Join us for our Heritage Open Day 2024, as we invite you to be a part of our very special anniversary year. We are celebrating 175 years since the foundation of Bedford College, the first Higher Education College for women in the UK and one of the two Colleges which came together to create the University we are today.
Hear experts tell intriguing stories of what life was like for some of our earliest students and take a tour of the Founder's Building and walk in the footsteps of the pioneering Victorian women who boldly broke with convention to get a university education. Join our cultural team to view some of the treasures in our Victorian art collections, delve into our archives with our archivist, and find out about how being a university of social purpose was part of our DNA from the beginning. Click here to find out more.