The University of Buckingham (UB) is the only not for profit private research and teaching universitywith a Royal Charter, located in Buckingham, England. It was originally founded as the University College at Buckingham in 1973 and received its Royal Charter from the Queen in 1983.
The university's finances for teaching operate entirely on direct student fees: it does not receive state funding. It has formal charity status as a not-for-profit institution dedicated to the ends of research and education.
Buckingham offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctoral degrees through five "schools" of study.
The University is one of eight members of the newly formed Independent Universities Group, whose objective is to differentiate their academic credentials from the more commercial elements of the alternative sector.
