The University of Huddersfield has been a long standing part of the town for many, many years. The many incarnations of the institution has offered education for the people of huddersfield in the career routes important to the time. Take a walk back in time and discover the roots of the University of Huddersfield.
The Life of Frederic Schwann, "The life and soul of the institution"
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Young Mens' Mental Improvement Society FormedThe members were semi-literate boys and young men anxious to learn basic education. |
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Mechanics' Institution formedStudents were mainly working class and classes included elementary teaching of the three Rs. |
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Female Educational Institute formedEstablished in 1846, the Institute had classes in reading, writing, dictation, arithmetic, spelling, grammar, geography, history and sewing. |
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Ramsden Building Art ExhibitionThis major exhibition launched the new era in the development of the Mechanics' Institution. |
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Technical School formedThe Mechanics' Institution was transformed into a Technical or Trade School |
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Technical School reforms as Technical CollegeBy 1914 the College had 42 full-time and 37 part-time staff teaching 1,800 students. |
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Technical College becomes College of TechnologyBy 1970 the inheritance of the Mechanics' Institution had devolved on to two distinct colleges on different campuses |
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College of Technology becomes Huddersfield PolytechnicExpansion, expansion, expansion |
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Huddersfield Polytechnic becomes Huddersfield University. . .An institution devoted to offering high quality learning, enriched by research and engagement. . . |