Campaign for Free Thinking

3 The University of Buckingham past, present and future

It is hard to imagine a time before the University of Buckingham existed. It has played such a significant role in our lives and it feels to all of us as if the University has flourished for much longer than its four decades.

But the ideals at the heart of it all – liberty, independence, and radical approaches to perennial problems – are as old as humankind. The University of Buckingham is an embodiment of ideals.

Buckingham has always been a place of kinship and family. This bond is deepened by the spirit of pioneering endeavour that binds all of us together.

We owe a great debt of thanks to everyone who has played a part in the first forty years: those who have dedicated their working lives to keeping it going; those who have forsaken opportunities at mainstream universities to study, teach and research here; and those whose visionary philanthropy has made it possible.

Congratulations and thank you for the first forty years.

Welcome

The Hon. Michael Beloff Son of Lord Beloff, Founding Principal (1974–1979)

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Luce KG GCVO DLFormer Vice-Chancellor (1992–1996)

Sir Mark Thatcher Son of The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Thatcher, Chancellor (1993–1998)

Sir Martin JacombChancellor (1998–2010)

Professor Terence Kealey Vice-Chancellor (2001–2014)

The Lord TanlawChancellor (2010–2013)

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Beacon of liberty

“Buckingham was founded, as the first independent university in Britain, to be a

beacon of liberty, innovation and distinction, and to perform a role that complements

the work of the great research-led state universities.”

THE HON. LADY KESWICK, CHANCELLOR



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Distinctive and distinguished

As well as taking stock of the past, we will also unveil, in these pages, our vision for the University’s future.

I grew up with Buckingham. My father, Arthur Seldon, was one of the University’s founders along with my godmother, Dame Barbara Shenfield. My Oxford teacher, Lord Beloff, became Founding Principal. For me, the homing instinct was irresistible. It is a privilege to be in Buckingham, serving as your Vice-Chancellor.

We are proud to be launching the £150 million Campaign for Free Thinking, in which we imagine the next incarnation of the University.

We have dreamed about what can happen between now and our fiftieth birthday in 2026: the new courses, a new scale (at least double the size), and the new facilities and locations to benefit the extraordinary people who will, in the next decade, join our international and diverse community.

I found a presentation written ten years ago by Professor Terence Kealey. It looked forward to the University’s thirtieth anniversary and dreamed about opening a Medical School and a School of Education. Both of these are now a reality and they are thriving. What an extraordinary legacy of his great tenure.

If we are able to define a vision, then making it a reality moves within reach. Our vision for the next ten years is ambitious, but it is possible. It will take time, courage and effort. I know that it will be worthwhile and that it will bring every one of us a sense of fulfilment and pleasure.

If the past is anything to go by, then the future will be wonderfully distinctive and distinguished. It will make us all proud.

I feel privileged to serve as Vice-Chancellor as we prepare for a decade of growth.

Sir Anthony Seldon Vice-Chancellor

“Is it not time to start examining the possibility of creating at least one new

university in this country on the pattern of those great private universities in the

USA, without whose stimulus and freedom of action the many excellent

state universities in that country would be so much poorer?”

ON 27TH MAY, 1967, THE TIMES PUBLISHED A LETTER BY DR J W PAULLEY:

It all started with an idea

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The potential of a new university founded on principles of innovation and independence resonated with many prominent liberal intellectuals of the day. Three London conferences followed: two in 1968 and one in early 1969.

The inaugural meeting of the Council of The University College at Buckingham, the precursor to the University of Buckingham, took place in February, 1976.


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Examples of Buckingham’s pioneering spirit, and of putting students’ interests first, can be seen throughout our forty-year history.

First to offer students two-year Honours degrees, saving them time and money, and with an excellent staff-student ratio, giving highly personal attention to each and every student.

First to embrace a student body made up of a majority of overseas students, most of whom return to their own countries to rise to leadership positions and continue to encourage their children to attend their alma mater.

First since Victorian times to launch an independent medical school.

First to be awarded The Times/Sunday Times accolade of University of the Year for Teaching Quality (2016).

First place in the National Survey of Student Satisfaction in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016.

First to establish an undergraduate Venture Creation Programme in which students pitch for seed capital and run a business as part of their Honours degree.

The resulting diversity and dynamism of our student body is a defining feature in an increasingly global Higher Education market.

Pioneering zeal

INNOVATIVE, ENTERPRISING, STUDENT-FOCUSED.


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The first cohort of 65 students, the ‘pioneers’, arrived in 1976. Degrees in Law, Economics and Business were awarded under licence.

Early recognition

The emphasis has always been on academic quality. An Academic Advisory Council was set up, comprising 37 senior British academics, and an International Advisory Council of 52 distinguished overseas colleagues. External examiners were drawn from the ranks of the UK’s most reputable institutions.

Recognition followed from the Law Society, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Bankers, the British Psychological Society, and many more.


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The Royal Charter

In 1983, the College was incorporated as The University of Buckingham by grant of a Royal Charter, satisfying the Department of Education and Science and the Privy Council that the standard of education was of the highest quality. It was able to award both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees such as BA, BSc, LLB, MA and DPhil.

By 1984, student numbers had increased to 500 and there was growing competition with, on average, eight applicants for each place.


The University’s earliest supporters included pioneers such as Lord Harris of High Cross, Professor Harry Ferns and Dr Arthur Seldon.

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Buckingham people

1974–1979The Lord Beloff

1980–1984Professor Sir Alan Peacock

1985–1991Dr Michael Barrett

1991–1992Professor Peter Watson (Acting)

1992–1996The Rt. Hon. The Lord Luce

1997–2000Professor Robert Taylor

2000–2001Professor Robert Pearce (Acting)

2001–2014 Professor Terence Kealey

2014–2015 Professor Alistair Alcock (Acting)

2015–Sir Anthony Seldon

1976–1993 The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone

1993–1998The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven

1998–2010 Sir Martin Jacomb

2010–2013 The Lord Tanlaw

2014 The Hon. Lady Keswick

Chancellors

They also included Max Beloff, then Gladstone Professor of Politics at Oxford, who was later to become the founding Principal of the University College at Buckingham, and Viscount Hailsham, and later Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who served as Chancellors.

PEOPLE OF GREAT STATURE WERE ATTRACTED TO BUCKINGHAM’S FOUNDING IDEALS.

Vice-Chancellors

Professor Terence Kealey The longest-serving

Vice-Chancellor

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone

The Lord Beloff The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven

Dame Barbara Shenfield Dr Arthur Seldon Lord Harris of High Cross


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The first challenge for any new university is to find a great campus it can call home.

A suitable home was found in 1974: the attractive and historic market town of Buckingham. After the withdrawal of a number of manufacturing industries, land and buildings were available and affordable.

Finding a home

The way that the University of Buckingham has reimagined Higher Education is reflected in the way that old buildings have found a new purpose: a derelict factory becomes a medical school; a tannery becomes the hub of new ventures.

It was the perfect location: quiet, serene and full of history, but also convenient, being 25 minutes from Milton Keynes (the second-fastest growing city outside London), an hour from London, and mid-way between Oxford and Cambridge, which are home to many of our founding and visiting academics.

Above – clockwise from top left: Chandos Road Building Chandos Road Building (pictured as dairy factory) Istra Cottage Istra Cottage restored Chandos Road Building from air


FIRST BASE

The Hunter Street Campus, which was in a state of dereliction, was acquired in stages through the 1970s.

The site dates back to the early 19th century and had once been the base for The Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars, (later renamed the Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry), and subsequently contained stables, a coal yard by the river, agricultural machinery, and a variety of sheds and barns that had fallen into disrepair.

“ Buckingham is the only private university in the United Kingdom, and it was opened in the seventies when I was the Cabinet Minister in charge of Education and Science: to see it flourish and prosper has been a great joy to me.”

— Rt. Hon. The Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven KG, former Chancellor

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The Lord Beloff, Principal with Baroness Thatcher

Lord Hailsham, the Lord Chancellor, became the first Visitor of the College and laid its foundation stone in May 1974.

The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven KG, who had been Secretary of State for Education, led the formal opening in February 1976. The main Campus was developed over a three-year period from 1982–1985.

Above: Istra Cottage

Left: Yeomanry House


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YEOMANRY HOUSE

Yeomanry House (pictured in 1973) was originally named The Commander’s House, and where the commander of the Royal Bucks Hussars was based. The building was extensively renovated to become the administrative centre and offices of the Vice-Chancellor.

TANLAW MILLSituated on the bank of the Great Ouse, the Old Town Mill was originally a flour mill. The mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book, dating back as early as 1086. By the late 19th century, the building was owned by the Bucks Direct Dairy Supply Company and used as a corn mill.

A generous gift from Lord Tanlaw – who later served as Chancellor from 2010-2013 – allowed the University to purchase the mill. It was converted into the Student Union, Gym, Refectory and Bar and renamed the ‘Tanlaw Mill’ after its benefactor.

The Lord Tanlaw


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Prebend House was the home of a tannery owner in the 17th century. The preparation of leather was an important industry in Buckingham, which supplied shoemakers in Northampton.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, C. A. Rogers, a prominent agricultural merchant, breeder of shire horses and three-times mayor, occupied the house. General Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, was a regular house guest.

The University is grateful to The Linbury Trust, Lord Tanlaw and Sir Martin Jacomb for so generously supporting the refurbishment of Prebend House, which was opened in 2012.

CHANDOS ROADThe Chandos Road Building was formerly used as a dairy factory. It was acquired in 1989 thanks to a gift from the estate of Alec and Beryl Warren. Today, it is home to the School of Medicine, and the Departments of English, Modern Foreign Languages, and Foundation & Academic Skills.

PREBEND HOUSE

It was where the Medical School started life and is now home to the Institute of International Monetary Research, the Max Beloff Centre for the Study of Liberty, and the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies.

Until his last days, Edward Legg, a local historian and stalwart supporter of the University, attended lectures at the University despite suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. He was a member of the Friends of the University of Buckingham, and a regular donor. This culminated in the greatest act of kindness, when he left his estate to the University of Buckingham.

The money from Edward Legg’s estate went towards the refurbishment of Prebend House.


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THE RADCLIFFE CENTREThe Radcliffe Centre, built in 1857, was named after John Radcliffe (1652–1714), Royal Physician and member of parliament for Buckingham.

Refurbished in 2012, with great assistance from the Friends and Trustees, it is now home to lectures, public events and concerts. Following a substantial benefaction in 2014, the auditorium within the Radcliffe Centre has been named the Ondaatje Lecture Theatre.

THE FRANCISCAN BUILDINGThe Franciscan Building dates back to the 1890s. For many years it was run by monks as a boarding school. The regime has been described as ‘strict but fair’. It was purchased by the University in 1977 and adapted for academic use with library, lecture theatre, and seminar rooms. The Upper Chapel is home to the library of the Law School and the Applied Computing and Psychology Departments of the School of Science.

ONDAATJE HALLOndaatje Hall, a gift to the University from the Philanthropist, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, dates back to the fifteenth Century. It hosts the University's Humanities Research Institute, and accommodates senior University academics, including the Vice Chancellor. Its beautiful public rooms and gardens are used for a full calendar of collegial, social and academic events.


Professor Sir Chris Woodhead and Professor Anthony O’Hear led the first education course at the University of Buckingham in 2002. There were only 12 students.

School of Education

Today, there are over 500 on our PGCE courses, 150 on our school leadership courses and 3,000 alumni. The University is the leading provider of teacher training for the independent school sector and is now attracting more teachers from state schools in the UK and schools across the world. The Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership (MEd), launched in 2008, is having an impact on standards everywhere.

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Throughout its forty-year history, the Law School has been a bedrock of the University of Buckingham.

It was an honour when Lord Denning opened the law library and later allowed us to publish our journal in his name: The Denning Law Journal.

Former students include foreign ministers and presidential candidates. Our many distinguished staff, Honorary Graduates and guest lecturers include Michael Beloff QC, The Lord Judge, His Honour Michael Kirby, Sir Ivan Lawrence QC and Sir Oliver Popplewell. The participation of such distinguished figures is a source of delight for students.

The Law School is ranked first in Law for graduate prospects (The Complete University Guide, 2015). It is little wonder that a law degree from Buckingham is recognised throughout the world as a passport to a successful career.

The Right Honourable The Lord Denning, OM PC QC DL

“ If we never do anything which has not been done before, we shall never get anywhere. The law will stand still whilst the rest of the world goes on; and that will be bad for both.”

— Lord Denning (Packer v Packer [1954] P. 15 at 22).

The following words, delivered by The Lord Denning during a case, could equally have been describing the progressive spirit of law at Buckingham.

Law School – a passport to success

Above – clockwise from left: The late Professor Sir Christopher Woodhead Professor Geraint Jones, Dean of Education Professor Anthony O’Hear, Professor of Philosophy, Head of the Department of Education, Founder and President of the British Philosophical Society

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Humanities Research Institute

Founded in 2008, the University of Buckingham’s Humanities Research Institute brings together internationally distinguished scholars working across the entire range of humanities disciplines.

In addition to our work in Buckingham, the Institute has launched a unique series of London-based research programmes. The areas of study reflect the interests and expertise of some of the UK’s most interesting academic minds: Military History, Modern War Studies, International Affairs, History of Art, History of Sport, History of the English Country House, Dickens Studies, Archaeology, Biography and Philosophy.

New premises opened in London’s Bloomsbury during 2016 – our first premises in the capital and a sign of things to come.

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Gower StreetOndaatje Hall Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities (OHCIRH)


The Buckingham Institute for Translational Medicine is based within the Clore Laboratory, and is an internationally recognised research group with a track record in drug discovery.

Our work with the Medical School, to tackle the most prevalent ailments of today such as diabetes, obesity and metabolic disease, typifies our real-world approach to medical research.

Buckingham research

KEEPING US WELL

The University’s very particular style of applied and pragmatic research places is in a class of its own.

Buckingham’s independence means our researchers are free to follow their own intellectual instincts and respond quickly to important opportunities.

Over the last ten years, our landmark Dickens Journals Online project has resulted in a pioneering open-access archive of vintage Victorian journalism, completely free at the point of delivery, and now in use by teachers and scholars in 190 countries.

KEEPING US INFORMEDAt the Blick Mead dig near Stonehenge, University of Buckingham archaeologists are rewriting the history of mesolithic settlement in the British Isles. Discoveries have included the earliest evidence of man living alongside domesticated dogs and of a substantial community living close to Stonehenge.

Research at the law school defends the values that underpin our very sense of civilisation: human rights, equality, liberty.

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KEEPING US SECUREWe are fortunate to have a world-class centre for research into the key security and intelligence issues facing the UK and the world in the 21st century, led by Professor Anthony Glees.

Understanding the changing role of security, intelligence and threats in the modern world has never been more important. The centre has produced ground-breaking interdisciplinary research and excels in policy-relevant study.

The Applied Computing Department is busy turning out the next generation of high-tech entrepreneurs. Close connections between individuals and their work thrive in such a small and high-quality research environment.

Our research is leading the way in data-mining techniques, and in human-computer interaction and visual languages. There are many breakthroughs in, for example, mobile devices, smart TVs and biomedical data, in the combined fields of education and healthcare.

KEEPING US AHEAD

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Alumni

Buckingham students share a sense of self-propulsion and resilience.

Today, there are more than 11,000 alumni of the University. They are running companies, leading countries, and doing great things all over the world. Our record for graduate employment is second to none in the UK.

“ Students often describe their experience here in terms of being members of a family. Even though they may just be passing through, this time is precious and we pride ourselves on the close relationship that can only be nurtured by small-group teaching and the personal tutorial system.”

— Professor Susan Edwards Dean of Law

JAPAN

344ITALY

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CHINA

343

UAE

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AUSTRALIA

94

CANADA NORTH AMERICA

879

INDIA

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PAKISTAN

274NIGERIA

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CARIBBEAN

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MALAYSIA

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HONG KONG

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UK

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GERMANY

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June Arunga Graduated LLB March 2006Founder and CEO of Open Quest Media LLC

Arjun OberoiEconomics, Graduated 1991Joint Managing Director, Oberoi Hotel Group

Marc GeneEconomics, Graduated 1995 Former Formula 1 Test Driver for Ferrari, winner of the 24 Hour Le Mans in 2009

Alex JovyEnglish and European Law with French, Graduated LLB 1995Film Director, Oscar nominated short film in Cannes 1998

Mark LancasterBusiness Studies, Graduated 1992MP for Milton Keynes North, Under Secretary of State for Defence

Bob TavenerBusiness Studies, Graduated 1987CEO, Twinings

The Honourable Henry Oryem OkelloLaw, Graduated LLB 1985 State Minister for Foreign Affairs (International Affairs) Uganda

“ I arrived from New Zealand knowing nobody. 25 years later, I am still in the UK with a wealth of friends and a professional network that is rooted in the people I met at Buckingham. I have never looked back.”

— Sara Sutcliffe (nee Friend) English and European Law with French, Graduated 1993CEO, Table Tennis England

“ My time at Buckingham was the key that opened the door to my future career. I left school for work at 16. Later I realised that my educational qualifications were inadequate. Buckingham gave me a chance to rectify that. I will always be grateful.”

— Mark Allen Law, Graduated 1986CEO, Dairy Crest Group Plc

You will recognise in any Buckingham graduate a sense of curiosity, an ability to challenge ideas, a respect for the beliefs and thinking of others, and a strong work ethic.

Entrepreneurial spirit

“Innovation, change, better ways of doing things, lower cost; new services emerge when alternatives are made available. It is in

individuals and small groups of visionaries that revolutionary change often resides. Buckingham

is just such a place; animated by the ardent desire to succeed.”

BRIAN KINGHAM, BENEFACTOR


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DESCRIBES THE ETHOS OF THE UNIVERSITY PERFECTLY.

‘Alis Volans Propriis – flying on our own wings’

BUCKINGHAM’S MOTTO

Students gather here from all over the world to achieve undergraduate Honours degrees via our unique intensive, two-year courses; taught in a tutorial style, with one member of staff to every ten students.

The result is a sense of family and it is little wonder that Buckingham has been voted top of the UK’s National Student Survey by its students repeatedly since 2006.

The University community is diverse and international with 90 nationalities represented and 55% overseas students, and free language courses in English (EFL), Spanish and French.

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People’s lives are touched and transformed by Buckingham.

TOP FOR EMPLOYABILITY

TOP FOR STUDENT SATISFACTION

SAFEST UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN THE UK

The University of Buckingham is top in the UK for graduate employability, according to Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) figures, which reveal 98.1% of students have a job or are in full-time education six months after graduation.

University of the Year for Teaching Quality (The Times and The Sunday Times, Good University Guide, 2015–16).

One of the best staff-student ratios in the UK (1st out of 126 universities).

In a class of its own


The spirit of independence has always run through everything we do. Close teamwork is combined with exceptional individual achievement.

Today, the University of Buckingham is the largest employer in Buckingham, contributing £120 million to the local economy each year.

Real world. Not ivory tower.

FREE THINKING. NOT SAFE THINKING.

BUSINESS LAW

ECONOMICS

APPLIED COMPUTING

SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY

HISTORY OF ART

HUMANITIES

LIBERAL ECONOMICS

INTERNATIONAL STUDIESSECURITY

STUDIESHISTORY

JOURNALISM

LANGUAGES

LITERATURE

MEDIA

POLITICS

MEDICINE

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH

CANCER AND DIABETES RESEARCH

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND VENTURE CREATION

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Distinguished Honorary Graduates

1978Professor H S Ferns (HonDLitt) (d)Dr J H MacCallum Scott (HonDLitt) (d)Dr J W Paulley (HonDSc) (d)

1979Sir Adetokundo Ademola (HonLLD) (d)Emeritus Professor W H F Barnes (HonDLitt) (d)The Rt. Hon. The Lord Denning (HonLLD) (d)Dr D Graham Hutton (HonDSc) (d)Mr A Nightingale (HonLic) (d)Tun Mohamed Suffian (HonLLD) (d)Professor G S A Wheatcroft (HonLLD) (d)

1980Emeritus Professor William Baxter (HonDSc) (d)Sir Sydney Caine (HonDSc) (d)

1981Professor J H Burnett FIBiol (HonDSc) (d)The Lord Tanlaw (HonDUniv)

1982Professor A Pollard (HonDLitt) (d)The Hon. Sir Gordon Slynn (HonLLD) (d)Dr Ralph C Yablon (HonLLD) (d)

1983Sir Ralph Bateman (HonDSc) (d)Professor Lord Beloff (HonDLitt) (d)Professor Anne Beloff-Chain (HonDSc) (d)Sir Arthur Driver (HonLLD) (d)Professor Francesco Forte (HonDSc)The Rt. Hon. Joseph Grimond (HonLLD) (d)Professor Sir John Kendrew (HonDSc) (d)

1984The Lord Harris of High Cross (HonDSc) (d)Professor W N Medlicott (HonDLitt) (d)Mr Alan Poole (HonMA) (d)Sir William Shapland (HonDSc) (d)

1985Professor P Mathias (HonDLitt)Mr E W I Palamountain (HonDUniv) (d)The Rt. Hon. The Lord Scarman (HonLLD) (d)Professor C H Vereker (HonDLitt) (d)

Alumni reunion 1976–1980

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1986Mr J P Martin-Bates (HonDUniv) (d)His Honour Judge T O Elias (HonLLD) (d)Professor P S James (HonLLD) (d)Professor A T Peacock (HonDSc) (d)The Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven KG (HonLLD) (d)

1987Royal Professor Ungku A Aziz (HonLLD)General Sir John Hackett (HonLLD) (d)Professor J G Phillips (HonDSc) (d)Dame Barbara Shenfield (HonDUniv) (d)Professor D Solomons (HonDSc) (d)

1988Lord Blake of Braydeston (HonDLitt) (d)Dr John Lund (HonDSc)Mr Richard Millard (HonDUniv) (d)Dame Iris Murdoch (HonDLitt) (d)

1989The Rt. Hon. The Lord Carrington (HonDUniv)The Rt. Hon. The Lord Edmund-Davies (HonLLD) (d)Dr Richard Haas (HonDSc) (d)

1990Lord Chilver of Cranfield (HonDSc) (d)Dame Vivien Duffield (HonDLitt)The Lord Goff of Chieveley (HonLLD)Sir Colin Marshall (HonDSc) (d)

1991Emeritus Professor Alan Brook (HonDUniv) (d)Dr Mark Girouard (HonDLitt)Madame Alice Rudio (HonMA)Dame Stephanie Shirley (HonDSc)Sir Ralph Verney (HonDUniv) (d)

1992The Lord Alexander of Weedon (HonLLD) (d)The Rt. Rev. Simon Burrows, Bishop of Buckingham (HonDLitt)Mr John Fairbairn (HonDUniv)Sir Alistair Frame (HonDSc) (d)Mr Martin Gilbert (HonDLitt) (d)The Rt. Hon. Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone (HonDUniv) (d)The Baroness James of Holland Park (HonDLitt) (d)Herr Karl Otto Pöhl (HonDSc) (d)The Rt. Hon. The Lord Justice Woolf (HonLLD)

1993Professor Mark Blaug (DSc) (d)Commander the Honourable John Fremantle (HonDUniv)Dame Beryl Grey (HonDLitt)Sir Nigel Mobbs (HonDUniv) (d)The Hon. Charles H Price II (HonDSc) (d)Dr Laxmi M Singhvi (HonLLD) (d)

1994Sir Michael Angus (HonDSc) (d)His Excellency Chief Emeka C Anyaoku (HonDLitt)The Reverend Jeffrey Bell (HonMA)Mr Terence Collins (HonDUniv) (d)The Lord Neill of Bladon (HonLLD)The Rt. Hon. the Lord Steel of Aikwood (HonDLitt)Professor William Stewart (HonDSc )

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Professor John Clarke, University Orator (centre)



1995Professor Ronald Coase (HonDSc) (d)The Baroness Dunn (HonDSc)Professor Robert Heuston (HonLLD) (d) The Lord Porter of Luddenham (HonDSc) (d)The Hon. Mr Casper Weinberger (HonDLitt) (d)

1996His Hon. Judge Bola Ajibola (HonLLD)Dr Jung Chang (HonDLitt)Professor Sir Frederick Crawford (HonDSc)Dr Václav Klaus (HonDSc)Dame Bridget Ogilvie (HonDSc)Mr John Edward Pemberton (HonDUniv)

1997Sir Peter Crill (HonLLD) (d)Sir Bernard Ingham (HonDLitt)Sir Martin Jacomb (HonLLD)Professor Lord Skidelsky (HonDLitt)

1998Her Excellency Chan Heng Chee (HonDLitt)Mr Darnton Holister (HonDUniv) (d)The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Luce (HonDUniv)Mrs Gillian Miscampbell (HonDUniv)The Baroness Rawlings (HonDLitt)The Hon. Raymond Seitz (HonDLitt)Sir Jocelyn Stevens (HonDLitt)Professor Sir Robert Worcester (HonDSc)

1999The Lord Paul of Marylebone (HonDSc)The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Scott (HonLLD)Mr Arthur Seldon (HonDSc) (d)Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (HonDLitt)Sir Ray Tindle (HonDLitt)Miss Jane Warren (HonDUniv)

Jan McCourt and James Rankin 1981–1986 reunion

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2000The Lord George of St Tudy (HonDSc) (d)The Rt. Hon. Hubert A Ingraham (HonDSc)Professor J Anthony Jolowicz (HonLLD) (d)Justice Michael Kirby (HonLLD)Professor Keith Mansford (HonDSc)Mrs Sara Morrison (HonDSc)Sir Denis Thatcher (HonDUniv) (d)His Excellency Cassam Uteem (HonDLitt)Mr Philip S Ziegler (HonDLitt)

2001The Rt. Hon. Sir Timothy Raison (HonDUniv) (d)Sir Steven Redgrave, CBE (HonDSc)The Baroness Greenfield, CBE (HonDSc)The Baroness Noakes, DBE (Sheila Masters) (HonDSc)Sir Charles Pollard, QPM (HonLLD)Dr Lee Suan Yew, JP BBM (HonDSc)

2002Professor Peter Watson (HonDUniv)Mr Roderick Wu CBE (HonLLD)The Lord Kalms of Edgware (HonDSc)Mr John Wheeler (HonDUniv) (d)Professor Patrick Minford (HonDSc)

2003Mr Denis Burrell (HonDSc)Mr Leopold Nathaniel Mills II (HonLLD)Mr Tim Newell (HonLLD)The Rt. Hon. Viscount Ridley DL, FRSL, FMedSci (HonDSc)Mr William Underwood (HonDUniv)Lady Odile Slynn (HonMA)Sir Christopher Ondaatje, OC, CBE (HonDLitt)

2004The Lord Browne of Madingley (HonDSc)Mr Graham C Greene CBE (HonDLitt)The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Scotland of Asthal, PC, QC (HonDLitt)Dr Stephen Bolsin (HonDLitt)

2005Mr Hernando de Soto (HonDLitt)Mr Lawrie Drury (HonDSc)Mr Oleg Gordievsky (HonDLitt)The Honourable Pravind Jugnauth (HonLLD)Mr Robert Tomkinson (HonDUniv)Mr Guy Weston (HonLLD)

2006The Right Honourable Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, GBE (HonLLD)

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Alumni drinks reception at Speaker’s House, 2012



2007Sir Gordon Jewkes, KCMG (HonDUniv)Professor Robert Pearce (HonLLD)Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola (HonLLD)Mr Mark Lancaster (HonDSc)Mr Charles Moore (HonDLitt)

2008Professor Alistair Alcock (HonLLD)The Honorable Wilhelm Carl Bourne (HonLLD)Professor Ejup Ganïc (HonDSc) Mr Anatole Kaletsky (HonDSc)

2009Professor Sir Martin Evans FRS (HonDSc)Admiral Sir John Brigstocke KCB (HonDUniv)Sir Sydney Kentridge KCMG QC (HonLLD)The Rt. Hon. Frank Field MP (HonDSc)

2010Dr Julian Barbour (HonDSc)Professor Trevor Beedham (HonDSc)Professor Alexander McCall Smith (HonDLitt)Mr John Blundell (HonDSc) (d)Sir Stuart Hampson (HonDSc)

2011Professor Len Evans (HonDUniv)Mr Anthony Green (Hon DUniv)The Baroness Helena Kennedy (HonLLD)Lord Lawson of Blaby (HonDSc)Tun Mohammed Hanif Bin Omar (HonLLD)Professor Philip James CBE (HonDSc)Lady Barbara Judge CBE (HonDSc)Mr Tom Merrick (HonMA)

2013Sir Ivan Lawrence, QC (HonLLD)Professor Stephen O’Rahilly (HonDSc)Dr Anthony Seldon (HonDLitt)The Rt. Hon. John Bercow (HonLLD)Professor Romilda Rizzo (HonDSc)Her Highness Sheikha Sheikha bint Saif Al Nahyan (HonDSc)Sir Ronald Grierson (HonDLitt) (d)Sir John Ritblat (HonDLitt)Dame Rosalind Savill (HonDLitt)General The Lord Dannatt (HonLLD)

2014Professor Niall Ferguson (HonDLitt)Professor Dame Jessica Rawson, DBE, FBA (HonDLitt)The Lord Leach Of Fairford (HonDLitt)Dr Ruprecht von Heusinger (HonMA)Mrs Charlotte Walsh (HonLLD)Professor Mary Beard, OBE (HonDLitt)Dr Hermann Hauser, CBE (HonDSc)Sir Ralph Kohn (HonDSc)Dame Janet Suzman, DBE (HonDLitt)Sir Rodric Braithwaite, GCMG (HonDLitt)

2015 Sir Graeme Catto (HonDMed)Sir Magdi Yacoub (HonDMed)Sir Roger Bannister, CBE (HonDSc)Professor Daniel T. Jones (HonDSc)Professor Barbara Cannon (HonDSc)

2016Sir Oliver Popplewell (Hon LLD)Mr Bernie Marsden (HonMA)The Rt. Honourable The Lord Judge (HonLLD)Mr Lloyd Dorfman (HonDSc)Mr Jeremy Paxman (HonDLitt)Councillor Fred Westmoreland (Hon DSc)

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“It is every man’s obligation to put back in to the world at least the equivalent of what

he takes out of it.”

HE QUOTED ALBERT EINSTEIN:

2016 was the perfect year during which to honour the achievements of Lloyd Dorfman. The University shares its fortieth birthday with Travelex, which he founded, and with the Prince’s Trust, of which he is Chairman.

In his acceptance speech, Lloyd Dorfman encouraged the graduates to make a success of their business careers and then put something back into society.

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We aim to raise, through the Campaign for Free Thinking, £150 million over the next ten years. This will sustain the finest tradition of liberal, open-minded, independent scholarship and teaching at one of the finest small universities in the world.

It will be the most astonishing and refreshingly original University which builds on our great past and anticipates the needs of the future.

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TOWARDS THE FIFTIETH…

I believe that the next decade will be glorious: with the most exciting and alluring campus, courses, community and underlying philosophy.

The University will more than double in size to offer the unique Buckingham experience to at least 5,000 students.

With your help, there will be a great flowering of potential over the next decade.

Sir Anthony Seldon Vice-Chancellor

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FREE TO THINK

FREE TO CHALLENGE

FREE TO INNOVATE

FREE TO ACT

FREE TO GIVE

Our belief in freedom of thinking, and the freedom to respond to real-world issues, underpins a lively and creative approach to new courses and areas of study and research.

FREE THINKING

...THE CAMPAIGN FOR


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Campaign priorities:

There are four areas to the far-reaching and ambitious Campaign for Free Thinking:

FIFTIETH FUND

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

EXCELLENT STUDENT FACILITIES

INSPIRING BUILDINGS AND SPACES


The Fiftieth Fund is where it all starts. Your gift will be used as the vital seed capital from which all other initiatives will grow.

The Fiftieth will allow us to get going with the first steps of all the new ventures: the planning, feasibility and consultation involved in a new build; recruiting the star academics and the project team to develop a new course.

To raise £5 million to support all other plans and activities

A number of things are essential for a new vision to become a reality. The greatest gift that you could make is to the Angel Fund. This fund will be used, at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor, to prime new initiatives and will go wherever the need is greatest. The fund will allow the University of Buckingham to seize opportunities and to develop initiatives with speed and dexterity.

In this fund, your gift will be used wherever the need is greatest.

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Fiftieth fund

Please give to the fiftieth fund.



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We should like to support the brightest and most deserving students from every background. People are at the heart of our charitable mission.

It follows that the most free-thinking university in the country should be affordable to attend and that support should be available wherever and whenever it is needed.

To raise £45 million over the next ten years10% of students receiving degree education for free.

Your gift will allow us to share this wonderful institution with many more students who may have the ability, but lack the means. Many will come from a background where the opportunity of Higher Education is a dream.

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Our bursary students will be the University’s global ambassadors for diversity, inclusiveness and academic achievement.

Extraordinary people – bursaries, scholarships and fellowships

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Bursariesso that ability to pay fees is not a barrier (means-tested)

Scholarshipsto encourage the highest levels of academic achievement

Fellowshipsto welcome the world’s most influential thinkers

Hardshipto support students who experience unforeseen financial difficulties

Well-being Centreto support students via counselling, guidance and advice for all

WELL-BEING CENTREThe centre will be a place where students can seek support, counselling and advice. To deliver such a service costs £300,000 per year.

At Buckingham, there is an emphasis on the whole person. We want to nurture a sense of community in which students build strong and positive relationships, live a healthy and fulfilling life, and contribute to their community.

“ If you help a student to learn a craft, a skill, a philosophy or even a way to survive – and such a person goes on to help a hundred others – it just carries on, down the chain.”

— Bobby and Dorothy Gregory The Gregory Foundation, Funders of the Gregory Bursaries

THERE ARE FIVE AREAS OF PRIORITY A full bursary ranges from £6,500 to £30,000

per year, depending on programme and level of need

A scholarship ranges from as little as £1,000 to £30,000

A Visiting Fellowship ranges from £25,000 to £80,000 per annum

Higher Education has been used by successive governments as a means of engineering social justice and countering inequality. But despite decades of investment, there has been little change. If anything, the gap between rich and poor has increased. Government has pulled back in its support. This is now our responsibility and opportunity.

Scholarships and bursaries can be particularly effective because Buckingham undergraduate degrees are shorter and more intensive than elsewhere.


SPORTS £5 million

SOCIAL £3 million

CULTURAL CENTRE – MUSIC, THEATRE £7 million

ACCOMMODATION £5 million

LIBRARY AND LEARNING CENTRE £10 million

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We will build new facilities, such as a library, a concert hall and a theatre, and we will expand and improve social and sporting facilities and student accommodation.

To raise £30 million

Better facilities are needed to support the expansion of numbers, to accommodate the most up-to-date modes of learning and interaction, and to promote the full breadth of activity in a 21st Century university.

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Ford Meadow was home to the Buckingham Town Football Club for over one hundred years from 1883 to 2011. This 3.5 acre site is ideally located, being just a short walk from both campuses.

Matthew Proud, a former student, made a generous gift to rescue this site from property developers, with the intention of preserving its sporting heritage for Buckingham and creating sporting facilities on a par with the academic strength of the University. Sporting achievement goes hand in hand with academic achievement.

To raise £5 million for new facilities to transform Ford Meadow to Sports Meadow

We will build the first-class sporting facilities that Buckingham students deserve.

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Transforming Ford Meadow – new sports facilities

“ All sport involves a blend of skill, intelligence and strength. In the case of team sports, the individual wins if there is a sense of close collaboration. This is true of learning and study. No great university is complete without great sporting facilities to match.”

— Sir Anthony Seldon Vice-Chancellor

Sport is also on the Buckingham curriculum. Plans include an MA in Sports History. The course, which is directed by former England cricketer, Ed Smith, will feature lectures by the likes of Mike Brearley OBE, former Captain of the England Cricket Team, Sir Clive Woodward, who coached England to victory in the Rugby World Cup, and Lord King of Lothbury KG, GBE, FBA, former Governor of the Bank of England and Director of Aston Villa Football Club.

Ford Meadow site

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The new facilities will include: Sports Centre

(providing sports hall, fitness centre, exercise studio and sports bar)

Professional size 4G football/rugby pitch

Outdoor multi-use games area for basketball, netball and tennis

Changing rooms

Spectator seating

Teaching room

Office space for up to 5 staff

SPORTS COMPLEX

Above: Architect’s illustration by Walters and Cohen

Right: View from spectator seating over sports hall by Walters and Cohen Architects



To raise £3 millionThe Tanlaw Mill has served the University’s needs brilliantly.

It is now in need of expansion to accommodate growing numbers of students, staff and student union activities.

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Social spaces

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The vibrant creativity of our campus life, which has always been an important part of life at the university, will be greatly strengthened by a permanent home.


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Cultural Centre – concert hall and theatre

The theatre and concert hall will be a place where visiting world-class players and performers could bring great enlightenment to both campus and surrounding community.

Performance will coexist with research and teaching.

Dame Janet Suzman, DBE, Honorary Graduate, University of Buckingham


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To raise £5 millionWith the expansion of student numbers and campus there

is already a need for more student accommodation. We will build 350 ensuite rooms over the next five years.

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The new centre will enable students to gather in small social groups and learn together in the most conducive environment. Ideas flow freely between people when they are in an inspiring space with access to great resources and equipment.

A good library and resource centre is at the heart of every university. New facilities are needed to serve the needs of an expanding student community.


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Library and Learning Centre


Our plans include:

LAW AND THE FRANCISCAN BUILDING TO UPGRADE THE FRANCISCAN BUILDING WITH A NEW ENTRANCE, LIFTS, AND SOCIAL AND LEARNING SPACES

£5 million

BUCKINGHAM LIBERAL ARTS CENTRE £10 million

ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTRE £5 million

VINSON CENTRE FOR LIBERAL ECONOMICS £5 million

MEDICAL SCHOOL AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH NEW BUILDING IN BUCKINGHAM, COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING IN MILTON KEYNES

£15 million

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTRE MILTON KEYNES ‘TECH CITY’

£5 million

LONDON CENTRE £20 million

MANDARIN CENTRE £5 million

To raise £70 million for new facilities

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Inspiring buildings and spaces

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The University has invested well in land and needs to upgrade its facilities for modern learning; accommodate the growing number of students who are interested in joining our community; and sustain world-class thinking.

The new spaces that we will build will be designed for social learning and to promote and enhance the sense of community: open plan, light spaces and quad.

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Above: Architect's illustration of campus development, Buckingham, West Bank by Panter Hudspith

Centre right: Illustration of the new Teaching and Learning Centre, Milton Keynes



To raise £10 million to develop the Buckingham Liberal

Arts Programme and Centre

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The Buckingham Liberal Arts Programme and Centre

The breadth and integration of the Buckingham curriculum will allow students to study languages, literature, science, business, art, and the role of the individual in society, using the best of traditional teaching methods and the latest developments in digital technology.

Today’s employers want young people to 'think more globally'. The Buckingham Liberal Arts curriculum will produce a new cohort of graduates with unrivalled breadth and capacity for lateral thinking, as well as the skills to excel in a post-digital environment. Instead of taking a single subject to Honours level, students will be exposed to a range of inter-related topics and encouraged to work in an interdisciplinary way.

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OUR LIBERAL ARTS METHODOLOGY HAS BEEN INSPIRED BOTH BY CLASSICAL THINKING

—the basic ‘trivium’ of grammar, logic and rhetoric, and

the upper ‘quadrivium’ of geometry, music, astronomy and arithmetic,

which featured in Plato’s Dialogues and were the seven-fold bedrock

of medieval schooling—AS WELL AS THE BEST OF MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN TEACHING PRACTICE AND

THE UTILISATION OF DIGITALISED MATERIAL AND FORMS OF DELIVERY.


To raise £5 million for new facilities for the expanding activities of the Enterprise and

Entrepreneurship Centre at Buckingham In 2006, Buckingham launched the much admired

Undergraduate Venture Creation Programme.

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The Buckingham Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Centre

The BSc Business Enterprise degree enables students to start and develop their own business at the same time as studying for an honours degree. There is a growing demand and need for such skills.

Why now? Enterprise is booming across the UK. Small or medium sized (SME) businesses account for 99.3% of all private sector businesses. They have a combined annual turnover of £1.8 trillion, representing 47% of all private sector turnover in the UK.

There were a record 5.4 million private sector businesses at the start of 2015. 95% of the 4.5 million private sector firms in the UK are micro businesses, each employing fewer than 10 people.

The Centre will enable students from a wide range of disciplines to:

work together in a creative, innovative environment

learn by setting up and running their own business or social enterprise

be mentored by experienced entrepreneurs and supported by academic specialists

gain access to seed capital and then capital for accelerated growth

enjoy access to facilities, networks, skills and markets to grow their business.

The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise will help develop and support greater business innovation and export-led, knowledge-intensive growth.

Learning by doing…


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The Lord Vinson, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Centre for Policy Studies, has given £5.5 million jointly to the University of Buckingham and the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). The IEA was one of the key forces and guiding spirits behind the foundation of the University.

The gift goes towards the Vinson Centre for the Study of Liberal Economics. The aim of the Centre is to widen understanding of the Constitution of Liberty.

The new building will provide a dedicated Centre for research and study, continuing and building on the decades of liberal thinking at the University.

The IEA was one of the key forces and guiding spirits behind the foundation of the University.

As well as research collaborations between the University and the IEA, the Centre will be used by Economics students, Research Fellows, and for conferences and internships.

“ Buckingham offers us so many ways to widen people’s understanding of the values of liberty. My gift aims to widen the understanding of the freedoms that are the foundation of our society.”

— The Lord Vinson LVO DL Benefactor

To raise a further £5 million

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The Vinson Centre for the study of Liberal Economics

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Architect’s illustrations by Panter Hudspith



To raise a further £20 million for the Medical School and for translational medical research

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The first independent Medical School since Victorian times

£2 million has been granted to the University by SEMLEP (South East Midlands Learning and Enterprise Partnership) towards the building of a new teaching and learning centre at Milton Keynes.

In January 2015, Buckingham opened the UK’s first independent Medical School to a full cohort of students, all with first-class entry qualifications. Already the School is being seen as a trailblazer. The partnership between an independent university and the NHS offers a unique and potentially scalable model.

There is clearly a great need to find alternative approaches to medical training. There is a projected shortfall in Britain’s medical sector, of 18,000 family doctors by 2020, and a funding gap estimated at £30 billion. Common diseases are reaching epidemic proportions (obesity, dementia, mental health). The current system is stretched. Emergency Care is in crisis. The population is ageing. It is clear that more doctors will be needed and funded in a way that relieves the pressure.

“ The new Medical School is just one example of what is best achieved by a university that is independent. It has happened with the speed and conviction that are typical of Buckingham. In today’s world of managed systems of healthcare, the individual can easily get lost. Our teaching is based absolutely around the needs of the individual patient.”

— Professor Karol Sikora Dean

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Clinical placements are organised with MKUH Foundation Trust, Bedford NHS Hospital Trust, St Andrew’s Healthcare and GPs in the area.

Healthcare is a key part of the infrastructure of the area. There has been considerable economic growth. Milton Keynes has the second highest rate of population growth in the UK. It is in the centre of a wide rural area at the heart of England. Now it has a university teaching hospital.

The new Medical School does not just provide more trained doctors. It helps to raise the standards of treatments and patient care, expand those services to meet the growing population and support the continuing inward investment into the area, and develop new medical related activities in and around Milton Keynes.

British healthcare has inspired and led the world. Our School builds on a great tradition and rigorous academic standards.

The new School brings great freedom Freedom to design a curriculum that prepares

doctors to better respond to major chronic conditions and disease groups such as obesity, diabetes, ageing, mental health, and cancer.

Freedom to select the best students and respond to need unconstrained by quota.

Freedom to set a research agenda that responds to real-world concerns.

Already there is great diversity in the student body. We want to nurture this by developing a significant bursary fund; turning the dream of becoming a doctor into a reality for those who simply could not embark on such an intensive and lengthy course without financial assistance.

“ Milton Keynes NHS University Hospital Foundation Trust needed a Medical School to raise its standards of patient care even higher. We are delighted to be part of the project.”

— Professor Joe HarrisonCEO, Milton Keynes NHS University Hospital Foundation Trust



To raise £10 million to create Tech City: a Technology Transfer Centre

Our Technology Transfer Hub – Tech City – will enable the dynamic translation of academic

insight and research into commercial products.

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University of Buckingham in Milton Keynes – Tech City

This will be located in Milton Keynes, the second fastest growing city in the UK, recognised as a hub of industry and innovation. The area is home to a number of important industries, such as transport infrastructure and aerospace.

We are in an exceptional market. The UK is cited as one of the best places in the world to form and scale-up new start-ups. Our universities have a higher level of engagement with industry than the US, and set up twice as many companies.

With the ‘Tech City’ and the Teaching and Learning Centre, which is being built on the site of Milton Keynes University Hospital, the University aims to develop a significant presence in this dynamic city and significant business hub.

“ Higher Education underpins the cultural and economic life of city and region. The spirit of ‘can do’, and an appetite for new ideas and innovation that you will find in the City, also flows through the veins of the University of Buckingham.”

— Dr Ann Limb CBE DL Chair, SEMLEP

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The new London Centre will be home to: School of Government

School of Advanced Studies

The London Programme

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To raise £20 million to develop the London Centre

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London Centre University of Buckingham in London

“ A University is a place where inquiry is pushed forward... and error exposed, by the collision of mind with mind, and knowledge with knowledge.”

— John Henry Newman Theologian

The new Centre will be situated in the heart of London. We will invite our many friends in Parliament to take part in teaching and seminars. Their participation will add relevance, depth and colour to an academically robust syllabus. The new Centre will be within reach of Westminster.

Buckingham will not become part of the establishment and is setting up an institute to challenge conventional wisdom whenever it raises its head. Research and debate hosted at the School of Advanced Studies will take their cue from John Henry Newman (1801–1890).

Our programme of London activities is currently delivered from newly-leased accommodation in Gower Street.


Economics and Politics have been at the core of the Buckingham’s curriculum since the founding of the University. Lord Beloff shaped the teaching of Politics and Sir Alan Peacock had a major influence on Economics. And there is a highly successful MA by Research in Philosophy, pioneered by Professor Roger Scruton. We aim to bring all these traditions together by launching a new PPE undergraduate degree.

7th (out of 77) in Politics (Guardian University Guide, 2016)

100% satisfaction rating for Economics in the 2015 National Student Survey

We are grateful to the Linbury Trust for supporting bursary students on the new PPE course.

There is a sense of the real world to studying at Buckingham. We welcome people of great distinction and influence and make it possible for them to keep one foot in the real world in whichever field: creative performance, research, and political life.

THE BUCKINGHAM PPE PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

“ As the new PPE programme develops, we will add distinctive elements to it, such as cross-disciplinary modules on scientific literacy, communication and high-level writing skills. Our ambition is to produce the next generation of national and global leaders.”

— Dr Paul Graham Dean of Social Sciences and PPE Programme Director

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The Mandarin Centre will prepare students for the opportunities offered by a new Anglo- and European-Chinese relationship: linguistic, commercial, diplomatic, political and cultural. The Centre will offer undergraduate, postgraduate and executive courses.

China now represents the UK’s sixth biggest export market. UK exports of goods to China have more than doubled since 2010, and we are now enjoying a 'golden era' of trading and cultural relations.


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Mandarin Centre

It is clear that Sino-British relations will become more important as we move further into the 21st Century.

Opportunities for UK businesses in China include finance, professional and business services, oil and gas, power generation, renewable energy, infrastructure, aerospace, automotive, advanced manufacturing, marine, life sciences and healthcare, retail, and culture. China’s middle class is expected to reach 600 million by 2020.

In March 2015, the GREAT festival of creativity in Shanghai brought together the creative industries of both countries. The National Theatre has opened a production of War Horse in Beijing.

Eva Rinaldi


The ambitious plans will result in a University that is even more distinctive and distinguished. We want to nurture adventurous, liberal thinking, research and practical implementation of the research.

A place can achieve instant recognition when it is associated in people’s hearts and minds with greatness.

Bayreuth, Sydney and Glyndebourne for opera; Lords for cricket; Wembley for football; Edinburgh for the Fringe; CERN for physics; and Stratford for Shakespeare.


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DISTINCTIVE AND DISTINGUISHEDThe University of Buckingham will be associated even more in the future with the greatest traditions of independent thinking, lively discourse, innovation, enterprise and learning.

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5,000 studentsThe University of Buckingham will grow to an ideal size of at least 5,000 students.

This way, it will retain a sense of what matters: a supportive community and sense of kinship, in which it is safe to explore ideas. Everyone benefits from the University remaining small. Everyone is a lifelong shareholder.


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OPPORTUNITIESMajor donors will be invited to join the Court of Patrons, with seats at Graduation, an annual dinner in London, and regular invitations to events and briefings with the Vice-Chancellor and the senior academic team.

Naming opportunities are available at many levels: building, centre, lecture theatre, seminar rooms, scholarships, bursaries and fellowships.



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Buckingham is like a family. Giving is part of the life of any family. Everyone can play a part.

I hope that everyone who reads this Campaign for Free Thinking will consider making a gift, however large or small: Alumni, students, staff, and friends. It doesn’t matter whether your gift is for £10 per month towards the Buckingham Bursaries or for £20 million to fund a new signature building. Giving is a simple expression of pride and joy that goes to the heart of our community.

Together let’s gather the strength of our collective belief in self-determination and individual endeavour, and build on what has been commenced to ensure that the University of Buckingham is astonishing, extraordinary and refreshingly original for its fiftieth anniversary and beyond.

Please consider making a gift to the Campaign for Free Thinking.

Thank you.

Sir Anthony SeldonVice-Chancellor

Buckingham thinking. Free thinking. Please think and give freely.


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The University simply would not be here today if it were not for people like you. We are deeply grateful to the many people, too many to mention you all, whose generosity has made it possible to build and sustain the University of Buckingham during the first forty years.

“ You might say that I’m one of the originals. I have been a member of staff at the University of Buckingham since the arrival of the first students in 1976. Over the years, I have come to appreciate how special Buckingham is. I’m excited about what it will be like once the University’s full potential is realised.”

— Professor John Clarke University Orator

Philanthropy at the University of Buckingham

THANK YOU TO OUR MANY GENEROUS SUPPORTERS

The Sultan of Brunei 1970–1980 General

Dr Ralph Yablon1973 to purchase Hunter Street

Lord and Lady Tanlaw1973 provided us with the initial funds by which to open in 1976, and later to acquire Tanlaw Mill and in 2011 towards refurbishment of Prebend House

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation1973–1995 towards Economics, Accounting and Financial Management, buildings (Ian Fairbairn Lecture Hall), and bursaries. In 2010 to re-establish the History of Art department at Buckingham

Wolfson Foundation1978–1995 Buildings

P&O Ferries1979–1989 Scholarships and Bursaries

Bernard Sunley Charitable FoundationGifts between 1980 and 1992 were used for buildings; Chandos Road (Sunley Lecture Theatre) and student accommodation

Garfield Weston Foundation1980–2005 Scholarships and Bursaries; School of Education and, in 2013, the Medical School

Tudor Trust1981–1986 Buildings

Charles Clore Charitable Trust1986 biochemistry laboratory (later named Clore Lab)

Mr James Gulliver1986–1990

Warren Family Bequest1989 donation used to purchase the Chandos Road Building

The Lankelly Foundation1991

Rank Foundation1991–1999

SEGRO plc1991–2007 Scholarships and Bursaries

Eranda Foundation1995–2008 building for the Business School (Anthony de Rothschild Building) and Scholarships and Bursaries

Brunner Sons’ Charitable Trust1997 Scholarships and Bursaries

Mr Edward Legg1997–2009 buildings, Law School Prize and the Library


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Sir Ray Tindle1998 Journalism course and Scholarships and Bursaries

Mr John Desborough1998–2010 Business School Scholarships and Bursaries

Dixons Stores Group1999–2003 Computer Science Department and School of Education

Baron Kalms of Edgware‘The Sir Stanley Kalms Professor of Education’

The Friends of the University of Buckingham2010–

Mr Richard O Hoare, OBE (the Bulldog Trust)2011

Mr Anthony Green RA2011–2017 Gift of Paintings

Mr Robert & Mrs Dorothy Gregory2002–2011 Bursaries and Scholarships

Sir Christopher Ondaatje2003–2014 Scholarships and the arts, and the acquisition of Ondaajte Hall

Professor Ronald Coase2007 for full-fee Scholarship in Economics

Linbury Trust2008–2012 Prebend House

The Gregory Foundation2009 Funders of the Gregory Bursaries

Edgar Palamountain Memorial TrustThe Palamountain Medal, awarded annually since 2006, and other causes

Mr Matthew Proud2013–2016 Towards acquisition of Ford Meadow and the development of sporting facilities

Mr Brian Kingham2008 Business School Scholarships and Bursaries, including the Kingham Scholarship for Business Enterprise, and University fundraising support

Audrey Osborn Bequest2013 Bursaries

Lady McFadzean Bequest2015 Medical School

The Lord Vinson LVO DL2016 The Vinson Centre for the Study of Liberal Economics

Seung Chong and Family2016 Medical School

SEMLEP (South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership)2016–2017 Medical School, Study Centre in Milton Keynes

Dr Paul Davis2010–ongoing: student scholarships

“ I felt part of a successful, independent, and ground-breaking institution. There was a sense of belonging, for life, to a unique and growing international family. I wanted to help those less fortunate than I had been to benefit from the Buckingham magic by supporting students. Giving to Buckingham has been one of the greatest pleasures in my life.”

— Dr Paul Davis DPhil University of Buckingham Chairman of the Alumni Fund

The Friends of the University are an important link between town and gown and have provided generous support throughout.


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To make an electronic funds transfer from the UK, use these account details for the University of Buckingham:

National Westminster Bank Account no: 85521248 Sort code: 60-04-09

Electronic funds transfer (outside the UK) To make an electronic funds transfer from outside the UK, use these account details:

University of Buckingham National Westminster Bank Bank Identifier Code (BIC): NWBKGB2L IBAN number: GB21NWBK60040985521248

To make your tax-efficient gift from the USA, please contact the British Schools and Universities Foundation. www.bsuf.org

To discuss your interest in making a gift, please contact:

The Development Office Yeomanry House Hunter Street Buckingham MK18 1EG

+44 (0) 1280 814080 [email protected] www.freethinking.org.uk

The Hon. Lady Keswick Chancellor

Professor Ken Siddle Chair of Council

Filip Norén Student Union President

Principal Officers Sir Anthony Seldon Vice-Chancellor

Professor Alistair Alcock Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Deans Professor John Clapham Dean of Postgraduate Medicine

Professor John Drew Dean of Humanities

Professor Susan Edwards Dean of Law

Dr Paul Graham Dean of Social Sciences

Professor Stefan Hawlin Dean of Research

Professor Geraint Jones Dean of Education

Dr Alan Martin Dean of Sciences

Professor Karol Sikora Dean of Medicine

Dr Jane Tapsell Dean of Business and Management

Auditors PwC

Advisers The Philanthropy Company

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Written by Alistair Lomax

Development Office Hunter Street Buckingham MK18 1EG

01280 820 263

Senior StaffProfessor John Adamson Director, Humanities Research Institute

Professor John Clarke University Orator

Deborah Dow Head of Campaign

Paul Jennings Director of Finance

Alistair Lomax Director of Development

Anne Matsuoka Head of Alumni and Graduation Office

Anne Miller Registrar

James Seymour Director of Admissions

Colin Stocker Director of Estates

The University of Buckingham Charity No 1141691

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