Writtle University College
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Writtle University College was a university college located in Writtle near Chelmsford, Essex. It was founded in 1893. Writtle obtained University College status in May 2016.[3]
Motto | Time Tries the Truth In Everything |
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Type | Public |
Active | 1893 (1893)ā2024 (2024) |
Chancellor | Jimmy Doherty |
Administrative staff | 100+ academic/teaching 15 Research 50+ other academic 80+ other |
Students | 765 HE (2019/20)[1] |
Other students | 7,645 FE[2] |
Address | Lordship Road, Writtle, Essex, CM1 3RR , , , |
Colours | Scarlet and Bronze Yellow |
Website | writtle |
In July 2023, Writtle University College announced a merger with Anglia Ruskin University,[4] and completed on 29 February 2024. ARU Writtle has its own campus alongside ARU Chelmsford, ARU Cambridge, ARU Peterborough, and ARU London.[4]
Its countryside estate features a wide range of facilities, including a working farm, an equine centre, science laboratories, design studios, a canine therapy clinic, a specialist animal unit[5] and sports provision including the UK's first permanent 3x3 basketball courts.[6]