Former names | Arts University College at Bournemouth (AUCB), Arts Institute at Bournemouth (AIB), Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1880[1] |
Budget | £4,159,000 (2013–2014)[2] |
Chairman | Dorothy MacKenzie[3] |
Vice-Chancellor | Paul Gough[4] |
Academic staff | 330 (2013–2014)[5] |
Administrative staff | 135 (2013–2014)[6] |
Students | 3,445 (2019/20)[7] |
Undergraduates | 3,270 (2019/20)[7] |
Postgraduates | 175 (2019/20)[7] |
Location | Poole, England, UK 50°44′29.2″N 1°53′52.1″W / 50.741444°N 1.897806°W |
Campus | Wallisdown Campus |
Website | aub |
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Arts University Bournemouth (abbreviated AUB) is a further and higher education university based in Poole, England, specialising in art, performance, design, and media. It was formerly known as The Arts University College at Bournemouth and The Arts Institute at Bournemouth and is the home of Bournemouth Film School.[8]
AUB is the second-largest university in Bournemouth and Poole, Bournemouth University being much larger and AECC University College being smaller.
The university was awarded Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework, a government assessment of the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities and other higher education providers in England.[9][10] This award noted high levels of professional employment among graduates.[11]