Published on 12 April 2021
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh came to the University’s City Campus in 1964 to open what would become known as the Edinburgh Building.
Video courtesy of Sunderland City Council.
Paying tribute to Prince Philip, who died last Friday aged 99, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University, Sir David Bell KCB DL, said: “As with the country as a whole, we mourn the passing of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. His was a life of outstanding service through a century of social, political, economic and cultural change.
“On the City campus in Sunderland, it was a memorable day in 1964 when His Royal Highness opened what came to be known as the Edinburgh Building. Although few members of staff remain from that time, The Duke of Edinburgh’s visit will always be remembered as a seminal moment in the University’s history.”