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- 1964 (Creation)
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1 document; seal attached on red and blue ribbon, with case
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The Royal Charter, conferring university status on the institution, was signed by Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral on 14 August 1964. The wording of the Charter mentions a date of 30 July 1962. This is the date of a separate underpinning process whereby proposals for the new University were approved by an Order in Council (a form of secondary legislation). The subsequent process of issuing the charter was apparently delayed to align with the UK-level Robbins Report into Higher Education of 1963. Based on official Privy Council records, the Royal Charter was officially granted on 23 June 1964, and 'put under seal' when it was signed by Her Majesty the Queen in August 1964. This marked the completion of the formalities in the creation of the University of Strathclyde as successor to the Royal College of Science and Technology.
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- English
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For text of charter see University calendar GB 249 OS 23.