University of the West of England
University status
### University status

The institution gained university status and its present name as a result of the [Further and Higher Education Act, 1992](/wiki/Further_and_Higher_Education_Act%2C_1992 "Further and Higher Education Act, 1992"). The Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health, which is now [Glenside Campus](/wiki/Glenside%2C_Bristol "Glenside, Bristol"), and the Bath and Swindon College of Health Studies joined in January 1996\. Hartpury campus joined in 1997\. The university was a lead academic sponsor of [Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy](/wiki/Bristol_Technology_and_Engineering_Academy "Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy"), a new [university technical college](/wiki/University_technical_college "University technical college"), until its closure in 2022\.


How does having university status affect the institution's operations?