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
Department of English, University of Vienna Department of English, University of Vienna The Department of English at Vienna University is, with almost 4000 students, one of the largest English departments in Europe. At the University of Vienna, which was founded in 1365, English was not included in the curricula until 1800. The delay can be blamed on religious caution. 16th and 17th centuries were a period of domination of Jesuit order at the University of Vienna, firmly supporting Catholic Church. Thus, English, as a language of Protestantism, was excluded from curricula. In the middle of the 18th century, as Empress Maria Theresia introduced reforms which declared