[3] In 1967, engineering students from the college staged an elaborate hoax by placing six model flying saucers across southern England as a rag week stunt.

[9] The building is home to a library, study areas, and a Starbucks franchise aItwas officially opened by the Duke of Kent in November 2017.

[11] The academic activities of the college are divided into five academic faculties: Former students of the college include Former NBA player Joel Freeland and musician Mike Rutherford of the bands Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics, as well as Diane Youdale and Mark Griffin who appeared in the British television series Gladiators as Jet and Trojan respectively.

[citation needed] Three members of The Football Ramble, the largest independent podcast in the UK studied at the college.

Moore and Speller both featured on the college radio station, co-hosting the Saturday Sports Show.

David Wells is most famous for working as a medium for the British paranormal investigation TV programme Most Haunted.