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Edinburgh Napier University was founded fairly recently, in 1964. When it opened as Napier Technical College it accepted only 800 students, at a purpose built facility incorporating Merchison Tower, a medieval structure that was once part of Merchison Castle, the birthplace of John Napier, the university’s namesake. The original curriculum included Engineering, Chemistry, Naval Architecture, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The University of Cumbria got its start as a variety of regional institutions, including Charlotte Mason’s Teacher Training College, founded in the 1890s and the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, which dates back to 1822. These institutions left a long legacy, eventually evolving into the colleges which merged to form the University […]
The University of Central Lancashire – UCLan – was founded in nearly 200 years ago in 1828. At that time it as the Institution of the Diffusion of Knowledge, in Preston. Its expansion began with an endowment in 1877, becoming a centre for art and science in the region. It became the Harris Art College […]
Kingston University got its start back in 1917 as the Gypsy Hill College, dedicated at the time to teacher training. However, it was formally recognised as a Technical College by 1926, and had moved to a new Kingston Hill campus by 1946. The school then expanded rapidly, opening the first buildings in the Penryhn Road […]
The University of the West of Scotland was founded in 1836 as the Paisley School of Art. This became one of the 20 Government Schools of Design in 1846. These all became Government Schools of Art and eventually Government Schools of Art and Science in time. The institution continued to grow, becoming the Paisley Technical […]
The University of Suffolk got its start when the Suffolk Country Council established a group to study the possibility of establishing a university there. This group included both the Suffolk County Council and the Ipswich Borough Council, the Suffolk Learning and Skills Cuncil, the Higher Education Finding Council for England, the East of England Development […]