Greenwich offers wide range of programs

The University of Greenwich traces its roots to 1890, when Britain's second polytechnic was opened near the Thames at Woolwich to teach practical and commercial skills to London workers.

Over the years a range of specialist organisations have joined the institution, giving it the diverse strengths it has today in subjects such as architecture, business, computing, engineering and science. University status was awarded in 1992.

Just one of the areas of expertise is Computing and Mathematics. The School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences is situated next to the River Thames within a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is less than 5 miles from Central London. It is an extremely successful part of the university, with the Maths department ranked 10th in the UK in the Times Good University Guide 2007, whilst Computing Sciences has been ranked above all other London new (post 1992) universities in successive league tables (Times Good University Guide 2006). The School is recognised both nationally and internationally for its cutting edge research and its innovative approach.

The School has pioneered degree programs in Computing, Information Systems, Multimedia Technology, Interactive Multimedia Games, Networking, Internet and Web Technologies, Data Mining, Mathematics, Statistics, Decision Science and Computational Science and Engineering. The Fire Safety Engineering Group has won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education in 2002.