The Relate Institute is a department of

Doncaster College Doncaster College and University Centre is a further and higher education college based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is an operating division of the DN Colleges Group. History Origins The origin and identity of Doncaster College ...

, based at the High Melton campus, providing courses in relationship studies at various levels. It is a collaborative project between

Relate Relate is a charity providing relationship support throughout the United Kingdom. Services include counselling for couples, families, young people and individuals, sex therapy, mediation and training courses. Relate also offers online services ...

, Doncaster College, and the

University of Hull , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 millio ...

. The Relate Institute opened in September 2006, and is classified as a "centre of excellence" for the study of relationships. The

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Programmes are validated by the University of Hull. The range of programmes offered by the Relate Institute enable the students to begin at entry-level, or to expand their knowledge of working with couples, families, and individuals with relationship issues or sexual problems. In February 2007, the

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MP,

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, delivered the inaugural lecture of the Relate Institute. Since then, the lecture has been delivered by the Rt Hon

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MP, the Rt Hon

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MP, and Professor

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of Lancaster University.

References

External links

Relate Institute website
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