The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2007

• University of Aberdeen

• University of Abertay Dundee

• Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)

• Anglia Ruskin University

• Archbishop of Canterbury, The

• University of the Arts, London

• Aston University

• Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)

• University of Bath

• Bath Spa University

• University of Bedfordshire

• University of Birmingham

• Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln

• University of Bolton, The

• Bournemouth University

• BPP College of Professional Studies

• University of Bradford

• University of Brighton

• University of Bristol

• Brunel University

• University of Buckingham

• Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

• University of Cambridge

• Canterbury Christ Church University

• Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

• University of Central England in Birmingham

• University of Central Lancashire

• University of Chester

• University of Chichester

• City University

• College of Law, The

• College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth, The

• Coventry University

• Cranfield University

• University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester

• University of Cumbria

• De Montfort University

• University of Derby

• University of Dundee

• University of Durham

• University of East Anglia

• University of East London

• Edge Hill University

• University of Edinburgh

• University of Essex

• University of Exeter

• University College Falmouth

• University of Glamorgan (Prifysgol Morgannwg)

• University of Glasgow

• Glasgow Caledonian University

• University of Gloucestershire

• University of Greenwich

• Harper Adams University College

• Henley Management College

• Heriot-Watt University

• University of Hertfordshire

• University of Huddersfield

• University of Hull

• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (also known as Imperial College, London)

• Institute of Education^f1

• University of Keele

• University of Kent

• King’s College London

• Kingston University

• University of Lancaster

• University of Leeds

• Leeds Metropolitan University

• University of Leicester

• University of Lincoln

• University of Liverpool

• Liverpool Hope University

• Liverpool John Moores University

• University of London

• University College London

• London Metropolitan University

• London School of Economics and Political Science

• London South Bank University

• Loughborough University

• University of Manchester

• Manchester Metropolitan University, The

• Middlesex University

• Napier University

• University of Newcastle upon Tyne

• Newman College of Higher Education, Birmingham

• University of Northampton, The

• University of Northumbria at Newcastle

• University of Nottingham

• Nottingham Trent University

• Open University

• University of Oxford

• Oxford Brookes University

• University of Paisley

• University of Plymouth

• University of Portsmouth

• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

• Queen’s University of Belfast, The

• University of Reading

• Robert Gordon University, The

• Roehampton University

• Royal Agricultural College

• Royal College of Art

• Royal College of Music

• Royal Northern College of Music

• Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, The

• University of Salford

• University of Sheffield

• Sheffield Hallam University

• University of Southampton

• Southampton Solent University

• University of St Andrews

• St Mary’s University College

• Staffordshire University

• University of Stirling

• University of Strathclyde

• University of Sunderland

• University of Surrey

• University of Sussex

• Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)

• University of Teesside

• Thames Valley University

• University of Ulster

• University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)

• University of Wales Institute Cardiff (Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru Caerdydd)

• University of Wales, Lampeter (Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan)

• University of Wales, Newport (Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd)

• University of Warwick

• University of the West of England, Bristol

• University of Westminster

• University of Winchester

• University of Wolverhampton

• University of Worcester

• University of York

• York St John University

This Order lists all those bodies which appear to the Secretary of State to be recognised bodies within section 214(2)(a) or (b) of the Education Reform Act 1988. These are universities, colleges or other bodies which are authorised by Royal Charter or by or under Act of Parliament to grant degrees and other bodies for the time being permitted by those bodies to act on their behalf in the granting of degrees. An award granted by such a body is not an award of a kind referred to in section 214(1), which makes it an offence to grant, offer to grant, or issue any invitation relating to certain unrecognised degrees and awards.

This Order updates and replaces the list of bodies contained in the Education (Recognised Bodies) Order (England) 2003 (S.I. 2003/1865), as amended by the Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2957). This Order revokes the 2003 Order and the 2005 Amendment Order. It includes a number of institutions which have been authorised to award degrees under section 76 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c.13), and section 48 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37). It also includes a number of schools, colleges and institutes of the University of London which have been permitted by the University to award University of London degrees.

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