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Coordinates: 50°54′29″N 1°24′04″W / 50.908°N 1.401°W / 50.908; -1.401
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Solent University
File:Southampton Solent University Emblem.svg
Solent University (Emblem)
MottoScintill Tuus Imaginationem (Latin)
Motto in English
Spark Your Imagination
TypePublic
Established2018 - Change of name to Solent University
2004 – Granted University status
1984 – Southampton Institute of Higher Education
1855 – Southampton College of Art
Endowment£0.81 m (2015)[1]
ChancellorTheo Paphitis
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Graham Baldwin
Students10,510 HE (2022/23)[2]
Undergraduates9,765 (2022/23)[2]
Postgraduates745 (2022/23)[2]
Other students
6,815 FE[3]
Location
Southampton
,
Hampshire
,
United Kingdom

50°54′29″N 1°24′04″W / 50.908°N 1.401°W / 50.908; -1.401
CampusUrban, City Campus
ColoursDark red and black
AffiliationsUniversities UK
GuildHE
Million+
Websitewww.solent.ac.uk
The Solent University logo

Solent University (formerly Southampton Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 11000 students. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre and the maritime hub of Southampton.

Solent University students are represented by Solent Students' Union, which is based on the East Park Terrace campus.[4]

History

The university's origins can be traced back to a private School of Art founded in 1856, which eventually became the Southampton College of Art. Mergers with the Southampton College of Technology, and later the College of Nautical Studies at Warsash, led to the establishment of the Southampton Institute of Higher Education in 1984.

Southampton Institute became a university on 12 July 2005, adopting the name Southampton Solent University on 15 August 2005.[5][6][6][7] Prior to 2005, students at Southampton Institute received degrees awarded by Nottingham Trent University. In 2015 the University came to an agreement with New College of the Humanities, London whereby it will validate some of their degrees.[8] In November 2017, the Privy Council approved the change of name of Southampton Solent University to Solent University, with effect from 2018.[9]

Campus

Solent University has three primary locations: City, Warsash and Timsbury Lake. The City campus is in the centre of Southampton, on the east side of East Park. This campus broadly includes the Sir James Matthews building, which is situated on the far side of the park.[10] Part of the Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering is on the eastern bank of the Hamble River overlooking Southampton Water, while Timsbury Lake is located in Timsbury.[11]

Halls of residence

The University has six major student Halls complexes:

  • Chantry
  • Deanery
  • Emily Davies
  • Hamwic
  • Kimber (incorporating the David Moxon Annexe)
  • Lucia Foster Welch (opened in 1995 and named after Southampton's first female mayor Lucia Foster Welch[12][13])

All the halls are located a short walk away from the main teaching buildings. Five of the six halls are located south east of the city centre, between the St Mary's and Ocean Village areas of the Southampton, while Emily Davies is located to the north west of the city centre, near the Southampton Civic Centre.[14]

Academic profile

Rankings
National rankings
Complete (2025)[15]112
Guardian (2025)[16]81
Times / Sunday Times (2025)[17]85

Solent University is a comprehensive University offering programmes across five academic Schools, including the School of Art, Design and Fashion; Business, Law and Communications; Media Arts and Technology; Sport, Health and Social Sciences and through its Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering. Solent's maritime courses have been ranked among the best in the world.[18] The University generally has a growing reputation, and have been climbing the major league tables year on year - most recently reaching 81st place in the Guardian League Table in 2019.[19]

The University also has strong links with local and regional businesses, professional bodies and industry groups, all with a focus on providing the best routes into the workforce (for example the British Computer Society, Creative Skillset and the PTC). [20] [21]

The student yachting team has often consisted of Olympians and are previous world champions.[22]

Research

The University also has a dedicated research and innovation unit, providing cohesive support for research and innovation through a researcher development programme and the Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange Awards. [23]

It is a centre of applied research in design and advanced technology, geography, maritime, fine art, history of collecting, film, media and cultural studies, law and a broad range of business disciplines.[citation needed]

Business and society

Currently, the growth areas for business and society research are the ‘visitor economy’, SME partnerships, international economic development and entrepreneurship, as well as research into criminality, drug use, cyber-crime, and other contemporary areas of academic interest. [24]

Student life

Student media

The student media outlets at Solent University are covered by the umbrella brand of 'Sonar Media'. These outlets are considered Special Status Societies within the Students' Union and are run entirely by students. The four societies under the brand include Radio Sonar, the student radio station; SonarTV, the student television station; Sonar Magazine, the student magazine; and Sonar Film, the student-run cinema.[25] Solent's University Life has been featured in several The Daily Touch articles - courtesy of StudentCrowd.[26]

TV station

The student-run Television Station operated under the name SonarTV. The station was founded in 2009 as part of the student media rebrand within the Students' Union. SonarTV are the only outlet within the university that can affiliate with NaSTA (The National Student Television Association), and in 2012 was selected to be joint host for the first ever NaSTAvision broadcast with Staffs TV of Staffordshire University.[27] At the 2013 NaSTA Awards, they placed 3rd for Best Broadcaster in the 40th annual edition of the NaSTA Awards, hosted by XTV of Exeter University.

Radio station

The student run Radio Station is called Radio Sonar. The University radio station was founded by Giacomo Shimmings in 1998 and was originally known as Sin FM. the name came from the first 28-day FM radio licence held by the station. After applying for a Low Powered AM (LPAM) licence, the station changed its name to Sin Radio and at the same time became an online radio station. The name of the station was changed in 2009 to Radio Sonar. The rename was in conjunction with all Student Union media, part of Sonar Media rebrand. Radio Sonar has won the prestigious "Outstanding Contribution to Student Radio" at the National Student Radio Conference in 2010 and again in 2011. in 2012 Mel Lewis won Best Female Presenter. Radio Sonar was nominated in the 2014 SRA awards for 'Best Chart Show' and achieved 3rd place.[citation needed]

Sport

The university has a long tradition of achieving at sailing and has won the student national yachting championships on numerous occasions.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ https://www.solent.ac.uk/about/documents/financial-statements-2014-15.pdf
  2. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Table 0a – All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07" (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Solent Students' Union Official website".
  5. ^ "About Us". Southampton Solent University. 12 February 2006. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b "Southampton Solent University". Contensis. 10 October 2005. Archived from the original on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "About Us". Southampton Solent University. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
  8. ^ Morgan, John (30 July 2015). "Southampton Solent to validate £18K New College of the Humanities degrees". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  9. ^ "11 November 2018" (PDF). Privy Council of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  10. ^ https://portal.solent.ac.uk/campus/campus/maps/city-campus.aspx
  11. ^ https://portal.solent.ac.uk/campus/campus/maps/maps.aspx
  12. ^ Wild, James (5 February 2017). "Meet the Southampton mayor who blazed a trail for women in politics". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  13. ^ Cook, Jean H (1998). Famous Women of Hampshire. Happy Walking International. pp. 36–37. ISBN 1874754675.
  14. ^ "Student Residences". Southampton Solent University. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
  15. ^ "Complete University Guide 2025". The Complete University Guide. 14 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Guardian University Guide 2025". The Guardian. 7 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Good University Guide 2025". The Times. 20 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Solent University Guardian Profile". The Guardian. London. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  19. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-league-tables-2019
  20. ^ https://www.solent.ac.uk/studying-at-solent/accreditations/skillset-academy
  21. ^ https://www.solent.ac.uk/studying-at-solent/accreditations/industry-recognition
  22. ^ "University Profile". The Times. London. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
  23. ^ https://www.solent.ac.uk/research
  24. ^ https://www.solent.ac.uk/research/business-society
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ Charlie Benson. "Langwith Has Been Voted The Best College To Live In At York". The Daily Touch.
  27. ^ "NaSTA on Tour: Episode 1". NaSTA.tv. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ https://www.telefonica.com/en/web/about_telefonica/cv_directivos/cv_mark_evans
  29. ^ "Player profile: William Adkin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  30. ^ "net magazine - Creative Bloq". Retrieved 16 July 2015.

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