Teesside University was first established as Constantine Technical College back in 1930 to support Middlesbrough’s booming engineering and shipping industries in 1930, the college became a polytechnic in 1969 and then one of 14 new universities approved by the Privy Council in 1992.  Teesside University is one of the first institutions that set up the School of Computing as Teesside is home to DigiCity, which has generated more than 200 new businesses and is adding more than £170 million per annum to the Teesside economy.  

Learning Experience:

• National Horizons Centre, £22m state-of-the-art, purpose-built bioscience facility offering research, education and collaboration for the bioscience industry

• Student Life Building, invested £13.2m to develop a student-centred and student-led space, providing information and services to support, inspire and empower success in learning and life

• 30 networked laboratories and studios across various buildings (Athena, Europa, Mercuria, Parkside, Phoenix, Stephenson, and Waterhouse) equipped to industry standards and running the very latest industry software.

• Teesside University is ranked 68th in the UK in Guardian League Table 2021
• Teesside University is ranked 1st out of 96 global universities for overall satisfaction in the International Student Barometer 2021
• The University of The Year for Social Inclusion by Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022
• Based on the views of 854 Teesside students in a global survey response of 179,950 students, Teesside University is ranked number 1 out of 199 universities in the world for Average Satisfaction, Satisfaction with arrival, Satisfaction with support and Social facilities (International Student Barometer 2018)
• Teesside University is ranked number 15 in the top 25 International Animation Schools and Colleges and ranked number 3 in the top 5 UK Animation Schools (Animation Career Review 2020 International Rankings).