Bath Spa University is a leading university for creativity, culture and enterprise.From its rich history and beautiful settings, to its diverse course offering and the people who make up the team, we could probably come up with hundreds of reasons to choose Bath Spa University, but here are just ten of them. Bath Spa University is a higher education corporation (HEC) created by the Education Reform Act 1988 (as amended by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992).Bath Spa University conducts its business in accordance with the principles identified by the Committee on Standards in Public Life (originally the Nolan Committee). These are: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. The University also acknowledges and responds appropriately to the Guide for Members of Higher Education Governing Bodies in the UK.