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Southampton Solent University

Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University Emblem.svg
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
The Southampton Solent University logo
Rankings
Complete
(2017, national)
54
The Guardian
(2017, national)
53
Times/Sunday Times
(2017, national)
50

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).


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