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Higher Education

Volume 471: debated on Thursday 31 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many educational facilities were awarded university status in each year since 1997. (179389)

The following table lists all the institutions which have been granted university title since 1997.

Universities created post 1997

University

Date it achieved university title

University of Gloucestershire

10 October 2001

University of the Arts, London

10 May 2004

Roehampton University

22 June 2004

University of Bolton

25 January 2005

University of Winchester

29 June 2005

Canterbury Christ Church University

12 July 2005

Liverpool Hope University

22 July 2005

University of Chester

22 July 2005

Bath Spa University

5 August 2005

University of Worcester

24 August 2005

University of Northampton

25 August 2005

University of Chichester

12 October 2005

Edge Hill University

9 May 2006

York St John University

10 July 2006

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine1

8 July 2007

University of Cumbria

1 August 2007

Bucks New University

10 October 2007

1 Although the word ‘university’ does not appear in its title, it is defined as a university in its charter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many educational establishments had their university status removed in each year since 1997. (179390)