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70-582: The Babbage Building is a teaching building at the University of Plymouth for the university's School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics and the School of Art, Design and Architecture. The Babbage Building, also known as the New Engineering and Design Facility, is a teaching building named after Charles Babbage , a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated

140-550: A Fairtrade University in December 2006. As of 2008, several of the redevelopment projects have been completed. The Richmond Building has been partially re-clad with extra insulation and a new atrium; designed by local Saltaire -based architects Rance Booth & Smith; opened in December 2006, the roof of which uses ETFE – the same material used in the Eden Project . The university's cancer therapeutics research centre

210-641: A psychology course for undergraduates, accredited by the British Psychological Society . In 2008, Lord Winston officially opened new state of the art psychology laboratories , for teaching and research. One of the university's most popular courses, The National Student Survey ranked Psychology at Bradford as being within the Top 5 in the UK with 94% Student Satisfaction. The motto which appears on most current University of Bradford publications

280-418: A clash of personalities at the top of the university led the then vice-chancellor Wendy Purcell to be suspended. Part of the dispute was over the commissioning of ceremonial chairs at a cost of £95,000 without the board's approval. A linked case saw the chair of the board of governors, which had suspended Purcell, William Taylor investigated of sexual harassment of female staff. Purcell was later appointed to

350-501: A newly created role of president with compensation of £125,000 for loss of office and maintaining her salary of £250,000. University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford , West Yorkshire , England . A plate glass university , it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but can trace its origins back to

420-557: A post at the Bradford Department of Yugoslav Studies in 1963. Expansion of the main campus continued in the 1970s and onwards, with the addition of the Library and Computer Centre, Communal Building, Pemberton Building and Ashfield Building. An extension to the Library and Computer Centre was completed in the mid-1990s. In 1996, the university joined with the former Bradford and Airedale College of Health, which then became

490-402: A prototype PocketQube satellite by 2024. The J. B. Priestley library is open 24 hours, 360 days a year. It has 530,000 volumes, more than 1,100 printed periodical titles and approximately 60,000 electronic journals. The library itself was opened on 18 October 1975 by J.B. Priestley - who the library is named after - as well as the then university chancellor Harold Wilson . At the time,

560-559: A range of taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses and has a number of active research areas, especially in conflict resolution . The school is actively engaged in the Programme for a Peaceful City initiative. It contains six division (some of which were previously called Departments or Schools) Divisions of Economics, Peace Studies , International Development (BCID), Sociology and Criminology, Psychology and finally Social Care and Social Work. The Centre for Psychology Studies offers

630-511: A storm. He was temporarily replaced by Mark Cleary (who then became vice-chancellor of the University of Bradford until 2013), and then by Steve Newstead. Wendy Purcell became VC on 1 December 2007. She was placed on leave on 2 July 2014 by the university's governors while an internal review was conducted. A month later the Higher Education Funding Council for England requested an independent external review of

700-517: A university college in 1920 and a polytechnic institute in 1970, with its constituent bodies being Plymouth Polytechnic, Rolle College in Exmouth , the Exeter College of Art and Design (which were, before April 1989, run by Devon County Council ) and Seale-Hayne College (which before April 1989 was an independent charity). It was renamed Polytechnic South West in 1989, a move that

770-485: A very lively research culture with over 100 students registered for MPhil/PhD. The Department of Computing was one of the first in the UK to run an MSc course in Computing in 1967. Undergraduate courses began in 1970. The EIMC department was founded in 1991 and developed its courses in conjunction with the School of Art, Design & Textiles at Bradford and Ilkley Community College (now known as Bradford College ) and

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840-484: A £3.5 million facelift, working on improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Upgrades to the campus were performed on the Richmond Building and Horton Building. Additionally, in 2022 the university was donated £2 million by former Intel CTO and Bradford alumni, Dr. Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala, to develop the "Murthy-Renduchintala Centre for Space AI" and announced plans to launch

910-512: Is Shirley Congdon . The Green, which opened September 2011, is a £40 million purpose built student accommodation village. Designed for eco-friendly living, The Green has the highest ever BREEAM rating for any building (95.05%), awarded for sustainable building development and operation. It is also the first BREEAM 'Outstanding' student accommodation in the country. There are four academic faculties. These were previously called "schools" but changed their name in 2014 to avoid confusion with

980-681: Is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth , England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England . With 18,410 students, it is the 57th largest in the United Kingdom by total number of students (including the Open University ). The university was originally founded as the Plymouth School of Navigation in 1862, before becoming

1050-485: Is also home to "Simula", which using knowledge transfer and resources for commercial projects including the school's motion capture suite for video games including Driver Parallel Lines , World Snooker Championships and GTR . The university inherited several engineering courses from the Bradford Institute of Technology and some of these courses, such as Civil Engineering , are still taught today. All of

1120-586: Is an 11-storey tower building adjacent to Plymouth railway station . The building is currently owned by Network Rail , but is being given to the university on a 150-year lease. University-managed or approved accommodation in the first year of study is guaranteed for all applicants who choose Plymouth as their first choice institution. There are six university-managed halls: Francis Drake, Gilwell, Mary Newman, Pilgrim, Radnor and Robbins. Special accommodation arrangements can be made for students with disabilities or medical conditions. Francis Drake Hall of Residence

1190-604: Is an art gallery, theatre and music centre. The £84 million investment in the campus included a major refurbishment of the laboratories in the school of life sciences, creation of a new MBA suite and library at the school of management, refurbishment of the student union building, Student Central. The university has won its campus the award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development' in The Times Higher Education Awards two years running. In 2021, university campus buildings underwent

1260-581: Is focused on using low carbon technologies to reduce the university's carbon footprint. The building was due to reopen in September 2023, but was delayed and officially opened on Saturday 18 November 2023. Some time after the works, the university has stated that the nearby Brunel building will be demolished and turned into a park when all of its functions have been moved into the Babbage building. University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth

1330-466: Is named after Francis Drake , an English sailor and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the owner and operator of the building, UPP Ltd. tested the cladding and found that it was safe to remain. However, the cladding was visually ageing and they decided to replace the cladding on

1400-421: Is one of the on-campus university halls, owned by University Partnerships Programme (UPP) Limited. It has 314 en-suite rooms arranged in flats with between three and ten rooms, and 15 self-contained studio rooms, all spread across three blocks. The building's blocks are named after areas in the city - Armada, Barbican, and Citadel. As of 2023, the building has a rating of 3.6 stars on StudentCrowd. The building

1470-492: Is ranked 9th and 3rd in the 2014 and 2017 UK complete university guide. The Faculty of Life Sciences has the most students of all of the schools, with more than 2,000 students admitted to a variety of undergraduate courses in the areas of Biomedical Sciences, Chemical and Forensic Science, Clinical Sciences, Optometry, Pharmacy and Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences. The Bradford School of Optometry and Vision Science (BSOVS) has its own Eye Clinic, situated in

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1540-426: Is very close collaboration with staff from other divisions within the School. The Division of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences is located in refurbished, late 19th century mill buildings, housing extensive specialist facilities. Formerly a separate school, it was merged with Life Sciences in 2006. The Faculty of Management, Law, and Social Sciences is a recent merger. Until 2018 Social Sciences

1610-552: The Bradford Institute of Technology , was formed as a College of Advanced Technology to take on the running of higher education courses. Construction of the Richmond Building, the largest building on campus, began in 1963. The Horton Building and Chesham Building were subsequently added, on the opposite side of Richmond Road. The charter of incorporation was granted in 1966, to create the University of Bradford;

1680-831: The Grimsby Institute and the National Media Museum to bid for Skillset Media Academy status, which was granted in 2008. Accreditation mainly covers courses in the Bradford Media School. A core part of the school is the Innovations Unit, which offers the expertise of specialists within SCIM to commercial and social enterprises. This collaboration is part of a government initiative called Knowledge Transfer, which also includes partnerships with national and international companies. The IIU

1750-565: The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (now the National Media Museum ). It was one of the first departments to offer BSc courses in media technology, going on to introduce some of the first animation and computer games degrees, and more recently expanding to offer a new range of similar BA courses. Today, SCIM no longer works in association with the college, but has strengthened its relationship with

1820-717: The Pilgrim Fathers from a site near the Mayflower Steps in the Plymouth Barbican aboard the Mayflower in 1620. A Pelican and a Golden Hind support the shield and reflect both the original and later, better known, name of Sir Francis Drake 's ship. The crest contains the Latin motto, "Indagate Fingite Invenite" which translates as "Explore Dream Discover" and is a quote from Mark Twain , reflecting

1890-477: The Blitz , a bomb fell on the site killing over 70 civilians, including a mother and her six children. The bomb blast was so strong that human remains were found in the tops of trees. Only three people escaped alive, all children. The university's first vice-chancellor was John Bull. He was succeeded by Roland Levinsky until his death on 1 January 2007, when he walked into live electrical cables brought down during

1960-641: The Business School and a new £16 million Peninsula Medical School headquarters at Derriford Hospital , in the north of the city. The campus has over 20 buildings including the Roland Levinsky Building , the university's flagship arts, cultural and teaching facility which completed in 2007. It is located at the south of the university campus opposite the Drake Circus Shopping Centre . InterCity Place

2030-642: The DHEZ – Phoenix South West Building, providing Primary Care for the local community in conjunction with a student training facility. BSOVS also provides a variety of other clinical services (e.g. an Electro-diagnostic Unit opened October 2010) that people may be referred to by practitioners. The Centre for Skin Sciences is one of the largest academic centres in Britain for fundamental and translational skin and hair follicle research. The Institute of Cancer Therapeutics has an excellent reputation for research and there

2100-522: The Faculty of Education and relocated to the new Rolle Building in August 2008. The decision was unpopular with students and the town of Exmouth itself. There were several protest marches and a campaign to keep the campus open. Completed developments include Portland Square, a library extension, refurbished and new laboratory and teaching facilities in many of the campus buildings, halls of residence near

2170-560: The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. The School of Management has full Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) accreditation for DBA and PhD programmes, portfolio Association of MBAs accreditation for MBA programmes and EQUIS accreditation. The School of Social and International Studies covers the areas of development, economics, humanities (including English and history), politics, international relations, peace studies, psychology, criminology and social work. The school offers

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2240-594: The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in 2000, which operated as a partnership between Plymouth University and the University of Exeter . In January 2012 the two founding members of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, outlined their plans to expand independently and grow the success of the now nationally recognised professional health education provider. These changes came into effect from

2310-613: The Peninsula Dental School, Peninsula Medical School, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Psychology, School of Health Professions, and School of Nursing and Midwifery. The Faculty runs degrees in Adult Nursing, Biomedical Sciences, Child Health Nursing, Dentistry, Medicine, Mental Health Nursing, Midwifery, Dietetics, Optometry, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Physiotherapy and Paramedicine. Medicine and Dentistry were first established as part of

2380-669: The Recorder of Plymouth, and Baroness Judith Wilcox . The Academic Partnerships network is a collaboration between the university and local colleges across the England and the world. Plymouth is the main sponsor of Marine Academy Plymouth . It is also the main sponsor of UTC Plymouth , which opened in September 2013. The University of Plymouth ranks 503rd in the CWUR World University Rankings 2017 In The Times and Sunday Times University League Table 2018 ,

2450-610: The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Computing & Maths programmes) and the School of Media, Design & Technology (Media & Design programmes). The following describes the former schools of EDT & SCIM: The second-largest school in the university consists of the departments of Computing, Bradford Media School (BMS), Creative Technology (CT) and Mathematics. SCIM offers over 40 undergraduate degrees and postgraduate study in various areas including computing, ICT, robotics, mathematics, media and television. The School has

2520-559: The School of Health Studies within the university. The Department of Physics was closed in the 1980s. The Department of Mathematics was closed to new undergraduates in 1997, with the remaining postgraduate activities and lecture support being integrated into the Department of Computing as the Mathematics Unit. The Department of Mathematics has since been reopened within the School of Computing, Informatics and Media. In 1987,

2590-540: The University of Plymouth's world ranking was listed as joint 701st and 601–650 in QS World University Rankings 2019 . Times Higher Education ranked Plymouth 401–500 in its World University Rankings 2017–18, and ranked it 65th among 200 institutions in its World Young University Rankings 2017. The results of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework showed that, overall, Plymouth was ranked joint 66 of 128 UK institutions, rising 9 places from

2660-401: The building as a precaution and to improve the building's appearance. In a report filed by UPP, they stated that they found defects in the cladding and replaced it. A pre-application document was submitted to Plymouth City Council 's planning department on 18 June 2021, which was then followed by the submission a full planning application on 20 August 2021, which was approved. Work began at

2730-493: The building's facilities would be moved into Babbage . In 2024, the University announced that Richard Davies would replace Judith Petts as Vice-Chancellor following her retirement. When university status was gained in 1992, the university was based in on multiple sites. Under Vice-Chancellor Levinsky the university began a policy of centralising its campus activities in Plymouth. The Exmouth campus Rolle College housed

2800-521: The campus. The university's data center was mostly moved to the cloud as a result of the works. The building was completely emptied, internal walls taken down, and the outer walls taken off, with only the concrete structure remaining. The renovated building has larger windows, blue cladding, and a rooftop garden. The original structure was also expanded towards the rear and right side of the building. The newly renovated building contains 108,000 square feet (10,000 m) of teaching and learning space, and

2870-552: The concept of a digital programmable computer. After renovations in 2021–2023, the building contains a number of fabrication and computing laboratories. The Babbage Building was originally constructed in 1979 as an engineering facility for the University of Plymouth. Prior to being named the Babbage Building, it was called the General Teaching Block (abbreviated to GTB). In 2019, a design competition

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2940-498: The department commenced teaching an accredited LLB law degree. It has a number of master's degrees, MBA programmes and doctoral programmes running alongside undergraduate programmes. Its research is both international and interdisciplinary and has five main research groups covering all the main areas of management, and co-operative links and exchange agreements with 20 universities in America, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France,

3010-439: The engineering courses are accredited by their relevant institute. The school also has a large number of both undergraduate and postgraduate design and technology courses. Its research areas include automotive engineering, polymers, telecommunications and advanced materials engineering. From the establishment of the university in 1966, the individual branches of engineering were taught in separate departments. When reorganisation of

3080-431: The establishment of the industrial West Yorkshire town's Mechanics Institute in 1832. The student population includes 11,665 undergraduate and 7,923 postgraduate students. Mature students make up around a third of the undergraduate community. A total of 22% of students are foreign and come from over 110 countries. There were 14,406 applications to the university through UCAS in 2010, of which 3,421 were accepted. It

3150-473: The existing halls owned by the university, those on the Laisteridge Lane site were sold to Corporate Residential Management in 2005, and Shearbridge Green Halls were demolished in December 2006. Longside Lane halls and Kirkstone Halls were demolished during the first half of 2009. The university has a "leading-edge 100-seat PC cluster" for teaching, learning and computer-based assessment, and there

3220-652: The inaugural dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (2010–2013). The university was selected by the Royal Statistical Society in October 2008 to be the home of its Centre for Statistical Education. It also runs courses in maritime business, marine engineering, marine biology, and Earth, ocean and environmental sciences. In 2010, students from the university occupied a room in the main campus to protest against rising tuition fees and cuts to courses. In 2021 work began to completely renovate

3290-544: The interior and exterior of the Babbage Building . The renovations will add an extra 10,000m² worth of space to the building, and create rooftop gardens which will be open to students. Renovation works also began on the Intercity Place tower down by the Plymouth railway station . In 2024 the university began the demolition of the nearby Brunel Building, announcing that it would become a new park space and

3360-441: The library boasted an impressive computer centre, occupying a whole floor out of the five available library floors. The library was then expanded further in the 1990s. The current chancellor is Bradford-born television and radio presenter Anita Rani. The first vice-chancellor was Dr E.G. Edwards, who as principal of the Bradford Institute of Technology took over the new institution. The current vice-chancellor (since 2019)

3430-401: The main campus and near to St Luke's Hospital . It specialises in degrees in nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery, occupational therapy and radiography. A specialist drug therapy course is run by the department and there are also part-time courses in dementia care. The department's student demographics are largely female, with a higher proportion of mature students. The physiotherapy course

3500-454: The nearby National Media Museum. In association with the Department of Computing, it obtained a research grade 4 at RAE 2001. A non-linear video editing / training suite is named in honour of the Shipley born film director Tony Richardson , and was opened by his daughter, the film actress Natasha Richardson in 1996. In 2007 the School launched a partnership with East Coast Media at

3570-691: The new school. However, in 2010, an undergraduate programme in Chemical Engineering was re-launched in 2010 with support from the Institute of Chemical Engineers – the first graduates from the three year BEng version of this course graduated in June 2013. In 2012 a postgraduate course was also launched. Faculty of Health Studies was formerly the School of Nursing and before that it was the Airedale College of Health, this became part of

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3640-468: The previous Research Assessment Exercise in 2008. Across all assessed subject areas Plymouth showed substantial evidence of 3* (internationally excellent) and 4* (world leading) research, and this was particularly evident in Clinical Medicine, Computer Sciences & Informatics, Psychology, Psychiatry & Neuroscience, and Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences, where 79–85% of research

3710-682: The start of the 2013 academic year. This faculty contains the School of Biological and Marine Sciences, the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, and the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Subjects taught in the Schools include Biological Sciences , Marine Biology , Marine Sciences , Chemistry, Geology, Geography, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Games Development, Mathematics, Data Science, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and coastal Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Robotics. The arms, crest, badge and supporters forming

3780-406: The start of the 2021/2022 academic year, with the main contractor being Kier Group . Scaffolding was erected and students remained living in halls that year, which led to complaints from students who were living in the hall during this time. At 3pm on 24 April 2021, a fire broke out on the 6th floor of the building. One person was injured, suffering from smoke inhalation, and a 21-year-old woman

3850-561: The sub-units also sometimes called schools. Many buildings and facilities, such as lecture theatres, are shared and used by all faculties. On 1 October 2013, the School of Engineering, Design and Technology and the School of Computing, Informatics and Media were merged to form the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics. Three schools make up this new overarching Faculty: the School of Engineering (Mechanical and Energy Systems Engineering, Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering & Chemical Engineering programmes),

3920-611: The then Prime Minister Harold Wilson became the university's first chancellor . In 1970s the university became an important international centre in the field of Yugoslav studies with the establishment of the University of Bradford Postgraduate School of Yugoslav Studies serving as a core institution in this effort. Research Unit in Yugoslav Studies at Bradford was established already in 1965 with significant involvement of British geographer Frederick Bernard Singleton. After her exile from South Africa AnnMarie Wolpe gained

3990-409: The three faculties of the university took place, a single School of Engineering, Design and Technology was created and incorporated the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering and the Department of Industrial Studies. The Department of Chemical Engineering was closed shortly before the creation of

4060-524: The university became one of the twelve founding members of the Northern Consortium . In September 2009, it was announced that the university was to merge with Leeds College of Music . The college had originally announced a merger with Leeds Metropolitan University in April 2009. However, discussions broke down due to issues with the provision of further education courses at the college. It

4130-481: The university in 1996; previously it was an associate college with the university validating its degrees. The School has moved to the main city campus, into the Horton A building which underwent major refurbishment in 2011. The Horton building was extended and another floor added to accommodate the School of Nursing. The School of Nursing was previously located on a separate site on Trinity Road, about 10 minutes walk from

4200-513: The university's coat of arms were granted on 10 April 2008, in Grant 173/189, by the College of Arms . The books represent the university's focus on learning and scholarship. The scattering of small stars, represent navigation , which has played a key role in the history of the city and the university. The scallop shells in gold, represents pilgrimage, a sign of the importance of the departure of

4270-463: The university's ambitions for its students and Plymouth's history of great seafarers. The letters patent granting arms to the University of Plymouth were presented by Eric Dancer , Lord Lieutenant of Devon, in a ceremony on 27 November 2008, in the presence of Henry Paston-Bedingfeld , York Herald of the College of Arms , the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Plymouth, Judge William Taylor,

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4340-504: The university's governance. In August 2014, the university was instructed by HEFCE to undertake an external review of its governance after vice-chancellor Wendy Purcell was placed on leave. Judith Petts CBE was appointed the University of Plymouth's vice-chancellor and chief executive in February 2016. She joined Plymouth from the University of Southampton , where she had been pro-vice-chancellor research and enterprise and previously

4410-445: Was held for a renovation of the Babbage Building. Planning permission was granted for the works in December 2020. The main contractor for the renovations is BAM, and the new building was designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios . In 2021, the building was closed for renovations costing £63 million. For the renovations to be able to take place, the university had to temporarily relocate classes and infrastructure to other places across

4480-414: Was later announced that this merger would not go ahead due to financial constraints. LCM's degrees are now validated by the University of Hull . In 2005, a project to become an 'Ecoversity' was initiated, along with an £84 million redevelopment of the campus. The university aimed to reduce its environmental footprint by reducing waste and using sustainable materials. As part of this, Bradford became

4550-861: Was later arrested under for arson after an investigation to determine the cause of the fire was completed. There are three faculties which each contain a number of schools: This faculty contains the School of Art, Design and Architecture, Plymouth Business School, and the School of Society and Culture, including the Plymouth Institute of Education. The faculty offers degrees in Anthropology, Architecture , Built environment, Business and Management, Criminology , Education, English, Game design, History, Illustration , Art history , 3D Design , Fine Art , Law, Marketing, Music, Photography , Professional Policing, Media arts , Sociology, and Theatre & Performance. The Faculty of Health contains

4620-434: Was moved from a separate site on All Saint's Road onto the main campus, into a new building which also provides conference facilities; the buildings on the old site were demolished in February 2008. Redevelopment of the sports facilities was completed in summer 2009, and a new student village called "The Green" was constructed which opened in September 2011. The Green has the highest ever BREEAM rating for any building. Of

4690-473: Was ranked as 3* or 4*. University of Plymouth Students' Union, usually abbreviated "UPSU" is a non-profit making organisation . Each year, students elect the officers who will represent them for the following year. The Union offers a range of services and stages a number of events throughout the year. As well as events, the Union is the base for most of the sports teams and societies at the university. In 2014

4760-485: Was separate. Management and Law, consisting of Bradford School of Management and the Law School was previously located 3 miles (5 kilometres) away from the main campus on a 13-acre (5-hectare) parkland campus, Emm Lane. In 2019, the university moved its Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences to its main city centre campus. It teaches courses in business, finance, accountancy, management and marketing. As of 2005

4830-585: Was the first British university to establish a Department of Peace Studies in 1973, which is currently the world's largest university centre for the study of peace and conflict. The university's origins date back to the Mechanics Institute , founded in 1832, formed in response to the need in the city for workers with skills relevant to the workplace. In 1882, the institute became the Bradford Technical College . In 1957,

4900-515: Was unpopular with students as the name lacked identity. It was the only polytechnic to be renamed and remained as "PSW" until gaining university status in 1992 along with the other polytechnics. The new university absorbed the Plymouth School of Maritime Studies. In 2006, part of the remains of the World War II Portland Square air-raid shelter were rediscovered on the Plymouth campus. On the night of 22 April 1941, during

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