University of Buckingham

Buckingham is unique. It is the only independent university in the UK with a Royal Charter, and probably the smallest with around 2,700 students (approx 1,600 on campus). Honours degrees are achieved in two intensive years of study. We keep class sizes small, with a student:academic staff ratio of 10.4:1 and the Oxbridge style tutorial groups are often personalised and always exhilarating.

The University campus is well known for being one of the most attractive locations in the region. The Great Ouse river, home to much wildlife, winds through the heart of our campus. Much of our teaching takes place in our restored buildings such as the Franciscan Building, formerly a friary, and, Chandos Road Building, a converted turn-of-the-century milk factory, while students can also enjoy the Hunter Street Library, once military barracks.

Each student mixes with over 100 other different nationalities and so being at Buckingham is just like being in a mini global village. These contacts, acquaintances and friendships, carry on long after life at Buckingham is over. Our graduates find jobs all over the world, and the friendships they make here go a long way to broadening their experience and to giving them links that, possibly, no other university can do at such an intense level.

Scholarship

Accomodation

We’re excited to welcome you to Buckingham! To experience student life to the full, why not look at our live on campus student accommodation for your first year?

We can guarantee you on-campus accommodation for your first year.

If you are a new student we highly recommend choosing our on-campus student accommodation on Hunter Street. We believe by doing so, it will enable you to make lifelong friends straight away and feel at home, right from the beginning, in the heart of our student community.

It is entirely up to you where you choose to live and we will always respect the room choices that you ask for.

On campus student accommodation Services & Facilities – What is included?

• Wi-fi, heating, lighting & water.  (In accordance with the University’s environmental policy, the heating is switched off during the Summer months of May to September.)
• Contents insurance with Endsleigh, the UK’s no. 1 student insurance provider.
• Daily cleaning of communal areas – kitchens, bathrooms, hallways (Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays).  Students are responsible for cleaning their own rooms and ensuites.  Most rooms contain small vacuum cleaners.
• Laundrettes are available on the Hunter Street campus within Hailsham House and on the Verney Park campus within the Franciscan building.  These are card operated.  All properties on the Moreton Road campus have their own washing machines.
• The majority of bedrooms are furnished with the following – bed, mattress, curtains, desk, desk chair, desk light, shelves, wardrobe, vanity unit, mini-cool.  Ensuite rooms contain a shower, wash basin and WC.
• Our kitchens are fully fitted with cookers, microwaves, freezers, kettles and toasters.  You will be allocated a drawer in a freezer if you stay in Halls.
• You need to bring your own bedding and kitchen utensils, for example, pans, crockery and cutlery.  Your university essentials can be ordered on line and can be delivered to your room prior to your arrival.  The University of Buckingham is in partnership with UniKitOut and can offer you a 10% discount.
• 24 hour Security.  We are the second safest campus in the country.
• On site Maintenance team to deal with any maintenance issues that may arise with your accommodation.

Hunter Street
The Hunter Street campus is located on a beautiful site, at the heart of the University, and is the ideal place to live if you are a new student wanting to make the most of the student experience.  This is where it is all happening!  The Tanlaw Mill is not only home to the Students Union, the bar and the gym, but it is where you go for your breakfast, lunch and dinner, all at a reasonable price.  There is also a café in our thriving new Vinson Building.  Grab a drink and snack and chill on the comfy seating with your friends.  Hunter Street offers plenty of free car parking and a large bicycle storage rack.  There is a laundrette situated in Hailsham House, accessible to all students.  The town centre is less than a 10 minute walk away and contains a good mix of shops.  The following departments are located on Hunter Street – Accounting, Business, Economics, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English, Languages, History, Life Sciences, Politics, International Studies and Medicine.