The Medway School of Science is one of the schools 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 wi ...

South East England South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, regions of England that are in the ITL 1 statistical regions of England, top level category for Statistics, statistical purposes. It consists of the nine counties of england, ...

. The School of Science is based on the university's

Medway Medway is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Kent in South East England. It was formed in 1998 by merging the boroughs of City of Roche ...

campus in Chatham Maritime in the county of

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

. The School of Science has activity in both research and teaching and covers topics such as chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, earth and environmental sciences, biosciences and sports science.

History

The School of Science has inherited the history of the

, which has been involved in the teaching of science for over 100 years and dates back to 1890 when Woolwich Polytechnic was founded. Indeed, prior to moving to the Medway campus in 2002, the School of Science occupied the old

Thames Polytechnic The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, s ...

buildings in

Woolwich Woolwich () is a town in South London, 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 mainta ...

Organisation

The School of Science consists of two academic departments and a consultancy department: * Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences * Life and Sports Sciences * Medway Sciences

Teaching

The School of Science teaches a wide range of subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Subjects include: * Biomedical Science * Biosciences *

Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

* Chemistry *

Environmental Conservation Environmental conservation may refer to: * Environmental protection * Nature conservation {{disambiguation ...

* Environmental Science and Geography *

Forensic Science Forensic science combines principles of law and science to investigate criminal activity. Through crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis, forensic scientists are able to link suspects to evidence. An example is determining the time and ...

* Formulation science *

Geographical Information Systems A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data. Much of this often happens within a spatial database; however, this is not ...

Human Nutrition Human nutrition deals with the provision of essential nutrients in food that are necessary to support human life and good health. Poor nutrition is a chronic problem often linked to poverty, food security, or a poor understanding of nutrition ...

* Industrial Pharmaceutical Studies *

Pharmaceutical Science Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

Remote Sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...

Sports Science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally i ...

* Sustainability The School of Science is one of the Higher Education institutions in the South East of the UK that still runs a BSc in

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

while its BSc

Biomedical Science Biomedical sciences are a set of sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health. Such disciplines as medical microbi ...

degree is one of the few degrees in the South East of the UK to be accredited by the

Institute of Biomedical Science The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the professional body for biomedical scientists in the United Kingdom. History The Institute of Biomedical Science was founded in 1912 as the Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory Assista ...

. Its BSc

Bioscience ''BioScience'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. It was established in 1964 and was preceded by the ''AIBS Bulletin'' (1951–1 ...

degree has recently been the first degree of its kind to receive special recognition from the

Institute of Biology The Institute of Biology (IoB) was a professional body for biologists, primarily those working in the United Kingdom. The Institute was founded in 1950 by the Biological Council: the then umbrella body for Britain's many learned biological societie ...

. The School is currently pioneering a popular, innovative on-line Biomedical Science master's degree. The School has a number of text books written by its academic staff, both past and present. These include ''Molecular Biology of Cancer'' by Lauren Pecorino, ''Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy: Analytical Chemistry by Open Learning'' by Michael J. K. Thomas and David J. Ando, and the seminal works ''Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry'' and ''Vogel's Quantitative Chemical Analysis'' by Arthur Vogel, John Mendham, R.C. Denney, J. D. Barnes, and Michael J. K. Thomas.

Research

The School of Science is active over a wide range of disciplines and a number of its researchers have roles within the

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British UK Research Councils, Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical scienc ...

(EPSRC). Collaborations in pharmaceutical and formulation sciences have led to links with

Pfizer Pfizer Inc. ( ) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral (New York City), The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 184 ...

GlaxoSmithKline GSK plc (an acronym from its former name GlaxoSmithKline plc) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational Pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with headquarters in London. It was established in 2000 by a Mergers an ...

and BP. Research in remediation technologies, sustainability and alternative energy sources (such as

solar energy Solar energy is the radiant energy from the Sun's sunlight, light and heat, which can be harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating) and solar architecture. It is a ...

and

biofuels Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels such as oil. Biofuel can be produced from plants or from agricultural, domestic ...

) are led by the environmental science research at the School while sports, exercise and physiology research, biomarkers and nutrition research is underway in the Department of Life and Sports Sciences.

Campus

The School of Science is based in Chatham Maritime on the site of the former

HMS Pembroke Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Pembroke''. Ships * was a 28-gun fifth rate launched in 1655 and lost in a collision off Portland in 1667. * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1690, captu ...

naval barracks at the historic

Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham, Kent, Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham; at its most extens ...

. In 2007 it re-opened its teaching laboratory after a £1.5million investment.

References

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External links

Medway School of Science
official website University of Greenwich Universities and colleges in England 1992 establishments in England