Teesside University included the Virtual Reality Centre and Centre for Enterprise, and later, the Phoenix and Athena Buildings by CPMG Architects. Today, historic structures such as the old High School (the Waterhouse building), the Constantine building and Victoria Building of 1891 (a schoolyard-equipped Victorian school, housing a series of graduate business incubator units), are all Grade II listed buildings. In 2009, the University of Teesside changed its name to "Teesside University". It also changed its logo and adopted the motto "Inspiring success" as part of a £20,000 rebrand. Alternative names included "Middlesbrough University" and "Tees Valley University". On 15 October 2009, Teesside
Teesside University Centre. In September 2017, the University unveiled a £300m campus masterplan set to transform its campus across the following decade. The University was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize (2014–18) for outstanding work in the field of enterprise and business engagement. In 2017, Teesside University was awarded a Silver rating in the government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework. In July 2017, it was reported that several professors at Teesside University in the UK have been told they must reapply for their positions over the summer or face redundancy. The university says the purpose of this is to bring all university professors under