University of Bedfordshire Campus

Both main campuses have on-campus housing. There are also two schools dedicated to teaching in nursing degrees andmidwifery Butterfield Park on the outskirts of Luton and on the campus of Oxford House in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire. The University also has a fifth site in Putteridge report that is home to the University of Bedfordshire Knowledge Hub and Business School graduate.



Each campus has its own specialized library and learning resources. There is a large online digital library. Luton Park Square houses the collection of the university's main library, the Social Learning Space and IT Suite. Bedford Polhill campus has a large library that provides a full range of services, including information on learning while Putteridge Bury Hub specializes in supporting materials courses in education. Each course has liaison academic librarians are subject specialists who can help with specific inquiries subjects, training and support through LRC / library inductions and one on one interviews. Nursing students also have access to libraries NHS Trust.

Luton Campus

£ 34m University Campus Center opened in October 2010. Designed for social activity and teaching the Campus Center incorporates learning zones. It houses a conference hall of 240 seats, an exhibition area to display student work, student Information Desk provides help and support for students and the services of the Student Union support and executive offices. There are also several places to eat and drink.

A 20 million pounds of Graduate and Continuing Professional Development Center is scheduled for completion in early 2013 and includes the state of the art computer and audiovisual equipment, informal learning spaces and quiet, two "style" Harvard-classrooms and as a student lounge. The Learning Resource Centre Luton has more than 200,000 books and specialized texts, 9000 magazines and 300 networked computers that are available entirely on the campus of Park Square. There is also an extensive online resource library.

Luton campus is home to the following schools of study: business, media, art and design, science, IT, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences, and there are 1573 rooms available to students on the campus of Luton.

Putteridge Bury, Luton

Built in 1911, Putteridge Bury is a country house set in 30 acres of gardens and parkland, just four miles from Park Square campus on the border of Hertfordshire - Bedfordshire. It is home to the graduate programs in Bedfordshire Business School and the Conference Centre of the University.

Bedford Campus

The campus in Polhill Avenue Bedford is about 20 minutes walk from the town center of Bedford. The university offers a free bus service linking the city center and the campus. The campus has recently undergone a renovation that includes a Center for Physical Education and Sport Sciences used to train athletes at the 2012 Olympics, and a center of Bedford Campus boasting a 280-seat theater, dance halls, restaurant and social spaces for students. Liberty Park, the recently completed £ 20 million on-campus student accommodation, offers 500 rooms with bathroom, study. The Library was designed byvan Polhill Heyningen and Haward Architects as a gateway to the campus. The building was completed in 2001 and offers over 360 individual study spaces and teaching space, work areas for staff and traditional library services.

The Bedford campus is home to the following schools of study:

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education and Post-
• Education Studies
• Studies of Physical Education and Sport
• Sport and Exercise Sciences
• Tourism and Leisure

Butterfield Park

Butterfield is home to a building specifically designed for students in the Health, Nursing and Midwifery, and £ 1m has been invested to provide students with adequate education and learning resources. The 85-acre Construction and technology "area offers facilities includin a skills lab and simulation center £ 500,000 clinic, surgical suite, hospital room and the family room, to ensure students develop and hone their clinical skills in realistic scenarios.

Butterfield was named Green Office Park of the Year Awards 2008 in Development, Bureau for Development competition environment of the future.

It is home to the Institute of Applied Sciences Research Luton Natural (LIRANS), which focuses on graduate education, research, applied research and product development - in partnership with other academic groups and in collaboration with industry. LIRANS conducts research in three broad areas: cryobiology, environmental change and sensors.

Butterfield Park is located in the north-east of Luton. Also nearby Putteridge Bury College Campus, which is four miles from the main square Park campus.

Buckinghamshire campus

Buckinghamshire Bedfordshire University campus for students of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, in Aylesbury, is equipped with purpose built facilities including a multipurpose laboratory skills with extensive simulation facilities. Students undertake clinical practice in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, in Wycombe General Hospital in High Wycombe, and in a variety of community-based health settings. Students can take advantage of accommodations just steps from the hospitals. There is the opportunity to participate in local communities and professionals with local NHS Trusts and disciplines.

The Students

In May 2012 students welfare beds Union Advisory Service was presented with a quality brand Councils recognize their contribution to the attention of students and local residents. He also represents students in University decision making and national. Provides a wide range of services for students, and provide social services and the bars and cafes. It is affiliated to theNational Student Union, which represents students nationally. Elections are held every year to elect a new executive committee.

There are many different societies and clubs in their beds - both Luton and Bedford. Are formed and run by students, with the full support of Student Activities Coordinators and provide a variety of events and activities throughout the year. Currently there are 55 active companies spanning cultural, recreational, sports, religious and political. During the academic year the Student Union organizes various events RAG fundraising for various causes. Students participate in fundraising to help out by participating in events or volunteer at a fundraising position. There is a regular student union e-zine.

Postgraduate studies

The University offers courses at the graduate level. Currently has 4,000 graduate students and 1,200 staff in more than 100 countries, with over 46 percent of students over 25 years.

In the last year of Government Research Assessment (RAE) 2008, University of Bedfordshire was recognized as a "world leader" for his research into the systems of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Social Work, Social Policy and Administration, English Language and Literature and Communications, Culture and Information Sciences. The University has also been recognized as "internationally excellent" in the areas of Computer Science and Information Technology and Business and Management.

Professional Accreditation

Courses are accredited by the University, and the University has close links with the following organizations:

• Project Management Association
• Bar Standards Board
• British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
• British Council
• British Psychological Society
• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• General Social Care Council
• Institute of Biomedical Sciences
• Development Institute of Health Care
• General Pharmaceutical Council
• Health Professions Council
• Institution of Electrical Engineers
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Society Law
• National Youth Agency
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Society of Sports Therapists
• Solicitors Regulation Authority