Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
Encyclopedia
The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education (often Grimsby Institute or GIFHE, formerly Grimsby College) is a further
and higher education
college in North East Lincolnshire
, England
.
(a higher education qualification) in Food Science
, and also Applied Chemistry. It was based on Nuns Corner. The food science course involved six months of teaching and six months in industry per year. In 1966 it became Grimsby College of Technology, and was heavily involved with training people for food science careers; which was of considerable importance to the economy of Grimsby.
By 1967 it was also offering HNDs in Refrigeration Engineering, Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Refrigeration was taught on a site on Weelsby Street. It also offered courses in training for the British Merchant Navy. It hosted food science conferences. By 1968 it was also offering HNDs in Business Studies and Mechanical Engineering (refrigeration or environmental). Its departments included:
By the early 1970s, it was offering four HNDs - Business, Refrigeration
Engineering, Food Technology, and Food Science (Applied Chemistry). Its HNC
courses also were food or chemical industry based, to train technicians. By 1972 it had a department of Science and Food Technology, as well as Food and Fashion (which looked at catering qualifications, not the chemistry involved). In 1973 it was offering an Applied Biology HND (with options of Nutrition and Biochemistry). In April 1974, administration transferred to Humberside Education Committee, and more HNDs (briefly) included Data Processing and Marketing and Advertising.
By 1989, more arts courses were being offered than science, so the college name became Grimsby College of Technology & Arts (GCTA), then just Grimsby College in 1993. In 2004, in its 60th anniversary year, it became Grimsby Institute.
, York
and Scarborough. This would almost actually happen: except (conversely) Lincoln would be the centre, extending as far north as Hull; Grimsby would be jettisoned.
The former Humberside Polytechnic, which became the University of Humberside in 1992 (and essentially closed down in Hull when it became the University of Lincoln
in 2002), had its Food, Fisheries and Environmental Studies site adjacent to Grimsby College on Bargate, which became the School of Applied Science and Technology with around 500 students. It offered BSc
courses in Food Science
. It offered a similar range of courses to that of the University of Lincoln's current site
in Holbeach
.
Grimsby College, as it was known from 1993, was known as an 'Associate College' of the University of Humberside, and offered a wide range of HNDs, not its former range of food-industry courses, although it even offered an HND in Viticulture
& Vinification
, which became the UK's first degree course in Oenology
(wine-making) in 1994, run by Mike Grubb. It offered a Sports Science HND through Nottingham Trent University
. The type of degree courses it offered were social science, business, humanities, and marketing & tourism. The former food department was not part of the college.
In 1999 it began to offer Broadcast Journalism and Media Production courses, and in 2000 it branched out to ECE Television, which became East Coast Media, which worked with GTV (owned by Granada
).
in 2002, which rapidly closed most of its main Hull site down (now occupied by the Hull York Medical School
), concentrating it all in Lincoln. Grimsby Institute was now separate from any partner university.
In 2006, it sponsored the Pyewipe roundabout on the A180.
The Humber Food School was moved from Grimsby to Lincoln. The Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC) moved to the College in August 2009. Ray Ellis took over as acting principal from Prof Daniel Khan OBE in February 2010, who had been there for nine years. In July 2010 the Institute announced that Sue Middlehurst had accepted the post of Principal.
, just north of the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
.
, and it has 12 branch sites. In 2006, the Institute had around 23,000 students. The site has its own nursery, fitness suite and travel agency.
are validated by Lancaster
, Hull
, Sheffield Hallam
, Leeds Metropolitan
, and Huddersfield
universities.
Graduation ceremonies are held in October at Grimsby Auditorium.
A £25 million university centre will open in 2011. Construction work began on 15 February 2010. Due to a Scarborough further education college's financial problems caused by its small size, the Yorkshire Coast College
merged with the Grimsby Institute on 1 January 2010. Merger proposals were first announced in October 2008. Both colleges are administered by the Yorkshire & Humber LSC
based in Bradford
.
(Seafish) moved to the new site.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
and higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
college in North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Grimsby College of Further Education
It was known as Grimsby Technical College in the 1950s, administered by the County Borough of Grimsby Education Committee, becoming Grimsby College of Further Education in the 1960s, offering three-year HNDsHigher National Diploma
A Higher National Diploma is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. This qualification can be used to gain entry into universities, and is considered equivalent to the first or second year of a university degree course....
(a higher education qualification) in Food Science
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
, and also Applied Chemistry. It was based on Nuns Corner. The food science course involved six months of teaching and six months in industry per year. In 1966 it became Grimsby College of Technology, and was heavily involved with training people for food science careers; which was of considerable importance to the economy of Grimsby.
Grimsby College of Technology
- Food and Fashion
- Science and Mathematics
- Engineering
- Management and Business Studies.
- School of Art
- Maritime Studies and Fisheries
- Building
- General Studies (the humanities)
- Grimsby School of Nursing
By the early 1970s, it was offering four HNDs - Business, Refrigeration
Refrigeration
Refrigeration is a process in which work is done to move heat from one location to another. This work is traditionally done by mechanical work, but can also be done by magnetism, laser or other means...
Engineering, Food Technology, and Food Science (Applied Chemistry). Its HNC
Higher National Certificate
A Higher National Certificate is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom.In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the HNC is a BTEC qualification awarded by Edexcel, and in Scotland, an HNC is a Higher National awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority...
courses also were food or chemical industry based, to train technicians. By 1972 it had a department of Science and Food Technology, as well as Food and Fashion (which looked at catering qualifications, not the chemistry involved). In 1973 it was offering an Applied Biology HND (with options of Nutrition and Biochemistry). In April 1974, administration transferred to Humberside Education Committee, and more HNDs (briefly) included Data Processing and Marketing and Advertising.
By 1989, more arts courses were being offered than science, so the college name became Grimsby College of Technology & Arts (GCTA), then just Grimsby College in 1993. In 2004, in its 60th anniversary year, it became Grimsby Institute.
Connections with Humberside University
By September 1982, it was offering its same set of four food-industry-related HND through Hull College of HE on Inglemore Avenue in Hull). On 1 January 1983, the Humberside College of HE came into existence, through integrating Grimsby's HND courses with the Hull College of HE. At this point, it was becoming a full-fledged HE college. On 11 June 1990, the HE College, at Hull, became Humberside Polytechnic. Three of its thirteen sites were in Grimsby (its food and fisheries site), one being the College of Technology's food-industry-related HE courses. The plan was to reduce the number of sites to four by the mid-1990s: three in Hull and one in Grimsby. The grand plans and vision for expansion of the polytechnic extended as far as LincolnLincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
and Scarborough. This would almost actually happen: except (conversely) Lincoln would be the centre, extending as far north as Hull; Grimsby would be jettisoned.
The former Humberside Polytechnic, which became the University of Humberside in 1992 (and essentially closed down in Hull when it became the University of Lincoln
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
in 2002), had its Food, Fisheries and Environmental Studies site adjacent to Grimsby College on Bargate, which became the School of Applied Science and Technology with around 500 students. It offered BSc
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
courses in Food Science
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
. It offered a similar range of courses to that of the University of Lincoln's current site
Holbeach Technology Park
Holbeach Technology Park is the food science campus of the University of Lincoln, situated on Park Road at Holbeach in the south of the county of Lincolnshire. It is a part of the University's Riseholme College.-History:...
in Holbeach
Holbeach
Holbeach is a fenland market town with in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire, England. The town lies from Spalding; from Boston; from King's Lynn; from Peterborough; and a by road from the county town of Lincoln. It is on the junction of the A151 and A17...
.
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
& Vinification
Winemaking
Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit or non-toxic plant material...
, which became the UK's first degree course in Oenology
Oenology
Oenology,[p] œnology , or enology is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which is a subfield called viticulture. “Viticulture & oenology” is a common designation for training programmes and research centres that include both the...
(wine-making) in 1994, run by Mike Grubb. It offered a Sports Science HND through Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...
. The type of degree courses it offered were social science, business, humanities, and marketing & tourism. The former food department was not part of the college.
In 1999 it began to offer Broadcast Journalism and Media Production courses, and in 2000 it branched out to ECE Television, which became East Coast Media, which worked with GTV (owned by Granada
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
).
Higher education college
In 2004 it became the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education. Its connection (associate college status) with the former University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (formed in 1996) finished when this changed its name to the University of LincolnUniversity of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
in 2002, which rapidly closed most of its main Hull site down (now occupied by the Hull York Medical School
Hull York Medical School
The Hull York Medical School , is a medical school in England which took its first intake of students in 2003. The school was opened as a part of the British Government's attempts to train more doctors, which also saw Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Peninsula Medical School and University of...
), concentrating it all in Lincoln. Grimsby Institute was now separate from any partner university.
In 2006, it sponsored the Pyewipe roundabout on the A180.
The Humber Food School was moved from Grimsby to Lincoln. The Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC) moved to the College in August 2009. Ray Ellis took over as acting principal from Prof Daniel Khan OBE in February 2010, who had been there for nine years. In July 2010 the Institute announced that Sue Middlehurst had accepted the post of Principal.
Structure
It is situated at the junction of the A1243 and A46A46 road
The A46 is an A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development...
, just north of the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital is situated off Scartho Road, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. It was renamed in the Princess' honour after her death because she had opened it a decade before on 26 July 1983....
.
Main campus
The Institute's main campus is at Nuns Corner in GrimsbyGrimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, and it has 12 branch sites. In 2006, the Institute had around 23,000 students. The site has its own nursery, fitness suite and travel agency.
Other sites
- The East Coast School of Art and Design (former Grimsby Art College) is on Westward Ho, next to the Hereford Technology School and Franklin CollegeFranklin College, GrimsbyFranklin College is a sixth form college on Chelmsford Avenue in Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire.-Admissions:It is specifically for students aged 16–19 who want to study for A-levels from the whole of North East Lincolnshire, however mature students are also welcome to enrol and evening classes...
. - The Nunsthorpe Community Campus is in NunsthorpeNunsthorpeNunsthorpe is a suburb and housing estate in the western part of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England...
- animal care and horticulture. - The Skegness Academy on Briar Way in SkegnessSkegnessSkegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
was created in 2006 in conjunction with Boston CollegeBoston College, LincolnshireBoston College is a predominantly further education college in Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is a Centre of Vocational Excellence for Early Years Care.-History:... - In September 2008, it opened the Windsor House Training Centre on Windsor Road in LouthLouth, LincolnshireLouth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
, which was built with the Monks' Dyke Technology CollegeMonks' Dyke Technology CollegeMonks’ Dyke Technology College is a comprehensive school situated in the rural market town of Louth, Lincolnshire on Monks' Dyke Road.-Admissions:...
. - The Humber Institute of Food and Fisheries which was opened in 2002 on Alexandra Dock, and moved in May 2008 to Europarc.
- Channel 7 television station at Immage Studios in ImminghamImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
. - Propeller TVPropeller TVPropeller TV is a free-to-air television channel broadcasting on Sky and Freewire in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Owned by the advertising company, Xiking Group.-Partners:...
, based in Leeds. - East Coast Media and the East Coast Music Academy.
- Humber Business School - on Westside Road, just north of the A180 on Alexandra Dock.
- ECOSH centre - on Westside Road.
- Lincolnshire Regional College on Heath Road in the east of Skegness
- Lincolnshire Rural Activities Centre (LRAC) south of LouthLouth, LincolnshireLouth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
at LegbourneLegbourne, LincolnshireLegbourne is a village and civil parish located about south east of the town of Louth in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Cistercian Abbey:...
, next to the Kenwick Park Hotel. - It also has the Manor Golf Club in LacebyLacebyLaceby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England, located on the A46 road just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. The main feature of the village is the 15th century Anglican parish church.-History:...
, which is making a financial loss.
Higher education
The Institute's higher education degreesAcademic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
are validated by Lancaster
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
, Hull
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
, Sheffield Hallam
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University is a higher education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in...
, Leeds Metropolitan
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...
, and Huddersfield
University of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield is a university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.- History :The University traces its roots back to a Science and Mechanic Institute founded in 1825...
universities.
Graduation ceremonies are held in October at Grimsby Auditorium.
College future
The College has definite plans to achieve University status in the future, possibly to replace what the Humberside Polytechnic formerly offered in the Humber region.A £25 million university centre will open in 2011. Construction work began on 15 February 2010. Due to a Scarborough further education college's financial problems caused by its small size, the Yorkshire Coast College
Yorkshire Coast College
Yorkshire Coast College is a further education college located over three sites in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, and was formerly known as Scarborough Technical College...
merged with the Grimsby Institute on 1 January 2010. Merger proposals were first announced in October 2008. Both colleges are administered by the Yorkshire & Humber LSC
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in England...
based in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
.
Seafood institute
A new Humber Seafood Institute opened in 2008. The Sea Fish Industry AuthoritySea Fish Industry Authority
The Sea Fish Industry Authority is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body, established in 1981, and charged with working with the UK seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood. Seafish revised its mission in 2008...
(Seafish) moved to the new site.
Notable alumni
- Keeley DonovanKeeley DonovanKeeley Emma Donovan is a news and weather presenter for the BBC on local television and radio in the Yorkshire and Humber region.-Early life:...
- Prof John Sizer CBE, former Chief Executive of the Scottish Higher Education Funding CouncilScottish Funding CouncilThe Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, more commonly known as the Scottish Funding Council , is the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Government to the country's colleges and universities...
from 1992-2001, who founded Loughborough Business School in 1991
Grimsby School of Art
- Richard BarnbrookRichard BarnbrookRichard John Barnbrook is a British politician and member of the London Assembly. Having been elected as a British National Party candidate, he resigned the BNP whip in August 2010. Barnbrook was a councillor, and leader , then deputy leader , of the BNP group on Barking and Dagenham London...
, BNP member of the London AssemblyLondon AssemblyThe London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
since 2008 - John HurtJohn HurtJohn Vincent Hurt, CBE is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal, Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and An Englishman in New York...
, actor
See also
- Franklin College, GrimsbyFranklin College, GrimsbyFranklin College is a sixth form college on Chelmsford Avenue in Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire.-Admissions:It is specifically for students aged 16–19 who want to study for A-levels from the whole of North East Lincolnshire, however mature students are also welcome to enrol and evening classes...
- next to the East Coast School of Art - North Lindsey CollegeNorth Lindsey CollegeNorth Lindsey College is a further education college in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England on the A18.-Structure:It is also an associate college of the University of Lincoln providing a wide range of further education and higher education courses...
- its analogous institution in ScunthorpeScunthorpeScunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...