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The University of Warwick is a Campus University in the United Kingdom . It was established in 1965 as part of government plans to expand higher education to a mass public and, like the other new universities, its location was decided in response to strong support from councils and other local institutions and in the face of fierce competition from other areas. Despite its name, it is located mainly inside the southern boundary of Coventry , some 11 km (7 miles) from the town of Warwick . Part of the campus (the Cryfield site) is built on land donated by Warwickshire . The campus originally consisted of low-cost Modern architecture (apparently in deliberate contrast with the medieval and classical character of Oxbridge architecture). The low cost was imposed by the government of the day, which required the new universities to be built at rates below those previously used for Britain's older universities. Since its establishment the campus has expanded to 750 acres with many modern buildings and academic facilities, lakes and woodlands. A recent survey by '' The Times '' resulted in the campus being voted the best in the UK by a national poll of university students. Warwick has amongst the highest entry grades in the UK and with almost ten applications per place [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8405-1246616,00.html competition is fierce. Almost 80% of students go on to gain first or upper second class degrees [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8405-1246334,00.html]. In the 1960s and 1970s, Warwick had a national reputation as a politically radical institution. The early years of the institution were characterised by confrontations between students, staff and the administration over the involvement of business and industry in the development of the University. The University's associations with industry were criticised in E. P. Thompson 's book ''Warwick University Limited''. More recently, the University has been seen as a favoured institution of the British '" {Link without Title} . A plan to open a 10,000-student campus in Singapore was abandoned in October 2005 amid concerns about academic freedom, cost, and freedom of speech for students. building (Maths and Statistics).]] One of the UK 's Younger Universities (founded in 1965 ), Warwick has quickly established itself as one of the UK's leading seats of learning. According to The Sunday Times University Guide , the University of Warwick was rated as "Excellent" for 19 courses. The University of Warwick is also home to the Modern Records Centre , Britain's largest repository of the Archives of Trade Unions and Industrial Relations . A recent addition is the Leicester-Warwick Medical School , one of a number of medical schools opened in an attempt to increase the relatively low numbers of doctors trained in the UK. It is a member of both the Russell Group and the 1994 Group . ATTAINMENT
Warwick consistently ranks well in rankings of UK universities such as the '' The Sunday Times '' University Guide (6th place overall in 2005), '' The Times '' Good University Guide (8th), and '' The Guardian '' University Guide (9th). Warwick, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and Imperial College London are the ''only'' universities which have never been out of the Top 10 in the British league tables. In the two attempts at producing World University Rankings, Warwick lies at joint 77th place in the world according to The Times Higher Education Supplement in 2005, and in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2005 ranking (which places Universities in equal groups of approximately one hundred after the first hundred individually ranked Universities), Warwick is placed in the 203-300th rank. STAFF Well known members of staff at Warwick have included:
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Professor VandeLinde has announced that he intends to retire at the expiry of his current contract in Summer 2006 . It was announced on November 29th 2005 that he would be replaced by Professor Nigel Thrift , currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University Of Oxford . CAMPUS MEDIA
STUDENTS' UNION The University Of Warwick Students' Union is one of the more active Students' Union s in the UK, currently having over 200 Societies and around 70 Sports clubs. It has an annual turnover of approximately £5 million, the profit from which is used to provide services to students and to employ its staff and Sabbatical officers. The Union building contains four "club" venues and seven bars, with some events such as ''Top Banana'' and ''Skool Days'' encompassing the entire building. In late 2005 the student body voted for a ban on smoking in all Union buildings ''via'' a cross-campus referendum, though (somewhat controversially) the implementation of this policy will not occur until a forthcoming national ban is implemented. Recently the abortion issue has been a hot-topic on campus. Pro-choice and No-stance policies have both been overturned in the past eighteen months by the student population. Drinks prices are not considered to be particularly cheap, although the Union has recently introduced a £1-per-drink night as part of Top Banana on Mondays. The Union is a member of the National Union Of Students (NUS) and West Midlands Area NUS (WMANUS). Each year in January, the University of Warwick plays host to the ''world's largest student-run international event'', One World Week . Other student run events include Green Week, Warwick Economics Summit and Warwick Student Arts Festival . In the summer of 2006, Warwick University will host a nationally unprecedented event in the Warwick World Cup '06. Raising money for charity, it aims to bring the 100+ nationalities represented together through a large scale men's and women's football tournament which runs parallel to the FIFA World Cup in Germany. It is a phenomenal project, with thousands secured through sponsorship and donations, and ever-increasing media interest. UNIVERSITY ARTS CENTRE Situated at the centre of the University, the Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest arts centre in the UK (after London's Barbican ). The centre comprises:
HOSPITALITY SERVICES & WARWICK RETAIL Warwick was a pioneer among UK Universities in opening its halls and lecture facilities to outside organisations, for profit, during the holidays. Warwick Conferences is now a thriving internal business unit, with its profits contributing to the University's financial independence, with a dedicated, year-round conference centre, Scarman House , built on campus. Unfortunately some such developments have led to many students becoming disillusioned by the manner in which the University seems more concerned with profit than education. Construction work and other preparation for conferences can sometimes interrupt teaching or cause disruption near student accommodation. Furthermore a number of security breaches, technical difficulties with internet provision in 2005 and 2006, and slow responses to emergency problems with heat and water has made Warwick Accommodation unpopular with many students resident on campus. The University also has a small portfolio of businesses – Warwick Retail – a Private Company limited by Shares wholly owned by the University of Warwick, whose object is the operation of retail shops. Facilities offered include:
The University also created and owns the temporary employment agency Unitemps and the Higher Education recruitment website Jobs.ac.uk . INFORMATION In 2002 , the total number of students was 17,904. This figure comprised: : Undergraduate s: 10,077 : Postgraduate s: 6,272 :overseas undergraduate and postgraduate students: 2,948 :other programmes: 1,555 :overseas students on other programmes: 1,484 Total number of staff: 4,354, including: :academic: 824 :other research: 728 Size of campus: :2.9 km&2 (720 Acre s) The University's ). EXTERNAL LINKS
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