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	University of Buckingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The development of the University was heavily influenced by the libertarian Institute of Economic Affairs, in particular, Harry Ferns and Ralph Harris, heads of the Institute.
		In keeping with its adherence to a libertarian philosophy, the University's foundation stone was laid by Margaret Thatcher, who was also to be the university's Chancellor (nominal and ceremonial head) between 1993 and 1998.
		The University was created as a liberal arts college, and the major humanities subjects such as history and politics are offered with economics as a degree in International Studies'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Buckingham (500 words)

	University of Buckingham
		Buckingham is the only university independent of direct government support in the United Kingdom and has used its independence to pioneer a distinctive approach to higher education.
		The university is a truly global community with students of all ages and cultures – over 80 countries worldwide represent 65% of its student population.
		Buckingham is in the heart of south-east England, a thriving market town 50 miles from London and 20 miles from Oxford.
	website.lineone.net /~christos_ev/gec/gec_partners/buckingham.html (108 words)

	Buckingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire approximately 10 miles from the border with Northamptonshire.
		Historically Buckingham was the county town of Buckinghamshire, it was declared county town in 888 by Alfred the Great.
		There are three main roads crossing Buckingham, namely the A413, the A421 (the southern bypass) and the A422.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckingham (428 words)

	Institutional audit - University of Buckingham
		The University was the pioneer of the accelerated honours degree programme, based on the use of 40 weeks in the calendar year for teaching and examinations, and through which students are able to achieve full honours in two years.
		The University is advised to revisit this feature of the design of the specifications in the near future, as a means of both ensuring that students are assessed consistently and strengthening its evaluation of student performance.
		The University is advised to move swiftly to adopt an institution-wide policy on the publication of clear, consistent and comprehensive information to students, particularly in relation to assessment criteria, degree classification conventions and associated regulations.
	www.qaa.ac.uk /reviews/reports/institutional/buckingham/main.asp (13277 words)

	Study Economics at The University of Buckingham
		The University of Buckingham education is a traditional one; there is time for discussion with a tutor, in groups of six or less, and the international nature of the student body makes Buckingham a unique learning environment.
		Each year Buckingham welcomes Visiting Students; because the University is working normally throughout the summer months, visiting students can experience English university life in the company of full-time undergraduates, and not just in the environment of a summer school.
		Work placements can be arranged for University of Buckingham students in collaboration with the University of Boston in London; the EUSA programme offers students the opportunity to fit a work placement into their undergraduate career, either during undergraduate studies or immediately after graduation.
	www.internationaleducationmedia.com /unitedkingdom/Buckingham_uni.htm (663 words)

	Bluffton University Athletics - buckingham hcac pow
		Senior Brad Buckingham was named the HCAC player-of-the-week on April 29 and continues to add to his career hits and runs scored records.
		Playing centerfield for Bluffton and batting in the leadoff position, Buckingham was 8-for-12 (.667 average) at the plate for Beavers against Hanover with a double and four runs scored in the series.
		Buckingham leads Bluffton with 46 hits on the season, which is just four away from the school single-season record of 50 set by Matt Henderson in 1988.
	www.bluffton.edu /sports/baseball/2002/buckingham-pow.html (286 words)

	USATODAY.com - Business bows to an unlikely oracle: British boy wonder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Buckingham's secret to individual success is to figure out what you don't like to do and stop doing it.
		Buckingham's 17-career at Gallup was spent studying people who did their jobs extraordinarily well.
		Before Buckingham arrived, Disney used the "Ken and Barbie" hiring strategy, looking for people who looked good in a theme park rather than people who had the talent for it, says Todd Mansfield, who was Disney's executive vice president for real estate at the time.
	www.usatoday.com /money/companies/management/2005-03-03-buckingham-usat_x.htm (2092 words)

	Aimhigher: University of Buckingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The University of Buckingham admitted its first students in 1976 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1983.
		The University's small scale, its good relationship between staff and students and its excellent student-staff ratio provide a unique level of attention to the individual using a much higher proportion of teaching in small groups than is offered at other universities.
		Most of the University's buildings are situated in a conservation area bounded by a loop of the river Great Ouse; many are old buildings which have been carefully restored to modern use.
	www.aimhigher.ac.uk /universities___colleges___hei/south_east/university_of_buckingham.cfm?view=print&view=print (399 words)

	Bluffton University Athletics - buckingham, pickthorn
		Buckingham, Bluffton’s centerfielder, led BC with a.375 batting average during the week with six hits in 16 at bats.
		He also led the team in walks with five and on base percentage (.538), and his five RBIs were second-most on the squad.
		Host school Eastern Mennonite University won the Classic with a 7-1 record, marking their fourth tournament championship in the six years of the event.
	www.bluffton.edu /sports/baseball/2002/all-tourn.html (236 words)

	Buckingham Town Accommodation
		Buckingham is a thriving market town, which has grown rapidly over the past 25 years.
		In the centre of Buckingham is the curious castle-like Old Gaol housing the local museum and, set on a hill amongst pretty cottages, is the beautiful Buckingham Church.
		Buckingham has many good facilities, including a swimming pool and leisure centre, health clubs and an all-weather sports pitch.
	www.churchwell.co.uk /buckingham.htm (516 words)

	Institutional audit - University of Buckingham
		The findings of the audit suggest that the University is responding appropriately to all elements of the infrastructure, although continuing work is required in several areas, particularly in relation to some sections of the Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education, published by the Agency.
		At the time of the audit, the University had made a commitment to meeting the new requirements and was taking steps to ensure that appropriate mechanisms were in place.
		The audit team found that the information the University was publishing currently about the quality of its programmes and the standards of its awards was broadly reliable, but had some concerns about the comprehensiveness of the provision of key information for students.
	www.qaa.ac.uk /reviews/reports/institutional/buckingham/summary.asp (884 words)

	The University of Buckingham Foundation: Alumni fund
		The University of Buckingham's Alumni Annual Fund was launched in Bermuda and the Bahamas in 2004.
		Universities, if they are to have the staff:student ratios that they should have, and if they are to recruit the leading scholars they should do, cannot do it on fee income alone.
		Indeed, there is a sense in the best universities by which the students do not pay to attend but the universities - by their endowments and gifts - subsidise the students to attend.
	www.buck.ac.uk /ubfoundation/alumnifund (445 words)

	University of Wales, Lampeter - Press Releases
		The University of Wales, Lampeter, announces that it has appointed Professor Robert Pearce, Professor of the Law of Property and Equity at the University of Buckingham as its next Vice-Chancellor in succession to Professor Keith Robbins, who will be retiring on 30th September 2003.
		He will be joining the University as Vice-Chancellor Designate from 1st July to enable him to benefit from the experience of Professor Keith Robbins and familiarize himself with the operation of the University.
		The University has an international reputation as the oldest degree-awarding institution in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge; it draws students from throughout the British Isles as well as from overseas; and it plays an important role in Wales, particularly in its local region.
	www.lamp.ac.uk /recruitment/press_releases/new_vc.htm (539 words)

	University of Buckingham - College and University Profile
		The University of Buckingham is the UK's first and only private university, founded as the University College of Buckingham in 1976, before becoming a university in 1983.
		Most of its students are from overseas, particularly Malaysia, Pakistan and Nigeria, as until recently, the charging of tuition fees has discouraged applications from UK students.
		The University specializes in law, accounting, and business studies, with other departments such as biology having closed, and others, such as economics, politics and history having been merged.
	www.ooen.net /portal/colleges-and-universities/profile/1955 (157 words)

	Lehigh University - Study Abroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Buckingham is the only university independent of direct government support in the United Kingdom and has used its independent approach to pioneer a distinctive approach to higher education.
		Buckingham is a small university, with 1,00 students and a staff:student ratio of 1:10 to ensure a high level of support and care.
		Buckingham guarantees housing to all students who make arrangements ahead of time.
	www.lehigh.edu /~incis/onePagers/europe/englandBuckingham.htm (200 words)

	The Prince of Wales - News & Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dr Ridley founded a course in biography at the university and the seminar was part of a regular series on different categories of biography.
		Buckingham University, which was founded 27 years ago, is the United Kingdom’s only American-style fully independent university.
		During a tour of the university, The Prince took the time to pose for a picture taken by a student on her mobile phone.
	www.princeofwales.gov.uk /news/2004/03.mar/buckingham.php (331 words)

	About the University of Buckingham
		Small and friendly - we are about a twentieth of the size of the average UK University, with a strong collegiate feel, set in an historic market town, but not too far from the bustle of Oxford, Milton Keynes and even London.
		Remarkable international community - although UK students remain the biggest single group, the University has current students from 70 to 80 different countries and an alumni network that stretches round the world.
		Dedicated staff - not only do we have a student:academic staff ratio of 10:1, twice as good as most UK Universities, we have an incredibly stable community of academics and non-academics.
	www.buck.ac.uk /aboutbuck.html (156 words)

	The University of Buckingham
		Students with A level results due in August may apply, either through UCAS or directly, for the September entry, or they may prefer to take a few months off for work or travel, and apply for entry in January the next year, still graduating with their peers in December, two years later.
		These fast-track honours degree programmes are particularly attractive to mature students, to those sponsored by business or family concerns, to Gap-year students, or, more simply, to all those who are already focussed on their future careers.
		Credit transfer with a student’s home institution can normally be arranged and any combination of courses for which the student is academically qualified and which are not specifically precluded by timetabling arrangements can be taken for credit.
	www.transworldeducation.com /ads/buckingham.htm (660 words)

	Academic Programs in England. - LINKS-ABROAD.COM
		The University of Manchester was established in 1851 and ranks as one of Britain's top universities for teaching and research.
		The mission of the University of Derby is to develop as an innovative, accessible European university, offering a range of academic, creative and professional higher education and research opportunities that expand the intellectual and imaginative capacities of its students and increase their potential for lifelong learning and the value of their contribution to society.
		The University of Durham, the third oldest in England, is one of Britain's finest universities with a rigorous tradition of teaching and research; a fully integrated year-long programme with an excellent network of student support services.
	www.links-abroad.com /study/england4.htm (663 words)

	Business School: Dean's message
		As the UK's only independent university, a pervasive spirit of innovation and enterprise abounds that is simply not found in the public sector.
		A vision of the future - the world of business is changing quickly and the Buckingham Business School is determined to stay ahead of these changes.
		The University of Buckingham is an excepted Charity dedicated to excellence in teaching and research
	www.buckingham.ac.uk /business (435 words)

	Education \| Buckingham University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is a small institution of around 700 students that values its personal approach: one-to-one tutorials are common and there is an impressive student/academic staff ratio of 10:1.
		Contact the university for details of its fee levels for 2006-7.
		A discount scheme is available for local students from the surrounding counties and a limited number of country-specific scholarships are on offer.
	education.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4175736-108277,00.html (150 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| higher news \| Woodhead made professor at Buckingham
		The vice-chancellor of Buckingham University, Terence Kealey, described Professor Woodhead, who left Ofsted in 2000, as a "giant among educationalists".
		Like us here in Buckingham he believes that the greatest barrier to raising standards further is the state, and we are thrilled that he has chosen us as his base," he added.
		Buckingham University was chartered in 1976, and has just under 1,000 full-time students.
	education.guardian.co.uk /higher/news/story/0,9830,659607,00.html (208 words)

	Policy Jobs - Members (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The University of Buckingham Buckingham is the only university independent of direct government support in the United Kingdom and has used its independence to pioneer a distinctive approach to higher education.
		University of Denver College of Law opened its doors in 1892, pioneering legal education on America's frontier and graduating many of the attorneys and judges who built the legal structure of America's Mountain West.
		The faculty at the University of Denver College of Law consists of full-time and adjunct professors, educated at the finest law schools and representing all areas of legal specialty.
	www.policyjobs.net /Members (3268 words)

	University of Buckingham in general - Universities Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		University of Buckingham in general : Buckingham University, its not all about the cost
		The University of Buckingham is a small and quaint, private University.
		A similar structure to how Universities used to be and similar to a number of American Universities, Buckingham has small classes, often less than ten people, and courses run through...
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /universities/university-of-buckingham-in-general (225 words)

	Bluffton University Athletics - Buckingham POW
		Buckingham had an outstanding week and led Bluffton to a 3-1 HCAC win over 7th-ranked Franklin on Saturday.
		In BC's win over Franklin, he was 1-2 with an RBI and made a sensational over-the-wall catch to rob Franklin of a homerun in the fourth inning.
		Buckingham leads the team batting average (.459), runs scored (12), hits (28), doubles (3), on base percentage (.514) and slugging percentage (.541).
	www.bluffton.edu /sports/news/apr01-01 (165 words)

	UK Study - Buckingham University
		The University has a unique atmosphere unlike that of any other higher education institution today.
		Small seminar groups and tutorials give students the opportunity to interact with teachers and fellow students.
		Buckingham has kept the best of traditional methods, but our approach also adopts the best of what is new.
	www.ukstudy.com /universities/buckingham_university.asp (132 words)

	Senior Lecturer's Area - QU index
		University of Cental England (1994) Report on the Student Experience at UCE, UCE, Birmingham.
		University of Central England (1995) Report on the Experience of postgraduate research students at UCE, UCE, Birmingham.
		University of Cental England (1996) A Pilot Report of Staff Satisfaction at UCE, UCE, Birmingham.
	www.tcd.ie /Senior_Lecturer/qo/qofr.php (745 words)

	Buckingham at 25 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Twenty-five years after the founding of Britain's first and fully independent university, the University of Buckingham, it is time to take stock.
		One means of finding these 'new ways' is to revisit some of the lessons that led to the creation of the University of Buckingham in the first place, and re-apply them to the changing conditions of the present.
		This collection therefore includes Harry S. Fern's Towards and Independent University, first published by the IEA in 1969, which provided the intellectual framework for the creation of Buckingham as a university.
	www.coronetbooks.com /books/buck5128.htm (164 words)

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