• University Centre Newbury

Achieve Your Degree Locally with UCN

University Centre Newbury (UCN) delivers higher education opportunities to West Berkshire.

UCN provides a solution for the community that sees the continuous development of higher education to support businesses to develop talented employees and enable adults to excel in their careers while gaining nationally-recognised qualifications.

Upskill or retrain

We offer a huge array of flexible learning options to suit the needs of businesses and the community. Students enrolling with us will be able to build their professional development up to postgraduate qualifications, through partnerships with Universities without the need to relocate. We provide degrees and other higher-level qualifications in the key sectors of Business & Finance, Engineering, and Health & Social Care.

UCN Programmes

Meet... Laura Pearce

Laura Pearce

As a teaching assistant, I find the course extremely relevant to my job. The course has taught me a lot about children’s learning development, and I’m applying what I’ve learnt so far within my role at the school where I work. Studying for a degree in Newbury is an advantage to me. I was thrilled that UCN’s partnership with the University of Reading made this possible for me. More...

Foundation Degree in Children's Development and Learning

Meet... Vincenzo Bernabei

Vincenzo Bernabei

I enjoy helping learners understand the market, consumer behaviour, trends and the world in which they work or will work in. My experience as a marketing and branding consultant with leading international market players allows me to bring real-life business scenarios into my Leadership & Management teaching.  More...

Leadership & Management Lecturer

Meet... Julius Baguisi

Julius Baguisi

The best thing about my apprenticeship is being given a project to manage and having an employer that is open to questions and helping me. More...

Degree Apprenticeship in Chartered Manager
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Meet... Molly Stone

Molly Stone

My colleague suggested that I apply for the Children’s Learning and Development Foundation Degree as it would support my professional development and further my career. So far, I’ve gained more knowledge to use in my workplace setting. The delivery of the course has been an engaging and positive experience. More...

Meet... Aaron Sedman

Aaron Sedman

We have covered the foundation of plumbing principles on this programme, such as pipe bending and learning fabrication of materials in building and services that we can apply in the workplace.

Aaron Sedman, HVAC Engineer, Oxford University