Anglia Ruskin University
British university
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| 2024 | Ranked among the top 6.8% of universities worldwide. |
| August 2024 | The second teaching building, featuring specialized facilities for biomedical sciences and engineering, and a Living Lab, was completed. |
| February 29 2024 | Official merger between Anglia Ruskin University and Writtle University College is completed, establishing ARU Writtle as a new campus. |
| 2023 | Times Higher Education ranked ARU London 3rd for overall positivity among UK higher education institutions. |
| 2023 | Achieved top 15% ranking in the country for graduate employment and further study by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). |
| 2023 | Rated tenth among the top ten British universities for social work by The Guardian newspaper. |
| 2023 | The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences was formed, bringing together four schools: the Cambridge School of Art, the Cambridge School of Creative Industries, the School of Education, and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| 2023 | Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Cambridge formed a partnership to support PhD researchers in the social sciences. |
| 2023 | Launched XRP eXtended Reality Peterborough, an immersive learning environment at the Peterborough Innovation and Research Centre. |
| 2023 | Anglia Ruskin University and Writtle University College announced their planned merger, with Writtle University College set to become ARU Writtle. |
| May 2023 | Recognised for advancing race equality with a Bronze Race Equality Charter award, being one of 38 UK universities to achieve this status. |
| 2022 | Founded the first university hub in the UK for Samaritans, a charity for emotional support. |
| 2022 | Magdalene Odundo received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Anglia Ruskin University. |
| 2022 | The ARU Certificate for Professional Development achieved third place at the Pearson HE Innovate Awards, recognized for the Most Innovative Approach to Developing Employability Skills. |
| 2021 | Recognized in the top 10% of English higher education institutions for skills, enterprise, and entrepreneurship, and top 20% for local growth and regeneration by Research England. |
| 2021 | Bernard Ribeiro assumes the role of Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University |
| 2020 | Ranked joint 38th in the UK by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. |
| 2020 | Michael Ashcroft concludes his long-standing role as Chancellor after 19 years of service |
| July 14 2020 | Minister of State for Universities Michelle Donelan announced Anglia Ruskin University as the official higher education partner for a new employment-focused university in Peterborough, in collaboration with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough City Council. |
| 2019 | Roderick Watkins becomes Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University |
| 2019 | Pok Wong, a 2014 graduate, received a £61,000 out-of-court settlement from the university after suing for false advertising. |
| October 29 2019 | Anglia Ruskin University revoked the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree previously awarded to Junius Ho in 2011, following controversial statements during the Hong Kong protests. |
| 2018 | Iain Martin concludes his role as Vice Chancellor |
| 2018 | London County Court ruled in favor of the university in a lawsuit by Pok Wong, ordering Wong to pay £13,700 of the university's legal costs. |
| 2017 | Postgraduate Medical Institute building was renamed the Michael Salmon Building. |
| September 21 2017 | The General Medical Council approved the university's medical curriculum, granting official School of Medicine status. |
| May 19 2017 | Began construction on the purpose-built medical school at Chelmsford campus, with Clare Panniker (Chief Executive of multiple NHS Trusts) attending the event. The school was scheduled to open in September 2018. |
| 2016 | Iain Martin becomes Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University |
| 2016 | Michael Thorne's Vice Chancellor tenure ends |
| October 10 2016 | Anglia Ruskin University announced plans to open Essex's first School of Medicine at its Chelmsford campus, with a purpose-built medical school costing £20 million, designed to include skills facilities, specialized teaching spaces, a lecture theatre, and a cadaveric anatomy suite. |
| 2015 | Opened the Young Street building to host nursing and health courses, including midwifery, paramedic studies, and operating department practice. |
| 2014 | Classified by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) as having twelve subject areas producing 'world-leading' research, showcasing the university's significant academic and research capabilities across diverse disciplines including Allied Health, Architecture, Business, Arts, Social Sciences, and more. |
| 2014 | Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab was established at the Chelmsford campus, providing resources for finance, banking, accounting, and economics students. |
| June 3 2014 | BBC News reports Anglia Ruskin University received the most complaints and appeals among 120 universities, with 992 recorded incidents, though the university claimed only 9 were actual complaints. |
| 2011 | Anglia Ruskin University awarded Junius Ho, a pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong, an Honorary Doctor of Laws. |
| 2011 | Postgraduate Medical Institute building was opened and later named the Michael Salmon Building in 2017. |
| 2011 | Inaugurated the new Lord Ashcroft International Business School on the Cambridge campus. |
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