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University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth logo.svg
Former names
Portsmouth Polytechnic
Motto Lucem Sequamur (Latin)
Motto in English
Let us follow the Light
Type Public
Established 1992 - University of Portsmouth (gained university status)
1960 - Portsmouth Polytechnic
1869 - Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and the Arts
Endowment £1.79 m (as of 2012)
Chancellor Sandi Toksvig
Vice-Chancellor Graham Galbraith
Academic staff
1,490
Students 22,060 HE (2015/16)
Undergraduates 18,745 (2015/16)
Postgraduates 3,315 (2015/16)
Other students
125 FE
Location Portsmouth, England, UK
Campus Urban
Colours Purple     
Black     
White     
Affiliations University Alliance
The Channel Islands Universities Consortium
Website www.port.ac.uk
Rankings
QS
(2016/17, national)
57
QS
(2016/17, world)
601-650
THE
(2016/17, national)
56
THE
(2016/17, world)
401-500
Complete
(2017, national)
59
The Guardian
(2017, national)
43
Times/Sunday Times
(2017, national)
57

The University of Portsmouth is a public university in the city of Portsmouth, England. The history of the university dates back to 1908, when the Park building opened as a Municipal college and public library. It was previously known as Portsmouth Polytechnic until 1992, when it was granted university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

The university offers a range of disciplines from Pharmacy, International relations and politics, Mechanical Engineering, Paleontology etc. With courses like Pharmacy appearing in the top 20 in the UK, furthermore 89% of research conducted in Physics and 90% of research in Allied Health Professions,i.e., Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy have been rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in REF2014.

The University is a member of the University Alliance and The Channel Islands Universities Consortium. Alumni include Tim Peake, Grayson Perry, Simon Armitage and Ben Fogle.

The history of the university dates to 1908, when the Park building opened as a Municipal college and public library. The focus was on chemistry and engineering. The roots of the University can be traced back even further to the Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and the Arts. Shortly after in the year of 1911 a Student Union was established; as early records from the Student Union newspaper The Galleon show.

From 1945 to 1960 the college diversified its syllabus adding arts and humanities subjects after World War II, in response to a decline in the need for engineering skills. This did not hinder its expansion or reputation, as from 1960 to 1980 it opened the Frewen library, gained Polytechnic status and became one of the largest polytechnics by the late 1980s. On 7 July 1992 the inauguration of the University of Portsmouth was celebrated at a ceremony at Portsmouth Guildhall. As one of the new universities, it could validate its own degrees, under the provision of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.


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