University of Gloucestershire
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University of Gloucestershire |
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| Motto | In animo et veritate (In Spirit and Truth) |
| Established | 2001 |
| Type | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor | Patricia Broadfoot |
| Students | 9,215[1] |
| Undergraduates | 7,025 [1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,680 [1] |
| Location | Cheltenham and Gloucester, United Kingdom |
| Campus | semi-urban |
| Website | www.glos.ac.uk |
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The University of Gloucestershire is a university in Gloucestershire, England, with campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester. The current Vice-Chancellor is Professor Patricia Broadfoot who succeeded Dame Janet Trotter on 1 September 2006.
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[edit] History
The University is the recent successor of a large number of merged and name-changed institutions of further and higher education. The foundations of the University actually make it amongst the oldest (of non-ancient) universities in the country. From 1992, C&GCHE was permitted to award first and postgraduate degrees. However, it was only in 2001 that the University of Gloucestershire was finally awarded university status.
[edit] Recent History
Despite having only recently achieved university status, this institution has achieved fairly high entries on The Times League Tables (Citation needed). UOG was awarded runners-up status in the Times Higher Awards 2006 for its commitment to environmentally sound projects locally and nationally. Projects include joining the Fair Trade Agreement and Public Transport schemes in and around Cheltenham and Gloucester. The University has many different Undergraduate courses operating including Media, Art & Communications, Natural & Social Sciences , Humanities , Sport, Health & Social Care and Education.
[edit] Location and Campuses
The University currently has currently over 9,500 full and part-time students, and has four campuses located in Cheltenham and Gloucester. Each campus is equipped with freely available state-of-the-art IT and library resources.
Francis Close Hall, Pittville and Park Campus are situated within Cheltenham. Oxstalls is the most recent campus built by the university and is situated in Gloucester.
[edit] The evolution of the current university
- 1834 Cheltenham Mechanical Institute
- 1840 Gloucester Mechanical Institute
- 1847 Church training College, Cheltenham
- 1920 St Paul's College of Education
- 1920 St Mary's College of Education
- 1967 Gloucestershire College of Education
- 1979 College of St Paul and St Mary
- 1980 The Higher Education part of Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology
- 1990 Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
- 2001 University of Gloucestershire
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06. Higher Education Statistics Agency online statistics. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
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