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The Universities at Medway is a tri-partite collaboration of the
University of Greenwich 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 it ...
, the
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'' ...
and
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 ...
on a single campus in
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 ...
in
South East England South East England is one of the nine official regions of England at the ITL 1 statistical regions of England, first level of International Territorial Level, ITL for Statistics, statistical purposes. It consists of the counties of england, ...
.


Site

The historic HMS ''Pembroke'' barracks buildings, which form a part of the
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 h ...
application for
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, ...
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 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 buildin ...
were both joint winners of the Building Renovation category of the
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 Deve ...
. The Medway Building at the
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'' ...
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 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 act ...
; * University of Greenwich School of Engineering; * University of Greenwich School of Health and Social Care; * University of Greenwich School of Business and Computing * Natural Resources Institute; *
Medway School of Pharmacy The Medway School of Pharmacy is a school of pharmacy in South East England. Established in 2004, the school is the result of a collaboration between the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent. Its campus is part of a shared facility ...
; * University of Kent School of Sport and Exercise Sciences; *
Kent Business School Kent Business School, also known as KBS, is the business school of the University of Kent. Since opening in 1988, it offers undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD degree programmes and The Kent MBA. KBS is sited in two locations, at The University o ...
(Historic Dockyard site) * Kent School of Computing * University of Kent School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR); * University of Kent Centre for Journalism; * University of Kent Centre of Music and Audio Technology (Historic Dockyard site)


Library

The universities share use of the
Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
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 buildin ...
.


References


External links


Universities at Medway home page
University of Greenwich University of Kent Canterbury Christ Church University Education in Medway {{UK-university-stub