Teesside University Teesside University Teesside University is a public university with its main campus in Middlesbrough, Teesside in North East England. It has 18,576 students, according to the 2015/16 HESA student record. A shortage of funding long proved a barrier to developing the Middlesbrough-based Mechanics' Institute of 1844. With the required funding, the College's launch could have come as early as 1914. Even after the donation of £40,000 to build the college from local shipping magnate Joseph Constantine in 1916, progress was slow. A Governing Council took place in 1922, followed by a doubling of the original financial offer by the Constantine
Teesside University Amstell. More recently the SU was shortlisted for NUS Students' Union Of The Year in 2014, secured the AQS accreditation for the SU Link and gold in the National Best Bar None Awards 2015 recognising exceptional standards in its social spaces The Terrace and The Hub. From 2014 the Students' Union has received over £8.5m to refurbish its building and facilities. Conservative Party candidate and filmmaker John Walsh made a film of the 2010 General Election entitled "ToryBoy The Movie" in 2011. The film's re-release in 2015 caused controversy after it was not shown at Teesside University. According to the