Anglia Ruskin University the first 150 years!

Of course, we've only been entitled "university" since 1992. John Ruskin, the famous art critic, author and poet, opened, in 1858 , the School of Art in Sidney Street, Cambridge. Ruskin thus laid the foundation for what is today, Anglia Ruskin University.

In 1976, the Mid-Essex Technical College, merged with Brentwood College of Education to form the Chelmer Institute Of Higher Education.

A series of other changes took place and in 1992, Anglia Polytechnic University was born. Public perception of the term "polytechnic" was that this somehow subtracted from the university.

The title "Anglia Ruskin University" was granted by the Privy Council in 2005. Anglia Ruskin University seems to have more energy these days, perhaps because of this rebrand.

I enjoy working here. There's something very rewarding about being a part of providing resources and services to enable to students to gain their degree and realize their ambitions, make their dreams come true. Most importantly, in this ever increasingly competitive world of work, gaining a firmer foothold there and the confidence that goes with that.

You could say we're a dream factory!