University of Bolton - Definition and Overview

The University of Bolton (formerly Bolton Institute of Higher Education) is a university in Bolton in the United Kingdom.

History

Bolton Institute of Higher Education was formed in 1982 by the merger of 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 insitution 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', 'North Manchester University' and 'Bolton Leverhulme University', before announcing the '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.

Students and faculty

The University has almost 8,000 students. The vast majority (72%) are from the local area.

External link

• University of Bolton (http://www.bolton.ac.uk/)