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HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England)

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HERO - UK Education Portal
Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)

National Foundation for Educational Research - online research questionnaires, information on current projects, summaries of completed projects, research papers online, database online). Also currently hosts the Eurydice Unit (England, Wales & Northern Ireland), information network on education in Europe
MBA Schools / FT league tables
Open2.net -Open University tv & radio
Research & Development UK - regional & sector information, science parks, R & D organisations, national laboratories and links.
Sources of Funding For International Students
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.
Scottish Research Information Information System - linking industry & academic research in Scotland.
StudentUK.co.uk - Information guide for UK students
The Open University
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The Sunday Times University Guide
THESIS
- Information on Higher Education in the UK
Top 100 UK Universities
The top universities listed by subject
UCAS - degree course applications for colleges & universities, also a course search facility, advice & information.
UK Active Map of Universities & HE Institutions
UK Education Interactive Map
UK Govt. Departmet for Education & Employment
UK GRAD Program -Universities and PostGraduate course
Universities UK
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Universities / FT league tables The FT 100 league table - rates university performance across 16 categories
Unofficial-Guides.com
-Guide to UK universities and student unions
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UK institutions which are recognised by the UK authorities as being able to offer courses leading to a degree of a recognised body

University of Aberdeen
University of Abertay (Dundee)
Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford)
Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge)
Aston University (Birmingham)
The University of Bath
Birmingham University
The University of Bolton
Bournemouth University
Bradford University
University of Brighton
Bristol University
Brunel University (Uxbridge, West London)
University of Buckingham
University of Cambridge
Canterbury Christ Church University
University of Central England (Birmingham)
University of Central Lancashire (Preston)
University of Central Lancashire (Carlisle)
University of Chester
City University (Central London)
Coventry University
Cranfield University
Derby University
University of Dundee
Durham University
University of Durham Stockton Campus
University of East Anglia (Norwich)
University of East London
Edinburgh University
University of Essex (Colchester)
Exeter University
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Glamorgan (Pontypridd)
Glasgow University
University of Gloucestershire (Cheltenham)
University of Greenwich (London)
Heriot Watt University (Edinburgh)
Heriot Watt University (Borders Campus, Galashiels (formerly Scottish College of Textiles))
University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield)
Huddersfield University
University of Hull
University of Hull Scarborough
UHI Millennium Institute (Inverness)
Keele University (Staffordshire)
University of Kent (Canterbury)
Kingston University (South West London)
Lancaster University
University of Leeds
Leeds Metropolitan University
University of Leicester
De Montfort University (Leicester)
De Montfort University (Bedford)
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (Lincoln)
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (Hull)
Liverpool University
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool John Moores University
Camberwell College of Arts
Chelsea College of Arts and Design
Central St.Martins School of Art and Design
London Metropolitan University
London South Bank University
Loughborough University
University of Luton
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University (Crewe)

University of Manchester
Middlesex University (West London)
Napier University (Edinburgh)
Newcastle University
University of Northumbria (Newcastle)
The University of Northampton
Nottingham University
Nottingham Trent University
The Open University (Milton Keynes)
Oxford University
Oxford Brookes University
Paisley University
Plymouth University
The University of Portsmouth
Queen's University Belfast
Reading University
Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen)
Roehampton University (London SW15)
St.Andrews University
University of Salford
The University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
Southampton Solent University
University of Southampton
Staffordshire University
Stirling University
The University of Strathclyde (Glasgow)
Sunderland University
University of Surrey (Guildford)
University of Sussex (Brighton)
University of Teesside
Thames Valley University (Slough)
University of Ulster
University of Wales
University of Wales
University of Wales Aberystwyth
University of Wales Bangor
Cardiff University
University of Wales Lampeter
University of Wales, Newport
University of Wales Swansea
University of Wales Institute (Cardiff)
University of Warwick
University of the West of England (Bristol)
University of Westminster (London)
The University of Winchester
University of Wolverhampton
University of Worcester
University of York

University of London Colleges, Schools, Institutes and Teaching Hospitals

University of London
University of London Birkbeck College
University of London Goldsmiths College
University of London Heythrop College
University of London Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
University of London Imperial College at Wye ((Kent Link))
University of London King's College
Courtauld Institute of Art (London)
University of London Queen Mary
University of London Royal Holloway
University of London University College
University of London Eastman Dental Institute
Institute of Child Health (London)
University of London Institute of Cancer Research
Institute of Neurology (London)
University of London Institute of Education
University of London Institute of Psychiatry
The Royal Veterinary College
The Royal College of Music (London)
University of London School of Advanced Studies
University of London St. George's Hospital Medical School (London SW17)
University of London, London Business School
University of London School of Economics and Political Science
School of Pharmacy (London)
University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University of London School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University of the Arts, London
University of the Arts London ((Chelsea College, London College of Fashion, Camberwell College, Central St.Martins College))
University sector colleges. Institutions which are not universities but run a substantial number of degree courses usually in conjunction with a local university. In England these are funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England

Bath Spa University College
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (High Wycombe)
Camborne School of Mines (Cornwall)
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Cardiff)
Trinity College Carmarthen
Cumbria College of Art and Design (Carlisle)
University College Chichester
Royal Agricultural College (Cirencester)
British College of Osteopathic Medicine
Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Leeds)
Central School of Speech & Drama (London)
Dartington College of Arts
Edinburgh College of Art
Edge Hill University College (Ormskirk, Lancashire)
University College Falmouth
Glasgow School of Art
Guildford College
Harper Adams University College (Newport, Shropshire)
Kent Institute of Art and Design
University College of St.Martin (Lancaster, Ambleside and Carlisle)
Bishop Grosseteste College (Lincoln) London College of Fashion
The London College of Communication
North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (Wrexham)
Newman College of Higher Education (Birmingham)
Norwich School of Art and Design
University College of St.Mark & St.John (Plymouth)
Queen Margaret University College (Edinburgh)
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication (London)
Royal Academy of Music (London)
The Royal College of Art
Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
British School of Osteopathy
The Scottish Agricultural College (Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Ayr)
Rose Bruford College (Sidcup, Kent)
St.Mary's University College (Belfast)
Stranmillis University College (Belfast)
Surrey Institute of Art and Design Farnham
Swansea Institute of Higher Education
Trinity and All Saints University College (Leeds)
Trinity Laban
St.Mary's College (Twickenham, West London)
Warrington Collegiate
Wimbledon School of Art
Writtle College (Chelmsford)
York St.John College

International colleges and universities. Foreign institutions with campuses in the United Kingdom

American Intercontinental University (London)
Boston University
University of Delaware (London)
Huron University USA in London
Irish School of Ecumenics Trinitty College Dublin (Belfast)
University of Notre Dame
The American International University in London (Richmond)
Schiller International University

Other Education Related Links:

Alphabetical list of UK Universities and HE Colleges
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
Higher Education Statistics Agency
UK Government Department for Education and Employment
Department of Education for Northern Ireland
British Council Educational Information Service
Resource Development International - RDI are dedicated to developing and supporting high quality distance learning and management training programmes delivered by flexible methods
Study Abroad - Hobsons Study UK website offers free information and advice to students wanting to study in the UK.

Colleges of Further Eduation and other Education Institutions

Abingdon and Witney College
Academy of Contemporary Music, The
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
Accrington and Rossendale College
Adam Smith College, Fife, The
All Nations Christian College
All Souls College (Oxford)
Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies
Alton College
American Intercontinental University, London
Amersham and Wycombe College
Anglo-European College of Chiropractics
Armagh College of Further and Higher Education
Arts Educational Schools
Asante Academy of Chinese Medicine
Ashridge Management College
Ashton Sixth Form College
Askham Bryan College
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Aylesbury College
Balliol College (Oxford)
Barclays PLC
Barking and Dagenham LEA
Barking College
Barnet College
Barnfield College
Barry College
Basingstoke College of Technology
Bath College, City of
Bedford College
Belfast Bible College
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education
Bellerby's College
Berkshire College of Agriculture
Bexley College
Bicton College
Bird College of Dance & Theatre Performance
Birmingham Christian College
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies
Birmingham International College
Bishop Auckland College
Bishop Burton College
Blackburn College
Blackburne House
Blackfriars (Oxford)
Blackpool and The Fylde College
Bolton Community College
Boston College
Bournemouth and Poole College, The
Bournville College
Bracknell and Wokingham College
Bradford College
Brasenose College (Oxford)
Bridgend College
Bridgwater College
Brighton Institute of Modern Music
Bristol Baptist College
Bristol College, City of
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
British College of Osteopathic Medicine
British Institute in Paris (London)
British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce
British School of Osteopathy, The
Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
Brooklands College
Brooksby Melton College
Burnley College
Burton College
Bury College
Calderdale College
Cambridge College of Learning
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge Theological Federation
Campion Hall (Oxford)
Cannock Chase Technical College
Canterbury College
Carlisle College
Carshalton College
Castle College Nottingham
Castlereagh College of Further and Higher Education
Causeway Institute of Further and Higher Education
Cavendish College
CECOS London College
Central School of Ballet
Centre for Homeopathic Education
Centre for Management Development
Centre for Nutrition Education and Lifestyle Management
Centre for Youth Ministry
Chesterfield College
Chichester College
Chicken Shed Theatre Company
Christ Church (Oxford)
Christie's Education Ltd
Christ's College (Cambridge)
Churchill College (Cambridge)
Circus Space
Cirencester College
City and Guilds of London Art School
City and Islington College
City Banking College (web address not supplied)
City College Manchester
City College Norwich
City College, Birmingham
City College, Brighton and Hove
City College, Coventry
City College, The
City Literary Institute
City of Bath College
City of Bristol College
City of Sunderland College
City of Westminster College
City of Wolverhampton College
Clare College (Cambridge)
Clare Hall (Cambridge)
Cleveland College of Art and Design
Cliff College
Clouds, Department of Professional Education Training and Research(PETR)
Colchester Institute
Coleg Gwent
Coleg Llandrillo
Coleg Menai
Coleg Morgannwyg
Coleg Powys
Coleg Sir Gar, Carmarthenshire College
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
College of Animal Welfare
College of Ayurveda
College of Estate Management, The
College of Integrated Chinese Medicine
College of North East London
College of North West London
College of Osteopaths, The
College of St Hild and St Bede (Durham)
College of Technology, London
College of the Resurrection
College of Traditional Acupuncture, The
College of West Anglia, The
Collingwood College (Durham)
Compton Hospice
Cornwall College
Corpus Christi College (Cambridge)
Corpus Christi College (Oxford)
Craven College
Croydon College
Darlington College
Dartington College of Arts
Darwin College (Cambridge)
Dearne Valley College
Defence Medical Services Training Agency
Delphi Diesel Aftermarket
Derby College
Dewsbury College
Diocese of Oxford, The
Doncaster College
Downing College (Cambridge)
Dudley College
Dumfries and Galloway Council Education Department
Dunstable College
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College
East Antrim Institute of Further and Higher Education
East Berkshire College
East Devon College
East Down Institute of Further and Higher Education
East Durham and Houghall Community College
East Riding College
Eastleigh College
Easton College
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh's Telford College
Education for Health
Emmanuel College (Cambridge)
Enfield College
Estover Community College
European Business School, London, The
European College of Business and Management
European School of Economics
European School of Osteopathy
Evesham and Malvern Hills College
Exeter College
Exeter College (Oxford)
Farnborough College of Technology
Fermanagh College
Filton College
Fire Service College
Fitzwilliam College (Cambridge)
Flagship Training Ltd
Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education
Foundation for Conductive Education (National Institute of Conductive Education), The
Free Church College
Furness College
Gateshead College
Gateway School of Recording
Girton College (Cambridge)
Glasgow School of Art, The
Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology
Gonville and Caius College (Cambridge)
Grafton College of Management Sciences
Grantham College
Great Yarmouth College
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
Green College (Oxford)
Greenbank Sports Academy
Greenwich Community College
Greenwich School of Management
Grey College (Durham)
Greyfriars (Oxford)
Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education, The
Guildford College of Further and Higher Education
Guildford School of Acting (GSA Conservatoire)
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Hackney Community College
Hadlow College
Halesowen College
Halton College
Harlow College
Harris Manchester College (Oxford)
Harrow College
Hartlepool College of Further Education
Hartpury College
Hastings College of Arts and Technology
Hatfield College (Durham)
Havering College of Further and Higher Education
Henley College, Coventry
Herefordshire College of Art and Design
Herefordshire College of Technology
Hertford College (Oxford)
Hertford Regional College
Highbury College
HMS Collingwood
HMS Sultan
Holborn College
Holy Cross College
Homerton College (Cambridge)
Hopwood Hall College
Huddersfield Technical College
Hugh Baird College
Hughes Hall (Cambridge)
Hull College
Huntingdonshire Regional College
ifs School of Finance
Institute for Optimum Nutrition, The
Institute for the Study of the Americas (London)
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (London)
Institute of Cancer Research (London)
Institute of Classical Studies (London)
Institute of Commonwealth Studies (London)
Institute of English Studies (London)
Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies (London)
Institute of Historical Research (London)
International Christian College
International College of Oriental Medicine, The
International Correspondence Schools Ltd
Irish Baptist College, Belfast, The
Islamic College for Advanced Studies
Isle of Wight College
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Itchen College
James Watt College of Further and Higher Education
Jesus College (Cambridge)
Jesus College (Oxford)
John Snow College, Queen's Campus (Durham)
Joseph Priestley College
Josiah Mason College
Keble College (Oxford)
Keighley College
Kellogg College (Oxford)
Kendal College
Kensington and Chelsea College
Kensington College of Business
Kidderminster College
King's College (Cambridge)
Kingston College
Kingston Maurward College
KLM UK Engineering Ltd
Knowsley Community College
KYRA Education and Training
Lady Margaret Hall (Oxford)
Lakes College West Cumbria
Lambeth College
Lancashire and Morecambe College
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Lauder College
Leeds Addiction Unit
Leeds College of Art and Design
Leeds College of Building
Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Technology
Leeds Thomas Danby
Leicester College
Leo Baeck College, Centre for Jewish Education
Lewisham College
Leyton Sixth Form College
Light Project, The
Limavady College of Further and Higher Education
Linacre College (Oxford)
Lincoln College (Oxford)
Lincoln College
Lincolnshire Partnership Trust
Lisburn Institute

Liverpool Community College
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
London Academy for Higher Education
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
London Centre for Fashion Studies
London City College
London College of Accountancy
London College of Management and Information Technology
London College of Professional Studies
London College of Traditional Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, The
London Contemporary Dance School
London International College
London School of Accountancy and Management
London School of Commerce
London School of Osteopathy, The
London School of Theology
London Studio Centre
Loughborough College
Lowestoft College
Lucy Cavendish College (Cambridge)
Ludlow College
Macclesfield College
Magdalen College (Oxford)
Magdalene College (Cambridge)
Management Development Partnership
Manchester Business School (Manchester)
Manchester College of Arts and Technology
Mansfield College (Oxford)
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Markfield Institute of Higher Education, The
Maryvale Institute
Matrix College
Mattersey Hall, Doncaster
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education
McTimoney College of Chiropractic
Merton College
Merton College (Oxford)
Metanoia Institute
Mid-Chesire College
Middlesborough College
Mid-Kent College of Higher and Further Education
Milton Keynes College
Ming-Ai (London) Institute
Missionary Institute London, The
Moorlands College
Moulton College
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Myerscough College
National Institute of Medical Herbalists Archway Clinic
Nazarene Theological College
NCC Education
Neath Port Talbot College
Nelson and Colne College
New College (Oxford)
New College, Durham
New College, Nottingham
New College, Swindon
New Hall (Cambridge)
Newbold College
Newbury College
Newcastle College
Newcastle-under-Lyme College
Newham College of Further Education
Newham Sixth Form College
Newnham College (Cambridge)
Newry City Institute
Norland College
North Down and Ards Institute
North East Institute of Further and Higher Education
North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT)
North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI)
North East Worcestershire College
North Hertfordshire College
North Lindsey College
North Thames Ministerial Training Course
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
North West Institute of Further and Higher Education
North West Kent College
North West Regional Authority, Royal Bolton Hospital
Northbrook College Sussex
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Northumberland College
Norton Radstock College
Norwich School of Art and Design
Notre Dame Centre, Glasgow
Nottingham Healthcare Trust
Nuffield College (Oxford)
Oak Hill College
Oaklands College
Oasis Trust
Oldham College, The
Omagh College
Open College of Equine Studies, The
Opus School of Textile Arts
Oriel College (Oxford)
Orpington College
Otley College
Oxford and Cherwell College
Oxford Business College
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
Oxford House College
Park Lane College
Partnership for Theological Education
Pembroke College (Cambridge)
Pembroke College (Oxford)
Pembrokeshire College
Penwith College
Pershore Group of Colleges
Persona Development and Training
Peterborough Regional College
Peterhouse (Cambridge)
Plumpton College
Plymouth College of Art and Design
Plymouth College of Further Education
Preston College
QinetiQ, The Empire Test Pilots' School
Queens' College (Cambridge)
Queen's College, The (Oxford)
Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, The
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Reaseheath College
Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Redbridge College
Redcar and Cleveland College
Redcliffe College
Regents Business School London, The
Regent's Park College (Oxford)
Regents Theological College
REME School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering at Arborfield
Richard Huish College
Richmond Adult Community College
Richmond upon Thames College
Richmond, the American International University in London
Ripon College Cuddeson, Oxford
Robinson College (Cambridge)
Rodbaston College
Rose Bruford College
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
Royal Academy of Dance, The
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Botanic Gardens (Edinburgh), The
Royal College of Nursing
Royal Marines School of Music, The
Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, The
Royal School of Military Engineering, The
Royal School of Military Survey, The
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Glamorgan)
Runshaw College
Ruskin College, Oxford
SAE Institute, London
Salford College
Salisbury College
Sandwell College
Saxon College
School of Advanced Study (London)
School of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
REME, The School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering
School of Technology and Management
Scottish Agricultural College, The
Scottish Baptist College
Scottish Institute of Human Relations (SIHR)
Scottish Police College, The
Scottish School of Herbal Medicine
Selby College
Selwyn College (Cambridge)
Sheffield College, The
Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute
Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
Sidney Sussex College (Cambridge)
Sir George Monoux College