| 1877 |
Foundation of University College, Nottingham following an anonymous donation of £10,000. |
| 1877 |
Work begins on the new college buildings in Shakespeare Street |
| 1881 |
Opening of University College. Students are admitted at age 14 upwards |
| 1884 |
Award of first B.A. to a University College student, Henry Savile, as an external candidate of the University of London |
| 1887 |
A Board of Professors is created. This board is responsible for managing the educational work of the College. |
| 1887 |
Post of Principal is created. The first Principal is Frank Clowes. |
| 1890 |
Reverend John Elliotson Symes becomes the second principal of University College |
| 1890 |
University College is established as a day training college for the training of teachers |
| 1890 |
Engineering and technical classes begin at the College |
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| 1893 |
Opening of new buildings in Shakespeare Street, behind the original College |
| 1895 |
Opening of the Midland Dairy Institute at Kingston-on-Soar. The Institute is affiliated to the University College |
| 1902 |
The Education Act 1902, known as Balfour's Act, gives Local Education Authorities the power to establish new secondary and technical schools and develop the existing elementary school system |
| 1903 |
The University College is incorporated. The Board of Professors is abolished and replaced with a Senate |
| 1904 |
University College council is established. This is the new governing body of the College replacing the original committee |
| 1904 |
Court of Governors is created. |
| 1906 |
The affiliation between the Midland Dairy and Agricultural Institute and the University College ends and the institute becomed a college in its own right-the Midland Dairy and Agricultural College |
| 1911 |
William Haslam Heaton is elected as the third principal of the College. |
| 1911 |
Establishment of a new four year teacher training course. Students in the Elementary Training Department can now choose either the original two year course, or the new four year course |
| 1911 |
Admission age raised to 16 |
| 1920 |
Sir Jesse Boot makes the first of his donations to the College, giving £30, 000 to the building fund for the new campus and £20, 000 to endow a chair of chemistry |
| 1922 |
Sir Jesse Boot donates land for the new college campus |
| 1928 |
University Park campus opened by King George V and Queen Mary |
| 1928 |
Launch of endowment appeal aimed at raising £250 000 to support the University College's bid to become a full university |
| 1929 |
Principal Heaton retires and is replaced by Hugh Stewart |
| 1929 |
Launch of the Government Scheme for the Higher Education of Ex-Service Students. Grants are paid to ex-servicemen to undertake training or educational courses. 586 recipients of these grants come to University College |
| 1934 |
Two year teacher training course begins to be phased out. It is abolished completely in 1937 |
| 1935 |
Appointment of Harry Almond Savile Wortley as principal |
| 1939 |
The Institute of Education and Goldsmiths' College of the University of London are evacuated to University College, Nottingham |
| 1947 |
Robert Peers is appointed Acting Principal of the College |
| 1948 |
University College, Nottingham is granted its royal charter and becomes The University of Nottingham |