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Motto | Seek Knowledge Throughout Life |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1992 - University Status 1967 - Polytechnic 1952 - Technical College |
Endowment | £2.17 million [1] |
Chancellor | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Vice-Chancellor | Quintin McKellar [2] |
Students | 23,725[3] |
Undergraduates | 19,170[3] |
Postgraduates | 4,040[3] |
Other students | 515 FE[3] |
Location | , England |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Non-Aligned Universities Commonwealth Universities |
Website | www |
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
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]
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | |
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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
- Royal Aeronautical Society
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Engineering Council
- Institution of Electrical Engineers
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- College of Radiographers
- Health Professions Council
- General Social Care Council
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- British Psychological Society
- Institute of Health Care Development
- Law Society
- Institute of Biomedical Science
- Society of Sports Therapists
- Arts Therapists Board
- CFA Institute
- Chartered Institute of Marketing
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
- British Wittgenstein Society
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Science
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
- Academics of the University of Hertfordshire
- Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire
- Bayfordbury
- Uno (bus company)
References
- ^ http://www.herts.ac.uk/fms/documents/about-uh/Corporate%20publications/annual-report-and-accounts_2009.pdf
- ^ University of Hertfordshire website. Hatfield, Herts http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/our-structure/key-people/home.cfm.
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- ^ RAE 2008 results - University of Hertfordshire
- ^ Home / Saracens
- ^ HIBT
- ^ The Independent. London http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_universities/story.jsp?story=343501.
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- ^ The Blended Learning Unit
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- ^ The Independent. London http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=6525. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
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- ^ "University Guide 2011: University league table". The Guardian. London. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Shepherd, Jessica (2010-06-08). "Oxford tops Guardian's 2011 university league table". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.arwu.org/rank2008/Top500_EN%28by%20rank%29.pdf [dead link]
- ^ a b Watson, Roland; Elliott, Francis; Foster, Patrick. "University Rankings League Table 2010". London: Extras.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
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- ^ "The Sunday Times University League Table". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "University ranking based on performance over 10 years" (PDF). London: Times Online. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "The Sunday Times University League Table" (PDF). The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "The Complete University Guide 2011". Complete University Guide.
- ^ "The Complete University Guide 2010". Complete University Guide.
- ^ "The Independent University League Table". The Independent. London. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Christianson and Piggott, Academic Dress in the University of Hertfordshire, ISBN 978-1-898543-01-5
- ^ Martyn Pugh, Furniture - at Commission a Craftsman