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Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University in englandAnglia Ruskin University  in england has its origins in the Cambridge School of Art opened in 1858 by John Ruskin. In 1960 this became the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (CCAT). In 1989 CCAT merged with the Essex Institute of Higher Education to form the Anglia Ruskin University  in england Education College. The merged college became a polytechnic in 1991, using the name Anglia Polytechnic, and was then awarded Anglia Ruskin University  in england status in 1992.

Initially Anglia Polytechnic Anglia Ruskin University  in england (APU), it retained the word 'polytechnic' in its title because "the term 'polytechnic' still had value to students and their potential employers, symbolising as it did the sort of education that they were known for – equipping students with effective practical skills for the world of work although in 2000 there was some self-doubt about including the term 'polytechnic' — it was the last Anglia Ruskin University  in england in the country to have done so. Wanting to keep the 'APU' abbreviation, a suggestion put forward by the governors was 'Anglia Prior Anglia Ruskin University  in england (after a former Chancellor), but the Governors decided to keep 'polytechnic' in the title.

 

 

Anglia Ruskin University in englandThe Anglia Ruskin University  in england eventually reconsidered a name change, because "Nowadays, few remember the old polytechnics and technical colleges, and there was no longer any value to students or faculty in retaining the word 'polytechnic' in the title. Indeed, it was sometimes seen as a hindrance, especially in non-vocational subject areas. From over two hundred suggestions and consultations with staff, students and local residents, communities and businesses, the University chose Anglia Ruskin University (thus incorporating into the title the surname of John Ruskin, who founded the Cambridge School of Art in 1858, which eventually became the Anglia Ruskin University  in england ), with the new name taking effect following the approval of the Privy Council on 29 September 2005.

Past lecturers include Odile Crick, wife of Francis Crick; she created the simple iconic image of DNA as two intertwined ribbons linked by ten rungs per turn of the double helix that appeared in the article in Nature announcing the discovery of its structure. Author Tom Sharpe was a lecturer in History at CCAT between 1963 and 1972 and Anne Campbell,the Labour MP for Cambridge from 1992 to 2005, was formerly a lecturer in Statistics at CCAT.