to combine with the Gloucestershire College of Arts & Technology in 1990, forming the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. In October 2001, the college was awarded university status.
The university provides almost 100 undergraduate courses and around 57 taught post-graduate courses within eight schools.
A 10-year memorandum of understanding exists between the university, Gloucestershire College and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College to support access to higher education.
== History ==
=== Predecessor colleges and institutes ===
The following are points in the university's history appearing in the timeline.
1834 – Cheltenham Mechanics' Institute
1840 – Gloucester Mechanics' Institute
1847 – Cheltenham Training College (Church Foundation)
1852 – Cheltenham School of Art
1920 – St Paul's College of Education
1920 – St Mary's College of Education
1959 – Gloucestershire College of Art
1967 – Gloucestershire College of Education (Local Authority College)
1979 – College of St Paul and St Mary
1980 – Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology from four other Local Authority colleges
1990 – Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology (HE)
1990 – Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
2001 – University of Gloucestershire
From 1992, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education (CGCHE) was permitted to award first and postgraduate degrees, and in 1998 it achieved research degree-awarding powers. In 2001, the University of Gloucestershire was awarded university status.
==== Mechanics' Institutes ====
Mechanics' Institutes developed in the United Kingdom over the 19th century. A number formed the earliest roots of Universities and Colleges. The Cheltenham Mechanics Institute is associated with a notable historical incident. A speaker, George Holyoake, became the last person prosecuted and convicted for blasphemy following a public lecture he delivered at the institute in April 1842.
==== Anglican Foundation ====
The Anglican Foundation of the University of Gloucestershire …
