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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.

Contents

History

Teaching and research

Notable Alumni

References

External links

References

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''.

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 [2], fire safety [3], natural resources [4], social network analysis [5], education, training, educational leadership[6] and public services [7].

Notable Alumni

Amongst the alumni of the University of Greenwich (or other institutions that now fall under that banner) are:

; ★ Natasha Bedingfield, pop singer [3] ★ Doreen Bird, dance teacher [4] ★ Malorie Blackman, childrens' author [3] ★ Andy Braunston, pastor ★ Alex Cartana, singer-songwriter and actress ★ Karlene Davis, midwifery campaigner [6] ★ Leo Fortune-West, professional footballer ★ Pete Greig, founder of 24-7 prayer movement [7] ★ Pippa Guard, actress [3] ★ Gareth Hale, comedian [3] ★ Patrick Harrington, former leader of the British National Front [10] ★ Edward Heath, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [11] ★ Brian Jacks, 1972 Summer Olympics bronze medalist [3] ★ Charles K. Kao, fibre-optics pioneer [3] ★ Sammy Lee, IVF specialist

; ★ Baron Marsh, politician [14] ★ Lucy Masoud, reality TV participant (Shipwrecked II) ★ Christine McVie, musician [15] ★ Joseph Nyangon, engineer, co-founder of TDS Global [16] ★ Norman Pace, comedian [14] ★ Ann Packer, 1964 Summer Olympics gold medalist [14] ★ George Panagiotou, co-founder of T.O.S.F. ★ Richard Pybus, cricket coach [14] ★ Jamie Reynolds, musician (Klaxons) [20] ★ George Rose, businessman [14] ★ Dave Rowntree, musician (Blur) [22] ★ Peter Skinner, MEP [14] ★ William G. Stewart, TV presenter (Fifteen to One) [14] ★ Gareth Thomas, politician [14]

Of the above, Davis, Heath and McVie received honourary doctorates. Fortune-West and Reynolds left their courses prior to graduation.

References

1. Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06
2. Doing it differently
3. Alumni Profiles A-L
4. Press Release
5. Alumni Profiles A-L
6. Press Release
7. 24-7prayer.com
8. Alumni Profiles A-L
9. Alumni Profiles A-L
10. ZoomInfo Web Profile: Patrick Harrington
11. Press Release
12. Alumni Profiles A-L
13. Alumni Profiles A-L
14. Alumni Profiles M-Z
15. Press Release
16. Step Aside Men, Women IT Experts Coming Through
17. Alumni Profiles M-Z
18. Alumni Profiles M-Z
19. Alumni Profiles M-Z
20. In Depth - Klaxons
21. Alumni Profiles M-Z
22. Dave Rowntree
23. Alumni Profiles M-Z
24. Alumni Profiles M-Z
25. Alumni Profiles M-Z

External links

★ University of Greenwich web site

★ University 'Facebook' Group

★ Student Union, University of Greenwich website

★ 'BRAND' The new literary magazine for the University of Greenwich

References

★ University profile at Education Guardian, 19 April 2005