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Leadership and Governance

In this section, you'll be able to find all our information regarding leadership and governance at Arts University Bournemouth.

History

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is a higher education corporation, established under the Education Reform Act 1988.

As an institution, it has existed since 1880, initially under the name Bournemouth Government School of Art. It moved to its current Wallisdown site in 1984 and was granted status as a higher education institution in 2000 as the Arts Institute at Bournemouth (AIB) in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

Following the award of its own taught degree awarding powers by the Privy Council in 2008, it formally adopted the status of the Arts University College at Bournemouth (AUCB) on 1 July 2009.

On 7 December 2012, with a change to legislation, the Privy Council awarded AUCB full university status and the institution adopted the title Arts University Bournemouth.

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Strategy 2030+

In April 2026, AUB launched a visionary new Strategy 2030+. This sets out the University’s vision...

Leadership

Overall responsibility for the leadership and management of the University rests with the Senior Leadership Team under the authority...

Governance

Governance arrangements at Arts University Bournemouth are designed to meet the expectations of the CUC Code of higher education...

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Legal

The University is an exempt charity for the purposes of the Charities Act 2011. It's subject to charity law, but isn't regulated by...

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Finance and taxation

The University’s financial year runs from 1 August to 31 July...

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Policies

This page gives access to the key corporate policies.

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Academic Governance at AUB

Academic Board is the sovereign academic body of the University.

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