University of Sunderland

The University of Sunderland is located in the City of Sunderland in North East England. The University has approximately 15,000 students, including over 1,000 international students from about 70 countries.

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Lord Puttnam of Queensgate became the university's first Chancellor in 1998. The Sunderland Empire Theatre was the regular venue for the graduation ceremonies, although the have been hosted at the Stadium of Light since 2004.

Related Topics:
Lord Puttnam of Queensgate - Chancellor - 1998 - Sunderland Empire Theatre - Graduation - Stadium of Light - 2004

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There are currently two main campuses, Chester Road and St. Peter's, with other buildings in Ashbrooke.

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St Peter's opened during the 1990's on the northbank of the River Wear, the site of St Peter's Church and monastery built by Benedict Biscop in 674AD. In September 2002 the campus was renamed the "Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's", after the local businessman who was one of the University's primary supporters. The Business School is similarly named "The Reg Vardy Centre", and another building, primarily used for computing, is "The David Goldman Infomatics" Centre.

Related Topics:
River Wear - St Peter's Church - Benedict Biscop - 674 - September 2002 - Tom Cowie - Reg Vardy - David Goldman

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"The Media Centre", housing television and radio production facilities along with a small local base for Tyne Tees Television, opened in 2003 at St. Peter's. It was officially opened in March 2004 by Estelle Morris. Morris has been the pro vice-chancellor since June 2005.

Related Topics:
Tyne Tees Television - 2003 - March 2004 - Estelle Morris - June 2005

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The Chester Road complex is still used, with buildings constantly being redeveloped. The Edinburgh Building was extensively redeveloped in 2004, and given a modern frontier. An elevator was installed in Forster Building in 2003 when it started to house education. The towering Wearmouth Hall, however, is no longer used for student accommodation.

Related Topics:
Elevator - Education

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The student union has a large bar at the Bonded Warehouse. The Manor Quay night club has a student night on Fridays called Fresh. The student magazine is called DN magazine.

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