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.
Former name | Woolwich Polytechnic (1890–1970) Thames Polytechnic (1970–1992) |
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| Motto | Latin: Discere, Agere, Conficere |
Motto in English | "To learn, to do, to achieve" |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1890 |
| Budget | £214.9 million (2020) |
| Chancellor | Lord Boateng |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jane Harrington |
| Students | 19,825 (2019/20) |
| Undergraduates | 14,580 (2019/20) |
| Postgraduates | 5,245 (2019/20) |
| Location | , , 51.483372°N 0.006075°W |
| Campus | Greenwich Campus (London) Avery Hill Campus (London) Medway Campus (Kent) |
| Colours | Blue Colour- |
| Affiliations | University Alliance Universities UK Association of Commonwealth Universities EUA |
| Website | gre |
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 Greenwich. Greenwich also has a campus in Medway, 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 Nobel laureates: Abiy Ahmed and Charles K. Kao. It received an overall Gold rating in the UK government's Teaching Excellence Framework.
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