Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a town and district in North-East England, with a resident population in 2001 of 134,855. 2005 mid-year estimates suggest a population of 144,823. However, the total un-official population for the Middlesbrough urban area (including the greater Eston area) is closer to 190,000.

Education

Middlesbrough has been a university town since 1992. With almost 20,000 students it is home to the University of Teesside which, along with ARC at Stockton-on-Tees, UGC Cinema in Middlesbrough, and the Riverside Stadium, hosts the annual Animex International Festival of Animation. The University of Teesside is internationally recognised as a leading institute for computer animation and games design. The university also houses Teesside Business School as well as other specialised Schools of Arts & Media, Computing, Health & Social Care, Science & Technology and Social Sciences & Law. During Middlesbrough's past the University, as Teesside Polytechnic, was a highly regarded institution for the teaching of such disciplines as chemical engineering.

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University - University of Teesside - Riverside Stadium - Animex International Festival of Animation

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The University is not alone in providing further and higher education in the town. There is the usual selection of modern schools and sixth forms, such as The King's Academy in Coulby Newham, while with a further 16,000 students Middlesbrough College covers the four campuses of Acklam, Kirby, Marton and Longlands, including the one-time Acklam Hall. Also on offer in Linthorpe, are two of three campuses of the Cleveland College of Art and Design, the only such college remaining in the North-East.

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Further - Higher education - School - Sixth form - The King's Academy - Middlesbrough College - Cleveland College of Art and Design

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