University of West London
| Thames Valley University | |
| Established | 1860
(University status 1992) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Geoff Crispin |
| SU President | Nav Sira |
| Location | Ealing, Reading, Slough, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Students | 47,000+ |
| Homepage | http://www.tvu.ac.uk/ |
Thames Valley University is a University based on campuses in Ealing, Slough and Reading.
Originally founded as Lady Byron School in 1860, the former College of Higher Education became a university in 1992.
In 1997, the university was threatened by the QAA Quality Assurance Agency with closure, as its quality standards became eroded and students were able to progress without resits or examinations taking place. This crisis led to a complete overhall of the quality of provision at the university, and in 1998 the QAA stepped in. [1] Since then, the university has invested heavily in improving its quality of provision.
In 2004, Thames Valley University mergered with Reading College, since then a major rebranding has taken place.
Thames Valley University Students' Union represents all the university's 47,000 students, the union website can be found at www.tvusu.org.uk [2]
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