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== Racing team ==
== Racing team ==
The University of Hertfordshire has one of the most successful [[Formula Student]] teams in the world. UH Racing have competed in many countries and have won many awards. The UH Racing cars can accelerate from 0-60 mph in less than 3 seconds and pull over 2g in the corners. Students from the Engineering degrees can join the team, with students from the Sports Science, Marketing, Art and Business Schools playing a vital role. There are over 400 universities that race at Formula Student events worldwide, with UH finishing in the top 10 consistently.
The University of Hertfordshire has been a part of [[Formula Student]] since 1997, and historically, has been successful. UH Racing have competed in many countries and have won many awards. Engineering students may join the team, though it is an extra-curricular activity. There are over 400 universities that race at Formula Student events worldwide, and UH has placed consistently in the top 10.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 14:33, 12 March 2011

University of Hertfordshire
File:UK COA University of Hertfordshire.svg
MottoSeek Knowledge Throughout Life
TypePublic
Established1992 - University Status
1967 - Polytechnic
1952 - Technical College
Endowment£2.17 million [1]
ChancellorThe Marquess of Salisbury
Vice-ChancellorQuintin McKellar [2]
Students23,725[3]
Undergraduates19,170[3]
Postgraduates4,040[3]
Other students
515 FE[3]
Location
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
,
England
CampusUrban
AffiliationsNon-Aligned Universities
Commonwealth Universities
Websitewww.herts.ac.uk
File:University Hertfordshire new logo.png

The University of Hertfordshire is a university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university takes its name. It has more than 24,500 students. In the 2008 RAE the university was ranked 58th out of 138 UK institutions, and over 85 per cent of the submitted research was judged to be of international quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour [4]

History

In 1951, the de Havilland company gave land in Hatfield adjoining the A1 to Hertfordshire County Council for educational use in perpetuity; the Council used this to build and operate Hatfield Technical College, which trained aerospace engineers for Hatfield's then-dominant aerospace industry.

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Campuses

Business School and School of Humanities, de Havilland Campus
Sports Village, including 25m 8-lane indoor pool, de Havilland Campus


There are four campuses of University of Hertfordshire.

  • College Lane Campus.
  • Bayfordbury Campus.
  • De Havilland Campus, also a Saracens training ground[5] and business campus
  • St Albans Campus, also a law campus

The main site of the university remains the College Lane campus, which houses the original Hatfield Technical College building, though the site has had many new buildings added since. Notable among these is the Learning Resources Centre, a combined library and computer centre. Computer Science, Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Health & Human Sciences are all based on this campus, as are a substantial collection of halls of residence and student houses, and the University of Hertfordshire Students' Union.

de Havilland campus is situated within 15 minutes walk of College Lane, and is built on a former BAe site. The Business School and the faculty of Humanities and Education are based here, along with another LRC. The Law School is based in St Albans, near to the law courts. There were formerly campuses in Watford (Wall Hall) and Hertford (Balls Park), but these were closed when the de Havilland campus opened. A fourth site in Bayfordbury houses the university's observatory and the biology plus geography field stations. The University has particular research strengths in History, Computer Science, Astrophysics and especially Engineering given the university's history in training Aerospace Engineers as a polytechnic.

The University of Hertfordshire Students' Union (UHSU) hosts frequent events at the College Lane campus. These formerly took place in the Union's Hutton Hall or the peculiarly shaped building commonly known as the "Elehouse", named due to its original architecture being similar to the elephant house at London Zoo. 'The Forum', a new student social space offering an entertainment venue, bars, shops, and cafés, opened in October 2009.

The University of Hertfordshire is also home to HIBT, part of the Navitas group, providing a direct pathway for international students to the university, on campus.[6] to the University.

Faculties

Hertfordshire was described as "the flagship of the former polys" by the Independent in 2002.[7] As a polytechnic, it was strong in aerospace engineering and computer science. More recently, it has built up its strengths in other areas such as pharmacology, history, geography and astrophysics. Entry requirements have been rising in recent years. The university has five faculties:

  • Business School
  • Faculty of Science, Engineering and Creative Arts (formerly 'Creative and Cultural Industries' and 'Engineering and Information Sciences')
  • Faculty of Health and Human Sciences
  • Humanities, Law and Education
  • Computer Science is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS)

(Schools of Study[8])

Recent developments

The university has invested £ 200 million over the last ten years in developing facilities on the two main campuses, including the new de Havilland campus in Hatfield (opened 2003/2004), the Learning Resources Centre on the College Lane campus, the Hertfordshire Sports Village, new teaching laboratories in most Schools, including a state-of-the-art medical simulation centre called HICESC (Hertfordshire Intensive Care & Emergency Simulation Centre), and most recently the Forum,[9] opening in academic year 2009/10.

Paramedic Science

Hertfordshire was one of the first universities in the country to develop a Paramedic Science degree.[10] They are now also providing a Critical Care Paramedic course and an Emergency Care Practitioner course[citation needed]. The university still provides BSc (Hons), BSc, FdSc, and Diploma level Paramedic courses[citation needed]. The University's 4 year Paramedic Science course also features a period of elective study which can be undertaken anywhere in the world, and a sandwich year working for the Ambulance Service[citation needed]. The university is also among the first four universities in the country to offer the Postgraduate Diploma in Physician Assistant studies, and the first in the UK to offer the option of an MSc in the field[citation needed].

Racing team

The University of Hertfordshire has been a part of Formula Student since 1997, and historically, has been successful. UH Racing have competed in many countries and have won many awards. Engineering students may join the team, though it is an extra-curricular activity. There are over 400 universities that race at Formula Student events worldwide, and UH has placed consistently in the top 10.

Awards

Queen's Award for Industry

On 1 July 2004, the University of Hertfordshire was presented with the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade in recognition of outstanding achievement. The University received a special message of congratulations from the Queen, and the Vice-Chancellor and International Office staff also attended a special reception at Buckingham Palace.[11]

A Centre for Excellence

In 2004 the University of Hertfordshire was awarded £4.5M by the Higher Education Funding Council for England to establish a Centre for Excellence in blended learning. This award enables the university to establish its profile as a leading institution combining established ways of learning and teaching with the opportunities offered by technology to ensure students have the best possible learning experience.[12]

Fair Trade University

In March 2005, University of Hertfordshire was officially certified as a Fair trade university.[13]

National Teaching Fellowships

Seven members of staff have achieved lifelong Fellowship awards as outstanding teachers, as part of the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme introduced in 2000 by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland.

e-Tutor of the Year

One of the engineering staff at the University of Hertfordshire, Mark Russell successfully entered the e-Tutor of the Year in an annual national competition, launched in 2002 by the Higher Education Academy and the Times Higher Education Supplement.

Rankings

Of the 2010 league tables published so far the University of Hertfordshire was ranked 41st overall in The Complete University Guide, published by The Independent,[14] which is a 4 place rise from the previous year. 15th in the Engineering schools,[15] which is a 9 place rise from the previous year [16] and 60th by The Guardian,[17] which is a 37 place rise from the previous year.[18]

Hertfordshire is also the only British new university (former polytechnic) to be ranked in the top 503 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities, being ranked equally with 100 other universities in the 402-503 range (after the first hundred the rankings are divided into large blocks to reflect the more approximate nature of the lower rankings).[19]

UK rankings
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Times Good University Guide 66th=[20] 79th[20] 86th 85th 60th 60th 58th 59th= 63rd 71st= 71st= 83rd= 86th 62nd 66th= 63rd= 53rd= 61st=
Guardian University Guide 48th 97th[21] 100th[22] 85th - 62nd 62nd 44th 34th
Sunday Times University Guide 71st[23] 70th= 84th= 72nd 71st[24] 67th[25] 68th= 75th 76th 67th 77th= 74th
The Complete University Guide 41st=[26] 45th[27] 54th[28] 94th
The Daily Telegraph 94th 72nd
FT 78th 59th 60th 60th

Professional accreditation

University symbols

Academic dress

The University of Hertfordshire prescribes academic dress for its members.[29] Both dress and undress are prescribed, though only dress is used in practice - for example, at the graduation ceremonies, held in St Albans Cathedral.

The academic dress of bachelors of the university is a black stuff gown, with facings and long open sleeves gathered to a point at the elbow with a button. The master's gown is similar, but with spade sleeves. With these, on formal occasions such as graduations, is worn a hood of grey or white silk and stuff. In dress, grey hoods are worn by holders of diplomas below bachelor's level, and white hoods by bachelors. Masters add a border of purple silk. Because of the university's emphasis on interdisciplinary studies, there is no distinction between the academic dress of the various faculties.

In dress, holders of initial doctorates wear red gowns with purple facings; higher doctorates have purple gowns with white facings. In undress all doctors wear master's gowns. The university is unusual among former polytechnics in also prescribing academic dress for undergraduates - the black stuff bachelor's gown with no hood - although, again, this is not used in practice.

Coat of arms

The University's coat of arms was granted in 1992. The shield is charged with an oak tree taken from the coat of arms of the former Hatfield Rural District, the constellation Perseus and a representation of the letter "H" recalling the emblem of the former Hatfield Polytechnic. The crest, a Phoenix, represents the University's origin in the aviation industry. The two harts supporting the shield represent the County of Hertfordshire. A scroll bears the motto "Seek Knowledge Throughout Life".

Ceremonial mace

The ceremonial mace was produced in 1999 by craftsman Martyn Pugh. Its design symbolises the University's origins, expertise and associations. Its shape is inspired by the shape of an aeroplane wing symbolising the university's origin in the aviation industry. The head of the mace is engraved with zodiac symbols representing the university's contribution to astronomy and also contains the DNA double helix representing the biological sciences and microprocessor chips representing information and communications technology.[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.herts.ac.uk/fms/documents/about-uh/Corporate%20publications/annual-report-and-accounts_2009.pdf
  2. ^ University of Hertfordshire website. Hatfield, Herts http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/our-structure/key-people/home.cfm. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07" (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
  4. ^ RAE 2008 results - University of Hertfordshire
  5. ^ Home / Saracens
  6. ^ HIBT
  7. ^ The Independent. London http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_universities/story.jsp?story=343501. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) [dead link]
  8. ^ Schools of study - University of Hertfordshire
  9. ^ Home - the Forum
  10. ^ Paramedic Science degree
  11. ^ Award for Industry [dead link]
  12. ^ The Blended Learning Unit
  13. ^ Fair Trade News [dead link]
  14. ^ The Independent. London http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=6525. Retrieved 28 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ University League Table 2011 : The Complete University Guide
  16. ^ Highly rated University in Independent rankings - University of Hertfordshire
  17. ^ "University Guide 2011: University league table". The Guardian. London. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  18. ^ Shepherd, Jessica (2010-06-08). "Oxford tops Guardian's 2011 university league table". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  19. ^ http://www.arwu.org/rank2008/Top500_EN%28by%20rank%29.pdf [dead link]
  20. ^ a b Watson, Roland; Elliott, Francis; Foster, Patrick. "University Rankings League Table 2010". London: Extras.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-26. {{cite news}}: Text "Good University Guide – Times Online" ignored (help)
  21. ^ "University guide 2010: University league table". London: guardian.co.uk. 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2010-04-26. {{cite news}}: Text "Education" ignored (help)
  22. ^ "University ranking by institution". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
  23. ^ "The Sunday Times University League Table". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  24. ^ "University ranking based on performance over 10 years" (PDF). London: Times Online. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  25. ^ "The Sunday Times University League Table" (PDF). The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  26. ^ "The Complete University Guide 2011". Complete University Guide.
  27. ^ "The Complete University Guide 2010". Complete University Guide.
  28. ^ "The Independent University League Table". The Independent. London. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  29. ^ Christianson and Piggott, Academic Dress in the University of Hertfordshire, ISBN 978-1-898543-01-5
  30. ^ Martyn Pugh, Furniture - at Commission a Craftsman

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