- 1828 – Founded as the ‘Institution for the Diffusion of Knowledge’.
- 1882 – Following a substantial donation from the Trustees of Edmund Robert Harris, we changed our name to the ‘Harris Institute’.
- 1956 – Following a government re-organisation of technical education, our name changed to the ‘Harris College’.
- 1973 – The Harris College was designated by Central Government as a polytechnic and became ‘Preston Polytechnic’.
- 1984 – Preston Polytechnic changed its name to ‘Lancashire Polytechnic’.
- 1992 – Lancashire Polytechnic became the ‘University of Central Lancashire’ after the Government bestowed degree-awarding powers to polytechnics.
- 2007 – New logo to emphasise the abbreviation 'UCLan'.
- 2020 – In September 2020, the University launched its new brand, with a new logo and colour scheme to emphasise its position as a place of learning, where opportunity creates success. Watch the new brand video.
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