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Universities At Medway
The Universities at Medway is a tri-partite collaboration of the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University on a single campus in Chatham, Medway in South East England. Site The historic HMS Pembroke, HMS ''Pembroke'' barracks buildings, which form a part of the World Heritage Site application for Chatham Dockyard and its Defences, are the heart of the campus. In 2007, the Pilkington Building (former Canteen Building, now Refectory, lecture theatre and other offices) and the Drill Hall Library were both joint winners of the Building Renovation category of the Kent Design Awards. The Medway Building at the University of Kent as part of the Universities at Medway campus, was nominated for Best Public Building at the 2010 Kent Design Awards. Departments The following subjects are taught on campus: * University of Greenwich School of Science; * University of Greenwich School of Engineering; * University of Greenwich School of Health an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham, Medway
Chatham ( ) is a town located within the Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Gillingham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. The town developed around Chatham Dockyard and several Army barracks, together with 19th-century forts which provided a defensive shield for the dockyard. The Corps of Royal Engineers is still based in Chatham at Brompton Barracks. The Dockyard closed in 1984, but the remaining major naval buildings are an attraction for a flourishing tourist industry. Following closure, part of the site was developed as a commercial port, other parts were redeveloped for business and residential use, and part was used as the Chatham Historic Dockyard museum. Its attractions include the submarine . The town has important road links and the railway and bus stations are the main interchanges for the area. It is the administrative headquarters of Medway unitary authority, as well as its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Greenwich
, mottoeng = "To learn, to do, to achieve" , former_name = Woolwich Polytechnic(1890–1970)Thames Polytechnic(1970–1992) , established = , type = Public university , budget = £214.9 million (2020) , administrative_staff = , chancellor = Lord Boateng , vice_chancellor = Jane Harrington , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , city = London , state = England , country = United Kingdom , coor = , campus = Greenwich Campus (London)Avery Hill Campus (London)Medway Campus (Kent) , colours = Blue Colour- , affiliations = University AllianceUniversities UKAssociation of Commonwealth Universities EUA , footnotes = , website = , logo = The University of Greenwich is a public university located in London and Kent, United Kingdom. Previous names include Woolwich Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic. The university's main campus is at the Old Royal Naval College, which along with its Avery Hill campus, is located in the Royal Borough of Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Kent
, motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) page 36 As Martin notes "Our former Information Officer has ventured the opinion that Cranmer would not have got very high marks had this phrase appeared in an O-Level Latin paper!" , top_free_label = , top_free = , type = Public , established = , closed = , founder = , parent = , affiliation = , affiliations = Universities UK SGroup European Universities' Network EUA ACU Eastern ARCUniversities at Medway , religious_affiliation = , academic_affiliation = , endowment = £5.528 million (2018) , budget = , officer_in_charge = , chairman = , chairperson = , chancellor = Gavin Esler , president = , vice-president = , superintendent = , vice_chancellor = Karen C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Christ Church University
, mottoeng = The truth shall set you free , established = 2005 – gained University status 1962 – teacher training college , type = Public , religious_affiliation = Church of England , city = Canterbury , state = Kent , country = England, UK , coor = , chancellor = Archbishop of Canterbury, '' ex officio'' , vice_chancellor = Rama Thirunamachandran , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , other = 65 FE , free_label = , free = , colours = Cardinal red and purple , academic_affiliations = Universities at Medway Cathedrals Group Million+ , website = , logo = Canterbury Christ Church University logo.svg , motto_lang = la Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) is a public universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It consists of the counties of Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex. Major towns and cities in the region include Brighton and Hove, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Portsmouth, Slough, Reading and Oxford. South East England is the third largest region of England, with an area of 19,096 km2 (7,373 sq mi), and is also the most populous with a total population of over eight and a half million (2011). The region contains seven legally chartered cities: Brighton and Hove, Canterbury, Chichester, Oxford, Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester. The region's close proximity to London and connections to several national motorways have led to South East England becoming a prosperous economic hub with the largest economy of any region in the UK, after London. The region is home to Gat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medway Building, University Of Kent (2) - Geograph
Medway is a unitary authority district and conurbation in Kent, South East England. It had a population of 278,016 in 2019. The unitary authority was formed in 1998 when Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with the Borough of Gillingham to form Medway Towns. It is now a unitary authority area run by Medway Council, independent of Kent County Council but still part of the ceremonial county of Kent. Medway is one of the boroughs included in the Thames Gateway development scheme. It is also the home of Universities at Medway, a tri-partite collaboration of the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University on a single campus in Chatham, together with the University for the Creative Arts, which has a campus in Rochester. Geography Because of its strategic location by the major crossing of the River Medway, it has made a wide and significant contribution to Kent, and to England, dating back thousands of years, as evident in the siting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Pembroke
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Pembroke''. Ships * was a 28-gun fifth rate launched in 1655 and lost in a collision off Portland in 1667. * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1690, captured by the French in 1694 and subsequently wrecked. * was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1694 and captured by the French in 1709. She was recaptured in 1711. In 1713 was purchased in Genoa by Spain. * was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1710 and broken up in 1726. * was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1733. She foundered in 1745, but was raised and wrecked off the East Indies in 1749. * was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1757, hulked in 1776 before being broken-up in 1793. * was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1812. She was converted to a screw ship in 1855, transferred to the Coastguard in 1858, and used as a base ship from 1887. She was renamed HMS ''Forte'' as a receiving hulk in 1890, and was sold in 1905. * HMS ''Pembroke' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. The sites are judged to contain " cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity". To be selected, a World Heritage Site must be a somehow unique landmark which is geographically and historically identifiable and has special cultural or physical significance. For example, World Heritage Sites might be ancient ruins or historical structures, buildings, cities, deserts, forests, islands, lakes, monuments, mountains, or wilderness areas. A World Heritage Site may signify a remarkable accomplishment of humanity, and serve as evidence of our intellectual history on the planet, or it might be a place of great natural beauty. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham (at its most extensive, in the early 20th century, two-thirds of the dockyard lay in Gillingham, one-third in Chatham). It came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional defences. Over 414 years Chatham Royal Dockyard provided more than 500 ships for the Royal Navy, and was at the forefront of shipbuilding, industrial and architectural technology. At its height, it employed over 10,000 skilled artisans and covered . Chatham dockyard closed in 1984, and of the Georgian dockyard is now managed as the Chatham Historic Dockyard visitor attraction by the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Overview Joseph Farington (1747-1821) was commissioned by the Navy Board to paint a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drill Hall Library
The Drill Hall Library in North Road, Chatham in Kent, England, was built as a military drill hall in 1902, for the Royal Navy as part of '' HMS Pembroke'' shore establishment and barracks. The barracks closed in 1984. The Grade II listed buildings of the barracks, which include the Captain's House (now a Solicitor's Offices), a Mess block (now University Offices and Restaurant), the Pilkington Building (now a cafe, student services and a lecture theatre), the four barrack blocks (now various lecture rooms), the Gymnasium, and the surrounding walls of barracks were then redeveloped as part of the Universities at Medway, a tri-partite collaboration of the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University on a single campus. The three universities share use of the Drill Hall Library. Features The drill shed is about 250 yards (228.6 metres) long and 25 yards (22.86 metres) wide, with solid brick walls, with offices along one side. It has a gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Design Awards
These awards were created to celebrate design excellence in Kent and were first staged in 2003 and are usually held every two years. They were then renamed 'Kent Design and Development Awards' in 2012. Then have stayed as the 'Kent Design and Development Awards' in 2014. 2003 * Commercial and Industrial Building winner - Holiday Extras HQ Building, Newingreen, Hythe * Public Building winner - Riverhead Infant School, Sevenoaks * Urban Design and Town Centre Renewal winner - St. Mildreds Lavender Mews, Canterbury * Best Individual House - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence) * Housebuilding for Quality winner - Ingress Park, Greenhithe * Overall winner - Lynwood, Tunbridge Wells (private residence) Highly Commended was Romney Warren Visitor Centre 2004 * Housebuilding for Quality winner - Vista (private residence), Dungeness * Public Building/Education winner - St Augustine's RC School, Hythe * Town and Village Renaissance - Horsebridge and Brownings Yard, Whitstabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of Science
The Medway School of Science is one of the schools of the University of Greenwich in South East England. The School of Science is based on the university's Medway campus in Chatham Maritime in the county of Kent. The School of Science has activity in both research and teaching and covers topics such as chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, earth and environmental sciences, biosciences and sports science. History The School of Science has inherited the history of the University of Greenwich, which has been involved in the teaching of science for over 100 years and dates back to 1890 when Woolwich Polytechnic was founded. Indeed, prior to moving to the Medway campus in 2002, the School of Science occupied the old Thames Polytechnic buildings in Woolwich. Organisation The School of Science consists of two academic departments and a consultancy department: * Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences * Life and Sports Sciences * Medway Sciences Teaching The School of Scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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