Public universities in the UK

Our directory has 11 public universities in the UK. The most are in London, Birmingham and Plymouth. On a typical weekday they open at 09:00 and close at 17:00. About 100% list a website.

11 places Checked October 2026

By city

London 3Birmingham 2Plymouth 1Cambridge 1Nottingham 1Edinburgh 1Sheffield 1Southampton 1

Name	Category	Address	City	Opening times
Arts University Plymouth	Public university	Tavistock Pl	Plymouth	Mon–Thu 07:45–20:00
ARU Cambridge	Public university	Anglia Ruskin University, East Rd	Cambridge	Mon–Thu 09:00–17:00
Aston University	Public university	Aston St	Birmingham	Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00
Confetti College	College of technology	6-10 Convent St	Nottingham	Mon–Fri 08:30–17:00
Edinburgh Napier University Merchiston Campus	Public university	10 Colinton Rd	Edinburgh	Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00
St George's Church	Public university	St George's Terrace	Sheffield	Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00
University College Birmingham	University	Summer Row	Birmingham	Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00
University of the Arts London	University	272 High Holborn	London	Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00
Warsash superyacht safety training	University	Solent University, E Park Terrace	Southampton	Mon 08:30–17:00
London South Bank University	Public university	103 Borough Rd	London	Fri 09:00–17:00
King's College London Waterloo Campus	Public university	Stamford St	London	Sun Open 24 hours