University of Winchester
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The University of Winchester is a British public university
primarily based in Winchester
, Hampshire
, England
. Winchester
is a historic cathedral city and the ancient capital of Wessex
and the Kingdom of England
.
The origins of the University of Winchester began in 1840 when the Winchester Diocesan Training School was founded as a Church of England
foundation for the training of elementary schoolmasters. The School was initially quite small, located in a house at 27 St Swithun Street, Winchester. In 1847 the School moved to Wolvesey, the Bishop’s
Palace, where it became Winchester Training College. Following an outbreak of cholera at Wolvesey a new building (now the main building on the University's King Alfred Campus) was established for the College in 1862, on land granted by the Cathedral at West Hill, Winchester. The College was renamed King Alfred's College in 1928.
King Alfred's College trained thousands of teachers, at first men only, but women as well from 1960. With the sudden change in government policy in the early 1970s, the College first looked for partners to merge with and also sought to diversify its provision. Its educational partner, the University of Southampton
, was lukewarm about offering other forms of degrees, so the College sought approval for its own BEd and then BA degrees from the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). Interdisciplinary degrees in History and English with Drama, Archaeology and American Studies were first offered. Further programmes followed in the 1980s, but it was only when the College expanded in the early 1990s that CNAA approved a modular course that allowed a large number of new fields of study to grow at undergraduate level within a common regulatory framework. At the same time masters programmes were approved alongside the MEd programme. With the CNAA's demise in 1992, the College became accredited by the University of Southampton resuming a partnership broken off 18 years earlier.
When in 1995 the UK government published criteria by which Colleges could become Universities, King Alfred's under its Principal, Professor John Dickinson, set itself the target of becoming a university, by first acquiring Taught and later Research Degree Awarding Powers. Professor Paul Light
, Principal from 2000, led the institution through the successful application for Taught Degree Awarding Powers in 2003 and a change of name to University College Winchester in 2004. His leadership culminated in the award of university title in 2005, achieving the target set 10 years earlier and entitling him to be the first Vice Chancellor of the University of Winchester. In August 2008 the University was granted Research Degree Awarding Powers.
The Motto was inspired by the preface of King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory the Great's Regula Pastoralis, which frequently refers to both wisdom and knowledge. Alfred's translation of Regula Pastoralis was instrumental in the pursuit to improve education in Anglo-Saxon England.
is an organization run for and by the student population of The University of Winchester. It runs many student societies, a bar and shop and helps support and represent students. The student union venue is based in the new University Centre and has a cinema screen, a bar and a venue space (the Vault) large enough for 850 people.
The halls of residence are:
Major redevelopment will take place in the next few years to modernise the main campus. In 2009 work finished on the University Centre on site of the former refectory, at a cost of £9 million. The building includes a new Student Union as well as catering facilities, main reception, a bookshop, a mini-mart convenience store and a wi-ifi equipped Learning Café. It was designed by architects Design Engine. Feedback from students indicates a high level of satisfaction with the facilities, especially the Learning Café which facilitates collaborative study. In 2010 a new several storey student residence, Queens Road, was completed. Work began in 2011 on a new teaching block which will contain state of the art teaching spaces, and a new halls of residence also started construction.
The redevelopment of the University’s sports grounds at Bar End in Winchester was completed in 2008 after Sport England
formally pledged the £908,514 funding required for the project’s completion, in partnership with Winchester City Council. The facilities at Bar End include an Olympic standard 400m eight-lane athletics track with supporting field events, an all-weather hockey and general sports pitch, floodlighting and an extended pavilion.
All student media are the responsibility of the Campaigns and Communications officer for the Student Union, except for the weekly internet bulletins released, produced, and created by "Winchester News Online" or WINOL, as part of the BA Journalism Course. The University of Winchester and Winchester Student Union broadcast a radio station called Sound Radio. From 24th November 2011 to 21st December 2011 it broadcasts on 87.7 FM to Winchester and the surrounding areas.
, was appointed Chancellor of the university in October 2005.
Professor Paul Light
, appointed in 2000 as Principal of King Alfred's College, became the first Vice Chancellor in 2005, and was succeeded in April 2006 by Professor Joy Carter.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
primarily based in Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
is a historic cathedral city and the ancient capital of Wessex
Wessex
The Kingdom of Wessex or Kingdom of the West Saxons was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of a united English state in the 10th century, under the Wessex dynasty. It was to be an earldom after Canute the Great's conquest...
and the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
.
History
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
foundation for the training of elementary schoolmasters. The School was initially quite small, located in a house at 27 St Swithun Street, Winchester. In 1847 the School moved to Wolvesey, the Bishop’s
Bishop of Winchester
The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and...
Palace, where it became Winchester Training College. Following an outbreak of cholera at Wolvesey a new building (now the main building on the University's King Alfred Campus) was established for the College in 1862, on land granted by the Cathedral at West Hill, Winchester. The College was renamed King Alfred's College in 1928.
King Alfred's College trained thousands of teachers, at first men only, but women as well from 1960. With the sudden change in government policy in the early 1970s, the College first looked for partners to merge with and also sought to diversify its provision. Its educational partner, the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
, was lukewarm about offering other forms of degrees, so the College sought approval for its own BEd and then BA degrees from the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). Interdisciplinary degrees in History and English with Drama, Archaeology and American Studies were first offered. Further programmes followed in the 1980s, but it was only when the College expanded in the early 1990s that CNAA approved a modular course that allowed a large number of new fields of study to grow at undergraduate level within a common regulatory framework. At the same time masters programmes were approved alongside the MEd programme. With the CNAA's demise in 1992, the College became accredited by the University of Southampton resuming a partnership broken off 18 years earlier.
When in 1995 the UK government published criteria by which Colleges could become Universities, King Alfred's under its Principal, Professor John Dickinson, set itself the target of becoming a university, by first acquiring Taught and later Research Degree Awarding Powers. Professor Paul Light
Paul Light
Paul Light, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester, was brought up in Weymouth in Dorset and studied Psychology from 1966 until c 1974 at St John's College, Cambridge, where he obtained an MA and also a doctorate....
, Principal from 2000, led the institution through the successful application for Taught Degree Awarding Powers in 2003 and a change of name to University College Winchester in 2004. His leadership culminated in the award of university title in 2005, achieving the target set 10 years earlier and entitling him to be the first Vice Chancellor of the University of Winchester. In August 2008 the University was granted Research Degree Awarding Powers.
Faculty of Arts
- Media and Film School
- Performing Arts
- English, Creative Writing and American Studies
Faculty of Business, Law and Sport
- Accounting, Economics and Finance
- Winchester Business School
- Law Studies
- Sports Studies
- English Language Teaching and Support Unit
Faculty of Education, Health and Social Care
- Education Studies
- Postgraduate Studies in Education
- Undergraduate Initial Teacher Training
- Inter-Professional Studies
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Archaeology & Art History
- Theology and Religious Studies
- History
- Psychology
University Motto
Wisdom-ond-lar (from old English) Modern English translation: Wisdom and KnowledgeThe Motto was inspired by the preface of King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory the Great's Regula Pastoralis, which frequently refers to both wisdom and knowledge. Alfred's translation of Regula Pastoralis was instrumental in the pursuit to improve education in Anglo-Saxon England.
King Alfred Campus
The main University Campus, King Alfred, is located close to the city centre of Winchester. Some of the buildings on the main campus are named after former staff or governors. The Tom Atkinson and Herbert Jarman buildings are named after former staff and the Kenneth Kettle and Fred Wheeler Buildings are named after long-standing Governors. Others are named after Anglo-Saxon saints: St Edburga, St Grimbald and St Swithun and St Elizabeth's. The Martial Rose Library is named after a former Principal.Student union
Winchester Student UnionWinchester Student Union
Winchester Student Union is the Students' Union for the University of Winchester.The union was formed in the 1960s and has been known as both King Alfred's College Students' Union and King Alfred's Student Union...
is an organization run for and by the student population of The University of Winchester. It runs many student societies, a bar and shop and helps support and represent students. The student union venue is based in the new University Centre and has a cinema screen, a bar and a venue space (the Vault) large enough for 850 people.
Halls of residence
University accommodation is available on campus and in the West Downs Student Village nearby.The halls of residence are:
- West Downs Student Village
- Alwyn Hall
- St Elizabeth's Hall
- Beech Glade
- Queens Road Student Village
Current and future plans
The redevelopment of the University’s sports grounds at Bar End in Winchester was completed in 2008 after Sport England
Sport England
Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
formally pledged the £908,514 funding required for the project’s completion, in partnership with Winchester City Council. The facilities at Bar End include an Olympic standard 400m eight-lane athletics track with supporting field events, an all-weather hockey and general sports pitch, floodlighting and an extended pavilion.
All student media are the responsibility of the Campaigns and Communications officer for the Student Union, except for the weekly internet bulletins released, produced, and created by "Winchester News Online" or WINOL, as part of the BA Journalism Course. The University of Winchester and Winchester Student Union broadcast a radio station called Sound Radio. From 24th November 2011 to 21st December 2011 it broadcasts on 87.7 FM to Winchester and the surrounding areas.
Chancellorship
Dame Mary Fagan DCVO JP, the current Lord-Lieutenant of HampshireLord Lieutenant of Hampshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Since 1688, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire.*William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester 1551–?*William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester bef...
, was appointed Chancellor of the university in October 2005.
Professor Paul Light
Paul Light
Paul Light, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester, was brought up in Weymouth in Dorset and studied Psychology from 1966 until c 1974 at St John's College, Cambridge, where he obtained an MA and also a doctorate....
, appointed in 2000 as Principal of King Alfred's College, became the first Vice Chancellor in 2005, and was succeeded in April 2006 by Professor Joy Carter.
Notable academic staff
- Michael HicksMichael HicksMichael Hicks is an English historian, specialising on the history of late medieval England, in particular the Wars of the Roses. Hicks studied with C. A. J. Armstrong and Charles Ross while a student at the University of Bristol...
- Professor of Medieval History - Elizabeth StuartElizabeth Stuart (theologian)Professor Elizabeth Stuart is a UK theologian specialising in Queer Theology.-Academic Positions:She is Professor of Christian Theology at the University of Winchester and was founding chair of the Centre for the Study of Christianity and Sexuality. She co-edits the academic journal Theology and...
- Professor of Christian Theology and now (2008) Pro Vice Chancellor - June Boyce-TillmanJune Boyce-TillmanJune Barbara Boyce-Tillman MBE is a prominent UK academic specialising in music, spirituality and theology, particularly women's role in church music...
, Professor of Applied Music, and MBE - Barbara YorkeBarbara YorkeBarbara Yorke is a historian of Anglo-Saxon England.She studied history and archaeology at Exeter University, where she completed both her undergraduate degree and her Ph.D. She is currently Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Winchester, and is a Fellow of the Royal...
- Professor of Early Medieval History - Judy WaiteJudy WaiteJudy Waite is an author of picture books for young children and novels for young adults, as well as poetry and short stories. Her books have won several awards, including the English Association Best Children's Picture Book for Mouse Look Out and Children's Book Federation for Laura's Star.Waite...
- Writer of Children's Fiction - Bernard McKennaBernard McKenna (writer)Bernard McKenna is a Scottish writer/producer who has written, or co-written, many hours of British television comedy. He is most noted for his work with Graham Chapman of Monty Python fame as well as his collaborations with Peter Cook and Douglas Adams...
- Screenwriter - Professor Roger C Richardson - Emeritus Professor and historian of the English Civil Wars
- Harry BlamiresHarry BlamiresHarry Blamires is an Anglican theologian, literary critic, and novelist. Now retired, Blamires served as head of the English department at King Alfreds College in Winchester, England. He started writing in the late 1940s at the encouragement of his friend, C. S...
- Anglican theologian, literary critic and novelist - Judith Heneghan - Writer of Children's Fiction
Notable alumni
- Martin BashirMartin BashirMartin Bashir is a British journalist and media personality, currently with NBC News as a contributor for its Dateline program, and an afternoon anchor for MSNBC, hosting Martin Bashir...
- Television journalist - Mick Brookes - General Secretary, National Association of Head TeachersNational Association of Head TeachersThe National Association of Head Teachers is a trade union representing Headteachers, deputy headteachers and assistant headteachers and other school and college leaders in the United Kingdom.-External links:**...
- Mike BushellMike BushellMike Bushell is a sports presenter for the BBC. He presents the sport on BBC Breakfast on Fridays and at the weekends, and also presents sports bulletins throughout the week on BBC News and BBC World News. On Saturdays, during his Breakfast shift, Bushell also has a regular report on an unusual...
- BBC television journalist - Lauren CohanLauren CohanLauren Cohan is an American actress. Her most recognized role to date is that of the role of Bela Talbot on Supernatural...
- British-American actress - Adam Pacitti - Professor of Media and Communications, New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
- Steve FurstSteve FurstSteven Larry Furst is a comedian, actor and writer. Furst says his father told him that he arrived as an immigrant from Hungary with "nothing but a violin under my arm"...
- Comedy actor (Little Britain) - Mark JohnsonMark Johnson (announcer)Mark Johnson is a British thoroughbred horse racing announcer in both the United States and United Kingdom.Born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, Johnson attended King Alfred's College in Winchester, Hampshire and London College of Printing in Elephant and Castle, London receiving a bachelor's degree in...
- Horse racing announcer - Shappi Khorsandi - Comedian
- Dirk MaggsDirk MaggsDirk Maggs, a freelance writer and director working across all media, is principally known for his work in radio, where he evolved radio drama into "Audio Movies," a near-visual approach combining scripts, layered sound effects, cinematic music and cutting edge technology. He pioneered the use of...
- Radio producer - Andrew NorrissAndrew NorrissAndrew Norriss is a British children's author and a writer for television .- Background :Andrew Norriss was born in 1947, was educated at St John’s School, Leatherhead followed by University at Trinity College Dublin 1966-70. PGCE 1973-4. He taught at Stroud School, Romsey and then Peter Symonds...
- Children's book author and TV sitcom writer - Don Nutbeam - Vice Chancellor, University of Southampton
- David ProshoDavid ProshoDave Prosho is an English television actor. Dave grew up in Leicestershire, England where he lived for much of his childhood before relocating to Leeds, England where he now resides...
- Actor and performer - Angus ScottAngus ScottAngus Scott is a well-known and respected footballer for man united and Sports Television presenter. He previously worked for ITV Sport and Setanta Sports. He mainly covers football, but has also hosted Rugby Union and Motorsport coverage.- Early career :...
- Television journalist (also part-time lecturer in journalism) - Bob TaylorBob Taylor (rugby player)Robert Bainbridge Taylor is a former England rugby player and past president of the Rugby Football Union. He is from Northampton, England, and studied at King Alfred's College from 1960 - 1963....
- Past President of the Rugby Football UnionRugby Football UnionThe Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
Honorary alumni
- Mark ByfordMark ByfordMark Byford was Deputy Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation and head of BBC Journalism from 2004-2011. He chaired the BBC Journalism Board and had overall responsibility for the world’s largest and most trusted news organisation, and all its radio, television and interactive...
- Deputy Director General BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... - Sir John TavenerJohn TavenerSir John Tavener is a British composer, best known for such religious, minimal works as "The Whale", and "Funeral Ikos"...
- British composer - A. S. ByattA. S. ByattDame Antonia Susan Duffy, DBE is an English novelist, poet and Booker Prize winner...
- Postmodern novelist - Colin FirthColin FirthSirColin Andrew Firth, CBE is a British film, television, and theatre actor. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice...
- Film and television actor - Alan TitchmarshAlan TitchmarshAlan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE DL is an English gardener, broadcaster and novelist. After working as a professional gardener and a garden journalist, he established himself as a media personality through appearances on gardening programmes...
- Broadcaster and novelist - Sandy Lerner - Entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Lord Plant of Highfield - Academic
- Sir Terry PratchettTerry PratchettSir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE is an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels...
- Author - Jack DeeJack DeeJames Andrew Innes "Jack" Dee is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, curmudgeonly, and deadpan style.-Early life:...
- Comedian - Sir David FrostDavid FrostSir David Frost is a British broadcaster.David Frost may also refer to:*David Frost , South African golfer*David Frost , classical record producer*David Frost *Dave Frost, baseball pitcher...
- Journalist, comedian, writer and media personality - Jonathon PorrittJonathon PorrittJonathon Espie Porritt, CBE, is an English environmentalist and writer. Porritt appears frequently in the media, writing in magazines, newspapers and books, and appearing on radio and television regularly.-Early life and family background:...
- Environmentalist and writer - Pie CorbettPie CorbettPie Corbett is an English educational writer and a poet who has written well over two hundred books. He is well known for promoting creative approaches in the classroom and has had a great deal of experience as a teacher, Head teacher and Ofsted Inspector. He regularly lectures on education all...
- Educational writer and poet - Bevis HillierBevis HillierBevis Hillier is an English art historian, author and journalist. He has written on Art Deco, and also a biography of Sir John Betjeman.-Life and work:...
- Art historian, author and journalist - Professor David CrystalDavid CrystalDavid Crystal OBE FLSW FBA is a linguist, academic and author.-Background and career:Crystal was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He grew up in Holyhead, North Wales, and Liverpool, England where he attended St Mary's College from 1951....
- Linguist, academic and author - David GowerDavid GowerDavid Ivon Gower OBE is a former English cricketer who became a commentator for Sky Sports. Although he eventually rose to the captaincy of the England cricket team during the 1980s, he is best known for being one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of the modern era. Gower played 117 Test...
- Cricketer - Geoff HoltGeoff Holt (sailor)Geoffrey Trevor Marden Holt MBE is an English sailor from Portsmouth, now based in Southampton, Hampshire. Paralysed in an accident at the age of eighteen, in 2007 he became the first quadriplegic yachtsman to sail solo around Great Britain.In December 2007 he was named BBC South Sports...
- Sailor - Shappi Khorsandi - Comedienne and writer
- Michael Scott-JoyntMichael Scott-JoyntMichael Charles Scott-Joynt is an English ecclesiastic and prelate of the Order of the Garter. He was appointed Bishop of Winchester, one of the five senior bishoprics in the Church of England, in 1995. He had previously served as Bishop of Stafford in the Diocese of Lichfield from 1987 and before...
- Bishop of Winchester