University of Portsmouth

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University of Portsmouth
King Henry Building
TypePublic
Established1869
ChancellorSheila Hancock
Vice-ChancellorJohn Craven
Students19,860[1]
Undergraduates15,570[1]
Postgraduates4,030[1]
Location,
CampusUrban
Websitewww.port.ac.uk

The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth. It was started as the Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and the Arts in 1869, and gained university status in 1992.

Portsmouth has been rated as the 5th best modern university in the UK by The Times Good University Guide.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07" (XLS). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  2. University of Portsmouth - Times Online

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