| Motto | Time Tries the Truth In Everything |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Active | 1893–2024 |
| Chancellor | Jimmy Doherty |
Administrative staff | 100+ academic/teaching 15 Research 50+ other academic 80+ other |
| Students | 795 HE (2022/23)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 685 (2022/23)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 110 (2022/23)[1] |
Other students | 7,645 FE[2] |
| Address | Lordship Road, Writtle, Essex, CM1 3RR , , , |
| Colours | Scarlet and Bronze Yellow |
| Website | writtle |
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Writtle University College was a university college located in Writtle near Chelmsford, Essex. It was founded in 1893 and obtained University College status in May 2016.[3]
In July 2023, Writtle University College announced a merger with Anglia Ruskin University,[4] and completed on 29 February 2024. ARU Writtle has its own campus alongside ARU Chelmsford, ARU Cambridge, ARU Peterborough, and ARU London.[4]
Its countryside estate features a wide range of facilities, including a working farm, an equine centre, science laboratories, design studios, a canine therapy clinic, a specialist animal unit[5] and sports provision including the UK's first permanent 3x3 basketball courts.[6]
- ^ 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 2005/06". Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
- ^ "Writtle achieves University College status".
- ^ a b "Anglia Ruskin and Writtle announce merger plan - ARU". www.aru.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (21 September 2020). "Putting science into practice at Writtle University College". EssexLive. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "First bespoke 3×3 courts in the UK open at Writtle University College". Hoopsfix.com. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.