University of Gloucestershire

University of Gloucestershire
MottoLatin: In animo et veritate
Motto in English
In Spirit and Truth[1]
TypePublic
Established
Endowment£2.4 m (2015)[4]
ChancellorMichael Bichard, Baron Bichard[5]
Vice-ChancellorClare Marchant [6]
StudentsOver 19,000 (2022/23)[7]
Location
Cheltenham and Gloucester
,
England, UK

51°53′16″N 2°05′20″W / 51.887909°N 2.088797°W / 51.887909; -2.088797
CampusSemi-urban
AffiliationsERASMUS
BCA
Universities UK
Websiteglos.ac.uk

The University of Gloucestershire is a public university based in Gloucestershire, England. It is located over three campuses, two in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester. In March 2021, the university purchased the former Debenhams store in Gloucester City Centre, with a new campus due to open there in 2023.

The university is the successor of a large number of merged, name-changed and reformed institutions of further and higher education. Its history spans nearly two centuries. The University was established through two distinct strands of educational provision in Gloucestershire, being that provided by Local Government and that founded by the Anglican Church. The university can trace its earliest history to the Mechanics Institutes of Cheltenham (1834) and Gloucester (1840), and the Cheltenham Training College, which was established in 1847 by the Reverend Francis Close.[8][9][10] In 1921, the Cheltenham Training College separated into two schools, St Paul's College of Education and St Mary's College of Education, which eventually merged in 1979.[8] The College of St Paul & St Mary went on to combine with the Gloucestershire College of Arts & Technology in 1990, forming the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. In October 2001, the college was awarded university status.[8]

The university provides almost 100 undergraduate courses and around 57 taught post-graduate courses within eight schools.[11]

A 10-year memorandum of understanding exists between the university, Gloucestershire College and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College to support access to higher education.[12]

  1. ^ "University of Gloucestershire". Student Source. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ 'University of Gloucestershire - Thanksgiving', 30 April 2002, Gloucester Cathedral', 'A New University with a History', pages 5-7
  3. ^ 'Celebrating 150 years of the Church Foundation', 1997, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education, pages 1, 4
  4. ^ "Financial Statements University of Gloucestershire 2014–15" (PDF). University of Gloucestershire. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. ^ "New chancellor appointed by university". Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Clare Marchant appointed to lead University of Gloucestershire". Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Financial Statements 2022 - University of Gloucestershire". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "University Timeline". University of Gloucestershire. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  9. ^ "The Telegraph Guide to Universities". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Our heritage - University of Gloucestershire". www.glos.ac.uk. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Academic schools". www.glos.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Strategic Alliance". University of Gloucestershire. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.