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O Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club é um clube de futebol inglês sediado na cidade de Wolverhampton, no estádio Molineux Stadium, que também é conhecido pela sua alcunha, Wolves. Seu maior rival é o West Bromwich Albion .
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Wolverhampton (/ ˌ w ʊ l v ər ˈ h æ m p t ə n / ⓘ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Birmingham, the population in 2021 was 263,700. Historically in Staffordshire, the city grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (/ ˌ w ʊ l v ər ˈ h æ m p t ən / ⓘ, commonly referred to as The Wolves or simplyWolverhampton FC,) is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
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- Organisation and Governance
- Academic Profile
- Student Life
- Academies and School Links
- Notable People
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Technical college
The roots of the University of Wolverhampton lie in the Wolverhampton Tradesmen's and Mechanics' Institute founded in 1827 and the 19th-century growth of the Wolverhampton Free Library (1870), which developed technical, scientific, commercial and general evening classes. This grew into the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical Collegein 1926. In 1931, Prince George laid the foundation stone for the new Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical College. By 1945, the creation of the Music D...
Polytechnic and gaining university status
The Wolverhampton School of Artwas founded in 1851, becoming the Municipal School of Art in 1878, and finally Wolverhampton College of Art in 1950. The Wolverhampton College of Technology merged with Wolverhampton College of Art in 1969 to form The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton in 1969. The formal opening ceremony took place on 14 January 1970. Wolverhampton Polytechnic was operational by the creation of five faculties; Applied Science, Art and Design, Arts, Engineering and Social Sciences. The...
Expansion years
The university was further expanded by the construction of the Telford Campus, completed in 1994, which includes in its grounds the 18th Century, Grade II listed Priorslee Hall; the oldest building under the University of Wolverhampton's banner. Telford Campus opened its doors to students from the Business School and the Faculty of Science and Engineering. 1994 also saw Wolverhampton become the first UK university to be awarded the Charter Markfor excellence in customer service. In 1995 the W...
The University of Wolverhampton is located across four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire.
Faculties
The university has four faculties, 22 academic schools/institutes, 14 research institutes and centres,and a range of other departments.
Coat of arms
The university's arms show supporters on either side of the shield. These represent Lady Wulfrun often regarded as the founder of what is now the City of Wolverhampton in CE circa 980 (a settlement described as Wulfruna's Heantun in the Saxon Chronicles) and Thomas Telfordthe renowned Engineer who, in 1787 became surveyor of public works for Shropshire and whose works and structures can be seen across the region and the nation and after whom the Shropshire New Town was named. The motto of the...
Governance
The University of Wolverhampton is led by the Board of Governors and Offices of the Vice-Chancellor. The honorary position of chancellor is the figurehead of the university and presides over the university's ceremonial occasions and acts as its ambassador. The role of chancellor was created following the grant of university title in 1992. The Board of Governors is responsible for the oversight of the university's activities and for the effective and efficient use of resources and the safeguar...
Research
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) announced a 1,290% increase in funding allocation for Wolverhampton's Quality Research (QR). The QR allocation of £1.905 million for Wolverhampton was the highest amount for a new university in the West Midlands. The university achieved its best ever results in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014, with all Research Centres that submitted rated as having 'world-leading' elements. The mathematicians and information...
Reputation
The university is noted for its success in encouraging wider participation in higher education. The university draws two-thirds of its students from the West Midlands,and has about 2500 international students. Between 2005 and 2009 five staff were awarded National Teaching Fellowships. In May 2008 the university was awarded seven Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, securing its top position in the West Midlands. In September 2009 it was awarded £24.3 million for knowledge transfer, bringing it t...
Students' Union
The University of Wolverhampton Students' Union (UWSU) is a charity led by a team consisting of 4 full-time Officers (currently the positions are Union Affairs, Academic, Community and Diversity Officers) and part-time Officers. These posts are elected annually in cross-campus elections. UWSU is primarily based in City (Wolverhampton) in the Ambika Paul Building and the WS Building in Walsall. UWSU has over 60 societies, based on student interests. These societies are set up and run by studen...
Student accommodation
The university offers over 1600 places in Halls of Residence across three campuses, including over 1000 rooms with en-suite facilities.
Links with business and industry
Students also have a variety of opportunities to gain work experience while they are studying and on graduation. These include graduate placements such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP). The university is leading on the £5.2M national Student Placements for Entrepreneurs in Education West Midlands (SPEED WM) project involving 13 UK universities, to help students create their own businesses whilst they are studying. 'Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs' is aimed at helping new entrepreneurs...
In April 2012 the university established the University of Wolverhampton Multi Academy Trust. The trust sponsors a number of schools in the West Midlands including University of Wolverhampton Wednesfield Academy and Health Futures UTC.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni in the field of government and politics include:161st Mayor of Wolverhampton, Claire Darke; Steven Linares, MP in the Gibraltar Parliament; Nando Bodha, former Minister of Tourism & Leisure and former Minister of Agriculture of Mauritius; Juhar Mahiruddin, Governor of Sabah, Malaysia, and Chancellor of University Malaysia Sabah; Michael John Foster, former Labour MP; David Wright, former Labour MP; Chris Heaton-Harris, Conservative MP; Brian Jenkins, former Labour MP; Jenny Jon...
Notable academics
Notable academics include the broadcaster and journalist Jeff Randall; sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor; artist Roy Ascott; author Howard Jacobson; and Sir Alan Tuckett, specialist in adult education.
Mike Haynes and Lib Meakin, Opening Doors in the Heartlands: A History of the University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton: University of Wolverhampton, 2013, 184 pages ISBN 978-0-9576636-0-2.
Media related to University of Wolverhamptonat Wikimedia CommonsWest Midlands. Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of the West Midlands in England. It used to be part of Staffordshire. The 2011 census revealed that 249,470 people live in the city. It is northwest of Birmingham. It is the second-largest place in the West Midlands county .
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly referred to as Wolves, is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. This article covers the history of the club from its formation in 1877 as St. Luke's F.C. to the present day.
