University of Surrey

 

University of  Surrey

The University of Surrey is a public research university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey, in the South East of England, United Kingdom. The university specializes in science, engineering, medicine and business.


 It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near B in south-west London. The institution was known as College of Technology before gaining university status. Its roots, however, go back to the Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1891 to provide further and higher education for London's poorer inhabitants.

The university's main campus is located on Stag Hill close to the of Guildford and adjacent to Guildford Cathedral. A second campus, at Manor Park, is located a short distance away and has been developed to expand upon existing accommodation, academic buildings and sporting facilities.

The university conducts research on small satellites[clarification needed] and has a high number of staff who are members of learned societies. The university has recently expanded into China by launching the Surrey International Institute with University of Finance and Economics.

The university is a major for satellite and mobile communications research. In March 2014, the British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a partnership between the University of Surrey, King's College London and the University of Dresden for the development of 5G technology.

 The university is a member of the Association of , the European University Association and Association of Commonwealth Universities. The University is ranked high consistently by The Times, the Guardian and the


 Sunday Times. According to the figures revealed by the Higher Education Statistics Agency in 2014, the University of Surrey has the highest graduate employment rates recorded at 96.9%, higher than the University of Oxford  the University of Cambridge  and King's College London

Between 1982 and 2008, the university became the trustee of the building of the Guildford Institute, using parts of the building for its adult education ad providing a university presence in the heart of Guildford.

9 September 1966 the University of Surrey was established by Royal Charter and by 1970 the move from to Guildford was complete.


and by a Service of Thanksgiving in Guildford Cathedral attended by HM The Queen in March 1992.

Early visitors to the new campus were Led Zeppelin, who performed their very first gig at the university on 15 October 1968.


The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance formerly Associated Examining Board moved from to its own headquarters building on the Stag Hill campus in 1985.


and by a Service of Thanksgiving in Guildford Cathedral attended by HM The Queen in March 1992.

The university marked its Silver Jubilee in 1991, an event celebrated by the publishing of Surrey – The Rise of a Modern University by Roy Douglas

The university celebrated its 35th anniversary year in May 2002 with a major event in Guildford Cathedral. It was also marked by the unveiling of the Surrey Scholar Allan mark the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty The

In 2007, the university saw a major increase in overall applications by 39% compared with the previous year. This was followed by a further increase in applications of 12% in 2008.


Queen and as a gift to the people of Guildford. The Surrey Scholar is located at the bottom of Guildford High Street. Understanding the Real World, a visual history of the university, by Christopher Pick, was published to coincide with this anniversary

In October 2008, the university lost out to Royal Holloway in a bid to merge with London medical institute St George's, University of London.




From September 2009, the Guildford School of Acting became a subsidiary of the university and relocated from Guildford town to the university campus.