The Universities at Medway is a tri-partite collaboration 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 ...
, the
University of Kent
The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a Collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. The university was granted its roya ...
and
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) is a Public university, public research university located in Canterbury, Kent, England. Founded as a Church of England college for teacher training in 1962, it was granted university status in 2005.
...
on a single campus in
Chatham, Medway
Chatham ( ) is a town within the Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham, Rochester, Kent, Rochester, Strood and Rainham, Kent, Rainha ...
in
South East England
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.
Site
The historic
HMS ''Pembroke'' barracks buildings, which form a part of the
World Heritage Site
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application for
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 ...
and its Defences, 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.
The Medway Building at the
University of Kent
The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a Collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom. The university was granted its roya ...
as part of the Universities at Medway campus, was nominated for Best Public Building at the 2010 Kent Design Awards.
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;
[ ]
*
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
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Drill Hall Library.
References
External links
Universities at Medway home page
University of Greenwich
University of Kent
Canterbury Christ Church University
Education in Medway
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