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(1890–1970)
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, coor = , campus = Greenwich Campus (London)
Avery Hill Campus (London)
Medway Campus (Kent)
, colours = Blue Colour- , affiliations = University Alliance

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located in

and Kent,

. Previous names include Woolwich Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic. The university's main campus is at the

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, which along with its Avery Hill campus, is located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Greenwich also has a satellite campus in

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, Kent, as part of a shared campus. The university's range of subjects includes architecture, business, computing, mathematics, education, engineering, humanities, maritime studies, natural sciences, pharmacy and social sciences. Greenwich's alumni include two

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and Charles K. Kao. It received a Silver rating in the UK government's

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History

The university dates back to 1891, when Woolwich Polytechnic, the second-oldest polytechnic in the United Kingdom, opened in

Woolwich Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...

. It was founded by Frank Didden, supported by and following the principles of Quintin Hogg, and opened to students in October 1891. Like Hogg's pioneering venture in London's Regent Street, it initially combined education with social and religious functions. In 1894 it focused on an educational role, concentrating on higher technical education appropriate to its location close to

Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Dockyard (formally H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich, also known as The King's Yard, Woolwich) was an English naval dockyard along the river Thames at Woolwich in north-west Kent, where many ships were built from the early 16th century until ...

and the

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; William Anderson, director-general of the Ordnance Factories, was a trustee and later a member of the board of governors. Its premises were also used for day schools – the first Woolwich Polytechnic School was established in 1897. In 1970, Woolwich Polytechnic merged with part of Hammersmith College of Art and Building to form Thames Polytechnic. In the following years, Dartford College (1976), Avery Hill College of Education (1985), Garnett College (1987) and parts of

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and the

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(1988) were incorporated. In 1992, Thames Polytechnic was granted university status by the

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government (together with various other polytechnics) and renamed the University of Greenwich in 1993. On 1 January 1993, the Thames College of Health Care Studies, itself a merger of three local nursing and midwifery training schools, officially merged with the newly designated University of Greenwich, becoming a full faculty of the university. Formerly a UK government research agency, the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) was incorporated into the university in 1996. In 2001, the university gave up its historic main campus in the Bathway Quarter in Woolwich, relocating to its current main campus in

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Campuses

Greenwich Campus

Greenwich Campus is located mainly in the

, into which it moved in the 1990s when the premises were sold by the

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. The campus is home to the Business School and the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The campus also includes university's Greenwich Maritime Institute, a specialist maritime management, policy and history teaching and research institute. The Old Royal Naval College also hosts "The Painted Hall", which was painted in the 18th century by Sir James Thornhill, which covers over 40,000 square feet of surface in 200 painting of kings, queens and mythological creatures. The campus has a large library at Stockwell Street which houses an extensive collection of books and journals, language labs and a 300-PC computing facility. Other facilities include specialist computer laboratories including one at Dreadnought centre, a TV studio and editing suites. The Stephen Lawrence Gallery at the Stockwell Street building, showcases the work of contemporary artists and is linked to the School of Design.

Avery Hill Campus

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The Avery Hill Campus comprises two sites, Mansion and Southwood. Both are situated in the 86-acre Avery Hill Park in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. The campus is home to the Faculty of Education & Health. Facilities include computer laboratories, a library and a TV studio, as well as a sports and teaching centre with a sports hall and 220-seat lecture theatre. Southwood site also has clinical skills laboratories. These replicate NHS wards, enabling trainee health professionals to gain hands-on experience. The village complex provides student accommodation, a general shop and a launderette. The Dome, in the centre of the complex, houses a food outlet and gym. Rugby, football, indoor pitches, netball and tennis courts, and a dance studio are on Avery Hill campus. The facility, which was built by

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under a PFI contract, was completed in 1996. The Winter Garden, the centrepiece of the Mansion site, has fallen into neglect and is on Historic England's 'At Risk' Register. A campaign to restore the Winter Garden is putting pressure on the university and Greenwich Council to ensure its future.

Medway Campus

The Medway Campus is located on a former Royal Navy shorebase (called HMS ''Pembroke'') opened in 1903 at Chatham Maritime, Kent. The Faculty of Engineering and Science is based here, as is the Natural Resources Institute, a centre for research, consultancy and education in natural and human resources. It is also the home of Medway School of Pharmacy, a joint school operated by the Universities of Greenwich and Kent. The Faculty of Education & Health offers a number of its programmes at Medway. Facilities include laboratories, workshops, a computer-aided design studio and a training dispensary. The Drill Hall Library is a learning resource centre with a library, computers, study areas and teaching rooms. Social facilities include a sports hall, bar, gym and outdoor tennis courts. The university is a member of

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, a partnership of educational establishments at Chatham Maritime that is developing the area as a major higher education centre in the Medway region.

Organisation

Greenwich has four faculties: * Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences * Business School * Faculty of Education and Health * Faculty of Engineering and Science Greenwich Park Vista

Student life

Greenwich Campus is near 74-hectare

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, home to the

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. The Stockwell Street Building opened in 2014 and is now home to the campus library, film and TV studios, and state-of-the-art editing suites. In 2015, it was shortlisted for the

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for excellence in architecture. The Dreadnought Building is a central hub for the Greenwich Campus, with further teaching and social spaces. The Student Village at Avery Hill Campus provides accommodation for around 1,000 students. On-site facilities include a café, canteen, shop, launderette, bicycle parking, and a gym. Medway Campus has 350 rooms across five halls of residence dedicated to student accommodation.

Students' Union

Greenwich Students' Union is the university's students' union. In October 2019, the GSU Student Assembly voted to ask the university to declare a climate emergency and for the university and union

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strategies to consult with students in creating them. This call to action aimed to speed up the university's efforts at becoming

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. At the Medway campus in Kent there is a partnership between the University of Greenwich Students' Union, Canterbury Christ Church and

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Union on the Medway campus. Greenwich Students' Union has been leading the partnership since July 2021 and manages The Hub space, previously The Student Hub when it was looked after by GK Unions – the Greenwich & Kent Students' Unions Together (once the Universities at Medway Students Association, UMSA). Greenwich Students' Union delivers at Avery Hill, Greenwich and Medway campus. University_of_Greenwich

Research

Queen Mary's Quarter University of Greenwich

Greenwich research seeks to influence and enhance

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organ ...

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

computing Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, ...

and

social policy Social policy is a plan or action of government or institutional agencies which aim to improve or reform society. Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize soci ...

, and attracts international agencies, government departments and global corporations (for example,

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and Merck Consumer Health) from over 50 countries. Significant areas of research and consultancy include landscape architecture, employment relations, fire safety, natural resources, tourism and hospitality, social network analysis, education, training, educational leadership and public services.

Examples of research

* The university's Natural Resources Institute has developed an artificial cow that attracts and kills the tsetse fly. This was recognised by a Universities UK survey in 2009 as one of the ten most important discoveries to be made in a UK university over the past 60 years. * The Fire Safety Engineering Group, part of the School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, is a world leader in computational fire engineering, including expertise in aircraft, building, ship and rail evacuation and fire modelling. It has developed airEXODUS, a leading evacuation model in the aviation industry. * A University of Greenwich research team helped restore the ''

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'' after it was badly damaged by fire. * Researchers working on 19 sustainable development and agriculture projects in India helped the university to win the 2010 Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding International Strategy. * Two University of Greenwich scientists have developed a technology which converts contaminated land and industrial waste into harmless pebbles, capturing large amounts of carbon dioxide at the same time. * The Greenwich Maritime Institute makes internationally recognised contributions to research in maritime history and economics, such as its exploration of the governance of the River Thames since the 1960s and the effects this has had on the economic development of adjacent communities.

Rankings

The university was ranked 94 out of 121 UK institutions according to ''

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'' University Guide 2022 league table. For 2023, the University of Greenwich was ranked 60 according to Times Higher education (THE). Moreover, University of Greenwich ranked first in London for Events, Tourism and Hospitality by the Guardian’s 2023 university rankings.Subjects taught at Greenwich have seen rises in the ''Guardian'' university league tables for 2022: Chemistry was at 10, up 10 places since 2021. Forensic Science (9), Criminology (10), Mechanical Engineering (12), and Education (48) also moved up significantly. The university is ranked as the #1 modern university in London and top overall in Kent for graduate prospects according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. In

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World University Rankings 2020–21 – University of Greenwich was ranked 76 in the UK. In 2022, University of Greenwich was ranked in the 750-800 range globally by

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. In the ''

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'' (THE) Impact Rankings 2020, Greenwich performed well in several categories: * Responsible Consumption and Production (24th) * Life on Land (66th) * Reduced Inequalities (68th) * Climate Action (75th) * Partnership for the Goals (77th)

Awards

In 2012, the university was rated as the greenest in the UK by People & Planet Green League Table. In 2019, it was ranked 14 in UK, and third in London. It has won two ''Guardian'' University Awards, four Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education, including the Research Impact prize two years running in 2014 and 2015. The university has also won nine Times Higher Education awards, including: Most Innovative Teacher, Outstanding Engineering Research, Outstanding International Strategy, Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology, Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development. In 2019, the university's Natural Resources Institute was awarded a

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for its research in pest management and control to combat human and animal diseases in the UK and internationally; in 2015 it won a prize for work on the cassava crop in Africa. Since 2014, the university has been classified as Silver in

(TEF) of Higher Education.

Cafeteria workers' dispute

In 2019, the university's main cafeteria was operated by BaxterStorey, which paid its workers £9.25 per hour without contractual sick pay. After a chef had collapsed on his way home from a shift during a typical 80-hour week, all workers joined UVW union. After four strike days in October 2019, and protests disrupting the annual graduation ceremony and a board meeting, Greenwich University announced in early January 2020 that all outsourced cafe workers, cleaners and security guards would receive the London

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of £10.55, in addition to the same sick pay and annual leave as university staff.

Partnership with Charlton Athletic

In 2018, the University of Greenwich started a partnership with

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Notable alumni

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo 2019

Prominent alumni of the university and its predecessor organisations include Nobel Laureate

Charles Kao Sir Charles Kao Kuen Charles K. Kao was elected in 1990
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, who was awarded the

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in 2009 for his work on transmission of light in fibre optics, and

, who won the 2019

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. In June 2021, representatives from multiple countries called for the award of the

to Abiy to be re-considered because of the war crimes committed in Tigray. Two British government ministers, Richard Marsh and Gareth Thomas, are also graduates. A more extensive list is given below. *

, Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Nobel Peace prize winner * Jamie 'JME' Adenuga, MC * Bola Agbaje, playwright * Helen Bailey, writer *

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, pop singer (did not graduate) *

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, theologian * Malorie Blackman, children's author *

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, Ethiopian government minister * John Boyega, actor, best known for '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' * Sheila Bromberg, musician * Liam Brown, author * Campbell Christie, chairman of Falkirk F.C. *

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, radio and television presenter * Mark Daly, Irish

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, writer (''

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'') * Sarah Eberle, garden designer *

Jenni Fagan Dr Jenni Fagan (born 1977) is a Scottish novelist and poet. She has written several books including fiction novel '' The Panopticon,'' screenplays and several books of poetry. She was named Scottish writer of the year 2016 by ''The Glasgow Her ...

, author * Leo Fortune-West, professional footballer * Sarah Gillespie, singer-songwriter *

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, actress * Gareth Hale, comedian * Patrick Harrington, politician in the National Front (1979–1989) and currently Third Way (UK) think tank; general secretary of

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* Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, cricketer *

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bronze medallist in Judo *

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, musician (

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) * Matt James, musician (

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) * Charles K. Kao, Nobel Prize winning scientist * Graham Kendrick, Christian

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* Sammy Lee, IVF specialist *

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, writer, journalist and playwright *

Richard Marsh, Baron Marsh Richard William Marsh, Baron Marsh, (14 March 1928 – 29 July 2011) was a British politician and business executive. Background and early life Marsh was the son of William Marsh, a foundry worker from Belvedere in southeast London. His father ...

, politician * Rui Moreira, Portuguese politician and businessman; mayor of

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, former

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* Sarah Ockwell-Smith, childcare author * Norman Pace, comedian *

Ann Packer Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE (born 8 March 1942) is an English former sprinter, hurdler and long jumper. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver in the 400 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Early life In 1959 Packer won the English ...

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gold medallist *

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, Olivier Award-nominated dancer and actress *

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, cricket coach *

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, musician ( Klaxons) * George Rose, businessman *

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, musician ( Blur) * Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister of

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, MEP * Aramazd Stepanian, playwright *

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, TV presenter ('' Fifteen to One'') *

Nina Stibbe Nina Stibbe (born 1962) is a British writer born in Willoughby Waterleys and raised in Fleckney, Leicestershire. She became a nanny in the household of Mary-Kay Wilmers, editor of the '' London Review of Books.'' Her letters home to her sister b ...

, author * Adelle Stripe, author * Joy Onumajuru, model and philanthropist * Gareth Thomas, politician * Ewen Whitaker, lunar astronomer (alumnus of Woolwich Polytechnic) *

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, author, copywriter and British expat; creator of a popular Finnish social media brand and author of a related book, which makes light fun of stereotypes related to

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References

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