Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Motto	Intellectual Excellence in Defence
Type	Military
Established	2002, oldest constituent unit est. 1772
Director	Air Marshal Ian Gale
Location	Shrivenham and Watchfield, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; 51°36′10.77″N 1°38′25.50″W / 51.6029917°N 1.6404167°W
Campus	Rural
Website	www.da.mod.uk

The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides higher education for personnel in the British Armed Forces, Civil Service, other government departments and service personnel from other nations. The Director General of the Defence Academy is Lieutenant General Thomas Copinger-Symes, a senior Army officer.