University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a campus university which, despite its name, is actually located just inside the southern boundary of Coventry, England, some 11km (c. 7 miles) from the town of Warwick.Despite being one of the UK's younger universities (founded in 1965), Warwick University has a strong reputation in many departments, notably Mathematics, History, Computer Science and Business. It is a member of both the Russell Group and the 1994 Group.
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The University was ranked 5th among the UK's 100 universities for quality of research in the UK Funding Councils' 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. Over 91% of the University's academic staff are located in departments with top research ratings of 5 or 5*.
22 of the 24 University academic departments which have been assessed under the Subject Review process conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education have been rated 'excellent' (scored 21 or more points out of 24) for the quality of their teaching. Seven departments have achieved the maximum score of 24 out of 24.
The Guardian University Guide ranks Warwick ninth overall.
Famous lecturers at Warwick include Germaine Greer, the feminist author, Ian Stewart, the popular science author, and Mike Cowlishaw creator of the REXX programming language.
The following notable people attended the University of Warwick:
In 2002, the total number of students was 17,904. This figure comprises:
including:
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Staff
Alumni
Students' Union
The University of Warwick Students' Union is one of the largest in the UK.Information
Total number of staff: 3,850
Size of campus: