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  Established 1952 Polytechnic College<br>1992 University status
  type Public
  Chancellor Lord Salisbury
  Vice Chancellor Tim Wilson
  city Hatfield
  county Hertfordshire
  state England
  country UK
  campus Urban
  students 24,225 1
  undergrad 19,230
  postgrad 4,340
  other 655 FE
  affiliations Alliance Of Non-Aligned Universities <br/> Association Of Commonwealth Universities
  website http://wwwhertsacuk/


The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield , in the county of Hertfordshire , United Kingdom , from which the university takes its name. It has more than 23,000 students.


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 . In 1967 it became an early Polytechnic . With the passage of the Further And Higher Education Act, 1992 , the institution gained university status and became self-governing rather than controlled by the county council.

There are three campuses of University of Hertfordshire.


The main site of the university remains the original technical college buildings in Hatfield, though the site has had many new buildings added since. Notable among these is the Learning Resources Centre, a combined library and computer centre which is the largest university building of its kind in Britain. Computer science, engineering, and natural sciences are here, along with halls of residence including Telford Court, and the Roberts Way student village.

Nearby in Hatfield is the de Havilland campus, built on a former BAe site. The Business School and the faculty of Humanities and Education are housed here, along with another library. The law faculty is based in St Albans , conveniently for 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 very small site in Bayfordbury houses the university's telescopes and the Biology plus Geography field station. The University has particular research strengths in History, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Astrophysics, Philosophy and Nursing.

As the town of Hatfield lacks a very active Nightlife , the University Of Hertfordshire Students' Union puts on regular events at the Hatfield campus. These often take 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 (built by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson (1910-1999)).

It is likely that the Medschool campus will be built on the site of the former Hatfield Aerodrome, and where the de Havilland campus is also situated.

The university is seeking to set up a campus in China , where pupils will be taught in English and following English-designed courses.

They are also seeking to set up a wine school in China . This promises to be the only one set up by a University from the UK .


FACULTIES


Hertfordshire was described as "the flagship of the former polys" by the ''Independent'' in 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 six Faculties :

( Schools of Study )

Hertfordshire was one of the first universities in the country to develop a Paramedic Science degree. They are now also providing a Critical Care Paramedic course and an Emergency Care Practitioner course.


UH KEY DEVELOPMENTS


  • The University of Hertfordshire has invested £200 million over the last ten years developing world class facilities.

  • The 2003/04 academic year saw the opening of the £120m de Havilland campus in Hatfield complimenting the existing College Lane site, providing a 21st century environment for teaching and learning.

  • The multi-award winning, Learning Resources Centre - the largest in the Europe - on the College Lane campus with similar high standard facilities on de Havilland. Both are open 24 hours a day, 6 days a week with long hours on weekends. They provide over 2,600 study places.

  • StudyNet, a Managed Learning Environment, or MLE for short, which provides a university wide set of systems and tools for educational delivery. The system allows learning, assessment and interaction to take place in a structured and managed way, fully integrated into and linking all university processes and systems. Facilities include access to email, discussion groups, module materials and assignments as well as interfacing through individual profiles to all appropriate university systems and information about student services, administrative functions and social activities.

  • The new Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School was launched in June 2005 to enhance medical provision in the region.

  • The £15m Hertfordshire Sports Village has some of the best university-based sporting and fitness facilities in the country on the de Havilland campus.

  • The £4.5m three-storey Innovation Centre, opened in 2003, providing 800 square metres of office space. It provides facilities for spin-out companies from across the University as well as start-ups.

  • The University owns its very own bus network entitled Uno, that stretches right across Hertfordshire and into North-West London. Each route runs through the main College Lane campus at some point, and many others serve the De Havilland campus. It enables University staff and students access to the University's campuses without the need for a car. The general public may also ride on Uno's buses, as many of Uno's routes are useful (staff and students are entitled to a discount).

  • The University of Hertfordshire School of Law, is increasingly becoming recognised as one of the country's top Law Schools from a New University (post-1992). This is due to the School of Law's success in external mooting competitions, and the amount of graduates successfully entering the legal profession. In October 2005, the School of Law established its own pro bono Law Clinic which provides legal advice to the general public as well as running Street Law projects in the local and regional community to schools, colleges as well as other community groups sych as the Women's Refuge. The Clinic was formally opened in June 2006 by Lord Justice Auld who presented a talk entitled 'Access to Justice via Pro Bono' {Link without Title} .



UH RACING


The University of Hertfordshire has one of the most successful Formula Student teams in the World. UH Racing has competed in many countries and has won many awards.


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.