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Former names | School of Science and Art (1891) Wycombe Technical Institute (1920) High Wycombe College of Technology and Art (1961) Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education (1975) Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (1999) |
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| Motto | Latin: Arte et industria |
Motto in English | By Art and Industry |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2007 – gained university status 1891 – Science and Art School |
| Chancellor | Vacant[1] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nick Braisby |
| Students | 21,275 (2022/23)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 19,645 (2022/23)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 1,630 (2022/23)[2] |
Other students | 125 FE[3] |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | Million+, GuildHE |
| Website | bucks |
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Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) is a public university in Buckinghamshire, England, with campuses in High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Uxbridge and Great Missenden. The institution dates from 1891, when it was founded as the School of Science and Art, and has since then has variously been known as Wycombe Technical Institute, High Wycombe College of Technology and Art and the Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education. It was a university college from 1999 until 2007, when its application for university status was accepted.
The university is a member of the GuildHE.
- ^ "Jay Blades MBE resigns as Chancellor". bucks.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Table 0a – All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07" (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 5 April 2008.