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University of Ulster
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Established 1984, founded by Elizabeth II
Chancellor Sir Richard Nichols
Vice-Chancellor Prof Richard Barnett
Faculty 1,114
Students 21,000
Location Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Address Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Telephone +44 (0) 8700 400 700
Affiliations EUA, UI
Website http://www.ulster.ac.uk

The University of Ulster (UU) is a multi-centre university located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the island of Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland. Its origins are in the combination of the New University with Magee College, Ulster Polytechnic and the College of Art and Design. The University has four campuses, in Belfast, Coleraine, Magee in Derry, and Jordanstown, and a fifth virtual campus, Campus One. The administrative headquarters are at the Coleraine Campus. The virtual campus delivers online programmes, mostly at the graduate level. The University of Ulster has notched up a series of recent successes, with rising demand for places and a thriving development programme. A record number of applications in 2004-05 kept the University of Ulster in the top 10 of the UK's most popular universities. The University of Ulster was shortlisted for the Sunday Times University of the Year award in 2001. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 55. ... Motto: (Latin) Who will separate us?[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the... The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ... Universities Ireland is an organisation which promotes collaboration and co-operation between universities in Ireland, including those both in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Image File history File links Universityofulsterlogo_modern. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Motto: (Latin) Who will separate us?[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the... The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 55. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Jordanstown is an area of housing in Northern Ireland, between the areas of Whiteabbey and Monkstown. ... University of Ulster Logo The Coleraine campus of the University of Ulster (UUC) is the administration headquarters of the University and is the most traditional in outlook, with a focus on science and the humanities. ... The Sunday Times University of the Year is an annual award given to a British university by The Sunday Times. ...

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History

The University was created in 1984 by the merger of the New University of Ulster (1968, Coleraine) and Ulster Polytechnic (1971, Jordanstown). This was the first, and to date only, merger in UK higher education whereby what is now called a plate glass university merged with what would now be a post-1992 university; the merger occurred primarily because the university struggled to attract students whilst the polytechnic was successful. The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... The University of Yorks Central Hall is an example of plate glass architectural design. ... In the United Kingdom, the term New University has two meanings regarding British universities. ... The term polytechnic, from the Greek πολύ polú meaning many and τεχνικός tekhnikós meaning arts, is commonly used in many countries to describe an institution that delivers vocational or technical education and training, other countries do not use the term and use alternative terminology. ...


The New University of Ulster incorporated Magee College founded in 1865 in Derry. Magee College was a college of the Royal University of Ireland from 1880 and later became associated with the University of Dublin when the Royal University was dissolved in 1908 and replaced by the National University of Ireland. In 1953 Magee College broke its links with Dublin and became Magee University College, it was hoped that this university college would become Northern Ireland's second university after Queen's University of Belfast, however this did not happen and instead it was subsumed into the New University, primarily as a result of the unwillingness of the Unionist government at Stormont to have the second university sited in overwhelmingly nationalist Derry. The decision caused an outcry at the time.[citation needed] The Magee College, is a higher education institution of the University of Ulster located in Derry, Northern Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... The Royal University of Ireland was founded in accordance with the University Education (Ireland) Act 1879 as an examination and degree awarding university based on the model of the University of London. ... The University of Dublin, located in Dublin, Ireland, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, making it Irelands oldest university. ... The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... The term university college is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. ... The Queens University of Belfast (QUB) is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland; the university is often called Queens University Belfast. ... The word Unionist, simply meaning one espousing a union, has a number of connotations, depending on context: Unionists are people in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales who were historically in favour of uniting their nations into a United Kingdom, or who in modern times wish their nations to remain part... Stormont is Stormont, a suburb of Belfast Stormont Castle, a castle in the area Parliament Building of Northern Ireland, known as Stormont a nickname for the former Parliament of Northern Ireland and its unionist-dominated executive, the Government of Northern Ireland Stormont County an old county that is now a... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

Jordanstown campus was once known as Ulster Polytechnic
Jordanstown campus was once known as Ulster Polytechnic

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Academic

The University's course provision is the largest in the island of Ireland covering arts, business, engineering, information technology, life and health sciences, management, and social sciences. Courses have a strong vocational element and the majority include a period of industrial or professional placement. Vocational education prepares learners for certain careers or professions, which are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a trade, occupation or vocation in which the learner participates. ...


The University of Ulster has a strong reputation for innovation. In order to create new pathways into higher education the University of Ulster initiated its Online Distance Learning (ODL) project called Campus One. The Campus One programme provides an alternative mode of study, with a range of courses available online to students all over the world. Campus One courses range from full postgraduate programmes, professional development and continuing development courses; through to short business-focused courses all offered over the Internet. Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...


The University contributes a higher than national average to local research and development activity and has a strategic research focus.


The University of Ulster is particularly strong in the field of biomedical sciences, and a Centre for Molecular Biosciences (located at Coleraine) is one of the major projects developed by the University. The Biomedical Sciences department obtained 5* ratings as well as being joint first in the UK, following the UK – wide Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2001. It was the only UK university to retain a 5* rating for biomedical sciences in the 2001 RAE - part of a performance that saw significant improvement and consolidation of the 1996 results. The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is an exercise undertaken every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils (HEFCE, SHEFC, HEFCW, DELNI) to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions. ...


A 5* research rating was also awarded in the field of Celtic studies.


The University is a leading partner in the Northern Ireland Science Park development, with Science Park sites at the Coleraine and Magee campuses, and in Belfast. There are also Innovation Centres at Coleraine and Magee which provide incubation support to developing spin-out and spin-in companies. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 55. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...


Faculties

The faculties of the University (and the dean of each faculty listed after), are:

  • Faculty of Arts, Professor Bob Welch
  • Faculty of Business and Management, Professor Robert Hutchinson
  • Faculty of Engineering, Dr Richard Millar (Acting)
  • Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Professor Hugh McKenna
  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Ann Moran

Locations

The University of Ulster currently maintains 5 sites across Northern Ireland.

Coleraine was the primary campus of the New University of Ulster
Coleraine was the primary campus of the New University of Ulster

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Coleraine

The Coleraine campus (UUC) is the administration headquarters of the University and is the most traditional in outlook, with a focus on science and the humanities. The traditional focus is primarily as a result of it always being a university campus as opposed to the more vocational type courses offered at the polytechnic at Jordanstown. The Coleraine campus includes the only optometry school in Northern Ireland and is indeed only one of two on the island of Ireland. The Coleraine campus is situated on the banks of the River Bann with views to the beautiful North Coast and County Donegal hills. University of Ulster Logo The Coleraine campus of the University of Ulster (UUC) is the administration headquarters of the University and is the most traditional in outlook, with a focus on science and the humanities. ...


Portrush Site

The Portrush site is part of the Coleraine Campus; it is home to the School of Hotel, Leisure and Tourism. Portrush is a town just north of Coleraine on the beautiful North Coast of Northern Ireland. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Motto: (Latin) Who will separate us?[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the...


Jordanstown

The Jordanstown campus (UUJ) is located near Jordanstown, just outside Belfast and concentrates on engineering, health and social science. The 114-acre UUJ campus is set in a leafy suburb just seven miles from Belfast city centre and situated at the foot of the Antrim Hills overlooking Belfast Lough. UUJ is home to the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland and has a range of Sports facilities. The Buildings are mostly situated around a central Mall. It has on site shops and services. A number of high-demand undergraduate courses at UUJ have extremely high entry requirements such as Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Law, Sport and Exercise Science/Sports Studies and Radiography. Jordanstown is an area of housing in Northern Ireland, between the areas of Whiteabbey and Monkstown. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...


In 1983 the IRA planted a bomb in a classroom at the campus which exploded killing three members of the RUC. See The Troubles in Jordanstown. This article is about the historical army of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic (1919–1922) which fought in the Irish War of Independence 1919-21, and the Irish Civil War 1922-23. ... The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. ... The Troubles in Jordanstown recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ...

The main building at Magee Campus opened in 1865
The main building at Magee Campus opened in 1865

ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1440x1748, 462 KB) Summary My own work - SeanMack - image of Magee University - univeristy of Ulster, Derry. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1440x1748, 462 KB) Summary My own work - SeanMack - image of Magee University - univeristy of Ulster, Derry. ...

Magee

Main article: Magee College

The Magee campus (UUM) in Derry is a mixture of historic and new buildings near the city centre. The Magee campus was a 19th century arts and theology college. Current development of the University is focusing mainly on the Magee campus. Once the poor relation of the university, confined to adult education, Magee is now a thriving centre. Over the next two years, student numbers are expected to grow to about 7,500, including part-timers, with new schools of performing arts, computing and electronics, as well as improved provision for education, nursing and Irish studies. The Institute for Legal and Professional Studies will allow graduates to train as barristers and solicitors. The historic Foyle Arts Centre has become part of the university and the idea of a cross-border postgraduate medical school to serve the north-west of Ireland has been discussed. Florence Nightingale visited the campus on May 31, 1867 and signed the guestbook. The US owned Northbrook Technology owns a facility on the campus. The Magee College, is a higher education institution of the University of Ulster located in Derry, Northern Ireland. ... Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Northbrook Technology is a company based in Belfast, Derry and Strabane in Northern Ireland. ...


Belfast

The Belfast campus (UUB) is the University’s home of the School of Art and Design, and is currently undergoing major redevelopment. The Building is situated in the Cathedral Quarter of the City. This is becoming a fashionable area of the city which has been developing rapidly in recent years. There are many social and cultural activities in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Southern Belfast, where most student accommodations are found, has excellent, yet moderately-priced, restaurants, pubs, theaters and shops. Students at the Belfast campus can use the fine recreation facilities at the larger Jordanstown campus. Transportation between the two sites is quick and frequent. Total enrollment: 1,100 students.

The School of Art and Design in Belfast was founded in 1907[1]
The School of Art and Design in Belfast was founded in 1907[1]

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2277x1549, 299 KB) Exterior close-up of the University of Ulster at Belfast campus. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2277x1549, 299 KB) Exterior close-up of the University of Ulster at Belfast campus. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Campus One

Campus One, the online campus of the University of Ulster, launched on 8th October, 2001. [2] Campus One has a well established international reputation for quality and has recently been awarded funding of over £1.5 million to form part of a national network of Centres of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL). This funding has been granted in recognition of the University's commitment to developing innovative e-learning services and systems. October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2001. ...


Campus One is dedicated to delivering flexible learning opportunities that allow students to pursue educational qualifications and personal and professional development in a way that fits in with their own lifestyle. The commitment to lifelong learning ensures high quality courses with interactive learning opportunities, access to dedicated academics and excellent student support.


Campus One courses range from postgraduate programmes to short courses in a variety of subject areas.


University Officers

Vice-Chancellors

Sir Derek Birley (born 31 May 1926; died 14 May 2002) was an English educationalist and writer who had a strong interest in sport, especially cricket. ... Trevor Smith (born April 15, 1949) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. ...

Noted faculty and alumni

Faculty

Richard Lynn Richard Lynn (born 1930) is a British emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Ulster, known for his work on intelligence and differential psychology. ... James Simmons (1933 - 2001) was a poet, literary critic and songwriter from Northern Ireland. ... Professor Denis Moloney OBE is a Solicitor, Advocate and Notary Public from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Monica McWilliams (b. ...

Alumni

Brian Philip Davis (born in Lisburn, 1981) is a filmmaker from Northern Ireland. ... Dawe in 1998 Gerald Dawe (b. ... Anne Devlin is a writer from Northern Ireland. ... Omid Djalili (pronounced Omeed Jaleelee, Persian: ‎ ​, born September 30, 1965 in Chelsea, London) is a British born Iranian stand-up comedian, born to Iranian Baháí parents. ... Mark Henry Durkan (born in 1960) is a Roman Catholic nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. ... The Northern Ireland Executive as established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Michelle Gildernew (born 28 March 1970) is an Irish republican politician. ... Brendan Hamill (b. ... Catharine Letitia Hoey, known as Kate Hoey (born June 21, 1946, Belfast) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... Brian Irvine (born 1965) is a composer from Northern Ireland. ... Brian Keenan (born 1950 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish writer whose work includes the book An Evil Cradling, an account of the five years he spent as a hostage in the Lebanon. ... John Kindness (Born Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1951) is an Irish multi-media artist whose work often contrasts material, image and reference in an unusual and humourous way. ... Professor Alison Kitson RN, BSc(Hons), PhD, FRCN is a UK nurse and is currently responsible for leading on the Royal College of Nursing professional nursing agenda. ... Aodán Mac Póilin is an Irish language activist in Northern Ireland. ... Alban Maginness (b. ... Route III (Lurgan), silver gelatin print, toners and gouache, Victor Sloan Victor Sloan (born Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 1945) is an Irish photographer and artist. ...

Honorary degrees

Parkinson, Burton and Grant in 2001 Amanda Burton (born October 10, 1956 in Balloughry, Northern Ireland) is an actress best known for her role as forensic pathologist Doctor (later Professor) Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness (from 1996). ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the junior United States Senator from New York, serving her freshman term since January 3, 2001. ... Brian Friel (born January 9, 1929) is a playwright and director from Northern Ireland. ... Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney (born 13 April 1939) is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ...

See also

Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from the system used elsewhere in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of universities, university colleges and colleges in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. ...

External links

BelfastColeraineJordanstownMagee
Northern Ireland Social and Political ArchiveConflict Archive on the Internet
Campus OneRiverside TheatreSports Institute for Northern Ireland

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