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Associates were elected by the Polytechnic's Governors in recognition of honorary services rendered to the Institute for a number of years. Associates had all the benefits of membership of the Polytechnic but without the payment of fees and were presented with a certificate of Associateship.

Edward Greatrex was a clock and watch maker who worked at English Market near Dale End in Birmingham from about 1724 to about 1755. He was the son of John, a yeoman of Aston in Derbyshire, and was apprenticed in Birmingham to Peter Brown, clockmaker on 24 June 1713 for 6 years and the fee of £8. Later Edward took his own apprentice, John Walker, in 1732.

In 1722 Edward married, in his home town of Ashbourne and the following year a daughter was born. No children are recorded . Edward is known to have maintained the Welsh Cross clock, once situated in the heart of Birmingham.

The Mad Dog Project was part of a research programme in the University's Sustainable Transport Research Centre in the School of Engineering. The Project designed and built low budget solar cars and competed in various World Solar Challenges. The first car, Mad Dog I entered the 1996 race, Mad Dog II competed in the 1998 World Solar Rally and Mad Dog III competed in several races, including the World Solar Challenge 2001 and 2001 American Solar Challenge.

Principal of the Borough Polytechnic Institute 1956-1965

The CTI Centre for Computing was one of 25 Centres funded by the Department of Education to enhance learning and teaching through the use of appropriate learning technologies. The Centres were subject based and distributed among universities in the United Kingdom. CTI stands for Computers in Teaching and the CTI Centre for Computing was based at the University of Ulster.

Battersea Polytechnic was founded in 1891 and was based on Battersea Park Road. In 1956 it became Battersea College of Technology and in 1965 obtained land in Guildford for a new campus. In 1966 the college became the University of Surrey and the move to Guildford was completed in 1970.
The original Battersea College of Education was a department of the Battersea Polytechnic and called the Battersea Training School of Domestic Economy and as such appears in the Battersea Polytechnic reports.

Cadogan Court was a halls of residence for the Battersea Training College, located at 37 Queens Gate Gardens, Kensington.

One time student at Battersea College of Education.

The General Nursing Council for England and Wales was disestablished under Section 21 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979.