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Birkbeck, University of London was founded nearly 200 years ago, in 1823. The London Mechanics’ Institute was founded in the Crown and Anchor tavern on London’s famous Strand in order to bring better educational opportunities to the city’s common people. Artisans and craftspeople were given access to courses including art, economics and the sciences, something […]
Newcastle University has been through quite a few names in its long history. It began as two separate institutions, Armstrong College which was founded in 1871 and the School of Medicine and Surgery which was founded in 1834, both in Newcastle upon Tyne, of course. Collectively, these schools were a division of the University of […]
Leeds Arts University was effectively founded in 1846, when the Literary Institute merged with the Leeds Mechanics Institute to become the Leeds School of Art. Though there have been several name changes over the years, the focus on producing commercially and industrially successful artists remains the same. The name Leeds College of Arts was adopted […]
Goldsmiths University of London got its start in 1792 as the Counter Hill Academy in New Cross. It became The Goldsmiths’ Companies Technical and Recreative Institute in 1891. It became part of the University of London in the very early 20th century, becoming Goldsmiths’ College. It was made a full School of the University of […]