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Overview
Buckinghamshire New University was founded in 1891 as the School of Science and Art, funded by public money raised from a tax on beer and spirits, with evening classes for local people. It later became the High Wycombe College of Technology and Art and the Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education, gained University College status in March 1999 and university status in 2007. The university is proud of its 130-year history.
BNU is known for its practical, career-focused courses, with particular strengths in nursing and midwifery, aviation, creative subjects and business. Its teaching is closely linked to employers, and many courses include placements and work-based learning that prepare students for professional careers.
The university teaches across campuses in High Wycombe, Uxbridge, Aylesbury and Missenden Abbey, with its main campus on Queen Alexandra Road in High Wycombe. The campuses are modern and friendly, with teaching, library and student support facilities close together, and High Wycombe is around 30 minutes from London by train.