The following table lists all the institutions which have been granted university title since 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.
No institutions granted university title by the Privy Council have had that title removed.