Teesside University 80th Anniversary

How an £80,000 gift was the seed of Teesside University Jun 30 2010

IT was described as the greatest gift ever to the town of Middlesbrough. An £80,000 donation by the family of Joseph Constantine towards the building of a new technical college provided the impetus needed to get the project off the ground.Read

The benefactor who left a legacy of learning Jun 30 2010

ORIGINALLY from France, the Constantine family, like so many of their contemporaries, came to England as immigrants.Read

When a future King came to town Jun 30 2010

FRED Gray, now 89, vividly recalls the day the future King Edward VIII came to Middlesbrough 80 years ago to open Constantine College and offer some cheer to a town that was down on its luck and suffering from widespread poverty and soaring unemployment.Read

Teesside's success was a testament to talent Jun 30 2010

IF you had told people just 25 years ago that Middlesbrough would not only have its own university, but that in 2009 it would be declared University of the Year by the Times Higher Education magazine, they would have given you very strange looks.Read

How the college set Molly on her career path Jun 30 2010

MOLLY Moody’s two years’ studying at Constantine College stood her in very good stead for her chosen career.Read

Happy years that changed Ted's life Jun 30 2010

TED Brown was the first employee of the Anderson Foundry in Middlesbrough to be given day-release by the firm to attend Constantine College during the War years.Read

The year man walked on the moon and Teesside gained a poly Jun 30 2010

IT was the year the world was astounded by images of Neil Armstrong stepping tentatively on the surface of the moon and uttering those unforgettable words: “One small step for man … One giant leap for mankind”.Read

Memories of college life Jun 30 2010

Walter Severs, a student at Constantine College in the 1940s and 50s wrote this about his time there.Read

A 'magnificent' library at the heart of campus Jun 30 2010

TEESSIDE University’s library’s roots go back to 1929 and the opening of Constantine College which trained workers for industry.Read

Keeping it in the family Jun 30 2010

PHIL Willers felt he was joining a family when he travelled from London’s East End to Middlesbrough to meet Bill Greig, the then head of mathematics and computing at Constantine College.Read

Animated Teesside Jun 30 2010

SIOBHAN Fenton is one a growing band of women who are breaking into the once male-dominated world of computing.Read

The first decade as a unversity Jun 30 2010

From the Privy Council’s formal announcement approving Teesside Polytechnic becoming the University of Teesside on June 16, 1992 to building a campus fit for the 21st century, it was amazing how much progress was made in the first ten years of university status.Read

Eighty years' service to the region Jun 30 2010

AS Teesside University celebrates its 80th birthday this summer and we continue to enjoy recognition as the Times Higher Education’s national University Of The Year, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on our university’s continuing success.Read

Changing people's lives through the ages Jun 30 2010

CAROLE Benson - pictured left - is living proof that higher education can inspire and re-invigorate people of all ages.Read

Much more than just a classroom Jun 30 2010

TWENTY-FIRST century learning at Teesside University is no longer confined to the traditional seminar room and lecture theatre.Read

Building up to become University of the Year Jun 30 2010

THERE were fireworks over the Tees Valley after Teesside University was named University of the Year - but when you look back at its history, particularly since gaining university status in 1992 - it is not so surprising that it gained the Times Higher Education accolade.Read

Helping tomorrow's students to aim higher Jun 30 2010

TEESSIDE University’s pioneering work to inspire local schoolchildren to think about further and higher education is helping to motivate future generations of university students.Read

Join the Alumni Association and stay in touch Jun 30 2010

TEESSIDE University values its graduates and is proud of their achievements. That's why it wants to keep in touch with students after they leave. Graduates are automatically entitled to free membership of the Alumni Association.Read

Marek motors back to town Jun 30 2010

MAREK Reichman graduated from the former Teesside Polytechnic 20 years ago with a first-class BA (Hons) Industrial Design and went on to work as director of design for the car manufacturer Aston Martin.Read

Outstanding partnership Jun 30 2010

BUSINESS-UNIVERSITY innovation in the North-east is proving its credentials with Teesside University, gaining a Grade A – Outstanding from the Technology Strategy Board for its Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Tyneside-based Wellstream International.Read