University Of WarWick
University Of WarWick
Warwick is primarily based on a 290 hectare campus on the outskirts of Coventry with a satellite campus in London base at the Shard in central London.[4][5][6][7] It is organised into four faculties—Arts, Medicine, Science and Social Sciences—within which there are 32 departments. Warwick has around 23,600 full-time students and 1,800 academic and research staff[2] and had a total income of £512.8 million in 2014/15, of which £100.8 million was from research grants and contracts.[1] Warwick Arts , a multi-venue arts complex in the university's main campus, is the largest venue of its kind in the U outside London.Warwick consistently ranks in the top ten of all major domestic rankings of British universities[8] and is the only multi-faculty institution aside from Oxford and Cambridge to have never been ranked outside the top ten.[9] It was ranked by as the world's third best university under 50 years in 2013 (and first in Europe)[10] and as the world's 20th best university based on employer reputation.[11] It was ranked 7th in the UK multi-faculty institutions for the quality (GPA) of its research and 15th for its Research Power in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.[12] Entrance is competitive, with around 7.17 applicants per place for undergraduate study.[2]The idea for a university in Warwickshire was first mooted shortly after the Second World War, although it was not founded for a further two decades. A partnership of the city and county councils ultimately provided the impetus for the university to be established on a 400-acre (1.6 site jointly granted by the two authorities.[13] There was some discussion between local sponsors from both the city and county over whether it should be named after Coventry or Warwickshire.[13] The name "University of Warwick" was adopted, even though the County Town of Warwick itself lies some 8 miles (13 km) to its southwest and Coventry's city is only 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of the campus.[14][15][16][17] The establishment of the University of Warwick was given approval by the government in 1961 and received its Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1965. Since then, the university has incorporated the former Coventry College of Education in 1979 and has extended its land holdings by the continuing purchase of adjoining farm land. The university also benefited from a substantial donation from the family of Jack Martin, which enabled the construction of the Warwick Arts The university initially admitted a small intake of graduate students in 1964 and took its first 450 undergraduates in October 1965. Since its establishment Warwick has expanded its grounds to 721 acres (2.9 with many modern buildings and academic facilities, lakes, and woodlands. In the 1960 and , Warwick had a reputation as a politically radical institution.[18] More recently, the university was as a institution of the government which was in power from 1997 to 2010.[19][20] It was academic partner for a number of flagship Government schemes including the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth and University (now defunct). Tony Blair described Warwick as "a beacon among British universities for its dynamism, quality and entrepreneurial zeal".[19]Under Vice-Chancellor, Lord Warwick was one of the first UK universities to adopt a business approach to higher education, develop close links with the business community and exploit the commercial value of its research. In a 2012 study by Virgin Media Business, Warwick was described as the most "digitally-savvy" UK university.[7]The Leicester Warwick Medical School, a new medical school based jointly at Warwick and Leicester University, opened in September 2000.[21]On the recommendation of Tony Blair, Bill Clinton chose Warwick as the venue for his last major foreign policy address as US President in December 2000. Sandy Berger, Clinton’s National Security, explaining the decision in his Press Briefing on 7 December 2000, said that: "Warwick is one of Britain's newest and finest research universities, singled out by Prime Minister Blair as a model both of academic excellence and independence from the government."[22]In February 2001, IBM donated a new S/390 computer and software worth £2 million to Warwick, to form part of a "Grid" enabling users to remotely share computing power.[24] In April 2004 Warwick merged with the and sites of Research International.[25] In July 2004 Warwick was the location for an important agreement between the Party and the Trade Unions on policy and trade union law, which has subsequently become known as the "Warwick Agreement".[26]In June 2006 the new University Hospital Coventry opened, including a 102,000 sq ft university clinical sciences building.[27]Warwick Medical School was granted independent degree-awarding status in 2007, and the School's partnership with the University of Leicester was dissolved in the same year.[28][29] In February 2010, Lord , director and founder of the unit at Warwick, made a £1 million donation to the university to support science grants and awards.[30][31]In February 2012 Warwick and Melbourne- announced the formation of a strategic partnership, including the creation of 10 joint senior academic posts, new dual master's and joint doctoral degrees, and co-ordination of research .[32] In March 2012 Warwick and Queen Mary, University of London announced the creation of a strategic partnership, including research collaboration, joint teaching of English, history and computer science undergraduates, and the creation of eight joint post-doctoral research fellowships.[33][34]In April 2012 it was announced that Warwick would be the only European university participating in the Center for Urban Science and Progress, an applied science research institute to be based in New York consisting of an international consortium of universities and technology companies led by New York University and -Poly.[35] In August 2012, Warwick and five other Midlands-based research-intensive universities— Aston University, the University of Birmingham, the University of Leicester, University and the University of Nottingham—formed the Group, a regional bloc intended to the member institutions' research income and enable closer collaboration.[36]In September 2013 it was announced that a new National Automotive Innovation would be built by at Warwick's main campus at a cost of £100 million, with £50 million to be contributed by Jaguar Land Rover and £30 million by Motors.[37][38]In July 2014, the government announced that Warwick would be the host for the £1 billion Advanced , a joint venture between the Automotive Council and industry. The ten-year intends to position the university and the UK as leaders in the field of research into the next generation of automotive technology.Warwick was at the of controversy in 2014 after police intervention following a free education protest.[39] Protesters the Police, the University security and the University administration, after students were threatened with a taser; CS gas was used on one protester and others were allegedly grabbed by the neck.[40]The University supported the police action, claiming that a member of staff had been assaulted. The three protesters were arrested during the event, one for assault and the others for obstruction; they were then later charged in 2015. Protesters responded by occupying a number of buildings on campus and creating a list of demands for management.[citation needed]The main campus hosts a large sports In 2013, the university invested £1.5 million in developing the , installing a state-of-the-art gym, alongside other facilities including a 25- swimming pool, squash courts, an indoor rock climbing facility, and two sports halls. Elsewhere on campus are a number of other sports halls, a £2.5 million 4-court indoor floodlit outdoor courts, a 400 m athletics track, multi-purpose outdoor surfaces, and over 60 acres of outdoor playing fields, including a football pitch and cricket grounds. Sports facilities are being constantly expanded, following the commencement of Warwick Sport, a 2005 joint venture between the university and the Students' Union. Most of the university's sports facilities are open to the general public.Warwick was an official training venue for the London 2012 Olympics. During the Games, some football matches were played at the nearby Arena, home of Coventry City Football Club, and Warwick provided training and residential facilities for the Olympic teams.