College is granted full university statusas new campus continues to take shape

From: The Scotsman | Date: January 17, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

OFFICIALS at Queen Margaret University College were celebrating yesterday after their institution was formally awarded a full university title.

The decision by the Privy Council follows an extensive public consultation exercise and comes nine years after it was granted full degree-awarding powers.

The institution was founded in 1875 as the Edinburgh School of Cookery in an attempt to improve career opportunities for women, and improve the diets of working-class families.

The decision to award it a full university title also comes as work continues on its new GBP 105 million campus, near ...

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