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179:. As a College of Higher Education from 1976, West London received funding from the local government, and it had to perform adequately in the higher education sector. It was placed under the direction, as Principal, of a sport psychologist and former physical education lecturer, Professor John Kane OBE, and a geographer Murie Robertson, who served as Vice-Principal. It awarded undergraduate degrees (CNAA) and HNDs, and continued to train teachers, being, for example, a specialist 'Wing College' for Physical Education. Operating over two campuses, one on St. Margarets Road in East Twickenham, alongside the River Thames, and the other immediately south of the Great West Road in Osterley. The Borough Road name persisted on the rugby field and the institute's sports strip. 136: 640:(sport psychologist), Dean of the Graduate Research School, University of Southern Queensland; Sport Psychologist in attendance at the World Bobsleigh Championships 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996 & 1997, Olympic Winter Games (Bobsleigh) 1992, 1994 & 1998, Olympic Summer Games (Tennis) 1992 & Shooting 2000, 2004, 2008 & 2012, World Shooting Championships 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, & 2011, etc.; GB Team Manager, World Shooting Championships 2001 & 2006. NB Also a former student. 299:, in the early 1990s went amicably – WLIHE had expertise and subject areas that BUL did not. In 1995 WLIHE ceased to exist. For the next two years, its campuses and departments were known as Brunel University College, under the stewardship of a Provost, Prof. Eric Billett. This status prevailed for about six years before BUL decided to centralise all its operations on its Uxbridge campus, 8 miles away. By this time, many departments had already moved from Osterley to Uxbridge. 239: 24: 188:
Therapy, Social Work, and Sports Studies, while the Arts, Music, and Education were clustered two miles away at the old Maria Grey College site in East Twickenham. For several years, the Colleges were affiliated with The University of London's Institute of Education and offered University of London degree courses.
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The East Twickenham campus of the Institute, which contained several older buildings and had a riverfront location, was sold off in 2005 and was largely demolished and converted into luxury housing. Its central building, Gordon House, was on the market for two years at £15,000,000 after being sold
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Professor in Human Performance Science, Edinburgh University; GB Athletics Performance Director, Olympics 2008; Sport Psychologist for British Weightlifting, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, Judo, Curling and Athletics, plus New Zealand Ski and Snowboard, in attendance at 14 Olympic Games and
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By the 1990s, the courses offered mainly were joint honours awards in various combinations including: American Studies, Drama, Art, French, Business Studies, English Literature, Geography, Geology, History, Religious Studies, Music and Sports Studies, plus single-honours degrees in physiotherapy,
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MBE Silver medalist for 400 m at the Commonwealth Games (2002); European 400 m champion (1998), Gold medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the European Championships (1998); Silver medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the Olympics (1996) and a member of the winning 4 × 400 m relay team at the World
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By the 1980s, the degree and diploma programmes at WLIHE were being delivered through various disciplines. The Borough Road College campus in Osterley was home to American Studies, English Literature, History, Religious Studies, Geography, Geology, Business Studies, Physiotherapy, Occupational
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For its size and status (Higher Education colleges in the UK were not expected to be high research performers), the Institute performed relatively well in research, with several departments achieving national recognition in the Research Assessment Exercises of the 1980s and 1990s
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Occupational Therapy, and Social Work. By the 1990s, a few Masters programmes were also offered; for example, in Sport Sciences (the first in Greater London), Social Work, and Environmental Change. A small number of PhDs were also awarded across the disciplines.
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OBE GB Modern Pentathlon Olympian (1992 & 1996), won World Championship silver & European bronze (1991); Professor of Applied Sport & Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University
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granted independence from local councils to more than 70 polytechnics and higher education colleges throughout the country, making the move unnecessary for ETC, which went on to become
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MBE European & Commonwealth Gold Medallist, and Olympic Games finalist, 400m Hurdles; Olympic Silver medalist, 4 × 400 m relay; Vice-chair of the London 2012 Olympic bid
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In 1986 plans were unveiled to merge Ealing Technical College with the Institute from September 1987. The enlarged institution would seek Polytechnic status. However, the
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MBE British & Irish Lions (1997)/England Rugby international (1997-09); World Cup winner with England 2003; currently the England National Rugby Union Team Manager
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The History of Borough Road School/College from its Origins in 1798 until its merger with Maria Grey College to form West London Institute of Higher Education in 1976
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Sport Psychologist & High Performance Director for the Nike Oregon Project; Associate Professor Arizona State University & Honorary Professor Bath University.
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in 1798. It started training male apprentices in 1809. Women were trained from 1813, initially on a separate site, until 1861, when they were transferred to
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GB Rowing, three Olympic Games, Silver medal Men's Eight (1980), & World Championships, Lightweight Double Sculls Gold medallist (1986)
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kept an archive and ran a National Religious Education Centre on the Osterley site. The Twickenham site also hosted a ballet school,
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MBE 13 medals at the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships, and Commonwealth Games in Athletics (sprints; 1978–84)
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GB Olympian (1996 & 2000); winner of the 1500 m, World University Games 1997; Master's world record holder for 800 m
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GB Olympic Games, Heptathlon (2008), World Championships (2003) and England Commonwealth Games (2002 & 2006)
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GB Javelin, Olympics Silver medal (1984), Commonwealth Games Gold medal (1986) & World Championships (1987)
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GB Rowing, Coxless Four, World Championships (1985 & 1986) & Commonwealth Games Gold medal (1986)
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GB & England Hockey international, Olympian (2000 & 2004); GB and England's most capped player
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Wales National Rugby Union coach (1995–98); RFU Director of Professional Coach Development (2002–16)
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GB Four-man Bobsleigh, Winter Olympics (1994), & European Championships Silver medalist (1994)
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GB & England Basketball, played over 120 times for GB and England and captained England
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GB Olympic Games (1992) & England Commonwealth Games Gold medalist (1994) Triple Jump
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numerous World/Commonwealth/European Championships/Games;played American Football for GB.
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GB Olympic Games Silver medalist, 4 × 400 m (1984), and World Championships 800m (1983)
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MBE; Bronze medalist in Heptathlon at Olympic Games and Gold at the Commonwealth Games
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GB Canoeing, Olympic Games & two gold medals at the World Championships (1986)
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West London Institute was created in 1976 from the merger of Borough Road and
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once. It has been renamed Richmond House, even though it is not in Richmond.
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MBE GB Olympic Games (2000), Gold medal, Boxing (Super-heavyweight division)
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MBE GB Women's Hockey Head Coach, led the team to Olympic Gold medal (2016)
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GB & England Pole Vault; Silver medalist, Commonwealth Games (1990)
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The Borough Road Teacher Training College developed from a school in
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GB Gymnastics, Olympic Games (1984) & UK Coach of the Year 2016
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GB Rowing LtWt Coxless Fours, World Championships Gold Medal (1991)
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GB & England Hockey international; Olympian (2000 & 2004)
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University College London, geologist, TV presenter and author
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Prof. Andrew Cundy, Chair in Environmental Radiochemistry,
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England Rugby international centre three-quarter (2002)
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An Outline History of Borough Road College (1809-1958)
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GB Hockey goalkeeper and Olympic Gold medalist (1988)
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