Anglia Ruskin University has announced plans to merge with an agricultural institution, Writtle University College.
ARU said that the union would “secure a long-term, sustainable future for Writtle, and unlock significant opportunities for growth and development by bringing together the two institutions’ strengths across education and research”.
ARU has a campus in Chelmsford, the Essex city which Writtle is located on the outskirts of. In future the 130-year-old college will be known as ARU Writtle, alongside ARU’s other campuses in Cambridge, Peterborough and London.
Tim Middleton, Writtle’s vice-chancellor, said that joining ARU would “provide a sustainable future for further education and higher education at the Writtle campus”.
