University of Greenwich

University of Greenwich
Former name
 Woolwich Polytechnic
(1890–1970)
Thames Polytechnic
(1970–1992)
Motto Change Starts Here.
Type Public research university
Established 1890
Endowment £1.3 million (2013)[1]
Chancellor Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Vice-Chancellor David Maguire
Students 19,915 (2016/17)[2]
Undergraduates 15,545 (2016/17)[2]
Postgraduates 4,370 (2016/17)[2]
Location Greenwich Campus (London)
Avery Hill Campus (London)
Medway Campus (Kent), England, United Kingdom
51°29′06″N 0°00′14″W / 51.485111°N 0.003905°W / 51.485111; -0.003905Coordinates: 51°29′06″N 0°00′14″W / 51.485111°N 0.003905°W / 51.485111; -0.003905
Affiliations University Alliance
Website gre.ac.uk

The University of Greenwich is a public and research-oriented university located in London, in the United Kingdom. It has three campuses in London and Kent, England. These are located at Greenwich, in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, and in Avery Hill and Medway.[3] Previous names include Woolwich Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic.

The university's range of subjects includes architecture, business, computing, mathematics, education, engineering, humanities, maritime studies, natural sciences, pharmacy and social sciences.[4]

History

The university dates back to November 1891, when Woolwich Polytechnic, the second-oldest[5] polytechnic in the United Kingdom, opened in Woolwich. In 1970, Woolwich Polytechnic merged with part of Hammersmith College of Art and Building to form Thames Polytechnic. In the following years, Dartford College (1976), Avery Hill College (1985), Garnett College (1987) and parts of Goldsmiths College and the City of London College (1988) were incorporated.

In 1992, Thames Polytechnic was granted university status by the Major government (together with various other polytechnics) and renamed University of Greenwich in 1993. In 2001, the university gave up its historic main campus in the Bathway Quarter in Woolwich, relocating to its current main campus in Greenwich.[6]

Campuses and schools

Avery Hill Campus

Avery Hill Campus comprises two sites, Mansion Site and Southwood Site. Both are situated in the 86-acre Avery Hill Park in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. The campus is home to the Faculty of Education & Health.

Facilities include computer laboratories, a library and a TV studio, as well as a sports and teaching centre with a sports hall and 220-seat lecture theatre. Southwood Site also has a number of clinical skills laboratories. These replicate NHS wards, enabling trainee health professionals to gain hands-on experience.

The Village complex provides student accommodation, a general shop and a launderette. The Dome, in the centre of the complex, houses a food outlet and gym. Rugby, football, indoor pitches, netball and tennis courts, a dance studio and soon to be built astroturfs are on Avery Hill campus. The facility, which was built by Wimpey Construction under a PFI contract, was completed in 1996.[7]

The magnificent Winter Garden, the centrepiece of the Mansion site, has been allowed to fall into neglect and is on Historic England's 'At Risk' Register.[8] A campaign to restore the Winter Garden is putting pressure on the University and Royal Greenwich Council to ensure its future.[9]

Greenwich Campus

Greenwich Campus is located mainly in the Old Royal Naval College, into which it moved in the 1990s when the premises were sold by the Royal Navy.

The campus is home to the Business School and the Faculty of Architecture, Computing & Humanities. The campus also includes university's Greenwich Maritime Institute, a specialist maritime management, policy and history teaching and research institute.[10]

The campus has a large library at Stockwell Street which houses an extensive collection of books and journals, language labs and a 300-PC computing facility. Other facilities include specialist computer laboratories including one at Dreadnought centre, a TV studio and editing suites. The Stephen Lawrence Gallery at the Stockwell Street building, showcases the work of contemporary artists and is linked to the Department for Creative

Medway Campus

Medway Campus is located on a former Royal Navy shorebase (called HMS Pembroke) opened in 1903 at Chatham Maritime, Kent.

The Faculty of Engineering and Science is based here, as is the Natural Resources Institute, a centre for research, consultancy and education in natural and human resources. It is also the home of Medway School of Pharmacy, a joint school operated by the Universities of Greenwich and Kent. The Faculty of Education & Health offers a number of its programmes at Medway.

Facilities include laboratories, workshops, a computer-aided design studio and a training dispensary. The Drill Hall Library is a learning resource centre with a library, computers, study areas and teaching rooms. Social facilities include a sports hall, bar, gym and outdoor tennis courts.

The university is a member of Universities at Medway, a partnership of educational establishments at Chatham Maritime that is developing the area as a major higher education centre in the Medway region.

Organisation

Greenwich has four faculties:

  • Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Business School
  • Faculty of Education and Health
  • Faculty of Engineering and Science

Many of the university's programmes include placement opportunities. The university plays a regional role in training teachers, nurses, social care professionals and further education lecturers.

Research

Significant areas of research and consultancy include landscape architecture, employment relations, fire safety, natural resources, social network analysis, education, training, educational leadership and public services.

Examples of research

  • The university's Natural Resources Institute has developed an artificial cow that attracts and kills the tsetse fly. This was recognised by a Universities UK survey in 2009 as one of the ten most important discoveries to be made in a UK university over the past 60 years.
  • The Fire Safety Engineering Group, part of the School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, is a world leader in computational fire engineering, including expertise in aircraft, building, ship and rail evacuation and fire modelling. It has developed airEXODUS, a leading evacuation model in the aviation industry.
  • A University of Greenwich research team helped restore the Cutty Sark after it was badly damaged by fire.
  • Researchers working on 19 sustainable development and agriculture projects in India helped the university to win the 2010 Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding International Strategy.
  • Two University of Greenwich scientists have developed a technology which converts contaminated land and industrial waste into harmless pebbles, capturing large amounts of carbon dioxide at the same time.
  • The Greenwich Maritime Institute makes internationally recognised contributions to research in maritime history and economics, such as its exploration of the governance of the River Thames since the 1960s and the effects this has had on the economic development of adjacent communities.

Rankings

Rankings
Global rankings
QS[11]
(2019) 		701–750
THE[12]
(2019) 		601–800
Complete[13]
(2019)		 96
The Guardian[14]
(2019)		 100
Times / Sunday Times[15]
(2019)		 109=
British Government assessment
Teaching Excellence Framework[16] Silver

In 2013, University of Greenwich was ranked 701 by QS World University Rankings[17] The university is ranked 87 out of 116 institutions[18] according to the Guardian University Guide 2015 University League Table.

In 2012, the university was rated as the greenest in the UK by People & Planet Green League Table.[19]

Notable alumni

Prominent alumni of the university and its predecessor organisations include Nobel Laureate Charles Kao, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2009 for his work on transmission of light in fibre optics, and two British government ministers: Richard Marsh and Gareth Thomas. A more extensive list is given below.

Partner institutions

The university has a partner college network comprising nine separate institutions.

UK based institutions

The university also has a number of link colleges, including:

  • European School of Osteopathy
  • FPT University,Vietnam
  • Academy of Finance , Vietnam (Institute of International Finance Education)
  • International College of Oriental Medicine
  • Modern Sciences and Arts University , Egypt
  • PIBT, Sri Lanka
  • SEGi University College, Malaysia

Greenwich is also the university sponsor of Royal Greenwich UTC, Leigh UTC and Medway UTC.

References

  1. ↑ "Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2013" (PDF). University of Greenwich. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "2016/17 Students by HE provider, level, mode and domicile" (CSV). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "The campuses of University of Greenwich". http://www2.gre.ac.uk. University of Greenwich – Official website. Retrieved 11 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ Hinde, Thomas (1996). An Illustrated History of the University of Greenwich (First ed.). London: James and James. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "About Greenwich – University of Greenwich". Gre.ac.uk. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Saint, A., Guillery, P. (2012). Survey of London, Volume 48: Woolwich. Yale Books, London. ISBN 978-0-300-18722-9. pp. 269–275.
  7. ↑ "Wimpey in first DBOO bid - student accommodation partnership". Construction News. 8 September 1994. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "At Risk Register, Historic England, Avery Hill". Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Save and renovate the Avery Hill Winter Garden". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Maritime Programmes". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2019". Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "World University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "University League Table 2019". The Complete University Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "University league tables 2019". The Guardian. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Times and Sunday Times University Good University Guide 2019". Times Newspapers. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Teaching Excellence Framework outcomes". Higher Education Funding Council for England. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2013-2014". topuniversities.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "University league table". The Guardian. London. 18 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "The Green league 2012: which universities are top of the class?". The Guardian. 28 May 2012.
  20. ↑ "Helen Bailey, children's writer – obituary". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Alumni Profiles M-Z". University of Greenwich. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Alumni Profiles A-L". University of Greenwich. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  23. ↑ "Rev John Behr". St. Vladimir's. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  24. ↑ "In Memory of Siobhan Dowd". English Pen. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  25. ↑ "6 players to follow". The Independent. London. 12 August 1995. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
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  28. ↑ "Dave Rowntree". NNDB. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
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  30. ↑ "Britti Joel Willans muutti Suomeen ja hämmästyi uskollista sääntöjen tottelemista – "Ehkä suomalaiset juovat itsensä niin humalaan juuri sääntöjen takia"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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