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
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 for ...
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
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...
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 Science teaches a wide range of subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Subjects include:
* Biomedical Science
* Biosciences
*
Biotechnology
* Chemistry
*
Environmental Conservation
* Environmental Science and Geography
*
Forensic Science
Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal ...
*
Formulation science
Formulation is a term used in various senses in various applications, both the material and the abstract or formal. Its fundamental meaning is the putting together of components in appropriate relationships or structures, according to a formula ...
*
Geographical Information Systems
*
Human Nutrition
* Industrial Pharmaceutical Studies
*
Pharmaceutical Science
*
Remote Sensing
*
Sports Science
* Sustainability
The School of Science is one of the Higher Education institutions in the South East of the UK that still runs a BSc in
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...
while its BSc
Biomedical Science degree is one of the few degrees in the South East of the UK to be accredited by the
Institute of Biomedical Science.
Its BSc
Bioscience
''BioScience'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. It was established in 1964 and was preceded by the ''AIBS Bulletin'' (1951–19 ...
degree has recently been the first degree of its kind to receive special recognition from the
Institute of Biology.
The School is currently pioneering a popular, innovative on-line Biomedical Science master's degree.
The School has a number of text books written by its academic staff, both past and present. These include ''Molecular Biology of Cancer'' by Lauren Pecorino,
''Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy: Analytical Chemistry by Open Learning'' by Michael J. K. Thomas and David J. Ando, and the seminal works ''Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry'' and ''Vogel's Quantitative Chemical Analysis'' by Arthur Vogel, John Mendham, R.C. Denney, J. D. Barnes, and Michael J. K. Thomas.
Research
The School of Science is active over a wide range of disciplines and a number of its researchers have roles within the
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences, mainly to universi ...
(EPSRC). Collaborations in pharmaceutical and formulation sciences have led to links with
Pfizer,
GlaxoSmithKline
GSK plc, formerly GlaxoSmithKline plc, is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London, England. Established in 2000 by a merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. GSK is the ten ...
and
BP.
Research in remediation technologies, sustainability and alternative energy sources (such as
solar energy
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and
biofuels
Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (E ...
) are led by the environmental science research at the School while sports, exercise and physiology research, biomarkers and nutrition research is underway in the Department of Life and Sports Sciences.
Campus
The School of Science is based in Chatham Maritime on the site of the former
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, captu ...
naval barracks at the historic
Chatham Dockyard. In 2007 it re-opened its teaching laboratory after a £1.5million investment.
References
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External links
Medway School of Scienceofficial website
University of Greenwich
Universities and colleges in England
1992 establishments in England