University of West London
The University of West London (UWL) is a public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and Reading, Berkshire.
Former names | Thames Valley University, Polytechnic of West London, Lady Byron School, Ealing College of Higher Education, Thames Valley College of Higher Education, Queen Charlotte's College of Health Care Studies |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1992 (as Thames Valley University) 1860 (as the Lady Byron School) |
| Endowment | £1.76 million (2022) |
| Budget | £168.6 million (2021–22) |
| Chancellor | Laurence Geller (since 1 August 2010) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Peter John (since 1 July 2017) |
| Students | 11,985 HE (2019/20) |
| Undergraduates | 9,815 (2019/20) |
| Postgraduates | 2,170 (2019/20) |
Other students | 28,290 FE |
| Location | , United Kingdom |
| Website | www.uwl.ac.uk |
The university has roots in 1860 when the Lady Byron School was founded, later Ealing College of Higher Education. In 1992, the then-named Polytechnic of West London became a university as Thames Valley University (TVU). 18 years later, after several mergers, acquisitions and campus moves, it was renamed to its current name.
The University of West London comprises nine schools: The Claude Littner Business School, the London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism, the School of Computing and Engineering, the London College of Music, the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, the School of Law, the School of Human and Social Sciences, the School of Biomedical Sciences and the London School of Film, Media and Design.