UCAS - University of Bedfordshire (B22)

University of Bedfordshire (B22) Park Square Luton Beds LU1 3JU contact: The Admissions Office t: 0844 8482234 f: 01582 489323 e: admissions@beds.ac.uk w: www.beds.ac.uk
for prospectus requests: , e: prospectus@beds.ac.uk, w: www.beds.ac.uk/contactus/prospectus

Campuses locations

Luton campus is in the heart of town & an easy walk from student halls. Bedford campus is a 20-minute walk from the town centre & served by a free bus

Campuses or associated colleges	Region
Luton Campus, Park Square	EASTERN
Bedford Campus, Polhill Avenue	EASTERN
Tresham College, St Mary's Road	EASTERN
Central Bedfordshire College, Kingsway	EASTERN
UMK, Park Square	EASTERN
Milton Keynes College, Woughton Campus West, Leadenhall	SOUTH EAST
Barnfield College, New Bedford Road	EASTERN
Bedford College, Cauldwell Street	EASTERN
Grantham College, Stonebridge Road	EAST MIDLANDS
Leicester College, Abbey Park Campus, Painter Street	EAST MIDLANDS

Open days (calendar year 2011)

Open Days - 3 July 2010, 9 October 2010, 20 November 2010 at both Campuses. Further Open Day dates and details available at www.beds.ac.uk

Open days (calendar year 2010)

For details of Open Days and Campus Tours please see our website, www.beds.ac.uk

Notes

The University of Bedfordshire was established in August 2006, following the merger between the University of Luton and De Montfort University's Bedford campus. The University has 1,000 staff along with 19,000 students from over 100 countries. It also has nine research institutes and will have invested £134m in its facilities by the academic year 2010-11. The University leapt a massive 18 places in The Times Good University Guide 2010 and in the National Student Survey 2009 it was ranked second in the UK for Marketing, equal second for Journalism, third for Complementary Medicine, fourth for Human Resource Management and seventh for Dance.

Interviews

Interviews for Art & Design, Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Youth and Community and Teacher Training. Auditions for Performing Arts and Dance

Compacts and networks

Strong links with local schools, member of Bedfordshire Federation for Further and Higher Education. Progression accords within MOVE Lifelong Learning

Accommodation

Percentage of first years requiring accommodation who can be accommodated in institution managed accommodation: 95

Estimated weekly cost of institution managed accommodation for 38-50 weeks:

including 0 meals a day, 0 days per week: £0.00
without meals: £68.50 - £79.00
en suite (without meals): £79.50 - £100.00

Links to further information

Accommodation	Careers advice and guidance
Disability access	Fees
International students	Learning resources
Open days	Prospectus
Student help	Student life
University and college year	Faculties

Total number of all students : 16740

Student numbers		Degree	HND/HNC/ Fd degree	Other
Total full-time undergraduate numbers		8229	1143	0
Percentage of these who are	- on sandwich programmes	0	0	0
	- mature students	23	52	0
	- international students	10	1	0
Percentage ratio of male/female		38/62	33/67	0/0

Full-time student numbers by subject area	Degree	HND/HNC/ Fd degree
Art & design, perfoming arts	636	137
Built environment	0	0
Business and management	1410	34
Combined	0	0
Education	1023	43
Engineering and technology	2	21
Humanities	188	47
Mathematical sciences, IT and computing	475	200
Medicine, dentistry and veterinary science	0	0
Science	953	113
Social sciences	1162	120
Subjects allied to medicine	756	338

Overseas opportunities (excludes those on compulsory language course placements)

Number of students on a placement or study period abroad: 10

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