University of Bolton
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| Established | 1982 (as Bolton Institute of Higher Education) |
| Type | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr George Holmes |
| Staff | 700+[1] |
| Students | 8,050[2] |
| Undergraduates | 5,965[2] |
| Postgraduates | 1,505[2] |
| Location | Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Colours | Gold, navy blue |
| Website | www.bolton.ac.uk |
The University of Bolton (formerly Bolton Institute of Higher Education) is a university in Bolton in Lancashire, England.
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[edit] History
Bolton Institute of Higher Education was formed in 1982 by the merger of the Bolton Institute of Technology and Bolton College of Education (Technical).
Bolton Institute was awarded the right to award taught degrees in 1990, with the powers to award research degrees in 1994.
In April 2004, the Institute was awarded university status with immediate effect. The institution then set about searching for a new name to match its university status. A long consultation period considered many titles, including 'Bolton University', 'Bolton Institute University', 'West Pennines University', and 'Bolton Leverhulme University', before announcing 'University of Bolton' as the new title on September 2 2004. The title was approved by the Privy Council on January 27 2005 and officially adopted.
[edit] Academic quality
The UK national Quality Audit of University of Bolton 2005 reports that "broad confidence can be placed in the soundness of the current management of the quality of its programmes and in the University's institutional-level capacity to manage effectively the security of its awards." Although it offers research opportunities leading to Master and PhD degrees by research, it is best-known for its vocationally focused, and industry-relevant taught degree programmes. An Education Guardian report ranked Bolton #1 in the "Fastest Growing University" category.
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[edit] References
- ^ Key Facts - from official website
- ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2004/05. Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
England: Anglia Ruskin • University of the Arts • Aston • Bath • Bath Spa • Bedfordshire • Birmingham • UCE Birmingham • Bolton • Bournemouth • Bradford • Brighton • Bristol • Brunel • Buckingham • Cambridge • Canterbury Christ Church • Central Lancashire • Chester • Chichester • City • Coventry • Cranfield • De Montfort • Derby • Durham • East Anglia • East London • Edge Hill • Essex • Exeter • Gloucestershire • Greenwich • Hertfordshire • Huddersfield • Hull • Imperial • Kent • Keele • Kingston • Lancaster • Leeds • Leeds Metropolitan • Leicester • Lincoln • Liverpool • Liverpool Hope • Liverpool John Moores • London (Birkbeck · Central School of Speech and Drama · Courtauld Institute of Art · Goldsmiths · Heythrop · Institute of Cancer Research · Institute of Education · King's · London Business School · LSE · LSHTM · Queen Mary · Royal Academy of Music · Royal Holloway · Royal Veterinary College · St George's · SOAS · School of Pharmacy · UCL) • London Metropolitan • London South Bank • Loughborough • Manchester • Manchester Metropolitan • Middlesex • Newcastle • Northampton • Northumbria • Nottingham • Nottingham Trent • Oxford • Oxford Brookes • Plymouth • Portsmouth • Reading • Roehampton • Royal College of Art • Salford • Sheffield • Sheffield Hallam • Southampton • Southampton Solent • Staffordshire • Surrey • Sunderland • Sussex • Teesside • Thames Valley • Warwick • UWE • Westminster • Winchester • Wolverhampton • Worcester • York • York St John
Northern Ireland: Queen's • Ulster
Scotland: Aberdeen • Abertay • Dundee • Edinburgh • Glasgow • Glasgow Caledonian • Heriot-Watt • Napier • Paisley • Queen Margaret • Robert Gordon • St Andrews • Stirling • Strathclyde
Wales: Cardiff • Glamorgan • Wales (Aberystwyth · Bangor · Lampeter · Newport · NEWI · RWCMD · SIHE · Swansea · Trinity · UWIC)
