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The University of Strathclyde began in 1796 as the Anderson’s Institute. Located in the centre of old Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, it has pursued teaching and innovation for Scotland and the world for more than 200 years. It has changed quite a bit since the 18th century, of course. The University of Strathclyde today is […]
Swansea University got its start in 1920 when King George V laid the first stone, and 89 students enrolled the same year. By 1939 it had expanded to encompass 485 students and 65 staff. However, there were only 2 building s on the ‘campus’ until well after the second world war. Expansion began in the […]
The University of Northampton was founded in 1924, making it a fairly young institution by UK standards. At that time it was the Northampton Technical College, with a much more limited curriculum than it offers today. Northampton’s School of Art opened in 1937, and the College of Education was founded at the new Park campus […]
The University of South Wales was created when the University of Glamorgan merged with the University of Wales, Newport. Both of these institutions have their own histories and traditions. The University of Glamorgan was primarily based in Pontypridd, but also had campuses in Cardiff, Trefforest, Glyntaff and Merthyr Tydfil. It began in 1913 as a […]
The University of Bedfordshire was created in 2006, when the well-established Luton University merged with the Bedford Campus of De Monfort University. The combined institution now plays host to more than 20,000 students every year. It is known for the inclusiveness and diversity of its international student body, representing more than 120 different countries The […]
Solent University got its start as The School of Art in Southampton back in 1856. This became the Southampton College of Art, and eventually merged with the Southampton College of Technology and the College of Nautical Studies, located nearby in Warsash. The combined institution came to be called the Southampton Institute of Higher Education. The […]
The University of Sunderland was founded in 1901 as the Sunderland Technical College, though the region’s reputation as a centre for scholarship goes back to AD 674, when it held St Peter’s Church and Monastery, Europe’s largest scriptorium north of the Alps. Indeed the university’s modern Media Centre (built at a cost of some £9 […]
The University of Lincoln is a very recent addition to the educational landscape of the UK, with its first buildings officially opening in 1996. The Brayford Pool Campus was opened by the queen herself, and was the first wholly new university campus to be built in many, many years. Perhaps more importantly, the University arose […]