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| Formation | 1918 |
| Headquarters | Woburn House |
| Location | London |
| Membership | 128 universities, university colleges and colleges of higher education |
| President | Professor Drummond Bone |
| Website | http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/ |
Universities UK began life as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP) in the nineteenth century when there were informal meetings involving Vice-Chancellors of a number of universities and Principals of university colleges. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The term " university college " is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide Tertiary education but do not have full or independent College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges Sir James Drummond Bone FRSA is a British Academic. He has been the Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool since A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, In 1918 the first consultative meeting of all Vice-Chancellors was held. At that time, the committee consisted of just 22 universities and university colleges.
In 1930, Vice-Chancellors secured a mandate from their respective universities that "it is desirable in the common interests of the United Kingdom to constitute a Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals for purposes of mutual consultation".
Over the succeeding years the number of universities increased as a result of new universities being created and the change in legislation in 1992, which recognised the former Polytechnics as Universities thus doubling and diversifying the membership.
On 1 December 2000, CVCP’s name, logo and identity were changed to Universities UK in order to reflect changes which had taken place in the organisation in recent years. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
Universities UK's task is to support the work of universities and promote their interests. It works to deliver its mission by speaking out for a thriving and diverse higher education sector which creates benefits for all; providing and disseminating essential information; bringing people together to share knowledge and good practice.
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