Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many University Service Units there are in the UK by service.
The requested information is provided below:
Royal Navy
There are 15 University Royal Naval Units:
Birmingham | HMS FORWARD, Birmingham |
Bristol | HMS FLYING FOX, Bristol |
Cambridge | Cambridge |
Devon | HMS VIVID, Plymouth |
Edinburgh | Hepburn House, Edinburgh |
Glasgow | University of Glasgow, Glasgow |
Liverpool | HMS EAGLET, Liverpool |
London | HMS PRESIDENT, London |
Manchester | University Barracks, Manchester |
Northumbrian | HMS Calliope, Gateshead |
Oxford | Falklands House, Oxford |
Southampton | National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton |
Sussex | Brighton University, Brighton |
Wales | HMS CAMBRIA, Sully, South Glamorgan |
Yorkshire | Carlton Barracks, Leeds |
Army
There are 15 University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) and two Officer Training Regiments (OTRs):
Aberdeen UOTC | Aberdeen UOTC, Aberdeen. |
Queen's UOTC | Queen's UOTC, Belfast |
Birmingham UOTC | Birmingham UOTC, Birmingham |
Bristol UOTC | Bristol UOTC, Bristol |
Cambridge UOTC | Cambridge University Officers' Training Corps, Cambridge |
Cambridge UOTC | UEA Detachment, Norwich |
East Midlands UOTC | East Midlands UOTC, Nottingham |
Edinburgh UOTC | Edinburgh UOTC, Edinburgh |
Exeter UOTC | Exeter UOTC, Exeter |
Glasgow and Strathclyde UOTC | Glasgow and Strathclyde UTOC, Glasgow |
London UOTC | London UOTC, London |
London UOTC | UOTC, Canterbury Detachment, Canterbury |
Northumbrian UOTC | Northumbrian UOTC, Newcastle |
North West OTR | HQ and Manchester Detachment, Manchester |
North West OTR | Liverpool Detachment, Liverpool |
North West OTR | Lancaster Detachment, Lancaster |
Oxford UOTC | Oxford UOTC, Oxford |
Southampton UOTC | Southampton UOTC, Southampton |
Southampton UOTC | Brighton Detachment, Brighton |
Tayforth UOTC | Tayforth UOTC, Tayforth |
Tayforth UOTC | Stirling Detachment, Stirling |
Tayforth UOTC | St Andrews Detachment, St Andrews |
Yorkshire UOTC | HQ and Leeds Detachment, Leeds |
Yorkshire UOTC | York Detachment, York |
Yorkshire UOTC | Sheffield Detachment, Sheffield |
Wales UOTC | HQ and Cardiff Detachment, Cardiff |
Wales UOTC | Aberystwyth Detachment, Aberystwyth |
Wales UOTC | Bangor Detachment, Caernarfon |
Wales UOTC | Swansea Detachment, Swansea |
Wales UOTC | Wrexham Detachment, Wrexham |
Royal Air Force
There are 15 RAF University Air Squadrons (UAS’s):
East of Scotland UAS | Leuchars |
Glasgow and Strathclyde UAS | Glasgow |
Northumbria UAS | RAF Leeming |
Yorkshire UAS | RAF Linton on Ouse |
Bristol UAS | RAF Colerne (currently flying from Boscombe Down) |
Cambridge UAS | Cambridge |
Southampton UAS | RAF Boscombe Down |
Birmingham UAS | RAF Cosford |
London UAS | RAF Northolt |
Wales UAS | RAF St Athan |
East Midlands UAS | Nottingham |
Liverpool UAS | RAF Woodvale |
Oxford UAS | Oxford |
Manchester & Salford UAS | RAF Woodvale |
Northern Ireland UAS | Aldergrove - recently reformed and not yet up to full capability. |
Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS)
In addition to the single Service units listed above, the joint Service Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme consists of four Squadrons based at Birmingham, Loughborough, Newcastle and Southampton.