University of Humberside
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The University of Humberside was a university created in 1992 from the Humberside Polytechnic. In 1996 the university opened a new campus in Lincoln and changed its name to the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. It is now called the University of Lincoln.
The University of Humberside has roots going back to the 19th century. These can be traced back to a number of higher educational institutions in Hull including the Hull School of Art (1861), the Hull Technical Institute (1893), Endsleigh Training College (1905) and the Hull Central College of Commerce (1930).
All these higher educational institutions not associated with the University of Hull were merged in 1976 to form the Hull College of Higher Education. In 1983 this institution became the Humberside College of Higher Education (HCHE) when it absorbed several courses in fishing, food and manufacturing which were running in Grimsby. HCHE gained polytechnic status in 1990, and then in 1992 became one of the many polytechnics in the UK to become full universities.
In recent years the university has become a source of controversy as a bogus degrees scam was discovered. This primarily operated in Israel where better conditions of employment were available to better qualified staff.
External links
- Times Online - British university with branch in Israeli petrol station 'issued 5,500 bogus degrees' (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3561-973012,00.html)
- BBC News - University in 'bogus degrees' scam (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3419367.stm)