A report investigating the levels of accessibility in UK Higher Educational web sites. Published in October 2004 this report looks at the level of accessibility found in a sample of home pages as recorded by the automated accessibility tool Bobby.

Higher Education web site accessibility report

Compiled by Headscape
Published October 2004

Statistics for universities

Name of University Level achieved Accessible version
Aberdeen University Priority 1 Yes
Abertay Dundee University Not compliant No
Aberystwyth Priority 1 No
American InterContinental University - London Not compliant No
American University in London Not compliant No
Anglia Polytechnic University Priority 2 No
Aston University Priority 1 No
Bangor Priority 1 Yes
Bath Spa University College Not compliant No
Bath University Priority 1 Yes
Belfast, Queen's University Not compliant No
Birkbeck College Not compliant No
Birkbeck College, University of London Not compliant Yes
Birmingham University Priority 1 No
Bournemouth University Not compliant Yes
Bradford University Priority 1 No
Brighton University Not compliant Yes
Bristol University Priority 1 No
Brunel University Priority 1 No
Buckingham University Priority 1 No
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College Not compliant Yes
Cambridge University Priority 1 No
Cardiff Priority 1 No
Central England University Priority 1 Yes
Central Laboratory of The Research Councils Not compliant No
Central Lancashire University Priority 2 Yes
Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School Page Down N/A
Chichester, University College Not compliant No
City University Priority 1 Yes
College of Medicine Priority 1 No
Courtauld Institute of Art Not compliant No
Coventry University Priority 2 Yes
Cranfield University Priority 1 No
De Montfort University Priority 1 Yes
Derby University Not compliant Yes
Dundee University Priority 1 Yes
Durham University Priority 1 No
East Anglia (University of) Priority 1 No
East London University Not compliant No
Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences Not compliant No
Edinburgh University Priority 1 Yes
Essex University Priority 1 No
Exeter University Priority 1 No
Glamorgan University Priority 1 No
Glasgow Caledonian University Priority 1 Yes
Glasgow University Priority 1 Yes
Gloucestershire, University of Not compliant Yes
Goldsmiths College Priority 1 Yes
Goldsmiths College, University of London Priority 1 Yes
Greenwich University Priority 1 No
Harper Adams University College Priority 1 No
Heriot-Watt University Not compliant Yes
Hertfordshire University Not compliant No
Heythrop College Not compliant No
Heythrop College, University of London Not compliant No
Highlands & Islands University Not compliant Yes
Huddersfield University Page Down N/A
Hull University Not compliant Yes
Hull University, Scarborough Campus Page Down N/A
Huron University USA in London Not compliant No
Imperial College, University of London Priority 3 No
Institute of Cancer Research Priority 1 Yes
Institute of Child Health/Great Ormond Street Hospital Page Down N/A
Institute of Education Priority 1 Yes
Institute of Psychiatry Page Down N/A
Keele University Priority 1 Yes
Kent University Priority 1 Yes
King's College, University of London Priority 1 Yes
Kingston University Priority 1 Yes
Lampeter Not compliant No
Lancaster University Priority 1 No
Leeds Metropolitan University Not compliant No
Leeds University Priority 1 No
Leicester University Not compliant Yes
Lincoln University Not compliant No
Lincolnshire & Humberside University Not compliant No
Liverpool Hope University College Priority 2 No
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Not compliant Yes
Liverpool John Moores University Priority 1 Yes
Liverpool University Not compliant No
London Business School Not compliant No
London Guildhall University Not compliant No
London Metropolitan University Priority 1 No
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) Priority 1 No
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Priority 1 No
London University Not compliant No
Loughborough University Priority 1 No
Luton University Priority 2 No
Manchester Business School Priority 1 No
Manchester Computing Priority 1 Yes
Manchester Metropolitan University Priority 1 Yes
Manchester University Priority 1 Yes
Middlesex University Not compliant No
Napier University Priority 1 Yes
Newcastle upon Tyne University Priority 1 No
Newport Priority 1 No
North Wales, Community University of Not compliant No
Northampton, University College Not compliant No
Northumbria University Not compliant Yes
Nottingham Trent University Not compliant Yes
Nottingham University Priority 1 No
Open University Not compliant Yes
Oxford Brookes University Priority 1 Yes
Oxford University Priority 2 No
Paisley University Not compliant Yes
Plymouth University Not compliant Yes
Portsmouth University Not compliant Yes
Queen Margaret University College Priority 1 No
Queen Mary Not compliant No
Reading University Priority 1 No
Richmond The American International University in London Not compliant No
Robert Gordon University Priority 1 Yes
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine Page Down N/A
Royal Holloway Priority 1 No
Royal Postgraduate Medical School Page Down N/A
Royal Veterinary College Not compliant No
Salford University Priority 2 No
Schiller International University - London Not compliant No
School of Advanced Study Not compliant No
School of Oriental & African Studies Priority 1 Yes
School of Pharmacy Page Down N/A
Sheffield Hallam University Priority 1 Yes
Sheffield University Priority 1 No
South Bank University Not compliant Yes
Southampton Institute Priority 1 No
Southampton University Priority 1 No
St Bartholemew's and The Royal London Medical & Dental School (QMW) Not compliant No
St George's Hospital Medical School Not compliant Yes
St Martin's, University College Priority 1 Yes
St. Andrews University Not compliant Yes
Staffordshire University Not compliant No
Stirling University Priority 1 Yes
Strathclyde University Not compliant No
Sunderland University Not compliant No
Surrey University Not compliant No
Sussex University Priority 1 No
Swansea Priority 1 No
Teesside University Priority 1 Yes
Thames Valley University Priority 1 Yes
UK eUniversities Worldwide Page Down N/A
Ulster University Priority 1 Yes
Ultralab Priority 1 No
UMIST Priority 1 Yes
United Medical and Dental Schools Priority 1 Yes
Universities for the North East Not compliant No
University College Not compliant No
University of London Computer Centre Not compliant No
University of Surrey Roehampton Priority 1 No
University of The Third Age Not compliant No
University of the West of England (Bristol Priority 1 Yes
University of Wales Priority 1 Yes
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff Priority 1 No
Warwick University Priority 1 No
Westminster University Not compliant Yes
Wolverhampton University Priority 1 Yes
York University Priority 2 Yes

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