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The University of Bedfordshire is a public university situated in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. The university was created in August 2006 following approval by the Privy Council by merging the University of Luton and the Bedford campus of De Montfort University. It has 14,000 students, including approximately 4,500 international students. It is spread across six campuses: there are four campuses in Bedfordshire, in Bedford and Luton; and two campuses in Buckinghamshire, in Aylesbury (for students studying Nursing and Midwifery), and in Milton Keynes (where business studies, electronic engineering, and telecommunications are taught).
Postgraduate studies
The university offers courses at the postgraduate level with 3,140 such students enrolled in 2016/17. There are also 1,200 members of staff from more than 100 countries, with more than 46 percent of students aged over 25.
In the latest Government Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, the university was recognized as ‘world-leading’ for its research in Earth Systems and Environmental Science; Social Work, Social Policy and Administration; English Language and Literature; and Communications, Cultural and Media Studies. The university has also been recognized as ‘internationally excellent’ in the areas of Computer Science and Informatics; and Business and Management Studies.
