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The University of Central Lancashire (abbreviated UCLan) is a public university based in Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in ''The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge'' founded in 1828. Subsequently known as Harris Art College, then Preston Polytechnic, then Lancashire Polytechnic, in 1992 it was granted university status by the Privy Council. The university is the 19th largest in the UK in terms of student numbers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HESA Statistics – Higher Education numbers 2008/2009 ), referenced at List of UK universities by size〕 ==History== The Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was founded in 1828 by Joseph Livesey's Temperance Society. The society was born from a pledge made by seven Preston working men (whose names can be seen on a plaque in the university's library) to never again consume alcohol. The institute was housed in a classical-revivalist building on Cannon Street, before eventually expanding under the endowment of a local lawyer, Edmund Robert Harris, who died in 1877. The expansion brought with it several new buildings and houses in the nearby Regent Street were purchased and demolished as a consequence. The institute became a regional centre of excellence for the arts and sciences. As part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897, the institutes trustees paid the Victorian/Edwardian architect Henry Cheers to design the "Victoria Jubilee Technical School" (later known as the Harris Institute and now known as the Harris Building), to be built on Corporation Street. Its goal was to provide local youths with a technical education in all areas. The building was progressive for the period, being powered entirely by electricity. The institute existed in this state until 1932 when it changed its name to become the Harris Art College. It underwent further expansion and in 1952 and became the Harris College. In 1973 this became Preston Polytechnic then the Lancashire Polytechnic in 1984. In 1992, full university status was awarded and the University of Central Lancashire came into existence. The first chancellor of the university was Sir Francis Kennedy and he was succeeded in 2001 by Sir Richard Evans. The journalism division, now part of the School of Journalism and Media, is one of the oldest in the country, opening as part of the Harris College in 1962. In 1991, it became one of the first to teach journalism undergraduate degrees, with a strong emphasis on practical work. In 2013 the School of Dentistry and the School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education merged to create the School of Medicine and Dentistry. In 2013 the university announced the launch of a self-funded undergraduate medical degree programme, available within the School of Medicine. Commencing in September 2015, spaces on the five-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) programme are limited to 35 international and self-funded students. In 2013 UCLan’s British Sign Language and Deaf Studies programme marked its 20th anniversary. It is estimated that more than 60 percent of British Sign Language/English interpreters working in the UK have been taught on courses delivered at UCLan. The university sponsors the University Technical College Lancashire and Wigan UTC, two university technical colleges which opened in September 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Partners )〕〔http://www.wiganutc.org/partners〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Central Lancashire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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