University of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth (UoP) is a public university with city campuses in Portsmouth and Walthamstow, England. Its institutional origins trace back to 1870 with the establishment of the ''Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and Art''. Over the subsequent decades, the institution underwent a series of organisational transformations, becoming ''Portsmouth Polytechnic'' in 1969 before gaining university status in 1992. Today, the university is structured into five faculties and offers a wide range of academic disciplines across the fields of business and law, creative and cultural industries, humanities, sciences, and technology. During the 2021/22 HESA reporting year, it enrolled over 28,000 students, comprising both undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts, and employed around 3,500 academic and professional staff.Globally, the university is recognised for its strong emphasis on applied research, particularly in fields such as cosmology, astrophysics, criminology, cyber security, and environmental science. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 77% of its submitted research was rated as internationally excellent or world-leading. Portsmouth is regularly ranked among the UK’s leading modern universities, noted for teaching quality, student satisfaction, and graduate employability. In 2023, it was one of only five universities in the South East of England to be awarded the highest rating of Gold in the national Teaching Excellence Framework. As a civic university, it plays a pivotal role in regional economic and cultural development and maintains strategic partnerships with local government, industry, and international academic bodies. Its coastal location, and proximity to the Navy Command, confer a unique maritime heritage and enduring links with naval and defence sectors.
The University is governed by the Board of Governors, which holds ultimate responsibility for strategic direction and institutional accountability. Day-to-day executive authority is delegated to the Vice-Chancellor, who is supported by the University Executive Board (UEB), the University’s principal executive body for integrated leadership and decision-making. Academic governance is overseen by the Academic Council, the institution’s highest academic authority, responsible for maintaining academic standards, quality assurance, and the development of educational and research policy. Ceremonially, the university is headed by a Chancellor, currently Karen Blackett a leading British Barbadian businesswoman known for her work in the advertising industry. Provided by Wikipedia
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