University of Greenwich

The University of Greenwich is a public research university in London and Kent, England, placed in the 791-800 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings and tracing its origins to Woolwich Polytechnic founded in 1890.格林威治大学是位于英格兰伦敦与肯特的公立研究型大学，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 791-800 区间，其前身可追溯到 1890 年创办的伍利奇理工学院。

It was granted university status in 1992 and renamed the University of Greenwich in 1993, and in 2026 it merged with the University of Kent to form the London and South East University Group.该校于 1992 年获大学地位，1993 年更名为格林威治大学，2026 年与肯特大学合并组成伦敦与东南大学集团（LASE）。

Its OpenAlex record lists 20,042 research works and 780,455 citations, and its teaching spans architecture, business, computing, engineering, humanities, maritime studies, natural sciences, pharmacy and social sciences across three campuses.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 20,042 项、被引 780,455 次，教学涵盖建筑、商科、计算、工程、人文、海洋研究、自然科学、药学与社会科学，分布在三个校区。

History

• Woolwich Polytechnic, the second-oldest polytechnic in the United Kingdom, opened in Woolwich in 1890, founded by Frank Didden following the principles of Quintin Hogg, and admitted its first students in October 1891.伍利奇理工学院是英国第二古老的理工学院，1890 年在伍利奇创办，由弗兰克·迪登循昆廷·霍克之理念创立，1891 年 10 月首批学生入学。

• In 1894 the institution concentrated on higher technical education suited to its site near Woolwich Dockyard and the Royal Arsenal, with William Anderson, director-general of the Ordnance Factories, as a trustee and later a member of the board of governors.1894 年该校聚焦于适合其伍利奇船坞与皇家兵工厂区位的高等技术教育，军械厂总监威廉·安德森出任理事，后任理事会成员。

• The first Woolwich Polytechnic School was established in 1897, extending the institution's day-school provision for local children.1897 年首所伍利奇理工学校成立，将该校的日校教育延伸至当地儿童。

• In 1970 Woolwich Polytechnic merged with part of Hammersmith College of Art and Building to form Thames Polytechnic, beginning a decade of consolidation.1970 年伍利奇理工学院与哈默史密斯艺术与建筑学院部分合并，组建泰晤士理工学院，开启十年的整合期。

• Dartford College was incorporated into Thames Polytechnic in 1976, followed by Avery Hill College of Education in 1985 and Garnett College in 1987.1976 年达特福德学院并入泰晤士理工学院，1985 年艾弗里希尔教育学院并入，1987 年加内特学院并入。

• Parts of Goldsmiths College and the City of London College were incorporated in 1988, broadening the polytechnic's reach across London.1988 年金匠学院与伦敦市学院的部分并入，扩展了该理工学院的伦敦覆盖面。

• Thames Polytechnic was granted university status by the Major government in 1992, alongside various other polytechnics, and renamed the University of Greenwich in 1993.1992 年梅杰政府授予泰晤士理工学院大学地位，与其他多所理工学院同时升格，1993 年更名为格林威治大学。

• On 1 January 1993 the Thames College of Health Care Studies, itself a merger of three local nursing and midwifery training schools, officially merged with the newly designated university and became a full faculty.1993 年 1 月 1 日，由三所地方护理与助产培训学校合并而成的泰晤士医疗保健研究学院正式并入新设立的大学，成为其一个完整学院。

• The Natural Resources Institute, formerly a United Kingdom government research agency, was incorporated into the university in 1996, adding a research arm in natural and human resources.自然资源研究所原为英国政府研究机构，1996 年并入该校，增添了自然资源与人文资源的研究板块。

• In 1997 the Old Royal Naval College was transferred to the Greenwich Foundation, and in 1999 the university moved into the college on a 145-year lease.1997 年旧皇家海军学院移交格林威治基金会，1999 年该校以 145 年租期迁入该学院。

• In 2001 the university gave up its historic main campus in the Bathway Quarter in Woolwich, completing the relocation to Greenwich.2001 年该校放弃伍利奇巴斯韦区的历史主校区，完成向格林威治的迁移。

• The Greenwich Maritime Centre was established in 1998 as a specialist postgraduate and research institute focused on maritime history, located across the road from the National Maritime Museum.格林威治海洋中心于 1998 年设立，是专攻海洋史的研究生教育与研究机构，位于国家海洋博物馆对面。

• In 2018 the university started a partnership with Charlton Athletic F.C., and on 7 October 2025 it became the official higher education partner of Crystal Palace Football Club.2018 年该校与查尔顿竞技足球俱乐部建立合作关系，2025 年 10 月 7 日成为水晶宫足球俱乐部的官方高等教育合作伙伴。

• In 2019 the main cafeteria was operated by BaxterStorey, which paid its workers 9.25 pounds per hour without contractual sick pay, prompting four strike days in October 2019.2019 年该校主餐厅由巴克斯特斯托里公司运营，时薪 9.25 英镑且无合同病假工资，引发 2019 年 10 月的四天罢工。

• In early January 2020 the university announced that all outsourced cafe workers, cleaners and security guards would receive the London living wage of 10.55 pounds, with the same sick pay and annual leave as university staff.2020 年 1 月初校方宣布所有外包餐厅员工、清洁工与保安将领取 10.55 英镑的伦敦生活工资，并享有与校内员工相同的病假与年假。

• In 2023 the university was classified as Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework of Higher Education, the highest rating in the national teaching assessment.2023 年该校在教学卓越框架中获评金级，这是该项全国教学评估的最高等级。

• In 2026 the university merged with the University of Kent to form the London and South East University Group, becoming formally an academic division within LASE while continuing to operate under the University of Greenwich branding.2026 年该校与肯特大学合并组成伦敦与东南大学集团，正式成为 LASE 旗下的一个学术分部，但继续以格林威治大学名义办学。

• The Office for Students has permitted LASE to award degrees under the name of the University of Greenwich, preserving the institution's degree-granting identity after the merger.学生办公室已批准 LASE 以格林威治大学名义授予学位，保留了合并后该校的学位授予权。

• Frank Didden, the founder of Woolwich Polytechnic, worked in the tradition of Quintin Hogg, whose earlier Regent Street venture had pioneered the polytechnic model in London.伍利奇理工学院创办人弗兰克·迪登承袭昆廷·霍克的传统，后者在摄政街的早期事业开创了伦敦的理工模式。

• William Anderson, director-general of the Ordnance Factories, served as a trustee of the polytechnic and later sat on its board of governors, anchoring the institution in Woolwich's industrial milieu.军械厂总监威廉·安德森出任理工学院理事，后任理事会成员，将该校扎根于伍利奇的工业环境。

• The university's relocation to the Old Royal Naval College in 1999 placed its main campus in buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren in the late seventeenth century.1999 年迁入旧皇家海军学院后，主校区设于克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士十七世纪末设计的建筑之中。

• The 2026 merger with the University of Kent created one of the largest university groups in the United Kingdom by combined enrolment, positioning Greenwich within a shared governance and academic board.2026 年与肯特大学的合并使伦敦与东南大学集团成为英国规模最大的大学集团之一，格林威治纳入统一的治理与学术委员会。

• The university's predecessor institutions spanned technical education, teacher training, health care and art across south-east London and Kent, giving Greenwich a broad disciplinary inheritance.该校的前身机构横跨伦敦东南部与肯特的技术教育、师资培训、医疗保健与艺术领域，赋予格林威治宽广的学科传承。

Academics

• Academic disciplines at Greenwich are organised into four faculties, their associated schools, and a number of professional service directorates that support students and the Faculties.格林威治的学科组织分为四个学院及其下属各系，并设有多个专业服务总局支持学生与各学院。

• The Faculty of Engineering and Science is based at the Medway Campus and covers engineering, science, computing and mathematics, alongside the Natural Resources Institute.工程与科学学院设在梅德韦校区，涵盖工程、科学、计算与数学，并辖有自然资源研究所。

• The Business School is located at the Greenwich campus and offers undergraduate, postgraduate and executive programmes in accounting, finance, management and marketing.商学院设在格林威治校区，提供会计、金融、管理与市场营销的本科、研究生与高管课程。

• The Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences teaches teacher training, nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and sports science across the Avery Hill and Medway campuses.教育、健康与人类科学学院在艾弗里希尔与梅德韦校区开设师资培训、护理、助产、辅助医疗、言语与语言治疗、物理治疗与运动科学。

• The Medway School of Pharmacy is a joint school operated by the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent, training pharmacists at the Chatham Maritime site.梅德韦药学院由格林威治大学与肯特大学联合创办，在查塔姆海事培养药剂师。

• The Greenwich Maritime Centre, established in 1998, is a specialist postgraduate and research institute located in the Old Royal Naval College across the road from the National Maritime Museum.格林威治海洋中心于 1998 年设立，是位于旧皇家海军学院、国家海洋博物馆对面的研究生教育与研究机构。

• The Natural Resources Institute, incorporated in 1996, focuses on research, consultancy and education in natural and human resources, and in 2019 was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for pest management and control work.自然资源研究所于 1996 年并入，专注于自然与人文资源的研究、咨询与教育，2019 年因病虫害防治研究获女王周年奖。

• The university's research spans landscape architecture, employment relations, fire safety, natural resources, tourism and hospitality, social network analysis, education and public services.该校研究涵盖景观建筑、劳动关系、消防安全、自然资源、旅游与酒店、社会网络分析、教育与公共服务。

• The Greenwich Learning and Simulation Centre at Avery Hill replicates NHS wards, a critical care unit, a simulated paediatric and birthing centre and an operating theatre for clinical training.艾弗里希尔的格林威治学习与模拟中心复制 NHS 病房、重症监护室、模拟儿科与分娩中心及手术室，用于临床训练。

• The university follows the Bologna process and offers three-tier programmes across bachelor, master and doctoral levels, with strong English-language provision for international students.该校遵循博洛尼亚进程，提供学士、硕士与博士三级课程，并为国际学生提供丰富的英语授课项目。

• The Stockwell Street Library houses specialist film and television studios, editing suites and the Stephen Lawrence Gallery linked to the School of Design.斯托克韦尔街图书馆设有专业的影视工作室、剪辑室以及与设计学院关联的斯蒂芬·劳伦斯画廊。

• The Drill Hall Library at Medway provides computers, study areas and teaching rooms for the Universities at Medway partnership.梅德韦校区的操练厅图书馆为梅德韦大学联盟提供计算机、学习区与教学室。

• The university is a member of Universities at Medway, a partnership developing Chatham Maritime as a major higher education centre in the Medway region.该校是梅德韦大学联盟成员，该联盟致力于将查塔姆海事发展为梅德韦地区的高等教育中心。

• Research at Greenwich attracts international agencies, government departments and global corporations from more than 50 countries.该校研究吸引了来自 50 多个国家的国际机构、政府部门与跨国企业。

• The university holds four Queen's Anniversary Prizes, nine Times Higher Education Awards and two Guardian University Awards across its history.该校历史上共获四项女王周年奖、九项泰晤士高等教育奖与两项卫报大学奖。

• The Office for Students regulates the university's degree-awarding powers, which continue under the University of Greenwich name through the London and South East University Group.学生办公室监管该校的学位授予权，合并后该权限通过伦敦与东南大学集团以格林威治大学名义延续。

• Subject strengths in pharmacy, engineering, architecture and maritime studies underpin the university's disciplinary identity within the London and South East University Group.药学、工程、建筑与海洋研究等学科优势支撑着该校在伦敦与东南大学集团中的学科定位。

Campus

• The main campus is located at the Old Royal Naval College in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, with coordinates 51.5085 degrees north and 0.1257 degrees west.主校区位于格林威治皇家自治市旧皇家海军学院，坐标为北纬 51.5085、西经 0.1257。

• The Old Royal Naval College buildings were designed by Sir Christopher Wren in the late seventeenth century, and the university occupies the Queen Anne, Queen Mary and King William courts.旧皇家海军学院建筑由克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士于十七世纪末设计，该校使用安妮女王庭、玛丽女王庭与威廉国王庭。

• The Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College is used by the university for graduation ceremonies, with the university having moved into the college in 1999 on a 145-year lease.旧皇家海军学院的彩绘大厅用于该校毕业典礼，1999 年该校以 145 年租期迁入该学院。

• The Stockwell Street Building, opened in 2014, houses the campus library, film and television studios and editing suites, and was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize for architecture in 2015.斯托克韦尔街大楼于 2014 年启用，设有校园图书馆、影视工作室与剪辑室，2015 年入围斯特林建筑奖。

• The Dreadnought Building, formerly the Dreadnought Seaman's Hospital named after the hospital ship HMS Dreadnought that fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, hosts the Greenwich Students' Union and Student Services.无畏号大楼原为无畏号海员医院，以曾参加特拉法加海战的「HMS 无畏号」医院船命名，现设格林威治学生会与学生服务处。

• The Avery Hill Campus is situated in Eltham in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south of the 86-acre Avery Hill Park, and houses the Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences.艾弗里希尔校区位于格林威治皇家自治市埃尔特姆，地处 86 英亩的艾弗里希尔公园以南，设教育、健康与人类科学学院。

• Facilities at Avery Hill include a 220-seat lecture theatre, computer laboratories, a library, sports pitches, strength and conditioning laboratories and a sports hall.艾弗里希尔的设施包括 220 座报告厅、计算机实验室、图书馆、运动场、力量与体能实验室及体育馆。

• The Student Village complex at Avery Hill, built by Wimpey Construction under a PFI contract completed in 1996, provides self-catering accommodation for around 1,000 students.艾弗里希尔的学生村由温皮建筑公司以 PFI 合约建造，1996 年完工，为约 1,000 名学生提供自炊住宿。

• The Medway Campus is located on the former Royal Navy shore base HMS Pembroke, opened in 1903 at Chatham Maritime in Kent, and houses the Faculty of Engineering and Science.梅德韦校区位于肯特查塔姆海事前皇家海军岸基「HMS 彭布罗克号」基地，该基地 1903 年启用，校区设工程与科学学院。

• The Medway Campus has 350 rooms across five halls of residence, and its Drill Hall Library serves the Universities at Medway partnership alongside the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church.梅德韦校区五栋宿舍楼有 350 间房，其操练厅图书馆与肯特大学、坎特伯雷基督教会大学共同服务梅德韦大学联盟。

Reputation

• The University of Greenwich is placed in the 791-800 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.格林威治大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 791-800 区间。

• THE World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 601-650 band.2027 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 601-650 区间。

• The 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities survey ranks it 932nd worldwide.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将其列于世界第 932。

• The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places it in the 701-800 band.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）将其列于 701-800 区间。

• In the 2022 QS World University Rankings the university was ranked in the 750-800 range globally.在 2022 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校被列于全球 750-800 区间。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 20,042 research works and 780,455 citations, weighted toward engineering, pharmacy, education and natural resources.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 20,042 项、被引 780,455 次，成果以工程、药学、教育与自然资源为主。

• In the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020 the university was ranked 24th for Responsible Consumption and Production, 66th for Life on Land and 75th for Climate Action.在 2020 年 THE 影响力排名中，该校在「负责任消费与生产」列第 24、「陆地生物」列第 66、「气候行动」列第 75。

• The 2023 Guardian University Guide ranked the university first in London for Events, Tourism and Hospitality, and placed Chemistry at 10, Forensic Science at 9 and Criminology at 10 nationally.2023 年卫报大学指南将该校在伦敦地区活动、旅游与酒店管理列第一，化学列第 10、法证科学列第 9、犯罪学列第 10。

• In 2023 the university was ranked 60th in the United Kingdom by Times Higher Education, and the People and Planet Green League Table 2019 placed it 14th in the UK and third in London for environmental and ethical performance.2023 年 THE 将该校列于英国第 60，2019 年人民与行星绿色排行榜将其列于英国第 14、伦敦第 3，以环境与伦理表现计。

• The university holds four Queen's Anniversary Prizes, including the 2019 award to the Natural Resources Institute for pest management research and the 2015 award for work on the cassava crop in Africa.该校获四项女王周年奖，包括 2019 年授予自然资源研究所的病虫害防治奖与 2015 年非洲木薯作物研究奖。

Student life

• The university has no formal Latin motto, operating instead under a mission of forming people, cultivating science and renewing society through the excellence of example.格林威治大学没有正式的拉丁校训，其宗旨是通过表率的卓越来培育人、涵养科学、更新社会。

• Greenwich Students' Union is the university's students' union, with a mascot called The Cutty Shark and a presence at the Avery Hill, Greenwich and Medway campuses.格林威治学生会是该校的学生会，吉祥物为「卡蒂鲨」，在艾弗里希尔、格林威治与梅德韦三个校区开展活动。

• In October 2019 the GSU Student Assembly voted to ask the university to declare a climate emergency and to consult students on sustainability strategies.2019 年 10 月格林威治学生会学生议会投票要求校方宣布气候紧急状态并在制定可持续战略时咨询学生。

• The Student Village at Avery Hill Campus provides accommodation for around 1,000 students, with an on-site cafe, canteen, shop, launderette, bicycle parking and a gym.艾弗里希尔学生村为约 1,000 名学生提供住宿，内设咖啡厅、食堂、商店、洗衣房、自行车停放处与健身房。

• The Medway Campus has 350 rooms across five halls of residence, with the Hub space managed by Greenwich Students' Union since July 2021.梅德韦校区五栋宿舍楼有 350 间房，枢纽空间自 2021 年 7 月由格林威治学生会管理。

• The Dreadnought Building at the Greenwich campus houses the students' union together with psychology and neuroscience laboratories, an early years simulated classroom, a gym, a bar and a cafe.格林威治校区的无畏号大楼设学生会，并有心理学与神经科学实验室、幼儿模拟教室、健身房、酒吧与咖啡厅。

• The campus is near the 74-hectare Greenwich Park, home to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and the Prime Meridian line.校区邻近 74 公顷的格林威治公园，园内有格林威治皇家天文台与本初子午线。

• The university's sports facilities include sports pitches, strength and conditioning laboratories and a sports hall at Avery Hill, with rugby, football, netball and tennis courts on site.该校体育设施包括艾弗里希尔的运动场、力量与体能实验室与体育馆，场内有橄榄球、足球、篮球与网球场。

• The Students' Union at Medway leads a partnership with Canterbury Christ Church and the University of Kent Union, managing the Hub space previously run by the GK Unions consortium.梅德韦学生会与坎特伯雷基督教会大学、肯特大学学生会合作，管理此前由 GK 联合学生会运营的枢纽空间。

Notable people

• Charles K. Kao, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2009 for his work on the transmission of light in fibre optics, is the most prominent alumnus of the university and its predecessor institutions.高锟因光纤中光传输研究获 2009 年诺贝尔物理学奖，是该校及其前身机构最杰出的校友。

• Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia and winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, is counted among the university's alumni.埃塞俄比亚总理阿比·艾哈迈德是 2019 年诺贝尔和平奖得主，被列为该校校友。

• John Boyega, the actor best known for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is a graduate of the university.约翰·博耶加以《星球大战：原力觉醒》闻名，是该校校友。

• Natasha Bedingfield, the pop singer, attended the university though she did not complete her degree.流行歌手娜塔莎·贝丁菲尔德曾就读于该校，但未完成学位。

• Malorie Blackman, the children's author and former Children's Laureate, is an alumna of the university.儿童文学作家、前英国儿童文学桂冠作家马洛丽·布莱克曼是该校校友。

• Dave Rowntree, the musician and drummer of the band Blur, is among the university's notable alumni.音乐人戴夫·朗特里是「布勒」乐队鼓手，被列为该校知名校友。

• Roy Hodgson, the England and Premier League football manager, is a graduate of the university.英格兰与英超足球教练罗伊·霍奇森毕业于该校。

• Ann Packer, the 1964 Summer Olympics gold medallist in athletics, is counted among the university's sporting alumni.安·帕克是 1964 年夏季奥运会田径金牌得主，被列为该校体育界校友。

• Brian Jacks, who won a bronze medal in judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, is an alumnus of the university.布莱恩·杰克斯在 1972 年慕尼黑夏季奥运会柔道项目获铜牌，是该校校友。

• Etienne Schneider, former Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, and Rui Moreira, mayor of Porto, are among the university's alumni in public life and international politics.卢森堡前副首相埃蒂安·施奈德与波尔图市长鲁伊·莫雷拉是该校在公共生活与国际政治领域的校友。