Teesside University 2015, the university acquired Teesside Central, adding 75 en-suite apartments to its accommodation portfolio. This accommodation is known as Central Halls. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, or mima, is a contemporary art gallery in the centre of Middlesbrough. It is run in partnership with Teesside University. Teesside University has won seven National Teaching Fellowships. The Vice-Chancellor is Professor Paul Croney, who took up the position in May 2015 when Professor Graham Henderson retired. In April 2005, the University welcomed Lord Sawyer as its Chancellor, succeeding the University's first ever Chancellor, European Commissioner Leon Brittan. Teesside University's research is focused on
University Town Plaza University Town Plaza University Town Plaza is an outdoor shopping mall in Pensacola, Florida. It is being developed on the site of the former University Mall, which operated from 1974 to 2013. University Mall opened in 1974 with J. C. Penney, Sears-closing 2018, and McRae's, in its first location outside Mississippi. The mall was largely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, but all three anchor stores soon reopened. Plans were first announced in 2007 to redevelop the mall, which had been losing stores, but retain all three anchors. Belk, which bought the McRae's chain, closed its store at the mall