The University of Bolton (formerly Bolton Institute of Higher Education) is a university in Bolton in the United Kingdom. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... This page is about the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

History

Bolton Institute of Higher Education was formed in 1982 by the merger of Bolton Institute of Technology and Bolton College of Education (Technical). 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British...

Bolton Institute was awarded the right to award taught degrees in 1990, with the powers to award research degrees in 1994. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

In April 2004, the Institute was awarded university status with immediate effect. The insitution then set about searching for a new name to match its university status. A long consultation period considered many titles, including 'Bolton University', 'Bolton Institute University', 'West Pennines University', 'North Manchester University' and 'Bolton Leverhulme University', before announcing the 'University of Bolton' as the new title on September 2, 2004. The title was approved by the Privy Council on January 27, 2005 and officially adopted. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Students and faculty

The University has almost 8,000 students. The vast majority (72%) are from the local area.

External link

• University of Bolton (http://www.bolton.ac.uk/)