science, engineering, computing and social policy, and attracts international agencies, government departments and global corporations from over 50 countries. Areas of research and consultancy include landscape architecture, employment relations, fire safety, natural resources, tourism and hospitality, social network analysis, education, training, educational leadership and public services.
The Greenwich Maritime Centre, established in 1998, is a specialist postgraduate and research institute within the university. Focused on study of maritime history, it is located in The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, across the road from the National Maritime Museum.
== Reputation and rankings ==
In 2019, the university was ranked 14th in UK, and third in London by People & Planet Green League Table. The university has gained many national awards, including four Queen's Anniversary Prizes, nine Times Higher Education Awards and two Guardian University Awards.
In 2019, the university's Natural Resources Institute was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for its research in pest management and control to combat human and animal diseases in the UK and internationally; in 2015 it won a prize for work on the cassava crop in Africa.
In 2023, the university was classified as Gold in Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) of Higher Education.
The university was ranked 94 out of 121 UK institutions according to The Guardian University Guide 2022 league table. For 2023, the University of Greenwich was ranked 60 according to Times Higher education (THE). Moreover, University of Greenwich ranked first in London for Events, Tourism and Hospitality by the Guardian’s 2023 university rankings. Subjects taught at Greenwich have seen rises in the Guardian university league tables for 2022: Chemistry was at 10, up 10 places since 2021. Forensic Science (9), Criminology (10), Mechanical Engineering (12), and Education (48) also moved up significantly.
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