It was officially opened as Constantine Technical College in 1930, before becoming a polytechnic in 1969, and finally granted university status in 1992 by the Privy Council.

Even after the donation of £40,000 to build the college from local shipping magnate Joseph Constantine in 1916, progress was slow.

Constantine Technical College was formally opened on 2 July 1930 by the future King Edward VIII, the Prince of Wales.

Spates of enthusiasm were killed off on each occasion by the scepticism of then-Minister of Education, Anthony Crosland, and Margaret Thatcher's defining white paper, respectively.

As part of this £280 million investment period, a "living wall" was created around a giant plasma screen on the side of the university's Student Centre.

[13] In March 2021, the university and the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority announced the development of the £13.5 million Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC).

Located at Middlesbrough's Tees Advanced Manufacturing Park (TeesAMP), the facility will support the region's ongoing drive for clean energy and sustainability.

[15] Since its formation as Constantine Technical College in 1930, Teesside University has been located in the borough of Middlesbrough in the North Yorkshire area of England on the south banks of the River Tees.

The university's main entrance is at the site of the old Constantine College building, fronted by the Waterhouse clock tower.

[16] A £2.5 million health and fitness centre opened at Teesside University's Middlesbrough campus in January 2016.

[17] Teesside University provides accommodation in self-catered rooms which are mostly reserved for first year undergraduate students.

Teesside University's research is focused on addressing three core areas: net zero, health and wellbeing, and people and place.

[28] In research, the university offers an array of routes of study resulting in the qualification of MPhil, PhD, MProf and DProf.

They take their posts from July to the end of June each year and have the option to seek re-election for a second and final term if they wish.

The Students' Union won the 2007 It's Not Funny competition,[30] winning a live comedy performance featuring Bill Bailey, Marcus Brigstocke, Andrew Maxwell and Simon Amstell.

[citation needed] Conservative Party candidate and filmmaker John Walsh made a film of the 2010 General Election entitled ToryBoy The Movie in 2011.

[34] The North Crowd featured an interview with John Walsh on their website where they showed the actual print work that was created by the Student Union [35]