University Centre Peterborough is a small

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institution with campuses in

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire unti ...

and

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in the

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. It is formally part of the Inspire Education Group. Degrees at the Peterborough Campus are accredited by

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. The Stamford Campus has a range of courses accredited by

Bishop Grosseteste University Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is one of two public universities in the city of Lincoln, England (the other being the University of Lincoln). BGU was established as a teacher training college for the Diocese of Lincoln in 1862. It gained t ...

. University Centre Peterborough was opened in 2009, with the long-term aim to be the seed for a new university in the city.

History

Since the 1990s,

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when ...

operated a satellite higher education campus in Peterborough. However, it was closed in 2003, leaving the city as one of the largest urban areas in the country without a dedicated provision of higher education. At around this time, Peterborough Regional College (a local

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) was offering a limited range of higher education diplomas and degrees in conjunction with

Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public university in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins are in the Cambridge School of Art, founded by William John Beamont in 1858. It became a university in 1992, and was renamed after John Ruskin in ...

. In 2006, the two institutions began talks on developing a new university campus for the city and created a new

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company in 2007. The joint venture company, limited by guarantee, was managed by an equal number of directors from both partner institutions who were responsible for the academic and operational running of the new centre. The University Centre Peterborough formally opened in October 2009 with 850 students.University Centre Peterborough opening will ‘lift aspirations’
Anglia Ruskin University, 4 March 2010. The joint venture was dissolved in 2020, and University Centre Peterborough became a wholly owned

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of Inspire Education Group. Anglia Ruskin University continues to accredit undergraduate degree courses at the Peterborough Campus. The Peterborough Campus is housed in a dedicated building which is situated opposite the main campus of Peterborough College. Most of the higher education courses previously offered by the college are now located within the University Centre. University Centre Peterborough is also located close to the

Thomas Deacon Academy The Thomas Deacon Academy is a mixed gender academy complex in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, comprising the Thomas Deacon Academy Secondary School and sixth form and The Junior Academy for Key Stage 2 students. Thomas Deacon Academ ...

, creating a new 'education quarter' in Peterborough.

Today

Facilities at University Centre Peterborough include a lecture theatre, three IT laboratories, open access IT suites and general-purpose teaching accommodation with audio-visual and IT facilities. The centre also has refreshment areas and a student support centre, which includes a

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space. Courses offered by the university centre Peterborough campus are validated by Anglia Ruskin University and include HNCs, HNDs and BA honours degrees. The centre also offers a number of post-graduate courses, as well as qualifications from the

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