Universities Association for Continuing Education (founded as the Universities Council for Adult Education)

Records relating to policy formation and administration; publications.

The origins of this organisation can be traced to the first conference of university extra mural directors in 1923, which became the Universities Extra-Mural Consultative Committee in 1926. In 1947 the organisation was re-established as the Universities Council for Adult Education (UCAE), which changed its name to the Universities Council for Adult and Continuing Education (UCACE) in 1981. There were separate organisations for Scotland (established in 1977) and Wales.

In response to the merger in 1992 of universities and polytechnics into a single university sector, UCACE changed its name to the Universities Association for Continuing Education (UACE). Membership now included over 90 universities and colleges, together with a developing number of international members. In 2006, to reflect the currency of the term 'lifelong learning', UACE changed its name to the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (these records pre-date that change).

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/UAL