Staffordshire University

In 1901, after becoming industrialist Alfred Bolton area of ​​8120 m2 with 2 acres in what is now College Road in 1906 and early mining there. In 1907, teaches pottery classes below to transfer Tun stall in temporary buildings. In 1914, opened officially now known as the Palace Adman building at the Central School of Science and Technology for the RT. The honourable Judge Peace, chairman of the education. The frieze above the entrance potters and miners. In 2013, the library building conference room Adman renamed in recognition of the importance Bolton Alfred Alfred room in the university's history.


In 1915 he established a department for the commercial production of Seder cones are used for measuring and controlling temperature furnaces for ceramics based on research compiled by Dean, Joseph Mellon. Carnegie UK Trust grant, the second in 1924 were used to develop a library of pottery and in 1926 changed the name of the institution in North Staffordshire Technical College. In 1931, ran Adman building extensions for the bus station and the Ministry of Mines. The grant was awarded by the Fund for the benefit of minors to finance the construction. The new wing houses the library, with 36,000 volumes now. In 1934, the college comprises four divisions: Engineering, nearly 800 students, Ceramics just over 600 students, less than 600 mining and chemical students less than 300 students.

In 1939, the shop was occupied for the first time a new machine and the floor in front of the palace Adman purchased. In 1950, Victoria Road has changed its name to College Road and now extends over 12 hectares area of ​​50,000 m2. Mellon and the Palace "experimental production Block" Dwight built built for the North Staffordshire College of Technology in 1960.

School and extra building movements led North Staffordshire Polytechnic was established in 1971 with the merger of Stoke on Trent College of Art, North Staffordshire College of Technology, both based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Stafford College of Technology. Later, in 1977, the University teacher training centre in Madeleine absorbed.

The University was able to develop a traditional strengths of the constituent institutions, such as education Mademoiselle calculate ceramics Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford Sports. However, the Ministry of Mines was closed due to the decline of coal mining in 1980. Developed new topics, such as the North Staffordshire Polytechnic in 1970 is one of only a handful of higher education institutions in the UK to Such a step is committed to offer International Relations. Research Assessment Exercise in 1992 the British government was the International Relations Department of the higher notes institution.

In September 1988, the school changed its name in Staffordshire Polytechnic. In 1992, it was Staffordshire University, one of the new universities.