▁sort ▁of ▁education ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁– ▁equ ipping ▁students ▁with ▁effective ▁practical ▁skills ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁work " ▁although ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁self - d ou bt ▁about ▁including ▁the ▁term ▁' poly techn ic ' ▁– ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁have ▁done ▁so . ▁W ant ing ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁' AP U ' ▁abbre viation , ▁a ▁suggestion ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁govern ors ▁was ▁' Ang lia ▁Prior ▁University ' ▁( after ▁a ▁former ▁Chan cell or ), ▁but ▁the ▁Govern ors ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁' poly techn ic ' ▁in ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁eventually ▁re cons ider ed ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁and ▁chose ▁Ang lia ▁Rus kin ▁University ▁( th us ▁incorpor ating ▁into ▁the ▁title ▁the ▁surname ▁of ▁John ▁Rus kin , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁address ▁of ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁School ▁of ▁Art ), ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁taking ▁effect ▁following ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Form er ▁students ▁included ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁poet , ▁August a ▁Web ster , ▁who ▁signed ▁John ▁Stuart ▁Mill ' s ▁pet ition ▁for ▁votes ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁Past ▁lect ur ers ▁include ▁Od ile ▁Cr ick , ▁wife ▁of ▁Francis ▁Cr ick , ▁who ▁created ▁the ▁simple ▁icon ic ▁image ▁of ▁DNA . ▁The ▁music ian ▁Syd ▁Bar rett , ▁song