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{{short description|Public university in Bath, Somerset, England}}
{{distinguish|text=the [[University of Bath]]}}
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{{infobox university
 | name                   = Bath Spa University
 | image_name             = Bath Spa University logo.svg
 | image_size             = 200px
 | established            = 2005 – Bath Spa University (gained [[Universities in the United Kingdom|university status]])<br> 1997 – Bath Spa University College <br> 1975 – Bath College of Higher Education <br> 1852 – Bath School of Art
 | type                   = [[public university|Public]]
 | endowment              = £581,000 (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/media/bathspaacuk/about-us/governance/financial-governance/Bath-Spa-University-Financial-Statement-2015-16.pdf|title=FinancialStatements2016 |publisher=Bath Spa University}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = [[Sharanjit Leyl]]
 | vice_chancellor        = Georgina Andrews
 | students               = {{HESA student population|INSTID=10000571}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation">{{HESA citation}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = {{HESA undergraduate population|INSTID=10000571}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
 | postgrad               = {{HESA postgraduate population|INSTID=10000571}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
 | city                   = [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
 | state                  = [[Somerset]]
 | postalcode             = BA2 9BN (main campus)
 | country                = England
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 | campus                 = Rural
 | colors                 = Slate blue and Limestone {{Color box|#22314E}} {{color box|#BEB2A6}}
 | affiliation           = {{flatlist|
* [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]
* [[MillionPlus]]
* [[Universities UK]]
}}
 | website                = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Bath Spa University''' is a [[public university]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[England]], with its main campus at [[Newton Park]], about {{Convert|3+1/2|mi|km|abbr=}} west of the centre of the city. The university has other campuses in the city of Bath and London, as well as a site at [[Corsham Court]] in [[Wiltshire]].

The institution gained full university status in August 2005, having been previously known as Bath College of Higher Education, and later Bath Spa University College.

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== History ==
The institution can trace its roots back to the foundation of the [[Bath School of Art and Design|Bath School of Art]] in 1852, following the impact of [[The Great Exhibition]] of 1851.

In 1946, Bath Teacher Training College was opened on the [[Newton Park]] campus, as part of the post-war initiatives to fill wartime teaching shortages. It was a women's college offering two year courses, under the Principal Mary Dawson. The present institution was formed in 1975 as '''Bath College of Higher Education''' by the merger of Bath Teacher Training College and [[Bath College of Domestic Science]]. In 1983 [[Bath Academy of Art]] also merged into the college.

In 1992, the college was granted degree-awarding powers and in 1997 adopted the name '''Bath Spa University College'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=963 |title=History of Education at Newton Park uncovered |publisher=Bath Spa University |date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223143819/https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=963 |archive-date=2012-12-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2005 the institution was granted university status, becoming Bath Spa University in August 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=322 |title=Inauguration of Bath Spa University |publisher=Bath Spa University |date=3 January 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121222203955/https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=322 |archive-date=2012-12-22 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, the university was the UK's sixth-largest provider of teacher education.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teaching Courses Open For Applicants At Bath Spa Uni|url=http://www.nowbath.co.uk/news/teaching-courses-open-applicants-bath-spa-uni-53562/|access-date=16 July 2015|work=NOW Bath|date=27 November 2013}}</ref>

== Campuses ==
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=== Newton Park, Bath ===
[[File:Newton Park house, from south-east.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The 18th-century Georgian country house at [[Newton Park]]|alt=]]
The [[Newton Park]] campus, to the west of Bath near the village of [[Newton St Loe]], is the largest of the university's three main campuses. It is here that courses from all schools are taught, with the exception of art and design. The campus is in Newton Park, in grounds designed by English landscape architect [[Lancelot "Capability" Brown]] and leased from the [[Duchy of Cornwall]].

The campus has buildings from a mixture of ages. These include the Grade I listed Main House built between 1762 and 1765 by [[Stiff Leadbetter]] for [[Joseph Langton]] MP;<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1312838|desc=Newton Park|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minervaconservation.com/projects/bathspa.html|title=Main House, Bath Spa University|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref> the remnants of the 14th-century [[Newton St Loe Castle]], a scheduled monument also with Grade I listed status;<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1129476|desc=Castle Keep in the grounds of Newton Park|access-date=8 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and Grade II* listed stable buildings,<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1129477|desc=Stable block and coach house|access-date=8 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> gardens<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1000567|desc=Newton Park (120ha)|access-date=8 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and a [[walled garden]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1365665|desc=Walls enclosing a Garden between the Gatehouse and Stables|access-date=8 May 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

It is the university's only campus to have student accommodation on site, and is also home to the Students' Union. The site has a lake, nature reserve, woodlands and arable farmland. The site underwent extensive development in the 2010s.<ref name="bathspa.ac.uk">{{cite web|title=Newton Park Campus Development|url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/development|website=Bath Spa University|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182755/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/development|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>

==== 'Commons' academic building ====
In the summer of 2012, work began on the development of a new academic building called "Commons", roughly in the centre of the Newton Park campus. Next to the academic building is an outside amphitheatre, primarily for use by the School of Music and Performing arts. The building was officially opened on 5 June 2014 by film producer [[David Puttnam|Lord Puttnam]].<ref name="commons-opening">{{cite web|title=Distinguished Academy Award-winning film producer Lord Puttnam opens Bath Spa University's new academic building|url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/distinguished-academy-award-winning-film-producer-lord-puttnam-opens-bath-spa-university%E2%80%99s-new-academic-building|website=Bath Spa University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215016/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/distinguished-academy-award-winning-film-producer-lord-puttnam-opens-bath-spa-university%E2%80%99s-new-academic-building|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Michael Tippett Centre ====
The [[Michael Tippett]] Centre is the only purpose-built concert hall in Bath.<ref name="BSU">{{cite web |url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/about/campuses/newton-park.asp |title=Newton Park |publisher=Bath Spa University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000231/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/about/campuses/newton-park.asp |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The building has many teaching rooms and spaces, and the hall is used for lectures, mainly by the School of Music and Performing Arts. The hall is also used for exhibitions, musical performances and plays from student performers as well professional acts from around the country.

==== University Theatre ====
The University Theatre, completed in 2006, was part of a £5.7m scheme designed by Fielden Clegg Bradley Architects LLP. It consists of a 186-seat auditorium with backstage and technical facilities, and three large teaching studios. The venue is used by the School of Music and Performing Arts for teaching actors, directors, production managers, choreographers and dancers.

=== Locksbrook, Bath ===
In October 2015, the university announced that it had submitted proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of the former [[Herman Miller]] furniture factory on [[Locksbrook|Locksbrook Road]], Bath,<ref name="hermanmiller-brief">{{cite web |title=The Bath Brief |url=http://www.hermanmiller.co.uk/why/the-bath-brief.html |access-date=6 August 2017 |publisher=Herman Miller}}</ref> about {{Convert|1+1/4|mi|km|abbr=}} west of Bath city centre. The site would become a new home for [[Bath School of Art and Design]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Bath Spa University |url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/bsu-in-bid-to-rejuvenate-historic-building |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208122837/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/bsu-in-bid-to-rejuvenate-historic-building |archive-date=2015-12-08}}</ref> as the Sion Hill campus did not provide enough academic space.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/WAM/doc/Correspondence-987535.pdf?extension=.pdf&id=987535&location=volume3&contentType=application%2Fpdf&pageCount=3&appid=1001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806180332/http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/WAM/doc/Correspondence-987535.pdf?extension=.pdf&id=987535&location=volume3&contentType=application%2Fpdf&pageCount=3&appid=1001 |archive-date=2017-08-06}}</ref> The factory was designed by [[Nicholas Grimshaw]], completed in 1977 and [[Grade II listed]] in 2013.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1415261|desc=The Herman Miller Factory|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>

In 2016, the purchase went ahead,<ref name="bathchron-20170803">{{cite news |last=Crawley |first=James |date=3 August 2017 |title=Bath Spa University eyes revamp of former Herman Miller site for new school of art and design |url=http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/news/bath-news/bath-spa-university-eyes-revamp-264743 |access-date=6 August 2017 |newspaper=Bath Chronicle}}</ref> and the planning application for the redevelopment was approved by Bath and North East Somerset Council in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2017 |title=Bath Spa University awarded green light for new school of art and design |url=http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/news/bath-news/bath-spa-university-awarded-green-527639 |access-date=2 December 2017 |website=Bath Chronicle}}</ref> Remodelling and refurbishment was again designed by Grimshaw Architects, and the building was opened as the Locksbrook Campus in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-08 |title=Redefining Locksbrook |url=https://thebathmagazine.co.uk/redefining-locksbrook/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225122800/https://thebathmagazine.co.uk/redefining-locksbrook/ |archive-date=25 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-25 |website=The Bath Magazine}}</ref>

=== Sion Hill, Bath ===
[[File:Sion Hill Campus.jpg|thumb|Sion Hill]]
The Sion Hill campus in the north of Bath, in the [[Lansdown, Bath|Lansdown]] district, previously housed the [[Bath School of Art and Design]] and the majority of art and design courses were taught here before moving to Locksbrook Campus in 2019. It is now home to the university’s education space for its PGCE courses.

Its history extends to the original Bath School of Art which was founded in 1852. One of the earliest Masters of the school was Anthony Carey Stannus, an Irish painter noted for marine scenes, who later helped establish a society which evolved into the [[Royal Ulster Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1561|title=The Dictionary of Ulster Biography|author=(K-Point Internet Solutions – Warrenpoint, Newry, County Down))|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>

Until 2009, the university also owned the nearby [[Somerset Place, Bath|Somerset Place]]. The sale of this listed [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] crescent was intended to finance a new campus in the city centre. This development, alongside the Dyson School of Design Innovation, did not proceed due to planning issues relating to the chosen riverside site.

=== Corsham Court, Corsham ===
[[File:CorshamCourtFront.jpg|thumb|Corsham Court]]
At [[Corsham]], about {{Convert|8|mi|4=0}} north-east of Bath, the university has since 2008 used buildings attached to [[Corsham Court]], a [[Grade I listed]] house which dates back to 1582.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1022004|desc=Corsham Court|access-date=8 October 2025}}</ref> Corsham Court Centre is primarily the base for postgraduate research students (PhD and MPhil), who have access to study and meeting spaces, a library, seminar rooms, and research development support. The site also houses the university's Research Support Office, the Graduate College, the [[Wellcome Trust]]-funded Disabled Researchers Network, and the university's art collection, managed by the Bath School of Writing, Publishing and Humanities.

=== Hackney, London ===
Opened in 2024, the University Centre in London was born out of a longstanding partnership between New City College and Bath Spa University. The jointly operated University Centre, on Hoxton High Street, is home to Bath Spa University London (Hackney) and offers a combination of degree courses with professional development programmes and short courses. The Centre provides flexible studying, inspiring teaching and dynamic learning, reaching students from a broad range of backgrounds and creating new routes to higher education. 

=== Canary Wharf, London ===
Opened in 2025, Bath Spa University London (Canary Wharf) is in the heart of the City’s financial district and is home to over 2000 adult learners who are studying BSU degrees in Health and Social Care Management, Business and Management and Computing.  

===Additional teaching sites===

The university maintains smaller satellite teaching spaces around Bath for use by students on certain courses, often those that require large amounts of space that are not available at the other campuses.

* '''Burdall's Yard, Bath''' is an Arts Centre for the School of Music and Performing Arts. The centre is used as a teaching, rehearsal and performance space and also hosts cultural events. These have included Party in the City (Bath Festival) and a [[UK Songwriting Festival]] gig with singer/songwriter [[Eddi Reader]].
* '''Oldfield Park Theatre Workshops.''' Located near the city centre, the university’s theatre workshop facilities include carpentry workshop and separate carpentry teaching space, a costume making workshop, prop-making workshop, rehearsal studios, ‘black box’ space with a truss-mounted LED lighting system, breakout spaces, quiet study areas, lecture and seminar rooms and an IT Suite. 
* '''The Studio at Palace Yard Mews.''' The Studio provides a space for local micro-businesses, Bath Spa University students, academics, and graduates to work on projects and ideas which focus on creativity and technology. It is also a venue to share learning through regular workshops, events and activities which are open to the wider community. 
* '''Artswork Media Ltd at Paintworks, Bristol''' is the university's media production company that is run by media professionals and third year students. It offers training, professional practice and experiential learning for students of various programmes. It provides a production office, edit suites, lighting equipment and video cameras.

==Academic profile ==
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=== Partnership and collaboration ===
The university has formed partnerships with a number of regional Further Education Colleges and institutions. Under the partnership, students take the first year of their higher education course in their local college and, if successful, the rest of their course at Bath Spa University. The [[British and Irish Modern Music Institute]] campus in Bristol has all of its courses verified by Bath Spa University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bimm.co.uk/bristol/about-bimm#partners|title=About BIMM Bristol|work=BIMM|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>
 
The partners are:{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
*[[Circomedia]]
*[[Bath College]]
*[[City of Bristol College]]
*[[New College, Swindon]]
*[[Weston College]]
*[[Wiltshire College]] at Trowbridge and Salisbury
*British and Irish Modern Music Institute in Bristol

== Student life ==
=== Student accommodation ===
The university currently offers accommodation to 2,264 students in several locations around the Bath area, as well as on its main Newton Park campus.

==== Newton Park Campus ====
The Newton Park Campus houses 868 students in single, shared and en-suite study bedrooms. The accommodation forms two groups of buildings at either end of the campus, known as Lakeside and Gardens. Bus stops by the library building and Lakeside accommodation service the U5 bus. Both groups of accommodation have access to laundrette facilities. Because of the limited availability of parking, students living on campus are not permitted to bring a car, however bicycle racks and some motorcycle parking spaces are available.

In June 2013, work began on the development of a new "student village" in the main Newton Park campus, known as Gardens, which houses 561 first year students in separate "houses" of up to ten students. Building work was completed during the summer of 2014 in time for the start of the academic year in October. Work on the surrounding landscaping and car parks was completed during early 2015.

Mail services at the university are handled at a building called 'The Vinery', which also contains the estates and management team and is located adjacent to the Students' Union building, and next to the estates and management workshops and garages. The university also has two Amazon Lockers{{clarify|date=February 2018}} on campus, situated in the Refectory and outside Stanton building.

==== City accommodation ====
* '''Waterside Court:''' Offers 316 en-suite bed spaces and is run by student accommodation company [[Unite Group|Unite Students]]. It is next to the Charlton Court accommodation on the Lower Bristol Road, and is only a short distance from the centre of Bath and has a nearby bus stop with buses running to the centre as well as the university itself.
* '''Charlton Court:''' Offers 294 en-suite bed spaces and is run by [[Unite Group|Unite Students]]. It is located next to the Waterside Court accommodation on the Lower Bristol Road.
* '''Twerton Mill:''' In 2015 the university acquired 277 rooms at the new Twerton Mill development on the Lower Bristol Road. The development is a carless site, with only four parking spaces: three disabled spaces and one maintenance space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crm-students.com/crm-accommodation/bath/twerton-mill/|title=Twerton Mill – Modern Student Accommodation in Bath|website=Crm-students.com|access-date=10 August 2024|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512144737/http://www.crm-students.com/crm-accommodation/bath/twerton-mill/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This development consists of a mixture of en-suite and traditional town houses with shared bathrooms and kitchens.
* '''Bankside House:''' 10 flats with a total of 40 student bed spaces. It is near the Sion Hill campus, the Circus, Dartmouth Avenue and [[City of Bath College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/be-bath-spa/accommodation/our-accommodation/bankside-house/|title=Bath Spa University – Bankside House|access-date=19 August 2017|archive-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819151232/https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/be-bath-spa/accommodation/our-accommodation/bankside-house/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Students' Union ===
[[File:EXwNB12o.png|thumb|upright|The Students' Union's logo as of 2013]]
The main Students' Union facilities are at the Newton Park campus, although the Union maintains a presence in all campuses. The Main union building runs a bar, café, gym and shop, and hosts regular events throughout the academic year. There are 12 sports societies, 43 interest societies and 16 sports clubs run by the union, many of which compete in the BUCS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bathspasu.co.uk/opps/clubsandsocs/clubs|title=Bath Spa University Students' Union|website=Bathspasu.co.uk|access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> The sports facilities include rugby and football pitches at the top of the campus, as well as a netball court and changing facilities inside the walled garden adjacent to the union building. The walled garden itself is also a social space, featuring BBQs, games tables, seating and tables, a small pond, greenhouses and small allotment style areas. The Union is in charge of organising the Freshers events, as well as the Winter and Summer balls. It also has facilities to run health campaigns and give academic advice to students, volunteering and skill development opportunities, travel opportunities, and it liaises directly with the university and organisations nationally and in the local area to campaign about and discuss issues that affect students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bathspasu.co.uk/about/|title=About Us|access-date=9 February 2014|archive-date=14 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214101224/http://www.bathspasu.co.uk/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Union also has its own student card called Student Zest, founded by students in 2012 which offers discounts on goods and services offered in over 100 local businesses. There is a dedicated website that deals with matters concerning this card.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentzest.co.uk/|title=Student|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717101056/http://studentzest.co.uk/|archive-date=17 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Students' Union building at Newton Park campus was refurbished during the summer of 2014, doubling the size of the shop, reconfiguring the bar/cafe area, improving the gym, and updating the toilet facilities. There is also a new footpath around the front entrance of the building, improving access. The Students' Union is also working with the university, the student body, and architects, to produce a long-term plan to completely rebuild the Union.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bathspasu.co.uk/sudevelopment|title=SU Development|access-date=2 February 2014|archive-date=23 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223121134/http://www.bathspasu.co.uk/sudevelopment/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Alumni community===
Bath Spa University's growing alumni community is a network of over 80,000 graduates, former students and staff, honorary graduates, friends and benefactors. It publishes an annual alumni magazine and promotes raising philanthropic income for a wide range of important projects for the university, particularly the Bath Spa Students Fund and bursaries. The president is [[Mary Berry (food writer)|Mary Berry]], who is a former student of the Bath College of Domestic Science and is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the university.

===Oak Tree Day Nursery===
Oak Tree Day Nursery was established in 1995 and operates from two adjoining houses in the parkland grounds of the university's [[Newton Park]] campus. It is a full day-care nursery offering both full and part-time places for the children of university staff and students as well as the local community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findmyschool.co.uk/schooldetails.aspx?id=75313|title=School website for Oak Tree Day Nursery Bath with Ofsted inspection report|website=Findmyschool.co.uk|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref> It has won numerous awards, including The Baby Quality Award in 2011, the Children's and Young People's Rights Gold Award in 2012, and the Director of Public Health Award in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/university-life/childcare|title=Bath Spa University – University Life – Oak Tree Day Nursery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713113048/https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/university-life/childcare|archive-date=13 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Chancellors and Vice Chancellors ==
=== Chancellors ===
*[[Sharanjit Leyl]] – May 2024 to present
*[[Jeremy Irons]] – Autumn 2016 to Summer 2020

=== Vice Chancellors ===
*Georgina Andrews – January 2025 to present<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-17 |title=New Vice-Chancellor of Bath Spa University to take up role in January |url=https://www.bathecho.co.uk/news/education/vice-chancellor-bath-spa-university-role-january-109181/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Bath Echo |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Sue Rigby]] – January 2018 to December 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vice Chancellor Sue Rigby – Bath Spa University |url=https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/vice-chancellor-sue-rigby/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Bathspa.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Nick Foskett]] (Interim Vice-Chancellor) – 2017 to 2018
*[[Christina Slade]] – January 2012 to August 2017
*[[Frank Morgan (British academic)|Frank Morgan]] – 1997 to December 2011

==Notable people==
{{See also|Category:People associated with Bath Spa University}}

===Academic staff===
{{See also|Category:Academics of Bath Spa University}}
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*[[Naomi Alderman]], novelist<ref name=bsu-new-profs>{{cite web|title=Highly acclaimed artists, prize-winning novelists, leading poets and innovative composers join Bath Spa University|url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/Highly-acclaimed-artists-prize-winning-novelists-leading-poets-and-innovative-composers-join-Bath-Spa-University|work=Bath Spa University website|publisher=Bath Spa University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001072808/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/Highly-acclaimed-artists-prize-winning-novelists-leading-poets-and-innovative-composers-join-Bath-Spa-University|archive-date=1 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[David Almond]], novelist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Joe Bennett (musician)|Joe Bennett]], musician and writer
*[[Dexter Dalwood]], artist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Mahinda Deegalle]], scholar and writer
*[[Carrie Etter]], poet
*[[Nathan Filer]], novelist and poet<ref>{{cite news|title=Nathan Filer wins Costa Book of the Year with debut novel|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25936187|work=BBC News|date=28 January 2014|publisher=BBC|access-date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
*[[Aminatta Forna]], novelist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Jeremy Gardiner]], modern British landscape painter
*[[Maggie Gee (novelist)|Maggie Gee]], novelist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Eliane Glaser]], writer and broadcaster
*[[David Harsent]], poet and TV scriptwriter<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Philip Hensher]], novelist, critic and journalist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[William Hughes (professor)|William Hughes]], editor and critic
*[[Nicholas Jose]], novelist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Tim Liardet]], poet and critic
*[[John Newsinger]], author
*[[Olivette Otele]], the first black woman to become professor of History in UK Higher Education
*[[Richard Parfitt]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/staff-profiles/profile.asp?user=academic%5Cparr6|title=Bath Spa University – Our People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224092051/https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/staff-profiles/profile.asp?user=academic%5Cparr6|archive-date=2015-02-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Kate Pullinger]], novelist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[James Saunders (composer)|James Saunders]], composer
*[[Gavin Turk]], artist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Steve Voake]], children's author
*[[Fay Weldon]], novelist<ref name=bsu-new-profs/>
*[[Gerard Woodward]], novelist and poet
*[[Lance Workman]], psychologist and writer
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=== Alumni ===
{{See also|Category:Alumni of Bath Spa University}}
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*[[Nadine Ames]], Indonesian actress, model and [[Miss Universe Indonesia|Miss Universe Indonesia 2011]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.femina.co.id/article/nadine-alexandra|title=Celebrity: Nadine Alexandra|publisher=[[Femina (Indonesia)]]|author=Suryo Bintoro|date=9 September 2013|access-date=9 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[Mary Berry (food writer)|Mary Berry]], food writer<ref name="bsu-hon-degs-1004">{{cite web|title=Bath Spa University announces honorary degrees for 2012|url=https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=1004|work=Bath Spa University website|publisher=Bath Spa University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203182152/https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=1004|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Harrison Birtwistle]], composer<ref name="bsu-2013-hon-degrees">{{cite web|title=Leading figures from UK arts and education awarded honorary degrees by Bath Spa University|url=https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/leading-figures-from-uk-arts-and-education-awarded-honorary-degrees-by-bath-spa-university|website=Bath Spa University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206175100/https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/leading-figures-from-uk-arts-and-education-awarded-honorary-degrees-by-bath-spa-university|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Manolo Blahnik]], shoe designer<ref name="bsu-hon-degs-1004"/>
*[[Glenn Brown (artist)|Glenn Brown]], English painter, [[Turner Prize]] winner
*[[Tracey Corderoy]], children's writer
*Sir [[Graeme Davies]], engineer, academic, and former Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Liverpool]], the [[University of Glasgow]] and the [[University of London]]<ref name="bsu-hon-deg-816">{{cite web|title=Bath Spa University Graduation Ceremonies|url=https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=816|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121222211239/https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=816|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2012|work=Bath Spa University website|publisher=Bath Spa University|access-date=3 October 2012}}</ref>
*[[Roger Deakins]], cinematographer
*[[Peter Flannery]], scriptwriter, author of ''[[Our Friends in the North]]''<ref name="Indie" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Appointments|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/appointments/94308.article|work=Time Higher Education|date=28 June 1996|publisher=TSL Education Ltd.|access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> 
*[[Laura Ford]], artist<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723074212/http://www.artnet.com/artist/6352/laura-ford.html] </ref>
*[[Jason Gardener]], athlete, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medallist<ref name="Indie" />
*[[Kate Garraway]], television presenter
*[[William Harbutt]], artist<ref>{{cite web | title=People: William Harbutt | url=http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/collections/people_william_harbutt.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817064340/http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/collections/people_william_harbutt.aspx | archive-date=17 August 2010 }}</ref>
*[[Ian Hargreaves]], journalist<ref name="bsu-hon-degs-1004"/>
*[[Salima Hashmi]], artist, cultural writer, painter and an anti-nuclear weapon activist.
*[[Mo Hayder]], British crime novelist
*[[John Hitchens]], artist, painter 
*Sir [[Howard Hodgkin]], artist, [[Turner Prize]] winner<ref name="Indie" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Howard Hodgkin awarded an honorary doctorate by Bath Spa University|url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news/homepage/news/Howard-Hodgkin-awarded-an-honorary-doctorate-by-Bath-Spa-University|work=Bath Spa University website|publisher=Bath Spa University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001051349/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news/homepage/news/Howard-Hodgkin-awarded-an-honorary-doctorate-by-Bath-Spa-University|archive-date=1 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Emika|Ema "Emika" Jolly]], electronic music producer
*[[Elizabeth Kay]], writer and author of [[The Divide trilogy]]
*[[Phil Kelly (artist)|Phil Kelly]], expressionist painter
*[[Kill It Kid]], blues/grunge/Americana band, signed with EMI
*[[Alastair King]], TV and film composer, 
*[[Daren King]], contemporary English novelist
*[[Jan Linton]], electronic music producer and singer/songwriter
*[[Joanna MacGregor]], classical, jazz and contemporary pianist, and artistic director of the [[Bath International Music Festival]]<ref name="bsu-hon-deg-930">{{cite web|title=Bath Spa University Graduation Ceremonies|url=https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=930|work=Bath Spa University website|publisher=Bath Spa University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203201226/https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=930|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Sir [[Donald Maitland]], British diplomat and British Prime Minister [[Edward Heath]]'s press secretary 1970 to 1974<ref name="bsu-hon-deg-103">{{cite web|title=Bath Spa University College Graduation Day|url=https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=103|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223140445/https://applications.bathspa.ac.uk/news/article.asp?article=103|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2012|work=Bath Spa University website|publisher=Bath Spa University}}</ref>
*[[David Charles Manners]], best-selling author and charity co-founder
*Dame [[Hilary Mantel]], writer and novelist, twice awarded the Booker Prize<ref name="bsu-2013-hon-degrees"/>
*[[Gordon Moakes]], Bloc Party bassist and backing singer
*[[Fred V & Grafix]], drum and bass duo
*[[Sally Nicholls]], prize-winning British children's book author
*[[Edward Piper]], painter<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1773&page=1 Tate Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110074603/https://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1773&page=1 |date=10 January 2011 }}. Retrieved 2010-11-18</ref>
*[[Joanna Pocock]], writer and film-maker<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pocock |first1=Joanna |title=Feature Film: For Ellen |url=https://www.litromagazine.com/usa/2013/03/film-for-ellen/ |website=Litro |access-date=21 May 2025 |date=12 March 2013}}</ref> 
*[[Miller Puckette]], mathematician and computer music researcher<ref name="bsu-hon-degs-1004"/>
*[[Peter Randall-Page]], artist<ref name="bsu-2013-hon-degrees"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/peter-randall-page-2326|title=Peter Randall-Page born 1954|website=Tate.org.uk|access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Simon Relph]], assistant film director and producer<ref name="bsu-hon-deg-816"/>
*Dame [[Anita Roddick]], businesswoman, founder of [[The Body Shop]]<ref name="Indie">[http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_uni_colleges/article1208489.ece Bath Spa University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926005645/http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_uni_colleges/article1208489.ece |date=2006-09-26}} — ''Independent Online'' A-Z of Unis and Colleges (retrieved 03 Jan 2006)</ref>
*[[Davide Rossi]], violinist, string arranger, composer and a record producer, working with [[Goldfrapp]] and [[Coldplay]].
*[[Axel Scheffler]], illustrator<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/26/books.booksnews|title=Gruffalo, the monster we all love|first=Rob|last=Sharp|date=26 November 2006|access-date=10 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
*[[Tristram Shapeero]], television director<ref name="bsu-hon-deg-816"/>
*[[Rob Magnuson Smith]], author
*Sir [[William Stubbs (educator)|William Stubbs]], educator and former Rector of the [[University of the Arts London]].<ref name="bsu-hon-deg-816"/>
*[[Judith Trim]]<ref name="cooper">{{Cite news|first=Emmanuel |last=Cooper |title=Judy Trim |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/judy-trim-728769.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=25 January 2001 |access-date=14 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003131930/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/judy-trim-728769.html |archive-date=3 October 2010 |url-status= dead}}</ref>
*[[Jules Williams]], writer, Director, Producer author of ''The Weigh Forward''<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Jules|title=The Weigh Forward|year=2011|publisher=Quartet Books|isbn=978-0-7043-7214-6}}</ref>
*[[Evie Wyld]], novelist and author
*Jed Elliot, bassist in [[The Struts]]
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== See also ==
* [[Armorial of UK universities]]
* [[Normal school#United Kingdom|College of Education]]
* [[List of universities in the United Kingdom]]

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