Southampton College of Art
Solent University (Emblem)
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| Motto | Scintill Tuus Imaginationem (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Spark Your Imagination |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2018 - Change of name to Solent University 2004 – Granted University status 1984 – Southampton Institute of Higher Education 1855 – Southampton College of Art |
| Endowment | £0.81 m (2015) |
| Chancellor | Theo Paphitis |
| Vice-Chancellor | Graham Baldwin |
| Students | 11,060 HE (2016/17) |
| Undergraduates | 10,545 (2016/17) |
| Postgraduates | 515 (2016/17) |
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Other students
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6,815 FE |
| Location |
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom 50°54′29″N 1°24′04″W / 50.908°N 1.401°WCoordinates: 50°54′29″N 1°24′04″W / 50.908°N 1.401°W |
| Campus | Urban, City Campus |
| Colours | Dark red and black |
| Athletics | BUCS Head and Regatta BUCS South Eastern BUCS Western Conference 3A Snows Group Hampshire 2 |
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Universities UK GuildHE Million+ |
| Website | www |
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Global rankings
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National rankings
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Complete (2019, national) |
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The Guardian (2019, national) |
81 | |
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Times/Sunday Times (2018, national) |
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British Government assessment
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| Teaching Excellence Framework | Silver | |
Solent University (formerly Southampton Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 11000 students. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre and the maritime hub of Southampton.
Solent University students are represented by Solent Students' Union, which is based on the East Park Terrace campus.
The university's origins can be traced back to a private School of Art founded in 1856, which eventually became the Southampton College of Art. Mergers with the Southampton College of Technology, and later the College of Nautical Studies at Warsash, led to the establishment of the Southampton Institute of Higher Education in 1984.
Southampton Institute became a university on 12 July 2005, adopting its current name on 15 August 2005. Prior to 2005, students at Southampton Institute received degrees awarded by Nottingham Trent University. In 2015 the University came to an agreement with New College of the Humanities, London whereby it will validate some of their degrees. In November 2017, the Privy Council approved the change of name of Southampton Solent University to Solent University, with effect from 2018.
Solent University has two campuses, City Campus and the Warsash Maritime Academy. City Campus faces East Park in the centre of Southampton. Warsash Maritime Academy is on the eastern bank of the Hamble River overlooking Southampton Water.
The University has six major student Halls complexes:
All the halls are located away from the main teaching buildings. Five of the six halls are located south east of the city centre, between the St Mary's and Ocean Village areas of the Southampton, while Emily Davies is located to the north west of the city centre, near the Southampton Civic Centre.
Solent university's maritime courses have been ranked among the best in the world. The university conducts undergraduate and post graduate level courses on Maritime Business, Supply chain management, Logistics and Maritime law.
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