University of Surrey

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University of Surrey

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The University of Surrey (UniS) received its charter on September 9, 1966, and was at that time situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology before gaining university status. Its roots however go back to the Battersea Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1891 to provide further and higher education for London's poorer inhabitants.

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September 9 - 1966 - Battersea - London - 1891

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The original master plan for an institution with 5,000 students has been exceeded, with the number of students now in excess of 10,000.

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Between 2000 and 2004, the University formed part of the "Federal University of Surrey", along with what was then the University of Surrey Roehampton (USR), formerly the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education. However, in June 2004, the Privy Council granted Roehampton an independent university title, and it became Roehampton University from August 1 2004. This move ended the federal partnership between the two institutions, although collaboration between the two is being maintained.

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2000 - 2004 - Federal University of Surrey - University of Surrey Roehampton - Roehampton - Privy Council - August 1

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