History
In 2003, Suffolk County Council established a stakeholder group, made up of senior representatives from the University of East Anglia, University of Essex, Suffolk College, the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Suffolk Learning and Skills Council, Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Suffolk Chief Executive's Group and Suffolk Development Agency. The aim of the group was to investigate the possibility of establishing a university in the county. Following funding pledges from Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council in 2004, UCS was backed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with £15m worth of funding in 2005 and attracted a £12.5m grant from the East of England Development Agency in 2006
UCS was officially launched on 1 August 2007 and welcomed its first students in September of the same year.
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