats and completed in 1911, having undergone renovation and reconstruction over the centuries.
It is home to the postgraduate Business School and the University’s Conference Centre. Putteridge Bury Campus is located a few miles outside Luton town centre on the Hertfordshire-Bedfordshire border read more
In 1908, the Luton Modern School was established. Luton
Technical Institute was founded in 1937 and, after various changes of name,
became Luton College of Technology in 1958.
In 1976, the college merged with
Putteridge Bury College of Education to become Luton College of Higher
Education.
In 1993, the college became the University of Luton after receiving university designation.
Luton campus is located in
the town centre and is home to a £5.5m Media Arts Centre and £7.8m
state-of-the-art Learning Resources Centre. View more photos Centenary 2008
The Bedford Campus has academic roots that go back to the founding of Bedford Training College for Teachers in 1882 and Bedford Physical Training College in 1903. The campus is now home to around 2,900 students and has excellent facilities, a friendly atmosphere and a proven track record of exceptional teaching and graduate employment.
The campus is located 20 minutes
by foot from the town centre in a self-contained leafy setting and has undergone a £34 million redevelopment programme which includes two brand new,
fully-equipped gymnasiums and state-of-the-art sports science labs.
In 2007 construction was completed of a new campus centre with 280 seat theatre, catering facilities and social spaces for students. In addition, a £20 million student accommodation block which containing over 500 residences opened in July 2007.
Students based at Luton & Dunstable and Bedford
hospitals moved in to new teaching facilities at Butterfield Park campus in early 2008.
Butterfield Park is a 85-acre business and technology zone providing
dedicated teaching and learning facilities to ensure that students have
plenty of opportunities to develop and refine their clinical skills.
Future developments will include simulation laboratories complete with
fully functional theatres, ward, and clinic environments.
The majority of teaching and research
takes place in Luton and Bedford, however many of our health courses are
delivered at both our Butterfield Park and Buckinghamshire sites. Oxford House has state-of-the-art facilities for healthcare subjects including a fully equipped skill lab, which is set up to replicate a working hospital ward.
All University students and staff from both Aylesbury Vale and High Wycombe Education Centres relocated to the new Buckinghamshire campus at the start of the second academic term in January 2009. The move has helped to consolidate the University of Bedfordshire’s presence in Buckinghamshire and our commitment to delivering highly-commended quality courses.
