Complex sentence: In 1992, the college was granted its own degree-awarding powers and in 1999 adopted the name Bath Spa University College, and March 2005, the institution was granted university status, and became Bath Spa University in August 2005.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1992, the college was granted its own degree-awarding powers and in 1999 adopted the name Bath Spa University College. In March 2005, the institution was granted university status, and became Bath Spa University in August 2005.