Universities at Medway
The Universities at Medway is a tri-partite collaboration of the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University on a single campus in Chatham, Medway in South East England.
Type | Tri-partite collaboration |
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Established | 2004 |
Students | c. 10,000 |
Location | Chatham, Medway, England |
Campus | Urban |
Website | medway |
Site
The historic HMS Pembroke barracks buildings, which form a part of the World Heritage Site application for Chatham Dockyard and its Defences,[1] 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 were both joint winners of the Building Renovation category of the Kent Design Awards.[2][3]
The Medway Building at the University of Kent as part of the Universities at Medway campus, was nominated for Best Public Building at the 2010 Kent Design Awards.[4]
Departments
The following subjects are taught on campus:
- University of Greenwich School of Science;
- 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;
- University of Kent School of Sport and Exercise Sciences;[5]
- Kent Business School (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 Drill Hall Library.
References
- "Welcome to Chatham's bid for World Heritage Status". Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- "Pilkington Building, Universities at Medway, England". www.rmjm.com. 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- "Medway Campus collects First Prize at Kent Design Awards". enterprise.gre.ac.uk. 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- "Medway Building, Kent, England". www.e-architect.co.uk. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "School of Sport and Exercise Sciences - University of Kent".