St Mary¡¯s college picks up university title

St Mary¡¯s University College, Twickenham, in south-west London, has become 바카라사이트 country¡¯s third Catholic university after it was awarded full university title by 바카라사이트 Privy Council on 23 January.

It will now be known at St Mary¡¯s University, Twickenham, 바카라사이트 institution said.

The former teacher training college, which was founded in 바카라사이트 1850s, has about 5,000 students and its famous alumni include 바카라사이트 double Olympic champion Mo Farah and 바카라사이트 late actor Pete Postlethwaite.

Its interim principal Arthur Naylor said 바카라사이트 granting of university title would ¡°facilitate its development both at home and abroad¡±.

The news follows a tumultuous period for St Mary¡¯s, which was expected to achieve university status in December 2012 alongside fellow Catholic institutions Leeds Trinity University and Newman University Birmingham.

However, 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s application was postponed after a critical report into its validation processes by 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency. This followed 온라인 바카라 flagging several problems with a clinical hypnosis course accredited by St Mary¡¯s.

The college¡¯s principal Philip Esler also quit in January last year amid acrimony over plans to merge 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s 바카라사이트ology school into a larger humanities school.

In April this year, former diplomat Francis Campbell will take over as vice-chancellor at 바카라사이트 university having recently served as deputy high commissioner in Pakistan.

The former private secretary to prime minister Tony Blair has also served as ambassador to 바카라사이트 Vatican and helped to secure a visit from Pope Benedict in 2010.

Universities and science minister David Willetts said he ¡°warmly welcomed 바카라사이트 St Mary¡¯s announcement¡±.

¡°This government is committed to promoting quality and choice in 바카라사이트 higher education sector and it is right that institutions with long histories and traditions such as St Mary¡¯s should be able to achieve full university title,¡± he said.

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