Southampton Solent

Southampton Solent University

Southampton Solent University (Emblem)
Motto	Scintill Tuus Imaginationem (Latin)
Motto in English	Spark Your Imagination
Type	Public
Established	2004 – Granted University status 1984 – Southampton Institute of Higher Education 1855 – Southampton College of Art
Endowment	£0.81 m (2015)
Chancellor	Alan West, Baron West of Spithead
Vice-Chancellor	Graham Baldwin
Students	11,285 HE (2015/16)
Undergraduates	10,885 (2015/16)
Postgraduates	405 (2015/16)
Other students	6,815 FE
Location	Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom 50°54′29″N 1°24′04″W / 50.908°N 1.401°W / 50.908; -1.401Coordinates: 50°54′29″N 1°24′04″W / 50.908°N 1.401°W / 50.908; -1.401
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
Affiliations	Universities UK GuildHE Million+
Website	www.solent.ac.uk

Southampton Solent University is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 18,500 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.

Southampton Solent University has two campus, one of them is the City Campus, and the other one is the Warsash Maritime Academy.

Southampton Solent University has a location facing East Park in the centre of the city of Southampton on the south coast of England in the UK. Warsash Maritime Academy is located on the eastern bank of the Hamble River overlooking Southampton Water.

The University has six major student Halls complexes:

All 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 to the Southampton Civic Centre.

Southampton 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.

The university also has courses on media, marketing, sports and business. It works with local business and professional bodies (for example the British Computer Society, Creative Skillset and the PTC).