University of Greenwich

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University of Greenwich


Motto	"To learn, to do, to achieve."
Established	1992
Chancellor	Lord Holme of Cheltenham
Vice-Chancellor	Tessa Blackstone
Students	23,855 ^[1]
Undergraduates	17,155 ^[1]
Postgraduates	6,700 ^[1]
Location	Greenwich Campus, London, Avery Hill Campus, London, Medway Campus, Kent
Website	www.gre.ac.uk

Statue of George II in the Grand Square of the University, with the dome above the Chapel entrance to the left. The Queen's House and Royal Greenwich Observatory are visible in the background

The University of Greenwich is a "post-1992 university" located in the South-East of London.

The main campus (Maritime Greenwich) is situated on the south bank of the Thames in central Greenwich, on the grounds of the old Royal Naval College. The old Royal Naval College is part of the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed as a naval hospital in the 17th century by Sir Christopher Wren.

Further campuses are located at Medway in the Thames Gateway and at Avery Hill in Eltham (South-East London).

1 History
2 Teaching and research
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The history of the University dates back to 1890, when Woolwich Polytechnic was founded. In 1970, Woolwich Polytechnic merged with various other higher education institutions 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, extending the range of subjects taught considerably.

In 1992, Thames Polytechnic was granted university status by the Major government (together with various other polytechnics) and renamed University of Greenwich.

[edit] Teaching and research

As a post-1992 university, Greenwich focuses on teaching and training. It has particular strengths in business studies through its Business School, in education, training and lifelong learning through its School of Education and Training, and in computing, information systems and multimedia technology through the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. In 2005 it ranked 16th (out of 86) for media studies in The Guardian's rankings.[1] It also has strong links with further education colleges in the Thames Gateway area, including Bexley College and North West Kent College, and plays a leading regional role in training teachers, nurses and social care professionals. In addition, since taking over the UKs only specialist lecturer training college (Garnett College) it has become a major centre for training further education lecturers. It also includes Greenwich Maritime Institute, a freestanding department in the university with strong links in the maritime business community, teaching maritime policy and management and maritime history.

In March 2005 it was announced that Greenwich would be one of three British universities charging less than the £3000-per-year limit to be introduced from academic year 2006. After consultation with students, Greenwich will charge £2,500 for its undergraduate courses. Vice-chancellor Baroness Blackstone said this was "a reflection of our wish to attract students from a wide range of backgrounds". [2]

Greenwich also houses some first-class research and consultancy, notably in architecture, landscape architecture, employment relations [3], fire safety [4], natural resources [5], social network analysis [6], education, training, educational leadership [7] and public services [8].