The University College at Buckingham (UCB) was incorporated, in the form of a non-profit making company registered as an educational charity. The then Council of Management held its first formal meeting on 3 April 1973, with its foundation stone laid in May 1974. UCB was formally opened in February 1976 by the Rt. Hon. Mrs Margaret Thatcher, MP, as former Secretary of State for Education.
The University of Buckingham is home not only to some of the most well-known research-active academics in their fields, but also to dozens of keen research students reading for postgraduate degrees in their specialist areas.
From molecular and genetic research into diabetes, to the psychological importance of music and the effects of government proposals on state and independent education, research underpins the lives of many of our academics here at the University. We have specialist research groups set up in different fields, as well as independent research published by solo academics following their own interests.
Our graduates have gone on to further study at most of the world’s leading universities, including Harvard, London, Oxford and Cambridge and secured jobs in senior positions around the world. Among our alumni we have a graduate who became the head of his country’s civil service and one who became a leading Formula One motor-racing driver. Another secured a position as the Minister of Sabah and one female law graduate became the first British lawyer to become a French Advocate.
Our graduates find jobs all over the world, and the friendships they make here go a long way to broadening their experience and to giving them links that, possibly, no other university can do at such an intense level.
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Library ServicesThe University medical advisors are the Swan Practice, in Buckingham. They hold daily appointments in Student Welfare from 10.30am – 12.00pm Monday to Friday during term time. Appointments are available off-campus in Buckingham outside these hours.
A wide range of student societies is affiliated to the SU. On the academic side, this includes the Law Society which invites prominent speakers to lecture on a regular basis and organises trips and events of interest to its members.
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I really liked the fact it was a law degree in two years which you often do not get. also, there is a better teacher-student focus than most universities, you definitely get more attention from lecturers. It is a family experience, also the environment is perfect for studying and shutting distractions in a small town.
Overall it was a very informative learning experience. I gained valuable information and connected with like-minded individuals from different backgrounds as an international student. Although university life at the Buckingham was not up there in terms of social life, One can say it helps you focus on what you came there for which is to study.
