Council for the Defence of the British Universities

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Council for the Defence of British Universities

CDBU
Abbreviation	CDBU
Formation	2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Type	CLG
Region served	United Kingdom
Chair of the Executive Committee	Julian Preece
Website	CDBU Official website

The Council for the Defence of British Universities (CDBU) is a group of individuals who express worries about the long-term direction of higher education policy in the United Kingdom and lobby for fundamental changes. They particularly oppose the marketisation of Higher Education in the country.

The CDBU was founded in November 2012^[1] by 66 founding members, including Sir Michael Atiyah, Sir David Attenborough, Alan Bennett, Sir Colin Blakemore, Dame Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech, Marcus du Sautoy, Sir Deian Hopkin, Sir Tim Hunt, Sir Paul Nurse, Dame Bridget Ogilvie, David Pannick, Baron Pannick, Sir Roger Penrose, Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, Quentin Skinner, and Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer.^[2] It is incorporated in England as a not for profit company limited by guarantee.^[3]