Regents University London

Regent's University London (formerly Regent's College) is a non-profit private university located in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1984 as Regent's College. In 1985 it acquired the former South Villa Estate campus of the University of London's Bedford College in Regent's Park.

Regent's University London received taught degree awarding powers in 2012 and became a university in 2013.[1][2] It is one of five private universities in the UK. The university has its campus in Regent's Park, Central London.

In 1985 it acquired the former South Villa Estate campus of the University of London's Bedford College in Regent's Park. The site was leased by Bedford College in 1908, and a new set of buildings designed by the architect Basil Champneys was opened by Queen Mary in 1913. The buildings were modified and added to over the years, especially after bomb damage during the Second World War. Bedford College merged with Royal Holloway College (another college of the University of London) in 1985 and moved to Royal Holloway's campus at Egham in Surrey, vacating the premises in Regent's Park. Regent's College gradually expanded and the European Business School London moved to the College campus in 1987.