Diamond Jubilee Special
The University of Hertfordshire – 1992 Buildings
In 1993 the merger with the St Albans-based Hertfordshire College of Art and Design (founded in 1889) was finalised. In 1994 the new School of Art and Design moved into the former British Aerospace Design block in Hatfield and in 1998 a two-storey regional art gallery opened, as part of the purpose- built Faculty of Art and Design. College Lane also saw the opening of the Film, Music and Media building in 2006 and the new entertainments venue, The Forum, in 2009.
Significant change came in 2000, when work began on the new de Havilland campus on the site formerly occupied by British Aerospace. It opened in 2003 for students studying Education, Humanities and Business Studies, subsequently leading to the closure of the Wall Hall, Aldenham, and Ball’s Park sites. The latest work on the de Havilland site was the move of the School of Law to the new Law Court building in 2011, and the closure of the St Albans campus.
People
Sir Brian Corby was appointed as the University’s first Chancellor in 1992, followed by Sir Ian MacLaurin in 1996. In 2005 Lord MacLaurin was succeeded by Lord Sailsbury, the current Chancellor. In 2003, Professor Neil Buxton retired and Professor Tim
Wilson was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University in his place; he retired in 2011 and received a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. In his place, Professor Quintin McKellar was appointed Vice-Chancellor.
Awards
The Graduation ceremonies moved to the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban in 1994, and in 1996 the first University of Hertfordshire Graduation ceremony was held in Kuala Lumpur.
Did you know…? l In 1992 the University became the first institution to run its own bus
service, named Universitybus, which would become UnoBus in 2005. l In 1998 the University competed in the first Formula Student Event in the UK, winning the Best Presented Team prize. l StudyNet – the student intranet – was introduced in 2001. l In 1994, the University was named ‘Top New University’ in The Times Good University Guide, and in 2008 received its first nomination for the Times Higher Education ‘University of the Year’ Award. In 2010 it was named as the Times Higher Education Supplement’s ‘Entrepreneurial University of the Year’.
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The art and design block, The Forum, An on-campus bedroom, Inside the Law Court building
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