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 Airport railway station South Junction; it was opened by British Rail on 3 October 1971. There are two platforms, each long enough for a four-coach train. The airport changed its name to Durham Tees Valley Airport in 2004, however, the station's name was not updated. In 2007, the train operating company Northern erected new signs reading "Teesside Airport", replacing previous signs which had used a hyphen in "Tees-side". National Rail now also lists the station as "Teesside Airport". In December 2017 it was announced by Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) that the footbridge and eastbound platform would be closed to save DTVA having