University of Hull From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search University of Hull Motto Lampada Ferens (Latin) Motto in English Carrying the lamp of learning 1954 - University Status Established 1927 - University College Hull Type Public Endowment £5.7 million [1] Chancellor Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Vice-Chancellor Professor Calie Pistorius The Lord President of the Council ex Visitor officio Academic staff 1,000 Admin. staff 2,300 Students 22,275[2] Undergraduates 18,710[2] Postgraduates 3,565[2] Hull 53°46′13″N 0°22′02″W / 53.770263°N 0.367141°W / 53.770263; -0.367141 (Hull campus of University of Hull) Location and Scarborough 54°15′52″N 0°23′47″W / 54.264430°N 0.39650°W / 54.264430; -0.39650 (Scarborough campus of University of Hull), England Campus Urban area Course 900 courses information Colours Affiliations Global U8 (GU8) Website www.hull.ac.uk The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Though classed as a provincial or "redbrick university", its expansion in recent decades has seen the addition of a variety of building styles from the traditional main buildings, 1960s teaching blocks to modern 'state-of- the-art' additions.[3]. The main campus is located in a residential district of North Hull on Cottingham Road. The University has a smaller campus in Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast. It is a partner in the proposed University Centre of Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education in North East Lincolnshire. The main campus is home to the Hull York Medical School, a joint initiative with the University of York. The University's Brynmor Jones Library was the workplace of the poet Philip Larkin who served as its Head Librarian for thirty years. The Philip Larkin Society organises activities in remembrance of Larkin including the Larkin 25 festival run in partnership with the University. The Library was also the workplace of former poet laureate Andrew Motion and the late film director Anthony Minghella. Lord Wilberforce was chancellor of the University from 1978 until 1994. Robert Armstrong was chancellor from 1994 to 2006. Virginia Bottomley was installed as the current chancellor in April 2006. Alumni of the University of Hull are prominent in the fields of academia, politics, journalism and drama. They include former MP and Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott of Kingston- upon-Hull (John Prescott), social scientist Lord Anthony Giddens, poet Roger McGough, author John McCarthy, politician and author Chris Mullin. Contents [hide] • 1 History ○ 1.1 Royal Charter ○ 1.2 Liquid crystal technology ○ 1.3 New campuses ○ 1.4 Department closure • 2 Academic Faculties ○ 2.1 Science (FoS) ○ 2.2 Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) ○ 2.3 Health and Social Care (FHSC) ○ 2.4 Hull York Medical School (HYMS) ○ 2.5 Institute for Learning (IfL) ○ 2.6 Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) ○ 2.7 The Business School (HUBS) ○ 2.8 Wilberforce Institute (WISE) ○ 2.9 Maritime Historical Studies Centre • 3 Hull History Centre • 4 Notable academics ○ 4.1 Philip Larkin • 5 Notable alumni • 6 Selected honorary degrees • 7 Academic reputation ○ 7.1 Rankings • 8 References • 9 External links ○ 9.1 Video clips [edit] History The Venn Building The foundation stone of University College Hull, then an external college of the University of London, was laid in 1927 by the Duke of York (who later became George VI). It was built on land donated by Hull City Council and local benefactors Thomas Ferens and G F Grant. A year later the first 14 departments, in pure sciences and the arts, opened with 39 students. The college at that time consisted of one building, the Venn building (named after the mathematician John Venn, who was born in Hull). The building is the administration centre of the university The original university coat of arms was designed by Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig in 1928. The symbols are the torch for learning, the rose for Yorkshire, the ducal coronet from the arms of the City of Hull, the fleur-de-lys for Lincolnshire and the dove, symbolising peace, from the arms of Thomas Ferens. These symbols have later been reused to create the modern university logo.[4] [edit] Royal Charter The college gained its Royal Charter in 1954, which empowered it to award degrees of its own, making it the third university in Yorkshire and the 14th in England. The Brynmor Jones Library was constructed in 1960, with a tower block extension added in 1970. During the 1960s more academic buildings were added, with their height diminishing from the centre of the campus towards the perimeter, a barrier which the university was quickly outgrowing. [edit] Liquid crystal technology In 1972 George Gray and Ken Harrison created room-temperature stable liquid crystals in the university chemistry laboratories, which were an immediate success in the electronics industry and consumer products. This led to Hull becoming the first university to be awarded the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement for the joint-development of the long- lasting materials that made liquid crystal displays possible. Scarborough Campus [edit] New campuses In 2000 the university bought the site of University College Scarborough on Filey Road, Scarborough to become the University of Hull Scarborough Campus. The university then further expanded in 2003, when it purchased the buildings of the adjacent University of Lincoln campus which, from the 2005 academic year, became the west campus of the university. The site now houses the Hull York Medical School and the recently relocated business school, which is housed in three buildings - Wharfe, Derwent and Esk. [edit] Department closure Coming soon after a large expansion of the university by breadth of courses and physical size with the HYMS campus, in 2005, the university decided to close its maths department. This was due to a 'reduction in funding' and general shortage in UK maths undergraduates.[5] Four other UK university maths departments had closed since 1999. The department taught around 175 students, and the department's staff moved to the University of York. The Centre for Mathematics replaced the department.[6] This offers mathematics 'support' instead to physics, chemistry and biology students. [edit] Academic Faculties [edit] Science (FoS) • Dean: Derek Wills • Departments: Computer science, biological sciences, physics, chemistry, sport health & exercise science, engineering, psychology, geography and the centre for environmental and marine sciences. Until recently, there were two faculties, the 'Faculty of Applied Science & Technology' and the 'Faculty of Science & the Environment'. Notable facilities include HIVE (Hull Immersive Visualisation Environment). The chemistry department is noted for its research record as well as Hull's computer science and videogame developing degrees. [edit] Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) • Dean: Dr. George Talbot • Departments: Criminology & social sciences (including social work), drama & music, English, gender studies, history, humanities, law school, modern languages (French, German, Italian and Spanish), politics & international studies, school of arts & new media, social work[7] Most social science and law-related department housed in the refurbished Wilberforce Building. Includes the School of Arts and New Media at Scarborough, formed in August 2006. Drama is taught in the Gulbenkian Centre, including the Donald Roy Theatre. Music is in the Larkin Building. [edit] Health and Social Care (FHSC) • Dean: Chris English • Departments: Nursing & midwifery, applied health studies[8] Based in the Calder, Aire and Dearne buildings in the west campus (former campus of universities of Humberside, then finally Lincoln). The Leven building contains mock clinical areas, wards, an operating theatre and a midwifery suite, within a simulated environment.[9] The FHSC is running a new degree programe; BSc Global Health and Disease (International Health, Development and Humanitarian Relief).[10] [edit] Hull York Medical School (HYMS) Main article: Hull York Medical School • Dean: Ian Greer Began in October 2003 on the west campus. Medical students receive joint degrees from Hull and York. Includes the 'International Society for the Study of Cough' based at Castle Hill hospital on Castle Road in Cottingham. Third and fourth year students train also at hospitals in Scunthorpe, Grimsby, and Scarborough. [edit] Institute for Learning (IfL) • Dean: Dina Lewis • Centres: [Educational Studies][1], Lifelong Learning, Scarborough School of Education[11] And includes the ;Scarborough School of Education', a former teacher training college - the North Riding College. This became University College Scarborough, then the Scarborough campus. [edit] Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) • Director: Professor Nicholas D. Stafford[12] Established in 1994. One of the PGMI's sections is the Yorkshire Cancer Research-funded Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations which, under the directorship of Professor Lindsay W. Turnbull, is actively engaged in researching the application of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques to cancer research. [edit] The Business School (HUBS) • Dean: Professor Mike Jackson[13] Established in August 1999 it has 2,300 students at the Hull and Scarborough campuses. New £9m premises in 2005 on the West Campus. The Business School could be classed as one large department, but it is so large and cannot fit in another category, so it is a standalone faculty. It has seen an impressive number of developments recently and attracts a large number of international students. The new £9 million Logistics Institute was completed in September 2007[citation needed]. The business school has both EQUIS and AMBA accreditations. It is important to note that there is also the Scarborough management centre in addition to the facilities on the Hull campus. [edit] Wilberforce Institute (WISE) • Director: Professor David Richardson The Wilberforce Institute for the study of slavery and emancipation (WISE) is located in Oriel Chambers on the High Street in Hull's Old Town, adjacent to Wilberforce House.