Chronology
Major events & name changes.
- 1858 Cambridge School of Art
- 1889 Technical Instruction Act
- 1893 First FE classes in Chelmsford
- 1902 Education Act
- 1904 Chelmsford School of Science and Art
- 1909 Cambridge School of Art moved to Collier Road
- 1921 Education Act
- 1920s Cambridge and County School of Arts, Crafts and Technology
- 1932 Cambridgeshire Technical College and School of Art
- 1935 Mid Essex Technical College and School of Art
- 1956 White Paper "The Organisation of Technical Colleges"
- 1956 CCAT "First Instalment", the Mellish-Clark building
- 1958 Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology
- 1958 Second Instalment, the David building, named after Baroness David of Romsey, Chairman of Governors 1974-1979
- 1960 Third Instalment, the Bryant building, opened by and named after the distinguished
historian Sir Arthur Bryant, College Principal from 1923 (age 23) to 1925
- 1961 Robbins Committee Report "Higher Education"
- 1966 "Binary Policy" - establishment of the Polytechnics
- 1967 Fourth Instalment, the Coslett building, named after Terry Coslett, Chairman of Governors 1979-1989
- 1970 Fifth Instalment, the Mumford building (Theatre, Library & Canteen)
- 1972 White Paper "Education - A Framework for Expansion"
- 1972 Sixth Instalment, the Rackham building, named after Councillor Mrs. Rackham, a Governor
- 1976 Chelmer Institute of Higher Education (merger)
- 1978 Oakes Committee Report on the Management of HE in the Maintained Sector
- 1978 Seventh Instalment, Mumford extension (Library & classrooms)
- 1984 Essex Institute of Higher Education
- 1983 Eighth Instalment, Helmore building
- 1984 White Paper "Training for Jobs"
- 1985 Danbury Park Conference Centre acquired by EIHE
- 1985 Lindop Committee on Academic Validation in Public Sector Higher Education
- 1985 CCAT "C-Kitten" Nursery opened, initially off-site, moving on-site in 1987
- 1986 White Paper "Working Together in Education and Training"
- 1988 Education Reform Act
- 1989 Anglia Higher Education College (merger)
- 1991 Anglia Polytechnic
- 1992 Swinhoe House 117-bed residences opened on the Cambridge Campus
- 1992 Helmore Building extension (classrooms)
- 1992 Further and Higher Education Act
- 1992 Anglia Polytechnic University
- 1993 Mumford Building extension (SU offices and Bar)
- 1994 Rivermead Campus, with 500-bed student village
- 1995 The Queen's Building (Learning Resources Centre) at Rivermead was opened by Queen Elizabeth II
- 1996 Mumford Building extension ("Library Phase 1")
- 1997 Pre-Qualifying Nursing students relocated from Essex hospitals to Rivermead
- 1998/9 Peter Taylor Hall of Residence at Cambridge (254 beds)
- 1999 Sawyers Building, Rivermead, built to relocate the School of Education from Brentwood
- 1999 Peter Taylor House (254-bed residences and Nursery) opened on the Cambridge Campus
- 2000 Public Optometry Clinic opened on the Cambridge Campus
- 2002 Ashcroft Building, Rivermead, opened by Lord Ashcroft;
Anglia International Business School becomes the main occupant
- 2003 The Cambridge staff car park closed in the autumn as part of a general move towards
less car-centered policies and to free up space.
- 2004 Major extension to the Helmore Building opened on the Cambridge Campus ("Opus 1"),
providing a focal point for vistors and student-oriented services such as Student Union facilities
- 2005 The Tindal Building, Rivermead, opened, housing student facilities and offices.
The Mildmay sports hall also opened.
On 29-Sep-2005 the Privy Council approved the name change to Anglia Ruskin University.
"Anglia - Five Years On"